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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 79

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There were not so many track aiders as usual to watch this morning's work, as the Waipa Race Meeting had taken a good many trainers and horses away. Nevertheless, a lot of the work was interesting. Most of it was done on the sand and tar*; on the last-named gallop Prince Merriwee covered a circuit in 1.58 1-5, finishing nicely. Colonel Soult put in a good working gallop over two circuits, winding up strongly over the last. El Gallo ran a sound seven furlongs with Poryphyry to start with and Lady Winsome over the middle and last part, but he finished in 1.33. Arvenvhor ran a mile and a quarter, John Barleycorn joining in the running a circuit with him in 2.9 3-5, the mile and a quarter taking 2.22 4-5. Mullingar, with two assistants, ran a circuit in 1.59 4-5, and pulled up well. Downham covered six furlongs without trouble on the course proper out-side the trestles in 1.21 2-5. Sweet Corn registered a useful five furlongs not quite extended, and Sasanoff and Gold Painting ran a mile on the tan in 1.55, not all out. Tatterly covered six furlongs on the sand alone in 1,17 2-5. Tact took 1.10 for five, and Chakwana ran six furlongs in 1.23. Her stable mates, Ayah, Menelaus and Seadown did easy pacing. Waimai and Tenacious ran a mile on the grass in 1.47 4-5. Arran ran half a mile, using the back of the course, in 51 1-5. Silver Lupin did six furlongs on the course in 1.21 3-5. Malaya defeated Woody Glen half a mile in .51 3-5. Thurnham had Cultriform doing her best over the same distance on the and in 52 2-5. These were the chief of the fast gallops, but quite a hundred horses worked.

As a pendant to this information, I supply a table comparing the above times with those recorded for the same distances at the races (Auckland Cup meeting) for which these horses were being trained:—
Distance. Track. Race.
4 furlongs. 51 1.5 .52 2.5 None. Say 50
5 furlongs 1.10 1.1 1.3 3.5
6 furlongs 1.17 2.5 .21 3.5 .23 1.13 4.5 1.18 2.5
7 furlongs 1.33 1.26 3.5
1 mile 1.47 4.5 1.38 2.5 1.42 2.5
1¼ miles 2.22 4.5 2.7 2.5 2.11 2.5

In racing a second is equal to about seventeen yards.

* Query—"Tan."