Chelsea Tower’s trip in doubt

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33963, 2 October 1975, Page 8

Chelsea Tower’s trip in doubt

(N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON. Chelsea Tower and Charger, two of the favoured horses for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, may not make the trip. Their trainer, Eric Templeton, said at Otaki yesterday that a decision would be made today. Both horses are booked to fly out of Auckland on Saturday. Chelsea Tower has this week been suffering from a minor foot injury and was scratched from his engagement at the OtakiMaori meeting yesterday. His regular attendant. Christine Thompson, spent yesterday at the stables at Awapuni bathing the horse’s foot, but if there is no improvement by today his trin will be cancelled. There was nothing wrong with Charger, Temperton said, but he is "nlikelv to travel. Miss Thompson took Silver Knight to Australia when he won the Melbourne Cup in 1971 and ' she was also in charge of ‘Magnilique. when she finished! (second in 1972. CENTRAL SOUTH ISLAND ' RACING OWNERS AND TRAINERS ASSN TRIALS will be held at Ashburton on Thursday, October 9, at 1 p.m. Entries close Thursday. October 2. P.O. Box 58, Timaru. Ph. 4174, or 459 Pleasant Point, evenings. —Advt. CANTERBURY PARK TROTTING CLUB j NOMINATIONS for all events at (the above Club's Spring Meeting Ito be held on the 14tb October,! 1 close at 3 p.m. TODAY. D. C. PARKER, Secretary/Manager. —Advt. GERALDINE RACING CLUB NOMINATIONS for the Summer Meeting to be held on Saturday, October 18, 1975, will close with the Secretary, A.N.Z. Bank Chambers, cnr Stafford and Beswick Streets, Timaru, TODAY. Thursday, October 2, 1975. at 3 p.m. L. R. OLIFF, Secretary. P.O. Box 557. Telephones: 89-816, 88-118. Telegraphic Address: “ALLIANCE,” TIMARU. -—Advt. | SOUTHLAND RACING CLUB ' SPRING MEETING AT INVERCARGILL ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1975. NOMINATIONS for all events! close with the undersigned at 3 p.m. TODAY. R. J. CUTHILL, Secretary. Telephone 4345. Telegrams: “Useful/’ Box 1203, Invercargill. —Advt