TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 151, 28 June 1935, Page 6

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Acceptances for the Wellington Racing Club's Winter Meeting, including the third day's Winter Hurdles, close on Monday evening.

Acceptances for the Dannevirke Hunt Club's Meeting, to be held next Wednesday, close at 9 o'clock this evening.

Nominations for the principal events at the Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National Meeting are due at 8 o'clock this, evening.

According to a cable to Australian papers, the unbeaten French horse Brantome got down and slightly injured himself when being prepared for shipment to England, and he was regarded as an unlikely starter in last week's Ascot Cup.

A. Messervey will be at Treutham next month. His only definite riding engagements at present are for J. S. Shaw's three horses, Royal Gallant, Sea Fox, and Mclleath. A. E. Ellis and L. J. Ellis are two other Riccarton jockeys who expect to be riding at Trentham.

Lone Ranger, an acceptor for the Steeples at Levin tomorrow, is an eight-year-old roan gelding of unknown pedigree. He is a hunter, and is owned' and trained by Mr. D. T; Murphy, of Otaki.

The "Timaru Herald" states that the entries of Aladdin and Lord Argosy at Trentham are surprises. After Aladdin's fall at Washdyke last month it looked as if he might be out for the season, and it was announced not long ago that the attempt to persuade Lord Argosy to become a jumper had been abandoned-.

, Swiftray, formerly one of the late Mr. G. D. Greenwood's horses, is now t eight years old, and he has never , won a race. He is to reappear in the role Of a steeplechaser at Levin tomorrow. He is now owned by Mr. J. Bevan, of Otaki.

Export, an unknown quantity in the Steeples at Levin tomorrow, is a fiveyearold chestnut gelding by Lackham j from the Signor mare Spain, and he is owned by Mr. F. Davies, of Levin. Wakataua, engaged in the Steeples at Levin, belongs to Mr. E.H. Duncan, of Huntervillc, a member of the wellknown racing and hunting family. He is an eight-year-old gelding by a Warplane colt from a Master Laddo mare. Bobant. who had a race in the Moreton Handicap at Ashburton last Saturday, is one of the most shapely mares seen for some tune.' She is not big, but is well coupled, and shows plenty of quality. She favours her sire, Robespierre. Her dam. an Antagonist mare, was from a mare by Castashore.

There was a surprising result in the Irish Two Thousand Guineas at The Curragh on May 15. The winner, Museum, and the runner-up, Parisian, started at longl odds in a field of moderate dimensions. Chirgwin filled third place. All three are trained by J T. Rogers. More may yet be heard of the case which resulted in the suspension for three months of W. J. McDowell, who rode Hunting Jay in the hurdle race on the first day of the; Napier Park Meeting last week. Hunting Jay is a good type of hurdler, and.seems sure to make a name lor himself when he becomes, accustomed to racing over obstacles. Some- experienced judges go so far as to say that they do not regard any jumping race in the country as beyond him.