TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 151, 23 December 1938, Page 13

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Second'day acceptances for Mana* watu close at 8.30 p.m. tomorrow.

Winners on the first day at Awapuni last year engaged again tomorrow were Laughing I and Siegmund.

Winners on the later days at Awa« puni last December engaged tomorrow were Siegmund, Laughing Lass, Roam' ing, Rakahanga, Nereus, Master Cyklon, and Cricket. Winners at the Manawatu Autumn Meeting last March claiming engagements tomorrow were Lucullus Lad, Rakahanga, Phalanx (twice), Race Call, Galteemore, Good Sun, and Majority. Trentham stables secured seven victories at the Manawatu Meeting last December through the agency of Siegmund (three times), Roaming (twice), Alunga, and Cricket. The only bracket on the programme for Awapuni tomorrow is VarimOhd, Sleeveless, and Sunola in the Nursery Handicap. The Trentham trainer H. A. TelfOrd may now travel north to Auckland after the first day's racing at Manawatu to saddle -up' Beaulivre for the

Great Northern Foal Stakes on Boxmlrf Sample to other clubs has been set by the Wair&rapa Racing Club, which has been using Health Stamps in sending out many of the tickets for its coming meeting. As a result of missing his race at Te Rapa last Saturday owing to the state of the going. Te Hero may now be a starter in the Railway Handicap at Ellerslie on Monday. However. P. Burgess will not now be on hand to ride him. . According to advice received at Trentham Arctic King did not travel well on the train when going north to the Waipa Meeting last week Most of his previous travelling has been done by float. Since arriving ,in , the north he has also not done as well as he usually has when away from home, but his owner-trainer is hopeful that he might pick up again before the weekend.