TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 50, 28 August 1934, Page 6

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Kutries for this year's Xciv Zealand Cup close with the C.J.G secretary at 8 o'clock on Friday evening nest.

Acceptances for the Wellington Trotting Club's Spring Meeting on Saturday week close at 8 o'clock nest Monday evening.

Three winners m Australia last Saturday, Chatham (Warwick Stakes). Topical (Warwick Farm Spring Handicap), and Hall Mark (Underwood Stakes), were successful in' the same events last year.

Although no sale has been made yet, it is considered probable that Grecian • Prince will find a new ownei before long, and that his future racing will be done in Tasmania (says a southern report).

A special totalisator house for the use lot ladies only has been completed at Flem mgton on the site of the old betting ring It should be appreciated when the Centenary crowds throng the course for the Cup Meeting in November. ' Hard Gold, an acceptor for the EgmontWanganui Hunt Cup on Thursday, is now a member of Mrs. A. McDonald's stable at Awapuni. Two years ago this son of Gold Soult won the Hawke's Bay Steeples and the Petane Hack Steeples, and on his record he looks well in at New Plymouth with only 51b above the minimum.

New Zealand has secured quite a number of English-bred stallions at moderate figures, and Hunting Song, who headed the winning sires' list this year with a total of £10,301, is one of them. During the seven years in which Hunting Song's progeny have figured on the New Zealand and Australian Turf they have won £68,741 in prize-money. A prominent breeder of his time ouce expressed the opinion that if the whips were, taken away from jockeys and the watches from trainers there would always be more good horses. His contention, was that through those agencies the career of many a promising thoroughbred is marred. The name of Alchemic has been claimed for the Lackham—Bechou two-year-old colt in G. W. New's stable at Awapimi. This youngster was offered at the Trentham sales, but was passed in at 50 guineas and he will be raced by his breeder (Mr. W. T. Bailey). Bechou was by Royal Divorce from the Vladimir mare Vladieau, winner of a number of races. Alchemic is_ well set up and displayed promise in the juvenile parade at tJie recent Manawatu Winter Meeting. It is not surprising to find the progeny of Blandford in demand. At the Newmarket bloodstock sales last month Blaudonian, a yearling colt by Blandford from Raticule, by Sunstar, was knocked down for 3500 guineas to the trainer Jack Jarvis. ' The former Australian horse Pretzel, who was sold to go to South Africa at the end of last year, was sent out second favourite in the big £6000 Durban July Handicap, VA miles, on July 28 last, but the best he could do was to finish fifth. This son of Spelthorne is now six years old, and one of his successes last spring before leaving Australia was to win the Spring Handicap at Tnttersall's Meeting just prior to the big A.J.C. Meeting. A buyer at the 'Newmarket bloodstock sales last month was Admiral Lord Beatty, who gave GOO guineas for a yearling filly by Apron from Earn. Lord Beatty won the Imberhorne Handicap at L-ingfield Park on July 14 with Austinc, who was ridden by B. Carslako. Lord Glanely, who had such a great innings with Colombo as :i two-year-old in won the 36th Great Foal Plate, |of £1000, at Lingfield Park, on July 14. The winner was au unnamed brown filly by Gainsborough from the 1930 Oaks winner Rose of England, by Teddy. She was ridden by T VVeston, who, it is said, will be on Colombo in the St. Leger. Au urger approached a likely customer. "I'll get the tip for this. The favourite's jockey is goinpr to put his whip in his left hand if he ie eoinp and in his right hand lif he is not. Wait here and I'll give you the oil." He did not know that the person he had approached wap the trainer of the favourite, who, when he legged up his iockey eaid: "Give me that whip. You won't need it on this fellow. He'll win it by as far as you can see." And he did.