NEWCOMERS IN TRAINING

Southland Times, Issue 25763, 29 August 1945, Page 7

NEWCOMERS IN TRAINING

Hazlett Stable Additions

OTAGO HUNT MEETING CANDIDATES

Forfeits for the John Grigg Stakes are due on September 3. Named

The three-year-old filly by Salmagundi from Shillelagh Wood in J. Langford’s team will race as Galway Rose. Another Trial

Heidelberg is back in work at Invercargill and present intentions are to race him at the Otago Hunt meeting next month.

For Otago Hunt Safe Light is a newcomer to put in an appearance at the Invercargill tracks, and he will next be seen out at the Otago Hunt meeting on September 29. Missed Nomination

C. G. Humphries had ideas of a Sydney trip for Gulf Stream, but the nomination made by the owner, Mr G. A. Lang, for the Epsom Handicap, arrived in Sydney too late. Change . Of Dates For the last two years the Dunedin Jockey Club raced on Boxing Day and the first Saturday after New Year, with an interval of about 10 days between. This sedson the summer meeting dates are Boxing Day (December 26) and December 29.

Good Progress Both Signal Officer and Bayreuth have made good progress in their work for R. E. McLellan, although nothing in the manner of fast work has been so far attempted. Present intentions are to race this pair at the Otago Hunt Club’s meeting. C. F. Low’s Team

C. F. Low has a good type of mare, which will race as Straight Flight, in his team. She is a five-year-old mare by Straightcourse from Solo Flight, by Songbird. Low has also a three-year-old filly by Siegfried from Cough, and a two-year-old filly by Man’s Pal from the Australian-bred mare Amelita. Palm Bearer

• Palm Bearer, the Coronach two-year-old in F. D. Jones’s stable, is on the easy list, while he recovers from a cold. His owner has decided not to hurry him, and he will not be prepared for spring racing, and he will be allowed to forfeit his McLean Stakes engagement. A Novel Prize

A special prize of lOOgns will be awarded the owner of the best type of colt or filly running in the Rosehill Guineas this year. This is the second year the Rosehill committee has made such an award. Soundness and conformation and suitability for breeding of bloodstock and utility horses are points that will be taken into consideration. The Hazlett Team

.Besides Lisheen, Aurora Australis, Black Light and True Range, Mr W. E. Hazlett’s team includes five novices all by the Grand Knight horse Sir Simper. A particularly fine type of three-year-old gelding is out of Lorette, and he is a brother to the National Steeplechase winner Anglo-French and a-half brother to a useful jumper in Colonel French. He is an exceptionally good type of juvenile, his dam, Lorette, being by Tractor from the Kilbroney mare Moulin Rouge, the dam of Latin Quarter, Frenchy, Colonel Rouge and others. A three-year-old gelding is out of the Paper Money mare Lucky Light, the dam of Hooting Light, Lucky Hoot and Rainbow Light. There is a close doubling of Simper blood in this pedigree, as Lucky Light was out of the imported mare Simper, the dam also of Sir Simper, sire of the three-year-old. A similarly-bred youngster in the team is a three-year-old from Glad Light (the dam of Pocket Flash). Glad Light was also got from Paper Money from Simper. A fourth three-year-old gelding is out of the Tractor mare Surge, and a four-year-old gelding is out of Divinial, the dam of Golden Lap and Turaki. GOOD TIMES PUT UP ■ BY SLEEPY FOX New Zealand Star Trains At Randwick (Rec. 8.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, August 28.

The New Zealand star, Sleepy Fox, is in good shape for his first race in Sydney, which is expected to be the Canterbury Guineas (six furlongs, weight for age) next Saturday. He took the short distance honours at Randwick today, running half a mile in SOVi seconds, although not at top speed at the finish. Sleepy Fox carried a good weight in D. Munro. He ran the first two furlongs in 24 Yz seconds. He covered extra ground at the turn and was not hurried over the last furlong. This is the third time since his arrival in Sydney that Sleepy Fox has registered the best time for half a mile- at Randwick. RICCARTON ITEMS (Special) CHRISTCHURCH, August 28. ' Kernel jumped two hurdles this morning, ' but fell heavily at the third. A much better ; display was given later when Commemorate and Gallopade were associated over four hurdles, which they jumped without the ' semblance of a mistake. 1 The three-year-old Language broke a blood 1 vessel while doing a gallop this morning. < The three-year-olds, of which there is a ( large' contingent in work, are beginning to : give interest to the track work at Riccarton. Essay, Sanskrit and Thombridge are among 1 the forward lot, but some of the others need only a few sprints to fit them for rac- , ing. Dawn Salute, a new member of V. . Lee’s team, is a two-year-old filly by , Nightly-Sunny Dawn by Sunny. Form-Cos- j sack. ( JOCKEY’S APPEAL FAILS , i i

(P.A.) WANGANUI, August 28. The Wanganui District Committee today reheard the appeal of I. Galvin, a jockey, against suspension arising out of the handling of Air Port in the Manawatu Winter Cup at Awapuni on June 16 and upheld its former decision to increase the. Manawatu Racing Club judicial committee’s sentence of three months’ suspension to six months. The appeal had been referred back to the committee by the Racing Conference judges for a rehearing. 4 CRICKET AT LORDS Dominions Team In Strong

Position LONDON, August 27. The Dominions’ eleven has a strong, grip on the match against England at Lords. Hammond and Edrich saved England t from collapse. Coming together when six down for 96, they added 184 runs for the seventh wicket. Hammond’s chanceless 121 included three sixes and 10. fours. Edrich hit six’ fours. Craig, the Dominions’ opening batsman, again scored well and, with Miller and Donnelly batting comfortably at stumps, the Dominion’s side is 165 runs ahead and has seven wickets in hand. The scores were:— ENGLAND—First innings, 287 (Langridge, 28; Hammond, 121; Edrich, 78). Bowling, Williams took 1 for 49, Constantine 1 for 53', Pepper 4 for 57, Ellis 1 for 4, Cristofani 3 for 82. DOMINIONS—Second innings, 3 for 145 (Craig, 32; Fell, 28; Miller not out, 61; Donnelly not out, 11). Bowling, Davies 2 for 13, Wright 1 for 49.