TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Issue 50, 27 August 1935, Page 6

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

From the cabled message it appears that- T. R. George'had no" runners at theßpsebery Meeting (Sydney) on Saturday; ~:■/:: :'^ •./-'-

, Notainint, Springtime, and a three-year-old filly ;T>y Little England have been purchased for export to Fiji by Mr. D. B. Costello, secretary of the Suva Racing Club, who is at present in the Dominion. : :

The stake attached to the New Zea-' land Cup, which will be run on November, 9, is £1275^:: The conditions of the race are the same as.those of last year, and entries will close on Friday; September 6:':,:;■,■,: : : :; : ■' V ■ :- :\\ ; ;-;.'«:..\-;-'

Gold TraiiLand : Passion Fruit; are among; the; daily; workers at: Hastings. Speed -and- Caenhave also been taken up;again.; •.. ■: ' .:.-■:" . .•' o-t- /- ■■■;.

|, Casimir, who - ran .unplaced .'in a division of the ..Flying Handicap at Rosebery. > on Saturday, is the -i now i four-year-old chestnut gelding who ran once "-last season.; in the Dominion as Anslenv A sbri; of Colossus and' Lady. Egletine, the dam-.also of Green Lin;net and''Headlady, he was : recently sold to: a* Sydney owner by the j Hawera" traiher^R.rßrough. -; ■ v, : ;^ As C.':Gieseler; has'riow been' appointed starter .to the Dunedin; Gore, and Kurow Clubs, and is mentioned as likely to receive other; appointments, iit.,is possible that;«he intends restrict[ing.hisrtraining.actiyities.: , ; ...-

The,; •racing?: daysr-vof.-: Aladdin-are definitely ;bver; After: his showing. at the .Christchurch Hunt' Club's • Meet-" ing Mr* Or FrWatson, owner of the gelding, realisedrthat it was no use going on' with him," so he gave him to his nephew. ■ Aladdin is now. doing hack duty on a farm iii North Otago. ■

.Magpie sired more winners and sires of winners of races in Australia last season than, any other sire. He was represented by 50 winners of 100 races. Heroic, was next with winners of 91 races, won by 40 horses. Moabite had 49: winners of 90 races.

In winning this year's Welsh Oaks on Sir Frederick Eley's Mildoria (Milton—Doria) at Chepstow on July 15 Gordon Richards was recording his fourth success in the race. His other winners were Ocean Wide, Katherine Roet, and Calamintha.

_Some months ago Miss A. Boyle, of Oamaru, purchased the now two-year-old gelding by Shambles from Brayton from his breeder, Mr. J. O'Brien. The Wrecker, as the youngster is known, has evidently been the subject of favourable discussion, as Miss Boyle recently was made an offer in advance of her outlay, but was not inclined to make a deal. Brayton was foaled in 1912, and a few weeks ago she was still running out on a farm in the North Otago district.

Moorefield, one of the Sydney suburban racing clubs, has decided to give prizes to the trainers who do best at its-meetings m the present season. The club will distribute £100 as follows-—: Vi^^l^f list > £75: runner-up,---£ls; third, £10. Points will be allocated: First horse to count six points, second four points, and third two points. , For dead heats" 'for first ■ five points each, for second, three points each, and for third, one point each. _ Pamelus. who was considered by Queenslanders to have a splendid chance in the A.J.C. Epsom HaJidica£ was disqualified last week for Uvelve months, together with the ownertraner.tH. Dukes) and jockey (B. P. rebb), m connection with the running I t?1 borse m the Doomben Stakes ?=-=+ !ir v™ 6' °R August 10, when de--I*2teg by a/short . head by Lough Neagh. v/ During_ r the inquiry W,. Ran--13,111^1300111113116^ stated that he jh|d backed Pamelus to win £1331, and had.intended backing him in the iipsom Handicap to win £20,000. >,rThe IJ. ew Zealand-bred three-year-old Money Spi, who won a race at Victoria Park, Sydney, last season, but who has disappointed since, underwent an operation last week. He developed a fl"ld growth on the knee and will be off the scene for a couple of weeks. Money Spi is trained by F. McGrath at .Bandwick.