TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 114, 10 November 1934, Page 23

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Nominations for the Feilding Jockey Club.'s Spring Meeting are due at 8 o'clock on Monday evening.

At the Wairarapa Kacing Club's New Year Meeting this year the Wairarapa Cup. stake has been increased from £250 to £300, and the President's Handicap stake on the second iday from £175 to £200. ... ! ..";., ..;.....-.. ■■:..:..

' Keipar^ who has not raced since his two impressive place efforts at. Marton in the spring, has changed hands recently, his new owner being Mr. J. A/"Todd."He is a most'promising young stayer, in the makings. . ..

A quaint feature of the weights for the Metropolitan Handicap at Kiccarton today was that Great Star, winner of £6060 in 6takes, nearly . twice as much as any other candidate i'or the event, had only the minimum.

Hazoor appeared to be harshly dealt with in the Metropolitan Handicap weights in being lifted from his' 7.8 (7.7 plus lib overweight) in the New Zealand Cup to 8.8, the same increase as Gold Trail and Gib more, than Might, both of whom .finished well in front of him. it was little wonder Hazoor did not accept the compliment. '~'..',

The Wanganui mare Korokio jarred a joint, after her arrival at Riccarton v As a result of this mis.hap she was unable to fulfil any of her engagements at the meeting.' Had ehe started in the Jockey Club Handicap on Wednesday she must have been one of the favourites; :

. The .two-year-old Haut Monde,- who won a race at Trentham, showed speed in his work after his arrival at Riccarton. UnEortunately;"he met with a mishap, and, though it may not prove serious, it prevented him from racing oh the trip. Mr. T. H. Lowry's other two-year-'old_ Kotou was also not produced at'the meeting,' not having pleased in her Wellington' race. J

The Washdyke trainer P. T.. Hogan'fi injured arm has ;made. sufficiept progress to justify the removal of,theisplints. The arm was broken by; akipk-from a; horse which Hogan was loading after the Oamaru races on September- 29. ; ■ ?<:.;,-.-'v •-.

Among the yearlings sold at' Newmarket on October i was a bay colt by the leading American sire Lancegaye (son of Swynford) from Lilium, a half-sister to Malva, dam of Blenheim and King Salmon. This seemingly attractive proposition, who was submitted on behalf of the estate of the late Mr.-W.i M.. G. Singer, found a new owner at 1600 guineas. With Sir Simper's doing- co well in Victoria this season,- Mt,..W. T. Hazlett relied on him to carry his colours in the Melbourne Cup in i preference to his other potential champion' Dazzling Raid. Sir Simper ran, shockingly, probably, having trained off,'- and now Dazzling Raid appears among the horees weighted for next Saturday's '/valuablej'Williamstown Cup. Trade in English thoroughbreds for export to .India has J been verj. active of late. When the' 'last mail left London, 'some ' 40' racehorses were" en route to Bombay, 'Calcutta, Madras, Colombo, or Singapore. Bay Monk,' who won at Newmarket in July for Prince Aly, Khan, and the once brilliant-Jim -Thomas,' who failed to live up' to his 'two-year-old deeds, were among the "exiles."'

Two years (ago, while at the Derby Meeting, JW. Theodore West, an; amateur rider, made bets, of d£so apiece with two of his friends that he would ride round Market /Kasen steeplechase; course without falling. He won the : wagers last month when he completed' the course in the Selling Handicap; Steeplechase on.Cornafulla. Racegoeru and hunting people, who were present and who were aware of the bets at stake, loudly cheered him as he passed the ppst. ~ : . ~ ; :; Nightly demonstrated at Flemington on Thursday that he must be a hardy .animal, despite his periodic lameness. According to: the cable .'messages, he knocked -up: badly in the Melbourne Cup, he and _fcir Simper being very tired _hor 3( » when they came home at the tail of the field* but he was back to his best form twodays_afterwards when he won the C. B.Bisher Plate, ruri over a mile and a half,; at weight-tor-age. It was a good performance to. beat Hall' Mark whose recent form: has been very attract!ve,.'and, it. is obvious.,- : that Nightly; is. equal to the best Australian class this season.; ,;. ... ; .. •,...-. ;