TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 58, 6 September 1938, Page 15

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Smgle-pool betting at Wanganui on Thursday and Saturday. . Leighon Rei's name means "Flying Leighon.'-'

Pas de Cheval, meaning horse's hoof, is the name claimed for the Lackham— Lady Elusive colt in the Wanganui Debutant field.

Algerian, Beau Vite, Biddy Girl, Kobi, Silver Bat, Silver-Stick, and Varimond are engaged in both the Wanganui Debutant Stakes and the Avondale Stakes.

There is not a single South Island horse in the field for the Wanganui Debutant Stakes this year. Southern stables are usually represented. The Wrecker's second, beaten half a head, in the September Handicap at Canterbury Park on Saturday, suggests that this five-year-old half-brother to Historic may come into solid form before this season passes. Historic was also slow in developing. Surprise entries for the New Zealand Cup include the Trentham maiden four-year-old Kinloch (Martarma — Lucinda) and the 1934 Great Easter winner The Masquerader, now eight years old.

The North Island has contributed 31 of the 56 entries for this year's New Zealand Cup. Of the South Island's 25, fourteen are from Riccarton stables. Of the seventeen horses who participated in last year's New Zealand Cup, only five have been engaged again. They are Cerne Abbas (the winner), Argentic, Queen of Song, Lowenberg, and Boomerang. Cerne Abbas and Queen of Song are at present in Australia.

The veterans of the New Zealand Cup entry are Argentic, Mungatoon, and Made Money, who are nine, years old. Seven in the list are eight years, twelve are seven, years, eight are six years, seventeen are five years, seven are four years, and two (Gay Son and Night Attack) are three years.

A. E. Ellis, has been offered the ride on Flood Tide in the Melbourne Cup. Flood Tide has 8.8 in the race, and, although Ellis has trouble in getting down to this poundage, he is considering the offer.

Mr. W. T. Hazlett left Invercargill last week on his return to Australia, where he has about a dozen horses in work. • Hackensehmidt is the name claimed for the four-year-old gelding by The Ace from Precision. He is being trained at Ellerslie by K. W. A. Lewis and has shaped well in his few essays to date.'

Maori Boy has been accepted as a sire under the Remount Scheme. He was a good performer in .Auckland a few seasons ago. The first foal sired in New Zealand by Salmagundi made its appearance last week. It is a colt out of the Paper Money—lllume mare Flicker.

In addition to riding Russian Ballet in the Wanganui Guineas, B. H. Morris has been engaged to ride Brazen King and Laughing Lass in their first-day engagements at Wanganui. S. Wilson's mounts on Thursday will be Morning Flight, Red Cat, Granvale, Liane, Peerless, and Russian Ballet, and on Saturday he will be on Peerless. W. J. Broughton will be on Warehi and Sporting Gift on Thursday and on Gay Son in the Wanganui Guineas. A. Messervey has been booked to ride Taurangi in the Wanganui Guineas. New Zealand-bred two-year-olds sold at the Sydney and Melbourne yearling sales and at, present in work in both centres 'have been named as follows: —Wilson, by Siegfried—Lilock; Xavier, by Lord Warden—El Boa; Sun Belle, by Beau Pere —Summertime; Shy, by Beau Pere—Cocoanut; Maschera, by Ringmaster—Veil; and Fredwyn, by Siegfried—Enmity. ,