TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 106, 31 October 1936, Page 22

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Acceptances for the first day of the C.J.C. Meeting, including, final payment for the New. Zealand Cup and Stewards' Handicap, are due on.Monday. ' ■' ' •

Racing next week at Whangarei on Thursday and Saturday, at' Hawke's Bay on Saturday, " and at Riccarton (Cup Day) on Saturday.

Although Tauramai was allowed to drop out of. the New Zealand Cup, he is being kept in exercise. .

Omarere .ricked a joint in, his race in the. Trentham Stakes last Saturday and he may now be off the scene for some time.

Although Fulojoy has done some ol the best gallops at Trentham during the last month she has failed badly in her races, and T. R. George now has a suspicion that she may not be a spring mare. She met trouble at the commencement of her second day's race last weekend and is unlikely to run again for a few weeks. : Though the two-year-old Siegfried colt Sigurd is-, to go south to the ,New f Zealand Cup Meeting, where he is engaged in the Welcome Stakes, he does not look the bright colt he was before his hurried trip across to Sydney. It may be some time before he is as well again as he was* a month ago. Among the probable riders for the New Zealand Cup are:—P. Atkins, Master Brierly; A, Messervy, Argentic; L. J. Ellis, Fersen; S. Wilson, Hunting Cat; and G. R. Tattersall or C. T. Wilson. Might. , The crack three-year-old Gallio made many friends in his two successes at. Trentham.. Mr. ,J. E. Henrys has expressed a very high opinion of him. With 10.1 in the Riccarton Handicap, Gallio is giving 121b to Wild Chase and 141b to Gustos. ' Back in 1926 Commendation won this race with 9.9, but the minimum then was 51b lower:

Up to mid-September Lord Astor was an easy leader among. English winning owners this season, his. horses haying won £36,174 in stakes. Second on the list was H.H. the Aga Khan ; with £26,267. ■ : ■■ . ';

Three of the first four leading sires in England up to mid-September were bred by Lord Derby. Fairway, the leader, was in an invincible position. Fairway's own brother Pharos was third, and Bosworth was fourth. The second on the list was'the "syndicate stallion" Solario. The Emperor of Japan has donated two thoroughbreds from the Imperial Mews to the Japanese Equestrian Association in order to increase the standard of efficiency of riders who will compete at the 1940 Olympic Games. Golden Miller was-to have made his reappearance at Wincanton last week, and .he .will probably have his next race at Liverpool, the scene of his triumph and tragedies, in the Becher Steeples next month. It will depend on his display in the Becher whether he will be entered for the next Grand National. T. Rimell is likely to ride him in all his races this season. Among the yearling colts recently received by Frank Butters to train for the Aga Khan is a chestnut full-brother to this year's Derby winner Mahmoud. His name is Khan Bahadur.''.' Another youngster to go into Fitzßoy House is Mirza, who is by Blenheim out of Murritaz Mahal, whose ■daughter Mah Mahal is the dam-of Mahmoud.