TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 147, 19 December 1933, Page 8

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

'Tudor's win at. Te Eapa on Saturday gave the Marton handicapper the chance he required to lift-his weight above Air [Laddie's. , 1 Gold Trails, wiii' at Napier Park on Saturday must now place her in line for a chance in the Auckland Cup off the minimum. The main trouble may be to find a suitable rider for her.

On glancing a*; the Auckland Cup field one might be tempted to declare that it is the worst: that has been accepted for the race for many years, if one did not remember', that New Zealand and Australian record time was put up in the last New Zealand Cup by a field that was so declared before the race.

Brambletorn's scratching for the Auckland Cup would indicate that all is. not right with him. Undoubtedly the soreness that manifested itself between the days at Woodville has come against him again. .

Three of the acceptors in the Auckland Cup are by Australian sires. They are King's Knave (by Comedy King), Red Sun (by Australian Sun), and King March (by Rossendale). •

Two sires only have more than one representative in the Auckland Cup. They' are Catmint (with Speedmint and Fairway) and" Thespian (with Alloy and Jonathan). Sires represented who have previously had a winner, are Kilbroney! (Concentrate) and Chief Ruler (Admiral Drake); whose representatives' this year are Free Air and Gold Trail respectively. The late Mr. D. G.'Riddiford, of "View Halloa," Marton, whose death occurred at the weekend, always took a keen interest in racing. He was the breeder of that great steeplechaser''Coalition, who earned fame on the race tracks in the ownership of his nephews, Messrs. V. and E. Eiddiford.

Fairway has been paid up in both the "Auckland and Manawatu Cups, so apparently his holiday programme is still not definitely decided . on. However, Diatomous, who races in the same interests, dropped out of the open sprint at Awapunij but was accepted for in the Railway Handicap.

Twelve months ago the Taravua Hack Handicap, nine furlongs, on the opening day.at the Manawatu Summer. Meeting was won by Tiger Gain, who carried 7.11 and bqat Plateau, 8.5, by a head. These two horses will contest the Manawatu Cup this year, when Plateau will carry top weight 8.5 and Tiger Gain 7.4. Plateau won the Feilding Cup last start and Tiger Gain the principal event on the final day at Feildinc last start. 11l England in big stables, with so manylads employed, it is difficult to prevent leakage of information. Iv November, 1928, S. Wootton dismissed an apprentice named N. Carroll for allegedly passing along what should have been stable secrets, ami the Jockey Club shortly aflor warned him off Newmarket Heath. A tow weeks ago the Jockey Club withdrew the, sentence, but Carroll who had ridden winners-prior to. his-disqualification, and was distinctly promising, may now be too heavy for a jockey, after his five years' absence {rqoi..the,gauie,,