TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 18, 22 January 1940, Page 11

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Old Bill and Beau Vite were decided favorites for the Wellington^ Cup on Thursday. The former carried *1013 10s and £1187 10s on pools and the latter £94C 10s and £1121 The third favourite was the Laughing Lass-Globe ' Trotter bracket, with £592 and. £1104 10s, and. the fourth favourite was Malagigi with £491,10s and £801. y ■ . The time registered oy Sternchase in winning'the Telegraph. Handicap at Trentham on Thursday was .thje slowest for eight years. His figures were Incur. 12£ sec, and only twice in-".he last_2o years has the time beer, as^ slow ,_, The record for the race is Silver Rings lmin 9fsec Last year Rakahanga ran lmin lO^sec. . ... One of the most promising of the EJJerslie two-year-olds, Phaleron: is. .t present on " the easy list, and there is a possibility that he may not race again until next season. The. Phaleron Bay coll has. unfortunately, been suffering recurring soreness owing to foot trouble, which has prevented the best being seen of him in his recent races. . -. .. Racing on Monday at Trentham, Ashhurst. and Thames, at Pahiatua on Friday and Saturday, and at Auckland, on Saturday and the .follow/ing Mon-: day '. . . ~..-. . .' . .'. . ' ,■■ M McCarten-is tb'db the" riding oi Beaulivre in his Australian engagement!.