TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 114, 10 November 1933, Page 4

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

The Melbourne and New Zealand Cup Meetings tomorrow will conclude the important spring fixtures in the Commonwealth and Dominion respectively.

Racing in the Dominion next week will be conducted by the Carterton and Waikato Clubs on Saturday. Tho latter meeting will be concluded • the following Monday.

Epigram and Kmiuent were both sent home after the second day's racing at Riccarton, as there seemed no prospect of their produciug their right form. Krainent has never shown his best ability in the south.

A. E. Ellis's rides at' Riccarton tomorrow will include Effozel, Copyist, Ranelagh, Silvox dt Sweet Agnes, and Cricket Bat.

Cricket Bat's failure in tie Jockey Club Handicap on Wednesday may be easier to explain than it looked on its face. The hectic pace set by Croupier gave him no chance of settling ddwn properly, and Ellis ceased in the straight to try the impossible.

Mr. A. T. Donnelly, who has been on the sick list lately, is now on the road to recovery. He Vaa a visitor to Riccarton. on-Wednesday, but only as-a'spectator,1 not being well enough yet to take his share of the stewards? duties.

Luminant, with filly foal by Jericho, was sold by auction at Christchurch on Tuesday to Mr. G. A. Kain, of Gladstone Park Stud, Orari, the price paid being 50 guineas. She will be mated with Lord Warden.

Fresh horses racing at Riccarton tomorrow are Niggerhead (who bled after a gallop last week), Night Recital, Starshooter, Effozeli Miss Purau (Suburban), Grand Review, Silver Jest, Vintage, Amddifail, Tray. Sock (Seymour), Joyous (Pioneer), Haere Tonu (Stonyhurst), and Fracas (Members.').

In some quarters: in the south, it has been. mooted .that the mile and a half course at Riccarton may be reduced shortly to a nine-lurlong; track, but it is understood .that the. idea,,does: not find favour with the majority.. of- the. C.J.C., officials.

A surprise among the acceptances at Ricearton/tomorrow is Inflation, who was very sore after his race in the Cup. As after his Australian trip, however, the soreness : apparently disappeared • during Tuesday, and hia connections are going to, try again to win an important race with him prior to spelling hint; He:was-looking "cheeky" at the,end of V&. miles in .the Cup. ./ ~.,,".". .

Though Croupier registered fast time to win the Jockey Club Handicap at Riccarton on Wednesday, his Imin 37 3-ssec was not the fastest mile to have been recorded at Riccarton. Two years ago Arrow Lad won the same race in Imin 37 l-ssec. The New Zealand record, Imin 36 3-ssec, is shared by Thespian and Karapoti, both performances being done in the King's Plate [at Ellerslie.

Three untried three, and four-year-olds by Robespierre were to have been sold by auction at-Christchurch on Tuesday, but owing to the breakdown of the motorfloat conveying them they failed to arrive. With tlie permission of the C.J.C. they are to be sold at Riccarton tomorrow morning;' •■■•■' ' . ■

Prince Pombal, winner of a double at Ascot (Victoria) on Wednesday, is a four-year-old horse by Pombal from Veil, thus being a three-quarter brother to Veilmond. He ran in the A..T.C. Derby last .year in the colours of Mr. J. A. Taylor, of Wellington, but afterwards he was sold to Sirs. H. F. Broadbent, of Sydney, who has since resold him.

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