TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 35, 10 August 1934, Page 6

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

The tracks at Trentham at, present-are very sodden, and little serious work is likely to be done during the next week or two.

The late Mr. W. H. Ballinger's horses, in training "arc being regularly exercised at Trentham. Purse looks, very well at present, and: the two-year-old. Nightmarch filly Nightlass is moulding .into a very shapely youngster.

The bruised heel that Vitaphone, has suffered has come at a most inopportune time, as he was in very forward; order. However, such, trouble is not serious and he:may be able to race yet on 4;lie later days at the National Meeting." ■•:■;. ..'■-.

E. J. Mwtagli, who was well-known as a trainer of gallopers a few seasons ago when at Trentham and Marton, has leased the v facing-Club's stables at Te Awa-muttrj-and isr'expected to resume his calling at that centre.

A new style of type is being ; tised for the ''official race books at the C.J.C. Grand National Meeting next week, the nuriibers and names of the horses being 6et out boldly and clearly.

The distance of the Grand National Hurdles is'described on the programme as "about.two; miles and a ..half;": The field in recent years has been started from the nine-furlong barrier, so that the actual distance is two miles and five furlongs. The extra bit of course helps a stayer, but is not in favour of the topweights. ■

Messrs. A. F. Syines, owner of Blacksmith, and Henry of Navarre, and Graham McCormick, owner of Slippery, intend to travel to the .Grand National Meeting by aeroplane from Hastings next Tuesday morning. Blr. Symes used this modern means of transport to attei.d the concluding day of the "Wellington Meeting last month. ■'.'■ ■' • . ■ '■>:'■■;■'

Se\enteen horses went south on the Maou last night, these being the trotter Wih and the gillopeis Qallamart, Eiotous Square Acte, and lisleem (in chaige of L Knapp), Calidon Henry of Navarre, "Bl icismitli, and Boudoir (Mis A W. "UeDonaldl Chile (P Burgesb), M.erele)n Punoa (W Bennett) Montoa (J. rt, W ade) Tmi a Lad and Timoi ous (A Jon 1 in") ligei 0t tm and Windwud (C Pilehei) md Huntique (L lueld)

llr.' W.'.T.- Hazlett's Madam Pompadpuihas been going vei'y,;Weir in'.hoi;':'wbr|?: lately, and this four-year-old Arrowsmith mare, may not require much more time be-, foretilie is a money-earner. Shg'has'riot1 had miieh , racing, but fit Tren.tliam ..last, month and again at ,-Biccarton ' lust Sat--urday sho-showedvsuffidient' speed to...b'fr among, the leaders i'or;a,: long.way,. ■■'■' ".

Nothing in the way of fast work; has been required of .Gay Broney for -. : somo weeks past, due'to the fact., that, he has no early engagements .;(says . a-, northern report).. However, no. fault can :be-found' with. his condition : and he nould be got. ready,; to .raoefat" short, riri.tiee: The;, foi'ni shown; by this> ; bprsev.in"trjidd]e::diß'tanoe races dtiring the past season >was.consist-;-; ent, and it would not surprise, to see'lritn' racing prominently in the principal liaiidir cap events., during the .present tertn.

Prior to list Saturday's Christchiirch Hunt Meeting, reports'were circulated'that Mount Boa liarl been, responsible for. some good schooling work, and that ho had shown some good track gallops. Actually,. however, most of. his tasks had been done on the hills, says a southern writer. Ho had been schooled only once, and his ('list work had consisted of one six-furlong gallop. The little i'ellow_ had developed' ;i splint, and his preparation Hod been even lighter. l.hnn usual.'