HORSES ARRIVE FROM NORTH

Southland Times, Issue 24011, 29 December 1939, Page 9

HORSES ARRIVE FROM NORTH

WARDRESS RETIRED FROM RACING WAIRIO NOMINATIONS TONIGHT Nominations close today at 5 p.m. for the Wairio Jockey Clubs meeting. Acceptances for the first day of the Southland Racing Club’s meeting close at 5 o’clock today. Retired Because of eye trouble Wardress has been retired to the stud. Rider Engaged M. N. Caddy will ride members of E J. Ellis’s team in their engagements at Wyndham and Invercargill.

Corrected Weights

Prince Flaneur’s weight in the Waikiwi Handicap at the Southland meeting should be 7.7 and not 7.1. Monas Song’s weight in the Waihopai Handicap is 8.6 not 8.5. In Uniform

Soldiers in uniform will be admitted to all Southland meetings during the next few days.

Trophy Presented A trophy valued at 12gns has been presented to the Wairio Jockey Club to be attached to the Forde Steeplechase Handicap. Northern Visitors

E. J. Ellis arrived at Invercargill yesterday with Passaform, Cherokee, Chirp and Asia while A. S. Ellis has brought Merry March south for the Wyndham and Southland meetings. To Ride Nightwings

After riding at Waikouaiti on New Year’s Day P. Spratt will be at the Southland meeting on the following two days. One of his mounts is Nightwings in the Invercargill Cup while he will also fide King’s Chorus. Allowances

The apprentice W. F. Ellis has ridden more than 20 winners and his allowance has been reduced to 31b. When R. E. Humphries won on Doubleack on Wednesday this was his thirtieth winner and he will be unable to claim an allowance in future. The Wairio Meeting

The Wairio Jockey Club has decided to run its annual fixture on January 20 for patriotic purposes and the whole of the net profit on the fixture will be handed over to funds to assist the soldiers. The Wairio Cup is worth £2OO, while the Silver Challenge Cup, valued at £lOO is also attached to this event. Good stakes are offered for the other events. Nominations close at 5 p.m. today. Winning. Owners

Stake money at the Dunedin meeting was distributed as follows: G.‘ Murray Aynsley £520, J. A. White £420, L. C. Hazlett £4OO, H. J. Riddle £360, D. W. Westenra £220, J. Walker £240, L. W. Smith £215, P. T. Hogan £lB5, D. J. McDonald £l7O, J. S. and W.. E. Hazlett £l7O, A. Ferguson £l6O, D. M. Tweedie £l6O, J. M. Samson, £l5O, Bennett and O’Brien £l5O, G. A. Feilding £l5O, E. C. Govan £l4O, D. E. Wanklyn £l3O, Bayliss and Findlay £l2O, T. H. Fraser £l2O, H. B. Archer £lOO, J. Graham £lOO, H. Nurse £95, J. and J. S. Price £75, F. W. Ellis £5O, D. P. Wilson £5O, T. Maloney £35, J. W. Shirtliff £3O, G. Hall £3O, Mrs W. Mackenzie £3O, W. A. White £25, J. A. Smaill £25, J. E. Rogers £2O, R. C. B. Greenslade £2O, J. P. Herlihy £2O, Mrs H. C. Manaton £2O, G. Gould £2O, J. Richardson £l5, T. M. Kelly £lO, D. A. Withers £lO, G. R. Hunter £lO, Mrs M. F. Mulvena £lO, G. R. Macdonald £lO, J. Morrison £5, W. J. Dore £s—total £5OOO.

REHANDICAPS FOR WAIRARAPA

(United. Press Association)

WELLINGTON, December 28.

The following rehandicaps have been made for the Wairarapa Club’s New Year meeting:— RUSSELL HANDICAP.—Gay Fox 9110, Te Ore 9.10. CUP.—Colfort 7.12. WHAREKAKA HANDICAP.—Purarua 8.13.

TAWAKA HANDICAP.—Gay Fox 8.0.

In the Russell Handicap Silver Lance should be Silver River.

BEAULIVRE TO RACE IN AUSTRALIA “VERY LITTLE LEFT IN N.Z.”

(United Press Association) AUCKLAND, December 28. The champion three-year-old colt Beaulivre which won the King’s Plate at Ellerslie today leaves New Zealand soon for. Australia. His owner, Mr E. C. Harnett, a Wellington sportsman, said today that he will travel by the same boat.

“It is hard to say how Beaulivre will fare in his engagements at this Auckland meeting,” Mr Harnett said early in the forenoon. “I have come to the conclusion, however, there will be very little left for him in New Zealand. He is not a big horse and his opportunities here will be limited. I have decided to let him race against the best in Australia and his first start will be in the Futurity Stakes at Caulfield at the end of February. After that he will compete in other weight-for-age races and it is doubtful if he will be brought back to New Zealand.” Beaulivre will be trained by G. Price, the former New Zealander who won the Melbourne Cup with Windbag. Mr Harnett will return to New Zealand in two or three months’ time.