SOUTHERN TROTTERS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 141, 5 September 1927, Page 13

SOUTHERN TROTTERS

F. ELLIS HAS LARGE TEAM PROMISING YOUNGSTERS (Special to THE SUN.) CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. HORSEMAN INJURED The jumping horseman, L. Hunt, got a bad fall last week at Eastern Bush when endeavouring to qualify Bloom with the Birchwood Hunt. He was confined to hospital quarters for some days, and is still under medical advice. Hunt is attached to J. A. Rowland’s stable. Bloom is not to be persevered with as a ’chaser, but his education as a hurdler is to be continued. A GOOD RECOVERY The Fleetham —Eight Bells gelding, Jack-o’-Lantern, who was injured some time ago, has recovered, and is now working strongly with the team controlled by F. W. Ellis. The Messrs. Grieves’s gelding is to be schooled as a jumper, and has already taken kindly to clearing pony hurdles. FIRST CALL The Otago horseman, A. E. Didham, has joined J. A. Rowland’s stable, for which he will act as first jockey when the weights suit. He will probably be found piloting Celebrity, Haronath and Spean Bridge at forthcoming spring meetings. PROMISING YOUNGSTER Trainer R. McKay has been devoting a considerable amount of attention of late to the education of Baldowa’s two-year-old brother, and the Balboa—Redowa gelding has taken very kindly to his new life. He is very like his better known relative in conformation, colour and markings, and promises to be just as powerful behind the saddle. Baldowa, by the way, is running out in a paddock attached to the stable where G. Hope’s team is sheltered. Hope’s string will be augmented by the addition of Baldowa’s brother later on. MAY GO ABROAD The Solferino gelding Bugle Note is under offer to a Melbourne buyer, but in the event of negotiations falling through, he will remain in R. McKay’s stable, where he is at present located, a patron of this establishment being agreeable to take him over on lease from Mr. J. L. Harmon. He is looking big and healthy at present. OFF TO MELBOURNE Kipling, who has freshened up since his racing at the Grand National fixture, is to race at Wingatui next week, after which he will immediately be shipped to Melbourne. Failing a racing career in Australia, he would make a nice hunter, as he is a proficient jumper, despite his unusual falls when at Riccarton. NEW ZEALAND CUP CANDIDATES J. W. Pankhurst has his New Zealand Cup candidate Equerry in strong work, and the son of Clarenceux —Lady Reina is a bigger and stronger horse than ever before. He is an easy going customer, and appears to thrive on any kind of reasonable treatment. F. W. Ellis has his New Zealand Cup entrant. Bilbo, well forward for this period of the year, and when he has had a few gallops over the grass, he will quickly assume racing shape. MAKING GOOD PROGRESS Having recovered from a cold, Komassie, a three-year-old filly by Some Boy ll—Russian Mark, by Markhope— Russian Maid by Stepniak, in F. T. Quinlivan’s care, is now doing well. She is a smart juvenile, and may win races this season, as there is reason to believe that she is going to develop the gift of galloping. Her well-bred dam, by the way, is to be mated with the imported Tractor this season. In addition to the filly named, Quinlivan has an untried four-yearV)ld mare by Tractor—Blackfillan, by Blackstone— Strathfillon in work. She is a stout, lazy mare, and it will be some time before her merit can be gauged, but she has improved in her galloping efforts since a grass track became available. BENEFITED BY RACING Cassolette came through her Wellington and Canterbury campaign a sounder mare than when she left for the North, and it is on the cards that she will win races for F. W. Ellis’s stable in the spring, in the event of reasonable handicapping treatment. She was hardly up to the winter poundage she was asked to carry at Riccarton and elsewhere recently. PROMISING YOUNGSTERS

When Silver Paper left Invercargill to be educated on the excellent tracks at Riccarton he was looked upon as easily the best of the two-year-olds in commission on the Southland Racing Club’s tracks, but a few observant people could have told of another youngster who promises to make good, this being a colt of similar age in J. W. Pankhurst’s stable. The baby racer referred to, who is owned by Mr. G. Kain of Stirling, is a son of the English horse, Night Raid and Marsa (dam of Full Swing) and he is a very nice galloper in the making. He is a level-headed youngster, well grown and just the type to develop into a promising derby and classic race candidate. He moves freely and is always inclined to carry on, and in every way he encourages the idea that he will furnish into a stout-hearted racehorse, and one well up to bearing solid burdens. Pankhurst has another two-year-old in hand, but this son of Balboa—Naomi by Vice Admiral —Cora Dhue by Martian, has not been long up. However he is a nimble little fellow and can muster up pace over a furlong. A LARGE STRING

So far F. W. Ellis has every reason to be pleased with the progress made of the 12 horses working regularly from his stable, and of the elder brigade, Listening Post, King Balboa, Queen Balboa, Cassolette and Bilbo are doing well. His two-year-old pupils are also progressing satisfactorily, and free from limb troubles. The most favoured of his youngsters is the chestnut filly Red Sea by Valkyrian—Whitianga by Absurd—Black Watch by Tasman, but a half-sister to Red Wink, a tilly by Solferino —Ada Merling, promises to develop the galloping ability of her sire’s tribe.

At Endeavour Lodge, trainer J. A. Rowland is building high hopes of Celerity II and Spean Bridge racing well during the current turf term, as both English gallopers have wintered well. Celerity II looks to be bigger and brighter than ever before, and she is getting through her tasks with a zest that must be encouraging to her trainer and pleasing to her owner, Mr. A. Chisholm.