TURF NEWS IN BRIEF.

Evening Post, Issue 36, 12 February 1935, Page 6

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF.

Cupidon's half-brother Inverest must be a trial to his connections. He has now started 31 times for seven minor placings. , ' . ■■ • Aga Khan, Diagano, and Ingenuity, engaged at Egmont tomorrow, were winners there on the first day last year. .Fersen, March' Alone, Ingenuity, and Davislock were Australian-bred horses to score successes at New Plymouth last week. Polydora's forn at Riccarton luot Saiurday was again disappointing, and it should be .fairly clear now V at she is not quite so good as was at first thought. She will have still another chance in the Dunedin Cup on Thursday. Joy Box, who beat all except Hororata at New Plymouth on Saturday, is a three-year-old bay filly by Potoa from the Cyntoi—Charwoman mare Toy Box, and she is-owned by Mr. R. Saywell,- of Uriti. She was previously second at New Plymouth at Christmas. The Kissing Cup filly ia the Juvenile Handicap at Hawera tomorrow has been named Passing Fancy. She is a three-year-old brown daughter of Sandstar, her dam being ■ a mare by Hallowmas, and she is owned by Mr. W. O'Brien; of Hawera. The Valkyrian < gelding;Lord Val, who has been turned out since the spring, has been recomtnissioned by. R. S.: Bagby at Ellerslie.- So far his tasks have been confined to trotting and cantering on the tan track, but he looks bright and healthy and should not take long to get back to racing condition again. According to a northern report, Mr. E. B. Hines has granted Mr. M..J. Moodabe a further lease of Master Brierly, who figures well up in the weights of • the Aus.tralian Cup. March Alone, the winner of the' hurdle races at New Plymouth last week, was once condemned to die as the result. oE some disorder. His flat-racing form was very disappointing, "but he was hunted last winter,, and has developed into a very solid gelding. - . lysander, who, changed hands at the recent Trentham sales,-was acquired for an Auckland owner, and is now quartered at Papatofetoe, where it is expected 'he will stand'the coming season. Lysander, whose brilliance as a ,two- and three-year-old will not be forgotten, has furnished into a very handsome Korse. ' The Grand National Steeplechase at Aintres is limited to horses aged six years and upwards. Of the 60 entrants for this year's race, two are six-year-olds, nine are1 aged 6even years, fourteen are eight years,] ten are nine years, fourteen are ten years, seven are eleven years, three are twelvel years, and one is thirteen.' ".The novice pacer Comprador, who was seized with some internal ailment after returning from the training track at Ep-| som last Wednesday, died on Friday morning. He had not raced, but his owner-1 trainer, N. Cunningham, intended to start him,at the coming meeting.i He was by Nelson Bingen from an Our Thorpe mare, ' and had been shaping well and displaying a good deal of promise.