TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 137, 6 December 1935, Page 6

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

The' Woodville Meeting,' which opened today, Will be concluded tomorrow.

Sweet MUsic, who has won at her only appearance this season, may be a runner in the open sprint at Woodville tomorrow. She was not nominated for.today's racing.

Diatomous, who is likely to go north to contest his third Railway Handicap, is a fresh horse entered for the open sprint at Woodville tomorrow. So far he has not had a race this season.

Legatee will probably be given an opportunity in the main handicap at WoQdyille tomorrow, to atone for his costly-: defeat at Feilding last Monday. It will.be interesting to note how he is weighted compared with Entail's impost in today's handicap. Entail is not in tomorrow's field.

The. Woodville' correct card shows that'orily five, not six, of the-horses who'were engaged in today's Nursery Handicap are trained by F. W. Davis. Mr.-, W>, H. Gaisford, though he is a patron ■ ■ of . the. stable, has Starbeam placed with"' L.' Knapp at. Awapuni. Dayisi'has.:;Seyen entrants in tomorrow's' Juvenile Handicap.

Gay. Sheila,, Gay Lot, and Gay Brunette,: who have been disposed of in Australia, have joined S. Reid's team at Caulfield: .

Admiral Drake became useless for racing vjhtil'added to the list,' but he then went; on tashow vastly improved form.,, The same result may .be achieved by Southdown, who has come back to;winning form.. : A good geloV ing is'''better than-a bad stallion.."-.'

It is reported-: that, the stallion Shambles, who, broke a leg while being loaded into' a- truck at Rangiora recently^ has been, destroyed. -

Synagogue, who was recently sold in Victoria'To an Indian sportsman for 1500 guineas, was to have been shipped to Calcutta last Monday. :

Mr. E.D. Martin, the owner of the two-yeat;-old Martinborough, returned from Melbourne a week ago, but he intends to go back to Victoria in the autumn. His colt pulled up lame after a'recent race.

According to a southern report,-F. D. Jones may go north during the holidays, taking in the Mdriawatu and Marton Meetings. " If he makes the trip it is probable his team will consist of Dollar Prince,' Bereft, and the two-year-old Document. Olher two-year-olds in his stable will bo kept going again later in the season. One of them, Kow Tow, may make his appearance at the Wellington Cup Meeting next month. i