TO-DAY'S TURF NEWS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 77, 13 March 1934, Page 5

TO-DAY'S TURF NEWS

Trentham Track Notea BLEAK CONDITIONS PREVAIL (By Telegraph—Pres* Association.) WELLINGTON, March 13. Although the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting is only three day* off, tho solitary visitors as yet on the scene are Lordly Knight and Bellbroney, and it is not expected that there will be many more arrivals till the eve ol jJu fixture. Weather conditions this morning were as bleak as in the depth* oi winter, and after overnight rain the track was easy. It will take a lot more rain than is likely to fall during the next few days, however, seriously to affect the going, but there i» little prospect of a hard track. Rod Sun, picked up by Normandy at the six-furlongs post, ran seven furlongs pleasingly, drawing past his mate near the post to win the trial by half a length in 1.29), the last six in 1.16), and the last half in 51 1-5. Red Sun’s Thompson Handicap rider will be GDuncan. Epigram was matched with Lordly Knight over six furlongs, and he loft his companion in tho final furlong to win with the utmost ease by four lengths in 1.16, the last half-mile m 51 2-ssecs. Epigram’s Thompson Handicap rider will be W. J. Broughton, as K. Voitre is required for Red Manfred. Te Ua, who looks improved with his last week’s race, traversed seven furlongs well within himself in 1.32. Palm Queen drew away in the straight to beat Melisande and Cape Fair easily over a mile in 1.46), the last half-mile in 53secs. Palm Queen and Melisandc will both start in the St. Leger, but no riders are yet engaged. Bay Area was beaten by a neck by Roderick Dhu over six furlongs in 1.18, the last half-mile in 53secs. Lovecourt, who is backward after a let-up, was badly tailed off Pegged Exchange, another who has done little recent work, came down from the three-fur-tongs peg in 38)secs. Choral was going easily three length* in front of Misfire at the end of half a mile in 51 l-ssecs., and she is an improving youngster. Bellbroney easily beat Lvncal by seven lengths over six furlongs in 1.18, the last half-mile in 52secs. No gnlloping companion was available for Autopay, who was allowed to go round under a hold the reverse way. He showed that he is fit by moving from tho winning i>ost te the seven furlongs in 1.34. and had he been required he could have registered good figures 1) O’Connor is once again to bo on him in tho Thompson Handicap Among horses to do servieenble tasks wore Purse. Quebec Vitaphone. Coles sical. Lnckston, Morhury, and Rulata