NEWS OF THE TURF
SIGNAL OFFICER RETIRES
£22,945 WON IN STAKES (P.A.) INVERCARGILL, March S. Signal Officer’s turf career has ended and he is to : spend the remainder of his days on the,farm of his owner, Mr A. F. Speight, at Lumsden. Signal Officer was the greatest galloper bred in Southland, and in six seasons of racing he won £22,945 in stakes, the result of 22 successes and 22 platings in 71 starts. His trainer, R. El McLellan, said yesterday that it had been decided not to persevere further with Signal Officer. "Pie is as sound as ever he
was,” said McLellan, “ana the only thing wrong with him is his age.” Considering that he failed to win one of the major handicaps—the New Zealand Cup, the Wellington Cup, and the Auckland Cup—his stake earnings of almost £23,000 is a phenomenal total, and placed him in the first flight of New Zealand’s greatest winners.
TRENTHAM MEETING \ SCRATCHINGS POSTED Scratch ings posted yesterday for the first day of the Wellington Racing Club’s autumn meeting ai ? e: North Island Challenge Stakes: Lord Manna (12.50 p.m.R Autumn Handicap: Lord Manna (12.50 p.m.). First Autumn Maiden Handicap: Beau Volant (2.10 p.m.). Tinakori Hack Handicap: Super Spin (3.45 p.m.).
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 123, 9 March 1950, Page 2
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