TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Issue 12, 14 July 1936, Page 13

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

There was a pool of over £11,375 10s on the final race at Trentham on Saturday. On the last New Zealand Cup the pool was only £8187. and on the last New Zealand Trotting Cup only £5828 was invested

Calshot took the honour of being probably the most consistent horse at last week's Wellington Meeting. He started three times and was three tim^s third. Pahu started twice and was twice third.

In.the past Dawning Light and Koyal Feast have not improved, with racing, but they both did so on the final day at Trentham la^t Saturday. Dungarvan, who was a Winter Cup candidate, was withdrawn from the race at 1.15 p.m. on Saturday. He may be racing in Australia during the coming season. '.

Maine went south last night to Kiccarton with J. S. Shaw's team, and will be looked after by Shaw until J.M. Cameron goes south at the end of the.month.

Young Paddon hardly lived up to his family's reputation at. Trentham last week, but the two races he had were "the first in his career and it should not be long before 'he enjoys a turn on the winners' list.

Anion is commencing to display plenty of dash in his work at Takanini, and while he is carrying a little surplus flesh he should not take long in returning to racing condition, and he should undoubtedly be ready to be seen to advantage early in the new season. .

Arausib may now claim the distinction of being the only horse to sire two winners of the W.R.C. Whyte Handicap, his representatives being Curie and Maine. '

Thurina was given a rousing gallop at Riccarlon on Saturday morning. He looks well, but it remains to be seen whether he will keep sound. He will probablybe schooled with other Grand National candidates this week, and, if he stands up to his jumping tasks, he will be among the fav6urites for the big steeplechase. He has not raced for close on two years.

Inver is.one of the latest to resume training at^Tsikanini after a good respite. This colt raced very consistently as atwo-jear-old, though his record was spoiled in his last three starts, when he was badly away from the barrier. He won over six furlongs this season, and finished very resolutely in all his races, indicating that he should be a very useful performer over a distance next season.

■Mr. Roy Stewart, veterinary surgeon reports that the champion filly Fidelity, who fractured her pelvis recently while spelling, has taken kindly to the snngs, and is doing well, says a Sydney report. It is too early yet for him to be able to venture an opinion as to whether she will ever race again. Brevity graduated from the pony hurdles to the trial hurdles at Riccarton on Saturday morning and gave a good display for a horse who has not v A a S rGat deal of schooling. Ridden by A. Stove, he was inclined to rush his hurdles, with the consequence that he rapped three of the four battens. At the third he steadied himself and lumped high. He showed good pace in between jumps, and the fact that he rapped the battens did not trouble !.i i m „