Jumping debuts
The Levin trainer. Errol Skelton, will embark Shvfella on a hurdling career at Riccarton todax. An impressive winner on the flat at the Rangitikei Hunt meet mg last Saturday. Shy fella should take beating from the tail of the handicap in today s Trial Hurdles if he is in sure touch with his jumping. He was tried over the pony hurdles, and later over a round of tiie standard flights at Ricca rton yesterday. His jumping was not uniformly good, but he was never in real trouble The Awapuni stablemates. Charger and Glandox ex were given a sighter run over one of the hurdles Had he been pointed tor today's Winter Cup Charger would have been one ui the brighter chances after his second in the Brabazon Handicap last week But he i> being switched to jumping and .will oppose Owhata Chief. Koiro Scott and companx in what seems certain to be an all-North Island finish to the Sydenham Hurdles A<*fc partnershi p The Kumeu horseman. Tom Knowles, ha- taken in a nephexx. George Tantrum, as his partner Tantrum, xxiio is in his early twenties, has been based at Hawera. where he gained ex perfence with the leading breeder-owner-trainer. D R Grantham, at his Normanbx Stud. Tantrum has prepared a small team on his own for the last couple of season* in New Zealand and has had a hand in ’training in the United States as > well I To continue I More will yet be seen in Neu Zealand of the good Takanini three-x ear-old Markcam He was sold bx his breeder. Mr (, H Campbell, of Auckland. three months ago to South Africa, but the colt’s trainer. R C. Verner has noxx received advice from the new owner. Mrs .1. F. Lilex that he will be five to race Markcam in New Zealand, prob ably until the end of January —Auckland
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