TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 93, 17 October 1934, Page 8

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Acceptances for the New Zealand Cup and Stewards' Handicap, also forfeit for the Welcome Stakes, Derby, and Oaks, and nominations for the minor events at the Canterbury Jockey Club's Metropolitan Meeting, are due at S o'clock on Friday evening.

Nominations for the Auckland Cup, Railway Handicap, and other main events at the Auckland Racing Club's Summer Meeting, are due at 5 o'clock .on Friday.

S. Wilson's application for a riding licence will be considered by the Racing Conference executive on Friday evening, and if it, is successful "Wilson will be riding Hazoof at Trentham on Saturday, and probably also iv the New Zealand Cup.

Semper Paraius, who is* engaged in the Waimii Handicap at Trentham on.Saturday, will be coming across from Blenheim tomorrow, and he will go into T. R. George's stable, where ho will remain after the meeting. He is owned by Mr. C. 0. T. Rutherford, and he has done no racing for over twelve months.

Hawke's Bay visitors now at Trentham aver that the five-year-old Grand Knight gelding Sir Nigel, easy winner at his last two starts, is a better hor?e than ho has yet been compelled to reveal, and they expect him to extend Synagogue and Cyclonic to the full in the mile October Handicap next Saturday.

Several horses are still dually engaged ou the opening day at Trentham. Among them are the two-year-olds Going Gay and Matrimony, Silver Sight, Grand Sport, Cawbeen, and Cherry King.

The Te Awamutu trainer A. Cook went very close to winning both the classic races at Ellerslie last Saturday, for he won tho AVelcome Stakes with Galilee and produced second in the Great Northern Guineas with Namalda. It was due to tho fast pace set by Namakia that the latter event was run in time equalling the race record, and, although defeated, she registered a sound performance.

Last year the top weight in the New Zealand Cup was awarded to Autopay, who had won only one race beyond nine furlongs, that being the Awapuni Gold Cup (one mile and a quarter) ou a small track. This year Jonathan is' topweight, and he ulso has not won at a longer distance than ten furlongs.

A cable message last week stated that tin: trainer. F. J. McKay, would ride Sir Simper in the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield, but actually F. Dempsey had the mount and won. 'This jockey therefore Jived ii]> to his nickname, "Last Race Dempsey."

According to a southern report, Mr. M. O'Brien has become tired of Grecian Prince, and the speed}' but erratic Aus-tralian-bred gelding has been soid to the South Canterbury owner, Mr. W. Payne. Though he will have a change of s'.ables, it is probable that Grecian Prince will remain at I'iecarton.

Impaato was scratched for the Flying Handicap at Ellerslie at 1.40 p.m. last Saturday. The owners, Messrs. C. B. O'Dounell and A. J. McGovern, stated that his withdrawal was due to the fact that they have decided to send him to Australia. The date of Impasto's departure has not been announced yet, but it is likely to be in the very near future.

The two-year-olds Fairfax and Singara were allowed to run along up the .straight while, the candidates for the Welcome Stakes were doing their preliminaries at Kllerelic last Saturd.-iy. Fairfax is a chestnut, lilly by Limond from Joinifax. hence ;i half-sister to Jonathan. She will probably have her first race in the Avondale Stakes. Singara is a half-brother by Whirlwind to Bambury, and he appeared in Ihe rnrobooks a.« K.-iirliHd, a nnmo that «-n* disallrmrd.