TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 75, 26 September 1933, Page 4

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Xext racing at Foxton and Oamaru on Saturday. The Kurow Jockey. Club is again using the Oamaru venue. Kebel Song, Speedmint, Fiji, and Red Sun* are likeJy to' rule among the early choices for the New Zealand Cup. Craigavon, who was formerly trained at Riccarton by F. D. Jones, but who has been racing in Sydney this year, is to have another change of quarters. He has been sold to a Queensland owner. The list for the New Zealand Cup contains the names of only five mares—Speedmint, Polydora, Palantua, Joie de Val, and Flower. The only classic (three-year-old) winner in the potential iield tor the New Zealand Cup is ' Speedmint, who was successful in the G.X. Oaks two seasons ago. No horse has' been weighted within 41b of wcifeht-for-jge in the New 'Zealand Cup, so every hoise is liable to incur a rehandicap lor a win within the special conditions of the race. Guarantee (41b under), i Southdown (51b under), and Autopay (Gib under) go nearest .weight-£or-age. '■','"' l " ' . ' -\ The Mai-ton form of the two-year-olds was borne out in the v result of the Debutant Stakes at Wangauui. The best of the Mavtori lot engaged were Capital and Gay Blonde, and they simply reversed placing"-. Superior and I'm Money, ■who bedt this pair on Satiuday, weie not stepped out at Mai ton. Early Ticntham tuals indicated Capital .is likely to be among the early season's best youngsteis, but Marton and Wanganui form hhoved that there aie seveial juveniles from other parU who are more solid than he is. The only two-ycar-rold at Wanganui who showed a definite improvemtnt on Marton running -was the Pombal—Daman* filly Pomard, who cairieg the colours of rthe Bulls trainer A. E. Neale. Poniard began slowly and raced quietly at Marton, but she was alwajs among the lcadeis to finish fitth at Wanganui. A lemaikable double at Geraldine last week vas that of the bi others, Ranelagh nnd Hurlmgham, who won the two,mam }iandic,ips between them each day. Moie lemarkable still, these two hoises both won two, rates at the samp meeting last year, Ranelagli's two winning efforts,then being on the same (final) day. The biotbeis went on to scoie a double also at Kurow. Ttentham's two visitors to'the south, Flower and Shootist, left in fit order, 'but they failed to make any sort of a showing cithei at Ashbiiiton or at Geraldine. Mi. W. H. "Ballinger sent Flower and Puise down last year, and they did not am\e till the Kuiow Meeting, wheie both were Micocssful. Perhaps history lull repeat itself on Saturday. The lepoit of the Westland Pacing Club states that during the year the club had to defend a Supieme Court action for a claim due to an accident' by which a- patron standing near the starting bariier was stinck by the tape when bioken unexpectedly by a fractious horse. The person concerned partly lost the sight of an eve atid claimed £1000. The club's tiefence vas sustained by Mr. Justice Blair, who alien ed costs again&t claimant.