TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 56, 4 September 1934, Page 6

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

'"Tomorrow will make the third year that Marton has deprived Wanganiii.of the honour o£ opening the two-year-old season. Previously Marton had only a juvenile parade.

With Princess Doreen and Whemiakura, Chief Ruler (now defunct) has provided the winner of the Juvenile Plate at Marton the last two years. His representatives tomorrow will be Prevail and Lady Ruler.

The Timaru Cup, usually run in the spring, has been transferred to the South Canterbury Autumn Meeting this season, and the Tcsc-hemakcr Handicap, has been brought forward to the Spring Meeting.

Although the fields at most recent meetings have been larger than they were last year, nearly every race at Marton tomorrow has drawn a much smaller acceptance than twelve months ago. There were twenty-two starters in the Maiden Race alone last year.

Three three-year-olds opened the season well last year by winning at Marton. The maiden winner was the 'three-year-old Pheon, the hack six winner the three-year-old Cherry King, and the hack five winner the three-year-old Tavern Knight.

Reports from Hawke's Bay state that Gold Trail looks very well and ther,e has been no recurrence of the dry cough that troubled her last season. Provided she trains on, she may win some big events during the next few months.

Courtyard is the latest addition to Mrs. J. Campbell's team at Ricearton. This Orandeotirt gelding has been spelling for a few months, but if he stands up to, a preparation ho should pay bis way later in the season, as he is a useful sort who can run out a good middle distance. His new owner (Mr. D. Buchanan) has entered him for the New Zealand Cup.

The first foal of the new season appeared at The Curragh Stud last week. It was a brown filly (by Baekwood) from Humorada, one of the mares Mr. J. J. McGrath bought in Sydney last Easter. Humorada is- a well-bred mare, being no other than a half-sister to Maniapoto, and she was bred by Mr. Sol Green in. 1917.

A filly by Lord Warden from that good mare Bright Glow has recently been put into work at New Plymouth, and is stated to be a fine looking youngster. This filly, who will race in the same colours as her dam, has had the name Bonny Glow bestowed on her.

Three more of Mr. J. M. Samson's horses have joined P. McGrath's stable at Ricearton. One is the Iliad—Lava two-year-old filly, and the other pair are Lord Argosy, and Gold Dress (a fullsister to Aladdin). Lord Argosy and Gold Dress will probably bo schooled.

H.H. the Maharajah of Eajpipla contributed £100 to the Rons Memorial Fund and another £100 to the Bentinck Fund recently to commemorate the success of his colt Windsor Lad (since sold) in the Derby.

Two of the marcs at Sir Charles Clifford's Stonyhurst Stud have foaled. Winsome Hind, by The. Ace—Wild Hind, has a well-grown colt to Jericho. Retrospect, by Autummis—Telescope, has a filly to Magnus, this being the first New Zealand foal by this imported horse, who is a son. of The Tetrarch and the Oaks winner Princess Dome. •

Most of Sir Charles Clifford's marcs will, as usual, be mated this season with one of the sires at the Stonyhurst Stud, but three of them are to visit outside sires. .Chvlscombe, by Autumnns—Gleuowlct, has gone to Waikanae, to be mated with Philamor; and Good Sight, by Winning Hit—Equipment, will go to Nightmarch and Wild Hind, by Autmmius — Kirriemuir, to Rapier.

It is just as well for Chatham that lie had a change of residence recently. The stable at the Sydney yards of H. Chisholm and Company which used to house him was struck by a sudden gust of wind on the morning of August 20 and a wall crashed to the ground. Three horses and their attendants were in the yawls at the time but the flying debris missed them.