TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 20, 25 January 1938, Page 13

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Single-pool betting at Pahiatua .on Friday and Saturday. Lady Ina and Tpp Row raced very solidly at Trentham last week. Lustral was asked a lot in being saddled up twice at Trentham on Saturday, and he made' no show the second time. Cloak, the three-year-old Vaals filly who won the maiden event at Ashburton on Saturday, is now being trained by L. J. F. Jarvis at Marton. Following his further failures at Trentham and Ashhurst last week, Boomerang will probably be set aside till the winter, which has always been his favourite time of the season. Applications have been called for the position of stipendiary steward to the New Zealand Racing Conference, closing on February 26. ' Free Gold, forced to come from behind at Ashhurst on Saturday, finished full of running. Once he settles down properly to racing this horse will win ■ all his races this way. I According to a Te Aroha report, ■ Mazir has made a good recovery from ■ the effects of his recent rick, but his track efforts indicate that he may not be at his best for a few weeks. He is apparently quite sound again, but is not mustering up his usual speed. Golden Sheila is reported to be looking exceptionally well again, but she is being allowed plenty of time in which to recover fully from the effects of the fall she had at Ellerslie when contesting the Railway Handicap. Te Hero could have fulfilled his engagement in last week's Wellington Stakes, but with so many other good races ahead for him it was not deemed wise to take any risks with him. A substantial offer for him, made by J. T. Jamieson on behalf of an Australian client, was rejected last Wednesday. Queen of Song's absence from the Wellington Meeting last week was due to an injury sustained at the start of the Invercargill Cup. She was very severely bumped by another horse, and it is suspected that this resulted in a fractured rib. If such is the case it will be a while before this good mare can be raced again.