TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 118, 20 May 1937, Page 13

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Pakanui and Mahutai are to be raced in future by Mrs. J. M. Reedy, whose husband recently died in Hastings. They will go into F. Stowe's stable.

Rotoma, who has been off the scene since January, owing to being injured in a race, is due to resume at Carterton on Saturday, and me Gainscourts go well when fresh. Helen Ford's trainer, W. Galbraith, previously won me Wairarapa County with Prince Hal in iy2d. Gaibraitn >wned and trained Prince Hal.

Rona Bay was rehandicappea 61b tor 'he Wairarapa County Cup at Carter:on on Saturday and she will thereEore carry 8.7, not 8.1, as published in- the acceptances yesterday. . .

Chatelaine, who won the English Oaks in 1933 for Mr. E. ThorntonSniith, died at Newmarket, while foaling. -. Her colt foal, by Hyperion, did not live. Former Australian jockey' W. Johnstone, who began the current French flat racing season in good style, continues in form. At St. Cloud on March 31 he piloted the winners of the two principal handicaps, and finished third in another race.

At Otaki last week Trentham stables had three horses engaged in the principal event each day and they occupied all the places. In the Wairarapa County Cup at Carterton on rrentham again has three aspirants. iCorero, Rona Bay, and Darecourt. Since joining up with S. J. Reid's ■.table at Hastings, Taro has not done my work belond light exercises. His programme is not definite, but should the H.B.J.C. have the Gloucester Cup on its spring programme, then Mr." F. Ormond's good hack will be' Specially reserved for 'this event.

Lady Wessex was given-a-trial, over the hurdles at Hastings recently, and for a beginner she showed fair promise. A half-sister to Maunga and Kaokaoroa, two splendid fencers, this mare may be useful over the "bobs," as she possesses far more pace on the flat than her two relatives. . ■■ Up till now the two-year-old Comus has been raced in a partnership, but Mr. M. O'Brien has bought out the interest of A. McAulay, who will continue to train the gelding, says a Riccarton report. Comus has finished his racing for the season, and he will now have an easy time before being got ready for spring engagements. Mercian Prince is at present being converted into a jumper at Hastings. A born mudlark,' he has only to take kindly to jumping to be a great proposition during the winter. Trainer W. Gooseman has the big. gelding in fine fettle to commence operations. When the Royal Stag gelding Wykemist was trained and raced in ,tne South Island he had the reputation of being a splendid fencer over country. He was started in a hack race at Hastings last week and showed more speed than the average 'chaser. Thus,-with his reputed jumping ability. Wykemist should be a handy; sort for Mr. D. A. Preston during the winter, session, and it will be of interest to note how he fares if he is taken to; Wanganui for the steeplechases. Two winters ago in the south he scored twice over CTt tra y'recent lSk°meeting at ! Ke^sington^New 1 South Wales], * surprise move by the club secretary left the printers of unofficial race books isadly-lamenting.1 fl These , books had been sold in the past for, sixpence Mid contained a fair amount of information. The sale of all official books was held up until 12.15 p.m., the first race being run at 1 p.m. In addition no race books were sold anywhere except on the course. This move completely frustrated the "pirates," whose books were not available.until .1 p.m., and by then, all patrons were on the course. ; . , ■