THE ELLERSLIE TRACK NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1629, 21 December 1912, Page 8

THE ELLERSLIE TRACK NOTES.

[By TolograpU.—BpoclnJ Correspondent.). Auckland, December 20. _Tlie "Star" says:—The tracks at .Ellcrslie were very busy this morning, but the bulk of the horses out were restricted to' useful exercise. ■ Royal Soult, ■ who, has been giving his trainer a lot of anxiety, was the' first to work,, covering a couplo of round? of the tan, running the last in 2min. 2. Msec. Eoyal Soult moved in his usual scratchy manner, but walked away apparently sound. Tho two-year-olds—Mowbray and Martel —were sprinted on the two-year-old track, running five furlongs without being' fully extended in lmin. lOsec. Bobrikoff,' with a light-weight in the saddle, traversed a couple of rounds of the tan, hitting out over the last round, which took lmin. 56 2-sseo.' La Eeina and Yiee-Admiral wero companions in a similar task, the last round taking 2min. 2 2-ssec., but they, were not on a time-making errand. Labour Day ran round tho sand, spurting home half a mile in 52sec. Through a marked similarity in colour, a mistake was made in the recorded gallop of Blue Rose and Paoli yesterday. The latter was given the credit of finishing in front,' whereas it should have been the former. . A large number of horses put in an appearance. at Ellerslie Yesterday. The routhern boat brought Our King, Caher Davon, Our Queen, Colleen Dhu, Fort William and Golden Loop. By the express, R. O'Donhell arrived with Bon Ton, Bon Eeve. Culprit, Oxenhope, and Los Aagelos, and H. Telford with Gipsy Belle.