TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 21, 24 July 1936, Page 13

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Adalenc, whose recent form has been so consistent, finished fourth in the last Winter Cup, after dropping back from third to sixth on the home turn. j Travcnna was the pacemaker with < Knockfin to the straight in the last Win- : ter Cup, but then weakened. He has', lib less to carry this year and was inl--winning form over seven furlongs re- i cently at the Dunedin Meeting. Lycidas was unable to race after thu first, day at Trentham.'. He received |' a knock and he is spelling, with no i immediate prospect of being fit to re-| ; sume training. i Winners at the* Manawalu Winter I Meeting last year who are engaged! again tomorrow were Sanloft and Salt Spray, both in Mr. C. Boyle's colours, and in the same events as they are accepted for this year. The minor place-fillers behind Prosy Boy in last year's Manawatu Hunt Cup Steeples were Taura Lad and Croyden, both of whom have been winners this winter. Miss Pango, previously winner of the Rangitikei Hunt Cup, ran oft at the second fence at Awapuni. Given, who ran second in the Hawke's Bay Hunt Cup last Saturday at his first public appearance, is a nine-year-old bay gelding by Manchineel out of a Dr. Shimose mare, and he is owned by Mr. S. G. Bridge, of Waipukii- , rau. He will have his second start ' at Awapuni tomorrow. One of the latest additions to the active brigade at Ellerslie is Carshalton, an aged brown gelding by Lapidary . from Disappointment. Carshalton, who is being trained by Mr. W. Nightingale, was at one time in H. T. Reilly's team at Te Rapa and ran unplaced twice at the Waikato Spring Meeting. Mirth, a two-year-old daughter of Laughing Prince and that good Panmure mare Mandane, showed promt-;;; in some of her races during the autumn in one of which she ran second to Gay Doll, and if she has got over her propensity to hang she might be capable of a good effort in the Rangitane Plate at Awapuni tomorrow. She will be bracketed with Jovial Prince, another Laughing Prince juvenile who has iut dicated that he possesses future possi- ~ bilities. Puhchestown. who has not raced since he fell in the Lincoln Steeples on the final day of the last Grand National Meeting, is one of the acceptors for the South Canterbury, Steeplechase tomorrow, and his performance will attract a lot of notice. Punchestown also ran in this event last year, and after being interfered with when Royal Limond ran off he finished fourth. He le had 51b more twelve months ago than he has tomorrow. • The two horses who paid the divi- ! dendfc in the South Canterbury Steeplechase last year, High Speed and Night Parade, are both in tomorrow's race again, High Speed with 111b more to 1(t carry and Night Parade with 71b less. Night Parade, who has so far not raced this winter, was started subsequent to , Washdyke in the Grand National j Steeplechase, and after making up i ground on the last round he finished 1 a creditable fourth, three lengths behind Billy Boy. Thurina, ridden by G. Ridgway, was sent over five of the schooling steeplechase fences at Riccarton yesterday ID morning. There was not much pace Z. on, and Thurina jumped slowly. He ,\ appeared to be saving his doubtful |p front leg on landing over each obstacle , \ but he walked off without showing any 3,, effects of the work, h Some riding engagements made foi "j the South Canterbury Hunt Meetinj tomorrow are: —R. Beale, Royal Buck . n and Night Parade; A. E. Ellis, Queer \ v Dorothy, Silver Coat, and Concert b. pitch; L. J. Ellis, Bay Duke, Silvei nt Sail, and Honour's Lass; G. Ridgway of Needful: H. Turner, High Speed; C je Humphries, Nocturnus; H. Hibberd id Polygraph and Mount Val: A. Parsons Cape Gabo; D. O'Connor, Courtyard.