Today's Gallops And Schooling

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 668, 21 May 1929, Page 11

Today's Gallops And Schooling

Late Turf —

INTERESTING TRAINING ELLERSLIE ACTIVITIES With the hurdles erected on the course proper there was plenty of schooling to interest spectators during training opei’ations at. Ellerslie this morning. All East work was carried out on number one grass, but with a few exceptions, times were slow, some horses not being asked to do better than three-quarter pace work. Fancied candidates for the meeting, such as Zircon and Clockwork, were seen in action over the sticks, and their Number One Grass jumping left little to be desired. Catoma and the Luculus—Lady Bunyan filly were allowed to bowl along comfortably over three furlongs in 46. Required to cover a circuit. Hyde Park was travelling in strong fashion at the end to register 2.1 1-5, the lasi five furlongs having taken 1.7. He is in fine order. Thursby was several lengths behind Golden Wedding and Kawainga when this pair cut out six furlongs in 1.21 3-5. Vallar executed a serviceable task over half a mile in 5S 1-5. Corinax and The Lover were ' partnered over a mile, and after taking their time for the first four furlongs, raced home to record 1.51 4-5, the last half taking 51 2-5. It was a fair gallop. Eager Rose was the first to appear after the breakfast interval, and setting an even pace covered a round in 20 4-5. Te Money and Dark Prince ran six furlongs in 1.24, finishing together, while Theodolite moved to the end of -lire© furlongs in 38 4-5. Welkne’s seven furlongs occupied 1.35 2-5, the gelding being eased up in the concluding stages. Beau Cavalier was worked over a distance at a good three-quarter pace. He is progressing favourably. Roman Pearl, Bahama, Diamond £>ueen and Mon Star were in company from the six furlongs’ post, the first-named having the advantage at the end, taking 1.20 2-5. Smart Sprinting Displaying an abundance of speed in the early stages, Chelone ran the last three of five furlongs in 38 1-5. Dave and Palmares jumped off at the five furlongs’ post and took 52 2-5 for the last half-mile, Dave doing best at the end. Automne covered seven furlongs in 1.41. An attractive performance was credited to Sulla when lie got over a round in 1.59. He was always going strongly and came over the last six furlongs in 1.24, Over the Sticks The ball was set rolling by Zircon (E.. Garrett) and Clockwork (J. Burgess), this pair being partnered over five flights erected on the course proper, commencing at the top of the Straight. They were together all the way and were jumping beautifully, Clockwork spoiling an otherwise neat exhibition by rapping the last fence hard. There was not a great deal of pace on, for timed from hurdle to hurdle (first to* last fence) they ran the round in 2.24, Abbot’s Delight (EC. Dulieu) travelled easily from the seven furlongs’ barrier, negotiating satisfactory four hurdles. Sleepy Sol (L. Husband) and Sala-. mander (IT. Jones) were sent over seven furlongs in 1.46 3-5, fencing evenly over the four hurdles on the way. Bizarro (F. McGovern), War Officer (T. Chaplin) and Adjuster (Wilson) were not so attractive in their displays over four hurdles as the other jumpers earlier in the morning. They covered the seven furlongs in 1.51 1-5, the time not comparing favourably with that of Sleepy Sol and Salamander. Lady Spalpeen (J. Sharkey) was not out for time when prevailed upon to go over four hurdles. She jumped nicely and i& in good fettle for for thcoming engagements. Impressed An essay equalling that of Zircon’s was set Kauri Park (H. Dulieu), Harbour View (L. Watson) and Master Doon (F. McGovern). Jumping safely and surely, they raced together for the first mile, where Master Doon began to show signs of distress and eventually finished a long way behind his companions. Kauri Park and Harbour View continued on together and finished up their effort by recording 2.23—a second better than Zircon and Clockwork. Bright Land (G. Holland) fared well in going over four hurdles. The mariner in which Sea Comet (E. Stanway) negotiated the steeplechase fences on the flat proved that he is an adept at this branch of the game. Little fault could be found with Potoanui’s (J. Sharkey) lepping as he led Baylydamon (H. Jones) over the steeplechase fences on the flat. The latter showed considerable improvement on his previous effort ' over country. SCRATCHED BRIGADIER BILL Brigadier Bill was scratched at 9 a.m. today for all engagements at the A.R.C. winter meeting. He was among those fancied for the Great Northern Steeplechase.