HERE AND THERE

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 34, 10 February 1931, Page 6

HERE AND THERE

This Week's Racing. Racing this week will bo conducted by the Taranaki and Duncdin Jockey Clubs on Thursday and Saturday, and by tho Kotorua Racing Club on Saturday. The latter club concludes its meeting on JVFouday. Don Jose Well. Bon Jose is reported from Kiocditon to be looking very well at present, and track-watchers expect him to earn some money at the Dunediu Meeting, 110 ■will be ridden in the JJuncclin Cup by W. H. Jones. Trainer Convalescent. , The veteran Kicearton trainoi, X P. Claridge, who has been on the sick list for a few months, was out on the track on Saturday morning. Though still weak, lie has made a great recovery from his illness, and he came in for congratulations from many friends on his leappearance. From a Good Family. - Saltpot, who won tho Waipapa Ilandi cap at Hawera last Thursday, showed that he was coming into form by his platings at Levin, Marton, and Wellington. He ran a good race in the Trial Plato at Trentham, when he was beaten only by half a head by Jaloux. Saltpot is an Australian-bred three-year-old by Saltash from Thaisa (a half-sister to Lord Nola'n,; who won the Melbourne Curj), by Comedy King, who also v won the same event. Saltash (sire also of Strephon) is a greatgrandsou of the fatnous mare Sceptre, and was a good racehorse himself in England. Eaglot's Improvement. Since her win in the Anniversary Handicap at Takapuna last Saturday week Eaglet has gone on the right wny at Takanini. Last Thursday she beat Havaspot over six furlongs in Imin 15 2-ssee, one of the best gallops of the morning.

J. T. Jamicson left fov New Plymouth last evening with her, In the. Shade,1, and Ammoti Ra. Team for Rotorua. Besides being represented at New Plymouth) J. T. Jamieson will have a big team at Kotorua over the week-end. The members aye Refresher, "Ti Tree, Clopton, Smithfield, King March, and one or both the two-year-olds Chie£ Jewel and Colurriba. . ' Unlikely To Go. Gay Crest has not pleased in his track work at Eiccarton during the last few days, and though he figures as an acceptor- for the Dunediu Cup," it is uudersttiod he is not likely to make the trip to Wingatui. On Saturday' ho was partnered over a mile by Hoylake, who beat hini badly without being required to do his. best. . ■"■'...' -: ■■', Probably Startinfl. On tho,'other hancj, Xightmarch has r been doiiig his work, at Riceartion as attractively .as ever, arid the trip' to Dun-1 edin is almost certain to 'be made. It is: interesting to note that,Nightmareh and Gay Crest have the same weight at Wingatui as they have been allotted for the Sydney Clip,, but a meeting between them oil .Thursday would not have been actually clarifying, for: both are spoken of as very unlikely to cross the'.Tasriiau this ■ autumn. ~ ' ;:. • '". .; .: ~ Engaßed at Dunedin. % i : ; 1 Some Acre, who changed, hands a couple of weeks' ago and is now trained at Riccarton, has been galloping.:;, attractively during the past week, and he should be hard to beat at Dunedin.,' Before he left, the North he showed good form at distances beyond a sprint. He won a mile race at Foxton last montK and later ran second to Brambletorn at Ashhurst oveif eight furlongs and a half. _ :He has been in the Inioney on five occasions this season and should be.: a . payable; proposition atSouth Isjaod meetings.; ;.'."■ , j Odds and Ends. ,■ for-the; Mavlborough Racr in'ff Club's /Summer. 'Meeting close at 0, o'doek^on Friday. '] : , :■ Treptham1 offers'opportunity at' present, for light boys capable of riding at eight stone and under, and anxious, for a chance of qualifyinß as,horsemen. ... . First Sight*--has , been resp.ousibla for some good gallops' at' Riccax'to'n since he returned from Trentham. He registered a smarf'i mile on Saturday .morning and he sliQuld , be' seen to advantage in the Dnnedin Cup! :.'■ ."• . ' R. J. Mackie esplccts1 to be-at the Dunedin fleeting .this week, where some of his mounts will be Musent Miss, Night Effort, and Last March. The two new sires who arrived in the Dominion from England last month were purchased at auction at the Newmarket December sales. Iliad,'who was secured for the Elderslie. Stud, cost, 1800 guineas, while Siegfried, who was bought for a Hawkes.Bay stud, realised 700 guineas. ;■'.' The-penalty of one month's suspension' imposed by the Foxton stewards on J' Nicolson, the apprentice. .rider; who' was iheld responsible for Lord .Thomond's; fallling1, aiid .suffering injuries that." ended in his death, has since b?en inor.eased to two months by the Wangatiui , District Committee. '.'. ,: / ■ ~. ; ;

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