TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 142, 13 December 1939, Page 16

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Wairarapa nominations are due at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening.

Manawatu first-day acceptances close at 9 o'clock on Friday evening. Auckland first-day acceptances close at 5 p.m. on Friday.

The Posterity three-year-old Dynasty was having his fourteenth start when winning the Novice Stakes at Woodville on Monday, and he had not previously been in the money.

Judged by her Woodville efforts, Lady Furst has not come up so well after her respite as she was earlier in the spring. The distance of the New Zealand Cup, in which she was one of the leadei's till the last half-mile, might have taken its toll on her.

Beaupartir is one of the present favourites for the Auckland Cup, but on many of his performances there must remain a doubt whether he is a true stayer. He was a bit lucky to beat Peerless" in the Great Northern St. Leger last Easter.

Serena, who followed up her third at Feilding with an easy win at Woodville last Saturday, is a chestnut filly by Pink Coat out of the Honour — Lucinda mare Honeste, descending from the same family as Star Stranger, Lady Lucy, etc. As she was galloped on during the running she might not be racing over the holidays.

Spendthrift may make his debut as. a hurdler on the second day of the Dunedin Summer Meeting.

Mr. J. Richardson has been advised that the Racing Conference has agreed to the change of name of his Paladin— Spanish Maid gelding from Spark Plug to Palencia.

Ox-agon, the half-sister by Tiderace to Gold Rod, performed encouragingly in finishing third when making her debut at Woodville last Saturday. She is a well-grown filly, with very solid quarters, and it may be worth noting that she remains in the Great Northern Foal Stakes at Ellerslie on Boxing Day.

Hethers stripped one of his forelegs when contesting the hurdles at Woodville on Saturday, and he may have to be eased up. It is bad luck for his connections, as he looked like further paying his way in the near future.