Latest Advices From Ellers lie Headquarters

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 849, 18 December 1929, Page 14

Latest Advices From Ellers lie Headquarters

Doubtful Runners It is almost certain that among: those that will be missing when the field lines up for the Auckland Cup will be Historic and Kick Off. The successful Manawatu apprentice. K. Voitre, will be riding at Awapuni at the Manawatu fixture on December 26, 27 and 28. He will not be at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. but will be riding here on the three final days—Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. High Finance was scratched for the Railway Handicap at 4.30 p.m. yesterday. Acceptances for the Auckland Cup and other events close on Friday next U The following are some of the riding engagements made for the Auckland Cti p: Star Stranger . . . . R. Reed Historic B. H. Morris Paquito T. Green In the Shade .... H. Goldfinch Concentrate H. Gray Corinax R. McTavish Count Cavour .. C. Eastwood Prod ice L. J. Ellis Jaleux R. Henshaw Merry Mint .. . . W. H. Jones Shrewd H. W.ggins The special horse train from Wellington is due at Ellerslie at 7.42 a.m. tomorrow. There will be six big wagons and one other, containing about 26 horses. This race special is not &o big as in former years, due possibly to the fact that on this occasion a number of horses for Ellerslie are racing at Hawera today and tomorrow. It is expected that those at Hawera will be putting an appearance at headquarters on Sunday. Trainer P. V. Matson states that all going well the three-year-old Jaleux is a certain starter in the Auckland Cup. Jaleux raced in the New Zealand Cup last month, but he was always among the rear division. He may do better here, for he subsequently ran a fine race in the New Zealand Derby. The Southern light-weight horseman. L. J. Ellis. Will only be riding the first day at Ellerslie, and then will go South to fulfil engagements at Manawatu and Marton. His mounts here included Prodice and Aspiring, but the latter is an unlikely runner in the Railway Handicap. The Lover has not been seen on the tracks since he pulled up lame a week* ago. and it is more than probable that the stable will have to rely solely on Corinax for the Auckland Cup.

in Auckland Cup Chide still remains in the Auckland Cup. He was sold a fortnight ago and sent to Australia so it 's rather unlikely that he will be brought back for this race. \dvice was received here today that the Woodville trainer. K. Davis. was not coming to Ellerslie with thtjstlo">* Great Charter and Gascon} . » |U last-named is a cot case and has been turned out. it being doubtful it he will race again. Chrysology s absence will rob the Great Northern Foal Stakes of a lot of interest, for the "elded son of Desert Gold was one ot those ticked off to play a prominent part against Praise. Gesture and Royal Ruler No doubt Chrysologj ami Great Charter will be raced at the Manawatu meeting, where the t\\o-vear-old has an engagement in tne Palmerston North Stakes. in \xliicU Paganelli also remains. The laixei races at Hawera today, and it is possible that he will go to Manawatu for the Palmerston North Stakes, and there will be time for him to be brought back to compete on the three last davs of the Auckland meeting, should such .a strenuous programme be arranged. A. Eastwood will leave Christchurch for Ellerslie today. He rides Great Star in the Railway Handicap, and will again do the light-weight riding for J. T. Jamieson’s stable. He "' UI also ride Paquito in his final workouts at Ellerslie. Amor was restricted to easy work at Riccarton yesterday. Pangolin was on the track early at Riccarton yesterday, but he was not stripped. He looks in rare fettle for his Auckland engagements. E. Shaw comes North to ride him. Count Cavour. Dunraven. Paquito. Amor. Great Star, and Pangolin lett Christchurch last evening en route to Auckland by the special horse train. Jaleux ran some creditable races while in Randwick, and his subsequent effort in the New Zealand Derby at Riccarton found more than one critic with a good word for the three-vear-old. He comprises one of P. "V • Mason’s team on the scene in readiness for his Auckland Cup engagement. Whether he can encompass a sound two miles is a matter for conjecture, but even' so. his prospects in this coveted race cannot be lauded to any extent. He was soundly beaten in yesterday’s gallop with Honour, but his preliminary efforts prior to Boxing Day should afford trackwatchers something definite to go on.