Blyton To Race On Later Days Of N.Z. Cup Meeting

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30278, 2 November 1963, Page 4

Blyton To Race On Later Days Of N.Z. Cup Meeting

The Ellwilie trainer, M. E Pvtchie. arrived a<t Riccarton on Thursday wiith Blyton Chpjoiti't wd Fair Elizabeth Blyton. which was entered for the New Zealand Cup and the Riccarton Handicap was not paid up ."or on the first day of the meeting. Her campaign a<t Riccarton will include the Canterbury Gold Cup and the Cal tex Stakes two limited handicaps on the later days of the New Zealand Cup meeting. Blyton, which took high ranking as a three-year-old last season when her record included wins in the Great Northern and Wellington Guineas, the Desert Gold Stakes and the New Zealand Oaks, had the luck of the running against her in two starts at Trentham last month

What appeared to be a perfect trad turned out to be a perfect tr*p in both the Wai-

nui and Watkins Handicaps In both those races Blyton was blocked for a run by tiring horses Then on the third day of the meeting, when Blyton locked a strong possibility for the Pearce Handicap, she had to be scratched because of a seasonal complaint. Blyton and Clipjoint, an acceptor for the Welcome Stakes next Saturday, were exercised yesterday on the beach

Clipjoint, a Chatsworth IT filly made an immediate impression at her first start by finishing third to Sobig and Hoverdraft in the Musket Stakes at Ellerslie early last month Her only race meantime was the Karitane Handicap—in which she finished a fair sixth—at Trentham last Saturday Fair Elizabeth, a three-year-old Fair’s Fair filly had her first race in the Spring Novice Handicap at Trentham on Labour Day She has been accept*. for in the Spring D late on New Zealand Cup day