GAY SON PLEASES

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 82, 4 October 1938, Page 13

GAY SON PLEASES

ROUND BY FRANCIS DRAKE

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, This Day. ' Galipps in connection with the Auckland Racing Club's Spring Meeting took place on the course proper at" Ellerslie this morning, the poles being 50ft out from the rails. The going was dead, but some first-class trials were registered. The best round of the morning was credited to Francis Drake, while Marie's Acre and Philcourt returned the best figures for six furlongs. Gay Son did best over five furlongs, and Oriental' Bay and Kelly both put up smart efforts over half a mile. Kilonsa had a shade the better of Knight of Australia at the end of a round run in 2min 11 3-ssec. Fleetwind, after running her first two furlongs in 26 l-ssec, completed five furlongs in lmin 7sec. Kelly reeled off half a mile in 51 4-ssec, taking 13sec for his first furlong. Electric Spear finished in front of Tip Toes and Te Maranui over five furlongs in lmin 7sec. They ran the first two in 26 2-ssec, and Electric Spear was running on solidly at the end, though Tip Toes was not ridden out. The two-year-olds High Caste and Konneta were in front of Tableau and La Vie at the conclusion of half a mile in 51 4-ssec, with High Caste doing better than Konneta at the end. Sly Fox had a fair amount of speed on when he reached the five-furlong post, and came home from there in lmin 7 3-ssec. He was running on. nicely. Gay Son led Glen Abb and Fidelis throughout five furlongs in lmin 5 2-ssec. They traversed the first two in' 24 4-ssec, and Gay Son impressed by his effort, though he appeared to be stopping slightly at the end. Marie's Acre was doing better than Philcourt, with Trilliarch over two lengths away, at the conclusion of six furlongs in lmin 18 4-ssec, the best of the morning over the distance. The first three took 39sec, Marie's Acre then being behind the other pair, but he finished fast on the outside to run his last half-mile in 52 2-ssec. Francis Drake was allotted a round which occupied 2min 10 l-ssec, the last seven furlongs in lmin 35 3-ssec, and the final half-mile in 55 3-ssec. It was a good trial, though he appeared to be going a trifle short. The best half-mile was credited to Oriental Bay, who ran the distance ml 51 l-ssec, the first furlong taking 12 l-ssec. Shy did d round in 2min 11 l-ssec. He ran the last seven furlongs! in lmin 36 l-ssec, and the final halfmile in 54 l-ssec. It was a satisfactory performance, and he looks all the better for his racing at Paeroa.