RACING SKELTONS TO RIDE AT ASHBURTON

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31774, 3 September 1968, Page 4

RACING SKELTONS TO RIDE AT ASHBURTON

The brothers, W. D. and R. J. Skelton, will both come south to ride on the first day of the Ashburton spring meeting next Tuesday.

B. S. Dodds is another former South Island horseman returning to ride on the first day at Ashburton. The presence of the three North Island riders will assure the Ashburton club of heightened northern interest.

W. D. Skelton has been engaged to ride Early Dawn in the Tinwald Handicap. B S. Dodds will ride the lightweight Shoshone in the Flying Handicap. The last time they rode in the South Island. B. S. Dodds and W. D. Skelton were on the winners of the T.A.B_ double. That was on the fina day of the Grand National meeting when Dodds won the Islington Handicap on Lucky Rebel and Skelton rode Barc-

lay to a narrow win ovei Ruakiwi Lass in the Augusl Handicap. SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN Washdyke trainers made a successful if not highly rewarding trip south for the Eastern Southland Hunt meeting on Saturday. Star Tume and Red Scarf won maiden races for E. P Corboy’s Washdyke stable, and Starvato won the Wai kaka Hack Handicap for the South Canterbury ownertrainer, Mr G. E. Jackson. Star Tume came from the back of the field for a meritorious win in the Knapdale Stakes No. 1. He was one of the last away and came from

about nine places back in the last half mile.

Star Turne was having his fifth start since June 1 when, at the Dunedin winter meeting, he finished first in the Malden Mile only to be relegated to third by the club’s judicial committee. Star Tume is one of few representatives of the Gabador horse, Black Star, a winner for the late Mr G. J. Barton, and a brother of Gabrielle, winner of the Wellesley Stakes at Trentham and the Auckland Racing Club's Welcome Stakes. Red Scarf, Winner of the second Knapdale Stakes, had earned favouritism after a second to Hombre in the Aylesbury Handicap on the final day of the Grand National meeting. This three-year-old daughter of Bellborough and Red Boa was bred in Southland, and her part-owner, Mr W. F. Forde, is a former Southlander. Red Scarf is fully related to Red Sash and Red Copy, two successful performers in Southland. Their dam. Red Boa, was got by Sir Simper from Bay boa by Haughty Winner.