TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 23, 28 January 1938, Page 13

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Ponty is due to malse bis rgappeaFaijce in the Midsummer Han<jic3P at Riccgrton next week. The racing on the concluding day at Pahiatua tomorrow is due to commence at JJ?.2P p.m. Ecstatic is the excellent nanie chosen for Enthusiasm's two-year-old chestnut daughter by Laughing Prince. The Surgepn hag peen entered for the hurdle events ,304 tgv ifte Qunedin Cup at the Dunedin Meeting. The Defoe colt Footmark, who won the West Australian Darby, will be sent to Melbourne early n<»xt month, and he will be given a chance to earn distinction against the best horses in the eastern States. Hazoor is a recent addition to B, McKay's team at Woodville, an 4 prp)ir ably will race on the second day .at Pahiatua. He is beginning to make a noise. c Mona's Song was finishing on in both her races at Wairip, anj}, better favoured at the barrier on each ppcaiipn, Trotting news will be found on page 15. she might have dope, better than run a couple of seconds. She will have a chance to make amends at Clifden %Qr morrpw. The Lackham-^Sleeping Beauty fllly Beaulack has entered A." M. Wright's stable at Foxtpn. This three-yearrold is 9. fullrsister to Palm, wfrp was sold to an Australian owner, but she has npt reached the heights of ijer relative, Although tie faijed to gain £ place in the Kopu Handicap "on the second day at Thames, Windcress is repopted to have run a good race, pnd the Whirlwind gelding sliould be capable pf gefr ting on the winning lj.st before long. ■ Hutana was responsible for impressive performances at Thames, and be might have been better served {>y 3 Stronger hprsepian. He wijl' hay? only to. re{.a}n his present form to Jpijj fee winning list at an early date. ; The two failures of Pirate King at Thames were cpstly $0 backers, foy he ranged as the favourite at feotfi bi§ e§says f As 9 three-yearrpld last se's? son the King J,u gelding pronifaed'to develop into a h^ck above, £he average, but his recent performances have beet} disappointing. Noisy Night, who won ajt Mai?t°n but failed ip his nejft two starts at Trentr ham, wftere he .brpfee a girthl diiriijg his race on the first day, is" to "dp his next racing on the Tarknaki circuit. , The time recpyd for the WWFJP Cup is 2mm 8 2?ssec, established by Queen Balppa 10 tfif 192? contest, Pajadjnp'g tjme fpr Jast Saturday'? contest h&g been bettered eleven tinies in the last fifteen years, but the Paladin gelding could have done better; and ey<?n so jt was a good gallop pn & greasy track.