RACING AND TROTTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 May 1943, Page 3

RACING AND TROTTING

MEETINGS TO COME ; GALLOPING May 22: Waikato. May 29: Dunedin. June 5: Dunedin. June 5: Wanganui. June 5: Auckland. June 12: Auckland. June 19: Manawatu. June 26: Hawke’s Bay. July 3: Wellington. July 10: Wellington. July 24: S. Canterbury Hunt. . July 24 or 31: Manawatu-Rangitikei Hunt. TROTTING June 5: Ashburton. Northern Engagements: Erinatiqn was taken north on Monday bv his rider G. Barr, to compete at the Waikato and Auckland Winter meetings. Valantua, who was nominated lor the ? ame programmes, will not make the trip, but will race at Wingatui.

Retired: Parvati has been retired from racing after having failed to produce winning form. This BulandS h ar —Fondle mare, has been acquired by Mr H. Burch, and will go to his Rotorua stud, where the English sire Chatsworth is quartered.

T. C. Lowry’s Purchase: Tom Lowry ex—New ziealand cricket captain, has had the filly he purchased at the last yearling sales at ±rentham sent to Hastings to be bro Ken in bv -D. Hyslcp and, when i cacly, trained by J. H. Jefferd. The fihy is by Foxbridge from Senorita.

Shikari: Shikari will do no .noix racing for Mr G. R. MacDonald. When he finished up as a two-ycar-old by winning the Challenge Stakes ne looked on the way to being a horse of good class, but before he appeared again he had become affected m the wind. After being operated on he ran a few fair races, but his only win was secured at Invercargill this season.

Foxbridge: The first four horses in the Makaraka Handicap, principal event at the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s Winter meeting at Te Aroha last Saturday, were all sired by the Dominion’s leading sire Foxbridge. They were Justina, Volifox, Foxlore, and Marble Fox. Foxbridge also had first and second in the Second Junction Hack Handicap with Our Joy and Fox-brae. Up to the end of May 1, progeny of Foxbridge had won £19,150 this season, and this will be his third year in succession ac the head of the list, of winning d.res.

Successful Horsemen: In me winning jockeys’ list W. F. Ellis, with 40 wins, has a lead <>f lour on W. Broughton and J. Williamson is next with 27. L. .1. Ellis is now in fourth place with 23, and then follow W ; Hooton 22, V. Sellars 18, D. Redstone 17, N. Holland, P. Atkins. K. W.’son and A. Midwood 16 each. A. Jenkins and E. Dye each 15. Galvin 14, W. A. Ensor, A. Messervy, ana J. Gaitlr J 3 each. M. Caddy, 11. Wiggins, C. Wilson, and W. Connor 12 each, B. H Morris, W. Carter, L. Clutterbuck, and J. McFarlane, 11 each.

Sent Home: Straignt Bat is to be sent home from Riccarton ana she may be retired to the stud. She has won only one race this season, though .she has continued to register brilliant track gallops. She will be accomoanied to Stoney hurst by the ' Wild Chase two-year-old Bewitching, who has shown no form in tier races. With the departure of this pair, fl. ana A. CulyS will go on with the training of a of two-year-olds who have been zeld up through shortage of labour. They are by Broiefort —Fracas., Wild Chase —Rival Shot, and Winning Hit— Hororata. Mr J. H. GAgg’s two jumpers have been sent .home. Leopardstown will not be tried again, as he. has gone wrong several times. Troytown was lame after he won the hurdle race at Riccarton on Easter Monday, but it is hoped he will be able to resume work alter a good rest.