TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 128, 26 November 1938, Page 22

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Racing next week at Feilding and Auckland on Monday, and at Otaki on Saturday. Otaki weights are due on Tuesday, and the acceptances will close on Wednesday evening. ! As newspapers will not be published on the Monday in Christmas and New Year weeks, much of the holiday racing will be concluded before the results are published. Revival, who is owned by Mr. B. Faircloth, of Wellington, has joined up with W. J. Wood at Trentham and he will be prepared for hurdle racing. He looked well when out exercising on Thursday. Wild Chase, Paper Slipper, Trench Fight, Counterblast, Great Swoop, and Winning Rival, who are likely to be racing in the North Island during the holidays, are all making good progress in their preparatory work at Riccarton.

Raroa, who spread herself in one of her races at Masterton and was let up for a month, resumed training this week. This older sister to Aranui, a recent winner in Melbourne, is now stabled at Trentham, whereas previously she used to do the long trek from Stokes Valley whenever hexowner desired to** gallop her. The Masquerader has been sold to a Greymouth owner, who has placed him in C. Walsh's stable, and he left Riccarton last week. He was in good order when he left the care of J. C. Tomkinson and he should pay his way at the holiday meetings on the West Coast.

Coronado, who is owned by Mr. W. Smart, is building up into a compact horse A and he should soon be, rewarded with a bracket over a short course. Mr. Smart also has a two-year-old Defoe —Manurewa filly now in early commission. According to a Southland report, Trisox appeal's to have made a splendid recovery after breaking down badly at the Dunedin Winter Meeting, and F. Langford has placed him back in work. The Panmure gelding is carrying a lot of condition at present, and it is not intended to work him seriously until well on in the year. Half and Half's return to the win-

ning list at Invercargill last Saturday was anticipated by his party, and there was a lot of merit in the Balboa gelding's success. He has not always done as well as expected in his work, and this is the reason he has not been raced a great deal. He requires only to retain his present form to win again before long.

Sinking Fund, who since being tried as a hurdler has failed to create a very good impression, has been leased by his owner to the well-known Aucklander, Mr. Reg Lewis, and' the Acre gelding is to receive a special preparation for the brush hurdle races at the Thames Meeting in January.

The brilliant three-year-old of last season, Courtcraft, is training on the right way at Woodville and is reported to have sprinted satisfactorily during the past week. Intentions are that he will race at .the Woodville Meeting at the beginning of next month, preparatory to fulfilling important engagements sf& Christmas.