TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 52, 2 March 1934, Page 4

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Betters' did. not appreciate tho presence pt twto iumpeisTfrom the same stable in tho. Ohakea Hack* Hurdles at Bulls on Wednesday, and a pool of only £340 was collected on tha totalisator. Although Consent finished half a furlong behind the rest in the Ohakea Hurdles at,Bulls*,it was pleasing to obseive that ■he, jumped straight and true. He was the early leader, and he went nearly six / turlongs bf the mile and a half before ,he began to drift, should not be long before he is do|ng much better. 'Plateau's poor showing at Bulls on Wednesday, had -his -veteran trainer (P. Tilley) puzzled as much as it- had race* goers who witnessed his many excellent performances m the spring. Tffiey was able to- ina,ke allowances for his failures at Wauganui, as he was susceptible to improvement from a. race" or two, but no 6uch exceuse could be conceded this" week. Cottesmore, who was tuiried out, for a spell after his return flora Australia in the spring, is back in work again. His tiainer (J. T. Young) has him and the two-year-old Ayiesleigh on the beach at Porirua at present, but they will probably be brought back to Trentbam shortly to resume fast work Nightly was given an easy gallop ovei half a mile on the course pioper at Riccat ton on Tuesday, and he was then trotted two circuits on. the sand. He appeared to move more freely thin on pre^ vious, occasions, and the interruption in his preparation may not be as serious as at one time anticipated. The hurdlers Hounslow and Tea Garden hue been taken up again at Riecarton by 1 X, Gillett They have evidently been well cared foi duuug their spell at Pigeon ■Bay, as they aie both m lobtisfc condition and An good ordei to btait oft on another preparation Master Bnerly's Uo performances nt J.G Aroha last weekend were highly meritorious and stamped him as being one of the best middle distance performers in JSew Zealand today. Like most good horses, he should continue to win in, hrs turn even though he is now well up m the weights, and m his piesent form he must be tieated with lespect in any iace he contests No hor=o could hive come through a Strenuous period p£ lacing and travelling . better than King Much, who lan two fine races it Te Aiohi tor a second and i a head he-it for fust Having laced at Te Awamutn, Ellershe, Trentlnni, Wingdtin Riccjrton and To Aroha since December lb .King M-uch has. been thoroughly tested jmd hi= consistency has been icmatkI a c Vintage has- done no fast work at R;c----i cs lt™.Blncc he returned from the Duncdm Meeting, but be is being ndden in useful work by his tramei each morning , He Ins nearly thrown off the effects of ' the licked muscle, which made it neccs. t" hi i eSt hlm> and he 1S ln excellent heilth, having benefited by tho spell lheie eecms no reason why ho cannot be , brought to his best again by Easter. Gieat Shot, who went amiss after win- ! ning fouv laces last autumn, is lapidlv moulding mto racing shape agim, and it shoud.TOtb^JongbefQie he rewards his South and ovTOer-traiher,]?. W. Ellis, with something better than his second in the concluding event at Gore last week. He is a five-year-old by Last Dart from Gera- ' mal, a Solfenno mare who was a smart ; sprrnter, the Dunedin Publicans' Handii cap being among her successes.

ANSWERS; TO CORRESPONDENtS. "Caught."—lnformation being obtained «T.AV."-(a) C, £1 13s 6d; (b) Dimpy was an oflieial starter in the Novice ■ -Stakes at Dunedin, though she bolted before the race and took no part in the contest. "Bugle."—T.B., -£3 ISa.