TURF NEWS IN BRIEF
In a conversation last week Mr. M. Miller stated that it was not his iutentiou to contiuue Fairway's Elleislie engagements. - ' K. Voitre's two successes at Wansauui on Saturday lifted his season's winning tally to 111, only five short oE H. Gr.iy's Dominion record. , Rin Tiu Tin broko down while working at Wingatui last week, and it is tcured that thid will, mean the cud of his racinpr career. At his best ho was a useful splinter. Boy was Riven a trial as a steeplechaser at the Rivcrton Meetiug at Kastci. Apparently he is cousideicil bettcas n hurdler, as he lias been nomin.ited in that depaitiucnt at the Duncdin Meetins. Koyal Saxon continues, to shape veil in his schooling" over the steeplechase fences at Wingatui.' He is a haid puller, anil that will handicap him in loug jouiueyi over couutiy. , It was reported recently that Town Major was to be raced over hurdles. Ho has not been nominated'for jumping events at the Dunedin Mcetiug, but ho is eugaged on. the flat. The Otago'marc,' Assemble, went amiss a tew weeks ago, but as she has been nominated for the Dunedin Jockey Club's Meeting, she seems to have made a quick" recovery. She will, however, be backward for her engagements at Wingatui. When the Victorian jockey 11. Lewis won tho .South .Australian Jockey Club's Sjt. Leger Stakds on Rnach on May C he scored, his- eighth success in the lace. His first was on Thunder Queen thirtyseven years ago. The three-year-old Gold Trail is at Te Mahanga, spelling on her 'owner's place, and she. is said to be thriving 'on the tieatment. Tho spfell will be for -a couple of months, but during that period she will be packed about in readiness for early' spring ("racing. Harry Wragg. one of the most succcs';tul joukcys in England, resumed lace lidlng at Newmarket on April 4, after having liorn more than five months out of action. He fiaetnrod a leg in several places when Donatia tell v ith him at Newcastle in October, but has been foi tirnalc enoughto mnUc a complete lecuM-iy.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 119, 23 May 1933, Page 4
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352TURF NEWS IN BRIEF Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 119, 23 May 1933, Page 4
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