REGARDLESS NOW AT RICCARTON

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27992, 12 June 1956, Page 14

REGARDLESS NOW AT RICCARTON

RACING

PLANS FOR SOUTHERN HORSES “The Press” Special Service o DUNEDIN, June 11. Regardless has been sent to the Riccarton trainer, W. 'A. Melton, for the rest of the season, and with Brooke on the easy list, F. W. Ellis’s Invercargill training establishment will be closed lor the winter..

Southern trainers who left for the north after the Dunedin Jockey Club’s meeting included J. B. Mennell, of Riverton, and N. L. White, of Winton. D. V Pankhurst, of Invercargill, is due to leave later in the week.

Mennell’s team consisted of the hurdler Black Briar, and Waiau Bill, which has an engagement in the Burnside Steeplechase at Oamaru on Saturday. They will be quartered at Oamaru until after the meeting. White will make Washdyke his headquarters for the winter. His present team consists of Coinalot, Slick Dealer, and Our Colin.

Cheerio and Mandeville are to return to Invercargill and Pankhurst s team for Oamaru will consist of Lawrence, Danger Point, Waaco Bill, Super Lin, Meadow Gold, and Wayren.

Mandeville pulled up well after his race on Saturday and the Siegfried gelding will be kept in work for the Grand National meeting in August.

SWAPS ESTABLISHES MILE RECORD

IMIN 33 1-SSEC

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) INGLEWOOD (California), June 10. A new world record for the mile was set by the Californian racehorse Swaps in the Argonaut Handicap at the Hollywood racecourse yesterday. The time was Imin 33 l-ssec.

The new record bettered the mark of Imin 33 3-ssec set by Citation at the Golden Gate racecourse in 1950. An indication of the speed of the race could be seen in Swaps’ time of Imin 8 4-sisec tor the six furlongs and Imin 20 4-ssec for seven furlongs, an amazing periormance in a mile race.

Swaps ridden by Willie Shoemaker, took the lead from the start and held it all the way. At % the finish he had a lead of about a length and a quarter over Bobby Brocato, which was right with Swaps throughout. Porterhouse, which beat two weeks ago was third.

The win earned Swaps 29,750 dollars (about £13,280) and brought his total winnings to past the 500,000 dollar (about £221,000) mark.