RIDING ENGAGEMENTS FOR THAMES MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 16, 20 January 1939, Page 12

RIDING ENGAGEMENTS FOR THAMES MEETING.

The following riding engagements ar>» announced for the animal meeting of the Thames Jockey Club, which opens to-morrow:— A. Messervy—Miss Appellant, Toole v Street. X. Vauglniu—Valitneen. Brazen Bold, King Theo, Dutch Girl. R. Henderson—Royal Fawkes. G. Cameron—Empire Action, Melvanui. Sir Lysander, Puso Robles, Silver Eagle. P. Fearn—Orally, High Tea, Master Appellant. H. Maria—Airam. R. McTavish—Hot Box, Jack Tar, Maxam, Romani. R. Sargent—Eastern Heir, Pantheist. X. Watson—Chief Lap. L. Gough—Love In Idleness. K. Manson—Te Hai, Town Section. P. Mcllrov —Mia Acrea. H. Long—Bon Star. H. Turvey—Mungacre. G. Gilchrist—Day Wind, Oriental Bay, Rothoon, Cappy. G. Smith—Black Musk, Potend, and probably Pocket Venus. * W. H. Jones—Xgawiri, Mio Fratollo.

SUSPENDED JOCKEY REJOICES WHEN W. Elliot, rider of Phar ' " Lap in the Santa Anita Handicap and nowadays leading rider in Victoria, was suspended for one month at Menione, Victoria, recently, he heaved a sigh of relief. The fact that he would miss a number of valuable engagementi did not elicit a single moan from him. The world was grand! "The stewards really did me a good turn," he explained. "I do not like incurring their displeasure, for no rider likes to be adjudged guilty of interference, but it was the only way that I could get a holiday. When 1 got on the scales after the last race at Caul field last week I was shocked to find that I weighed only 6.8£ and it was after the Christmas pudding 1 ate! I was in need of a holiday. I like to be about the 7.0 mark, but 1 felt that I had an obligation to several stables for which I ride and I would not take the break. Now I have to take a rest, and this week I will go away where I can get a bit of golf and forget racing for the next two or three weeks."