Today’s Turf News

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 978, 22 May 1930, Page 12

Today’s Turf News

ELLERSLIE TRIALS WORK ON THE FLAT GOLD MONEY AND NEW BOY BEST With the Great Northern meeting at Ellerslie less than a fortnight awn; . it was surprising that there was not a single bit of schooling indulged in this morning. It was a bitterly told and bleak morning, especially before breakfast. The flags were out 3o feet on the course proper and the going was softer. The course proper and number three grass tracks were open for speed tests, but there was nothing of an outstancin§ nature recorded. Gold Money and New Boy executed the best gallops from the time point of view. Eager Bose was the first out, ana she sprinted six iurlongs in l—'o, the List half-mile in 55. The chestnut mare is very well and slid rather impressed by the way she hit out and in her appearance generally.

Getting Into It Corinax and Hannibal finished in front of Restaurant in a spin 1 %.u the new mile barrier, the post beiim passed in 1.49 2-5. The first halimile took 54 1-5, after they had sscampered over the first quarter, a fast piece "of ground, in 25 4-5. Corinax was going very easily at the finish, and he should strip the fittest horse in the Cornwall Handicap on Tuesday week. He has a big impost, and With Goshawk now reported as being left in Australia to spell. Corinax will be giving big weight away all round. The best half-mile of the morning was credited to New Boy, a maiden candidate in N T . Cunningham’s stable. He ran the journey in 52 1-5. which was fast travelling under the prevailing conditions. New Boy is engaged in two races at Taumarunui next Saturday, and whatever he is sent for he will be very hard to beat. The Maiden Handicap is well within his compass. The jumpers, Odin and were sent once round, taking 2.21 3-5. and both did their work well. They completed the pre-breakfast work. A Lively Sprint Immediately after the _ breakfast interval Gold Money and King Emerald were worked separately. Gold Money was dispatched six furlongs. which she did in 1.20 1-5. a particularly smart effort. The filly covered the first furlong in 14, the quarter in 26 2-5. and the first three in 38 2-5, the last four being timed in 54 1- Gold Money was fairly wide out coming round the home turn, and she was doing it very easily at the finish. King Emerald was not bustled oyer a mile, leaving that distance behind him in 1.49 4-5. the first half-mile occupying 52 3-5. He, too, was allowed to come home steadily. Operatic and Catoma. kicked along, took 1.23 for six furlongs, and Respirator covered a mile in 1.4 S 3-5, going fast over the first part and then slowing up. Havering and Neil were let off lightly, their five furlongs taking 1.11 2- The former looks in great fettle for his sprint engagements here. 'Chasers in Action Considerable interest was taken in the appearance of three Great Northern Steeplechase candidates, Ponjola, Maunga and Omeo (the two latter are also still in.the big hurdles), who were stretched out over a round on the flat. It was disappointing to those who had anticipated seeing these horses school, but that is a pleasure merely deferred till Saturday. Ponjola was on the outside of the other pair all the way, the journey taking 2.22 3-5, with Ponjola and Omeo together four lengths ahead of Maunga. The former pair were still going strongly at the end. and there is no doubt as to their fitness, especially Ponjola, who looks a picutre and is the real type of steeplechaser. Harbour View, finishing wide out. easily beat Archibald and a companion over a round, but none of the trio was ridden out. Now at His Best Sir Archie, who has been schooling particularly well and appears now to be at his best, pleased by the manner in which he accounted for Spring Abbey and Waltzer —the trio being at intervals at the post—at the end of seven furlongs, which Sir Archie covered in a smart 1.36 2-5. It looks as if Sir Archie is going to make good as a ; hurdler. Principal and Imperial Prince were a bit in front of Kawainga at the end of five furlongs, which took them 1.10. All the above gallops were recorded on the outside of the course proper, and were the best going by the clock. Several other horses were worked on the number three grass and on the sand, but altogether it was not as interesting as might have been expected. Prom now on. however, there should be plenty of galloping and schooling to please the most fastidious racing fans.