TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 106, 1 November 1934, Page 10

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

V Gold Trail will probably be ridden'in the New Zealand Cup on Saturday by R.l Marsh. ... ,- . ■ , ' '

There is a possibility that ;the North Island horseman B. ll.' Morris will now ride The Smuggler in the New ZealandCup. '

P. Atkins, who has been on Red Manfred in all his recent races, will, it is understood, be the gelding's rider again in the New Zealand' Cup.

The Awapuni apprentice L. H, Jones has now been engaged to pilot Red Manfred's stablemate Pin Money in the Stewards' Handicap. Jones is one of the best apprentices about at present. Last season he was su/eeessful on fifteen of his mounts, being the, third winning apprentice for the term. ' He has ridden four winners to date this season.

Sir Nigel will have, to miss his Avon-! dale engagements owing to a cold developing. J. M." Cameron will riow.be free to go down to Riceartou to see Gold Trail run in the Cup. .

Prince Colossus was withdrawn from all engagements at the Avondale Jockey Glut's Meeting at 7.30 o'clock'on Monday evening. ' '

Having been withdrawn from the New Zealand Cup, Dayolo can be regarded, as reasonably certain now to start in the Stewards' Handicap on Saturday. He will be ridden by A. E. Ellis, who handled him:in his success at the Grand National Meeting. * --.'■■ - ... . - -•■'•-,

-. Liiftbphm,, wasted no time'in contribut-i ing'to the expenses, of his Melbourne trip. The Kyneton:Handicap, which he won under 9.5 yesterday, < was run over nine furlongS), ,and the stake . attached to the; racg.was £150, of which £120 -went to the '■winner. In the Melbourne Cup .Limbohm has 7.7,. the same weight as .Sir.Simper.

V Negotiations.; are in. progress ■-. for the purchas_e by;'an English buyer of Te Nira, the -two-year-old sister to Phar Lap be-' longing to Mr. F. Armstrong. ■'.' Nea Lap,' another sister to Phar Lap, was Sold twoyears' ago to the United States breeder; Mr, J. Whitney. ■

Hoiriedale, a young Australian-bred mare by .Rossendale from the imported mare Hasten "Home, has foaled a chestnut colt to'lliad at the Elderslie Stud;--' Homedale ■was: a good performer, winning .among other; races the Moonee Valley Cup. :

, The popularity-of the. brush; hjirdle races, which)":'will. open. the. '.programme.-orivthe; first arid third days at the New Zealand '.Cup' Meeting has.been amply demonstrated;; Only;illuminate was withdrawn .from, the' Spring Hurdles for, Saturday.; ;Lycidas: l.was not afraid, to.tackle Hounslqw at. a i.diffevence of only a pound, . .nor,.is,-, ;'tlie handicapp'er. likely.' to be .wrong in "Ms' present' estimate of the Grand' -NationalHurdles winner of last year. '..-;',. r ./ ' ,

• '■■ll\yiiol Was the bogy that scared So many: promising hacks out of the' Spring Plate? .isks a southern writer. Wa9; it Sam Smith' or. Rebel' Star?. In the Rarigiora Handicap'atthe N6Hh Canterbury Meeting recently Sain Smith easily beat- Silver Sight, and in the Open Handicap -Rebel Star ran Argentic a close second. For the Le' Bons Handicap at tlie Banks Peninsula Meeting last Saturday Sam Smith was rehandicapped to give Rebel Star two pounds. The.former won,- and Rebel Star did not start. '.They meet in the Spring! Plate levelj a,nd at the fixed weights they should give -the other nine a busy. race. ;