NOTES FROM RICCARTON

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22269, 23 May 1934, Page 11

NOTES FROM RICCARTON

(Special to Daily Times.) CHRISTCHURCH, May 22. H. Cutts, will leave for the north this week with Copyist and Scarlet Rambler, who are in good fettle for engagements at the Auckland Racing Club’s meeting. Rebel Star looks in excellent health and is doing well in his track work. His connections do not greatly appreciate, the high opinion of him the Auckland handicapper has shown , in the Hack Race on the opening day at Ellerslie, but it is probable that J. S.'Shaw will take him north, leaving about the end of this week. ■ ; • • - . L. J. Ellis has made arrangements to ride at the Auckland Racing Club’s winter meeting, where he should be assured of-- plenty 'of engagements. Copyist may be one-of his mounts. The Riccarton jockey A. E. Ellis has not yet completed arrangements for the King’s Birthday meetings, but it is practically certain that: he will be riding at either Auckland or . Otaki., , The apprentice,’H. Mackinnon, will be at the Auckland winter meeting, where he should have plenty of riding opportunities. He bas been engaged to handle the-Riccarton hack Scarlet Rambler in her engagements. t - The three-year-old filly High Rank, by Day Comet. from’ Sailor’s Hope, has finished her racing career and been sent back to Stbnyhurst, .. She is :. half-sister to the well-performed mare Fast Passage,: and though lacking the brilliancy of her ’ relative, she shaped at one stage like developing, itito a useful stayer. Unfortunately ■ she became affected ■in ' the wind, and retirement to the stud has been decided on.