ROYAL FLIGHT’S TRIP

Dominion, Volume 38, Issue 278, 23 August 1945, Page 9

ROYAL FLIGHT’S TRIP

Early Decision Likely Dominion Special Service. INVERCARGILL. August 22. A decisbSu has .vet to be made about Royal Flight carrying out her Australian engagements, but there is every possibility that she will make the (rip. No advice of a penally in the Caiillieid Cup for her Winter Cup success has come through, and it would appear that it is not intended to rehandicap Iler. Mr. D. M. Tweedie intends cabling Australia to ascertain the position, and if she' has not been penalized she is almost certain to make the trip, and her mission will be the Caultieb! Cup. A. E. Didhaiu Is anxious to lake Royal Flight across. Though it was reported that he was noi to race again. Royal Lancer is in work at Rivertoii. lit* has already done some jumping, and when next produced i. probably will be as a huhiler. He has no! won a race since the 1013 llazlei; Gold Cup. lie finished a good third h» Golden Souvenir and Fox ha ven in tinDunedin Cup. but in the majority. of lib engagement he found his heavy import * beyond him. Sing Sing, who lias been in work h»i some weeks, has done exceptionally well at Invercargill, and she •pi’oituscs in n>well forward for early spring meetings She was the outstanding sprinter raced here last year. Southland promises to have >ome outstanding. three-year-olds ibis season, n the number in work at this stage greatly exceeds that of any previous year. Ono who has done exceptionally well is Waul • wood, a gelding by Salmagundi from Pink Bond, and be has furnished into an out standing horse. Victory Flight, a hab’brother by Man’s Pal to Royal Flight, is more forward rhaii the majority. and present intentions are to start him in the bnnetliii Guineas. Psalm b?i- been taken along quietly by F. \V. Fills and she has shown no siirn* of the unsound noss which tr«ojb’l'*d her hist scOhdh. Slip has grown into a mag Dilieeiit iHly. Bayreuth. a gelding by-'Salmag'imJt from Bay ’ Biddy. is as forward as any of the I lire*.?-war-olds. Ills work to dale has made a good impression. Te Anan Lady, a half sister to Macedoine, has grown into a line type, and has accomplished everything well.