TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 88, 13 April 1935, Page 27

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

With, the conclusion of this weekends racing there -will "be no more meetings till the Easter Carnival opens nest Saturday. Acceptances for the Wairarapa and Feilding Meetings close at 8 o'clock on Monday evening. Acceptances for the Canterbury Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting, including .final acceptance for 'the. Easter-and Autumn, arc due next Wednesday. The leading jockey'JV. J. Broughtoft did his apprenticeship with (*. W. New at Awapuni, and, like K. Voitre, his home town is-"'Palmerst'on ■ North. Every wiu he recorded at Paliiatua during the week was enthusiastically, greeted. X, Voitre will have the mount :on Gold Trail in the Sydney. Cup, in which she has 8.3. Gold Trail won the Auckland Cup with 7.11 in 3min2ssec. In the last.2o years Limond is the only sire credited with the winner ot" more than one A.J.C. St. Leger. He has had three—Limerick, Veilrnond, and Limavch —but will not-have a'runner this year.

Count Ito, "who won at his last four starts .in Melbourne, including the Newmarket Handicap, was shipped to India on April S. . , '. Extensive alterations '.have been made at the famous Newmarket course. New stands have been' brected and the lay-out of the course has been brought in line with; up-to-date ideas.. .._■■'.. According to 'a; report from Hastings. Speed is one of the fittest, horses in training in Hawke's Buy, and Jie should be a hard horse to beat in any race he contests at Easter. . ... , ',

Cylinder's half-brother Cyclonic has been sold by J. H. JelTerd and lie has entered A. McAulay's stable at Riccarton. The announcement lias not set been made as to who has purchased him. At t a meeting of the Westland Hating Club's committee this week it was decided to use the single-pool system at the club's King's' Jubilee Meeting, with two dividends in fields of five or more starters.

According to a Hastings report Mata Hnri is gradually recovering from the injury she sustained to her knee when contesting the Sherendeu Flying at Hastings. Her connections • have lost her services) over Kuster, but she should be completely recovered for meetings Inter in the month. The liuatangatn. Handicap at the Wliungnrci Meeting today was "for local horses, nominators to have resided north of the Waitemata County for three months immediately preceding time of starting, and horses to ]);ive been trained and located north of that county for one month immediately preceding time of starting." Mouanui was eligible, and although she received the mighty impost of 12.6, conceding weights up to 701b, she was accepted! ' •

Cricket Bat lias again shown signs of soreness and he lms been eased up, says a southern report. He will be blistered and- sent to his owner's etucl at Stonyhurst, where he will have another spell, after which he will be tried again. Having had a lot of hard galloping during his career, it is doubtful if he will stand up to another severe preparation, such as seems necessary to get him to his best form.

Those who find it difficult enough to land a winning double must admire the pluck of racegoers in liidia. The totalizator there has instituted a "daily treble," and a report Btntos that the pool is becoming increasingly popular. At Bombay, on February.".l, £5430 was subscribed to the treble pool. There were twentyiievcn winning tickets.