TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 132, 1 December 1938, Page 13

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

There is no acceptance for the Auckland Cup or Railway Handicap;till tomorrow f ortnighL ■ ! S. Wilson, who has ridden the win-' ners of the last Auckland and New, Zealand Cups, will try to make it three. on end on Arctic King at Ellerslie. Christmas hams will be presented to the trainers of winners at the Menagle Pafk Meeting (Sydney) next Tuesday. Indian Sun, the half-broUaer by Bulandshar to Solarium and a stablemate of Baran's, has recovered from his 1 earlier setbacks and will probably do his first racing over the holidays. The result of the Auckland Cup last year was: The Buzzer, 7.6, 1-; Knight of Australia, 7.5, 2; Argentic, 8.11, 3; Kelly, 7.1, 4. ■ ■ j The result of the A.R.C. Railway Handicap last year. was:-^Stretto, .7.4, 1; Ben Braggie, 8.7, 2; Marie's Acre, 7.5, 3; Orate, 7.6, 4. According to a Melbourne commentator, Catalogue and Conveyer were sold by Mr. E. Lv Barnes to his sister, Mrs.1 A. Jamieson, for 800 guineas. The Melbourne report, however, gives the wrong date, .stating, that the sale took place after the trouble at Wanganui I in May, whereas Mrs. Jamieson first j raced the horses at the Feilding Easter After having raced successfully under i! the care of the Takanini trainer, F. j Smith, Paddy the Rip has been trans-! ferred to F. - R. Foster's stable inPukekohe. '"■",,'■ A tt The Rangitikei sportsman Mr. A. H. Marshall did well with fee Chief, Ruler—Lilimond mare Wildfiower. iae; now has a good-looking fiEy- "by Beaui Pere from Lilimond t6 carry his colours. She bears the title of La Coquette and had her first : race at Feilding on Monday. Although she completed the course, Little Dorritt was galloped on during her lace at Feilding last Saturday and she was in a bad way when-pulled Tip. However, she was removed from thecourse in the hope feat she could be ; saved for duty as a brood mare. j G. R. Tattersall, who recently completed his apprenticeship .with Awapuni trainer G. W. New, rode' tliree whiners on the opening day at1 Feilding. His. anxiety to get Sporting .-Gift, away to a good start on the second -day resulted in his being stood: down for two weeks, and he will now, miss the Otaki and Woodville Meetings. He had been booked, for Old! Surrey in the final event and he was allowed to fulfil the engagement.

Some time ago the, National Horse Association recorded that a ihorse known as Old Billy had attained She age of 62 years, which, must surely be a record. It is recorded that an Australian horse, Parramatta, who died in 1874, was aged 53 years when he died.