TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 115, 16 May 1936, Page 22

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Racirig-next week at South Canterbury' on Thursday and Saturday* at Cartertqn on Saturday, and at ■ Waikato ,ori Saturday, and the following Monday. Acceptances for the Carterton Racing Club's Annual Meeting next Saturday close at 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening. Single-pool betting will operate at Carterton and South Canterbury next week, and win-and-place at Waikato. "After finishing a bad last in the Nelson Cup, B. Burgess gave Walton Park away,'! says an exchange.! Walton Park was so far back that his trainer's position was not? noted! If executives provide the right sort of racing, rain will generally not spoil their gates appreciably. The rising two-year-old bay filly .by Iliad from Bonny Dawn whom Mr. R. J. Muyphy has handed to T. R. George to train has been named Hine Ata—apparently meaning "Girl of .the dawn." She-is a full-sister to Hine Ra. 'Blue Tiger's lease to Mr. B. Goodman, of Woodville, expired last week, anda new two years' lease over the gelding has been - given by Mr. R. B. Nation to Messrs. Goodman and H. C. Noble, of Woodville. An interesting runner in the-Beck-hampton Plate, for two-year-olds, at Newbury on April-1 was Agleam, who is a half-brother by Salmon Trout, to the Giand National winner Giegalach Miss Dorothy Paget's 5000-guinea yearling purchase, Oimistead, a son of Felstead, had his fiist race recently in the three-year-old Greenham Plate at Newbuiy, and he showed a bold front for over half the mile journey. Henri's Choice,.the horse who broke his neck in England-last year but was successfully patched up, .was a runner for a £1100 hurdle race, the Imperial Gup, at Sandowri on March 21. He made the running for a mile.and a half, but though second into the straight died away, and finished ninth. The recovery of Henri's Choice is regarded as one of the most remarkable known in England. . . • ; The Scottish Grand National Steeplechase as Bogside recently was won by Southern Hero,; who' was also successful .two .years ago. Killsboro' Jack, winner of the. 1933 Liverpool Grand National and winner, of the Scotland event last year, .was; the favourite, but he found.the task of conceding 91b to Southern Hero beyond him. Although with hisrecent Queensland Cup success Lough Neagh" lifted his stake-winnings to over £15,000, he had not previously won at two miles. It was the ambition of his owner-trainer. T. Brosnan; to capture' a two-mile handicap with-the champion, but it: took Lough Neagh six seasons of racing and until near his eighth year to satisfy the ambition. ;-.• , ■