TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 68, 17 September 1936, Page 13

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

• Nominations for the Otaki Maori Racing Club's Meeting are, due .at 8 o'clock on Monday evening;. ■ '.. Nominations for the Auckland Racing Club's Spring Meeting, also forfeits for the A.R.C. Welcome Stakes and the Great Northern Guineas, are due at 5 o'clock tomorrow evening. The winner of the John Grigg Stakes at Ashburton on Saturday is subject to a penalty of 101b in the McLean Stakes at Dunedin. There is no penalty condition to the Dunedin Guineas. The Gore Racing Club has been f ranted a change of dates for the pring Meeting from October 26 and 27 to October 24 and 26. Recently Gore adopted the Saturday half°lt fs V understood that the Woodville District Jockey Club will be applying for a change of dates for its Summer Meeting- in December, on account of the adoption by Palmerston North and the district of the Saturday halfholiday. , Caliente, who has been showing signs of lameness recently, has been transferred to the care of J. Gray den. M. Kirwan will ride Wino in the Spring Handicap at Ashburton on Saturday, and H.-.W. Hibberd will be on Great Star. Defoe's first two foals at the West Derby Stud arrived during the past week. Both are fillies, one being out of Pollyana (a half-sister4 to Sturdee) and the other out of Oread. According to a Riccarton report Concertpitch has been .kept in easy work since the Grand National Meeting It is probable he will appear next at Trentham next month, and after that will race at the New Zealand Cup Meeting. , ;. Although Padishah's owner stated on his arrival in Sydney that his horse was there for hurdling events, Padishah has not been racing in that department, and it is interesting to note that,at the big A.J.C. Spring Meeting his nominations are not for hurdles but for flat events, including the Kensington Handicap, 7 furlongs, on the opening day. . • : ■ ' Comus, the colt by Excitement from Perion secured in Australia by Mr. M. O'Brien, of Christchurch, is reported to have come to hand very quickly and is an attractive mover. His stablemate Royal Order is a gross colt and is expected to take more time to develop his best form. Synagogue's name appears among the nominations for the Eclipse Stakes (India), for four, five, and six-year-olds, run over a mile and a quarter. The* contest will be held at Bombay on January 30 next, and is one of the richest in India, carrying a stake of 75 000 rupees, of which 50,000 rupees, about £4500, and a gold cup, go to the WMichaela, dam of Nedda and Don Jose, and retired from stud duties two seasons ago, died last Sunday at The Curragh Stud, Waikanae, where she was being cared for in her retirement by Mr. J. J. McGrath on behalf of her owner the Rev. Father. Farthing, who is at present in Australia. She was 24 years of age and was a great favourite of her owner's.