TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 98, 27 April 1935, Page 23

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

.Racing next week at Avondale on Monday, at Eeefton on Wednesday, and at Egmont, Hawke's Bay, and Westland on Saturday and the following Monday. The first of the season's classics will be decided jn England next week, the Two Thousand Guineas being run on Wednesday and the One Thousand Guineas (for fillies) on Friday, both at Newmarket. , As Legatee's third in the A.J.C. Sires' Produce Stakes last Saturday was worth £250, the trip to Sydney, though not profitable, would have about paid for itself. Through him the best of the Australian juveniles this season are superior to the Dominion's best, but a New Zealander for all that may be the crack three-year-old next term. With his present lead on the trainers' list for the season T. R. George should be able to hold on-to his ascendancy, for he has several horses for winter racing in his stable. W. J. Broughton has come through the Easter racing carnival with another point up on L. J. Ellis for the jockeys' premiership, but he is by no means secure for final leadership yet. During last winter Ellis rode a winner more than Broughton from the commencement of May to the close of the term. Fiord, who ran two promising races at Riccarton early this week, is a compactlybuilt two-year-old gelding by Valkyrian from-the Night Raid mare Corn Queen, who, in Mr. W. Gardiner's colours, won many races in the south a few years/back. For: the second year in succession the C.J.C. Great Autumn Handicap was won by a horse bred, owned, and trained in Southland. The Smuggler took the honours last year, and Tauramai scored ill impressive style this year. Peter Pan's new mile record at Handwick on Wednesday upsets the previous best of Imin 35% sec held by Wiriooka, also established at Randwick. New Zealand's fastest mile is Imin 36 3-ssec, recorded at Ellerslie by Thespian and Karapoti and also equalled on the same course last Saturday by Red Manfred. Hororata failed to produce her best form at Riecarton over the Easter, stopping very quickly on the second day, but she has never run a good race with the ground eveu slightly holding, so she need riot be condemned for these showings. She has now finished her two-year-old racing, having won five stakes, and she will have a 6pell until it is time to prepare for her spring engagements. The crack jockey, at Northolt, England's principal pony track, is P. Serby. This year various owners who' patronise that course offered him retainers, but Serby declined, being of opinion he would do better as a free lance. The Lexington (U.S.A.) sporting journal, "The Blood-Horse," eaya that on February 19, for the first time, the automatically photographed finish of a race at Santa Anita (Los Angeles) was used officially by placing judges. When Kent and Vanita came to the w.ire, it says, they were so close together that no numbers were hung up until the judges saw the plates of the finish. Kent, by a few inches, gained the winner's share of the purse. The device, placed squarely on the finishing line but somewhat above the horses, produces a picture on which a heavje Jjn^ jgdicateg Jhe finish, _ „

leg that prevented his running on the second day. Autumn Leaf on .pulling up after his race was found to be suffering from a bruised heel and he also missed an outing on the second day. B. La Pouple has Gold Gleam and old Waitaunaha in capital order. : Waitaunaha is to race on the second day at Hawera. The old fellow is in great heart and gave a dashing exhibition recently' over a round of the schooling hurdles, outjumping his rival Riiaform at each obstacle. Golden Hair has not been asked to do any fast work lately but has been bowling along at good pace work. Similar work has been apportioned Friesland. Two maidens who will attract attention on the occasion of their debut on the race-track are the three-year-old by Colossus —Lady Egletine and the two-year-old by Acre—Rapt. Both are under the : care of R. Brough and have been given plenty of time. The first-mentioned has shown speed, and the Acre youngster has come on a lot recently. . •■ Mr. C. H. Washers promising steeplechaser Cynical Kid is still spelling, having been removed to his owner's place. Mr. Washer is to be sympathised with in the loss of the services of his horse for Hawera and other immediate meetings. A full-brother to Cynical Kid was recently disposed of by Mr. Washer to a northern sportsman. . : Mr. F. S, Easton's Fairfax, who disappointed again at Auckland by refusing to brave the barrier, has been taken out of training .for the present and returned to her owner at Foxton, where she will be hacked about. J. Brown returned from Auckland on Thursday morning. He expressed his appreciation of the consideration shown him with Fairfax by the officials, who allowed him to have the filly led round to the start and placed in the hands of the assistant starter.