TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 74, 24 September 1936, Page 13

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Betting at Marton and Napier on Saturday will be under the single-pool SyOratory may have her first start in Australia in the Quality Handicap, 6 furlongs, at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Chief' Ranger is also engaged at the meeting. _. Mr. C. E. Hassall, of Timaru, has been appointed handicapper for the Oamaru Jockey Club for this season. For starting from a wrong position on Golden Blonde in the Flying Handicap at Avondale last Saturday, H. N. Wiggins was fined £2. An interesting feature of Galhos win in the Avondale Guineas was that.his dam Prodice, was successful in the race in 1928. Gallio's time, lmin 42 3-ssec, was the slowest since View Halloo won in 1931. According to the New Zealand jockey, B. H. Sullivan, who returned yesterday after twelve months in Melbourne, the four likely three-year-olds in Victoria at present are Conondale, Prince Quex, Peerage, and Boongarry. When he returned to scale after wining the Avondale Cup last Saturday, Velocipede was very lame, and it appeared as if he had gone amiss. However, he was walking without any sign of lameness when seen on the course on Monday. Golden Bidge, who gave such promise when he began racing last season that he soon found a new owner, was subsequently a little disappointing to form followers, but he beat everything except De Friend at Trentham in July and on that showing he should be a hard horse to beat in the maiden race at Otaki.

According to a Melbourne exchange, D. S. McCormick, the Mentone trainer, has decided to send King Colossus to the Murniong district for an extended spell. He is returning Isaacs, who has finished racing, to his owner (Mr. J. J7 Corry) in New Zealand.