TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 134, 8 June 1935, Page 23

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Racing next week at Hastings'on Thursday and Saturday, and at Washdyke on Saturday. Nominations for all future classic events in the Dominion season are due next Friday evening.

As Vinco appears to have had enough racing for his first term, T. R. George has sent him out for a spell till the spring. Darecourt is also enjoying a rest at his owner's farm.

During the past week T. R. George has brought Debham and Fulojoy back into work, but Le Grand is still out on his holiday. Debham has thickened out and may be a good colt next season. ■

Fulojoy is a petite but, for her size, a very strong filly, and .like her dam (Joybird) she believes in slimming exercise. When brought out on to the track at Trentham daily she goes through her repertoire of tricks, and then it is wise to keep clear of her flying heels. However, there.is not the slightest mark of vice in her.

The name of Siegmund will be claimed for the Siegfried—LiUmond colt whom Mr. F. Kettlewell has handed to D. McCauley to prepare. This well-bred youngster is a very promising type and more is likely to be heard of him later on when he begins his racing career.

The Iliad—Gesture colt Omarere, whom Mr. R. J. Murphy declined to sell at the 250 guineas bid for him at the. January sales, is to do his racing in Australia, and one of his early engagements will be the A.J.C. Breeders' Plate. He has been in charge of H. Telford at Trentham, but Mr. Murphy has arranged for him to go into G. Price's stable at Randwick.

A youngster who strikes the eye as likely to do well later on is the Iliad — Zany colt whom the Newcastle sportsman Mr. H. T. Lucerne bought for 500 guineas at the January sales. He has. progressed splendidly under H. Telford's care at Trentham, and he will be- one of the lot leaving at an early date for Sydney, where he will enter G. Price's stable.

Fine Acre, who is to resume racing in the steeplechases at Hastings next week, has had a steady preparation during the last two months, but he has still to face the most serious part of his trial. He jumped with his usual dash over three fences on Thursday, and as he had very heavy shoes on it was a pleasing effort, but his fencing hasvalways been sharp and accurate. If Ms legs stand he should win races this winter.

Knock Out's expected sale at Wingatui was not completed. She was offered to a Milton resident, delivery to be given after her race on Tuesday, but as she failed to act in the soft going the would-be buyer withdrew from negotiations, as he became satisfied that the filly would not be a favourable proposition during the winter on southern tracks.

A pleasing feature of the Forbury Trotting Club's Meeting last week consisted in the fact that Mr. A. C. Hanlon, president of the Dunedin Jockey Club, and several of his brother stewards at Wingatui were on the scene among the light-harness folk and showed what might be termed a - pleasing reciprocity of interest between racing and trotting, says "Sentinel."

J. T. Jamieson, who is on a visit to New Zealand, will take back, when he returns to Sydney, some of the youngsters who are at present in R. Miller's charge at Takanini. Among those likely to be shipped are the black colt by Nigger Minstrel—Dabolo, the bay colt by Chief Ruler—Lady Pym, the Siegfried—Gay Salute filly, the Iliad —Sunkist fllly, and the bay colt by Night Raid—Sennight. Without exception they are a docile lot, who have come through their education splendidly.

K. Voitre, the New Zealand jockey, who fell with the favourite, Takakua, in the Mount Alexander Handicap, the principal flat race at Moonee Valley races recently, sustained a sprained right thumb. *The horse appeared to be unhurt. At- the time Takakua was running last. Apparently he touched the heels of a horse in front. Voitre was unable to take his mount in the Keilor Handicap ,on Nellie Thrice, the last race of the day, but she ran unplaced with H. Moran in the saddle.