JOTTINGS IN GENERAL

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 91, 14 October 1932, Page 6

JOTTINGS IN GENERAL

The two-yeai>o]d Pelagia, who had re. cently been working well-at Te Awamutu,. has gone sore and will not be a runner' in..the..Avondale Stakes..to-morrow. ._„..: J.; Headlady has been gent to Waverley to be turned out for a while, as her form so far this season has not been up toex■pectations. The lease that W. H. Dwyer iioids.on her doeß not expires till the end of the present season, "so that he may profitably: rest her till the autumn, the period at which she did ao well last season. ...

. Rocket, who has consistently good track performances to his credit, but who has yet to win a race, has been sold to Mrs. H. B. Douglas, Scargill, by her brother, Sir Charles Clifford, and the gelding will race m his new owner's colours at Washdyke to-morrow. .

The Quorn, who has lately had an easy time at Riccal-ton owing, to suffering from a capped elbow, was sprinted half a mile in 53sec on Tuesday and pulled up well. He may now: _accompapy Gay Crest and Silvox to the Wellington Meeting. ■■• A. .B, Ellis, who was operated on last week, is making satisfactory progress at the Lewisham Hospital. The operation .•to,his injured arm is considered to have had successful; results, but recovery-will be slow, arid Ellis will not be able to resume his calling for at least three months^ Lack was out on the Avondale track on Tuesday, and the "Star" comments that he has grown into a nice looking three-year-old, but had lightened up a trifle as a result of his long journey from . Woodville. G. Jones, who is apprenticed to Lack's trainer, H. E. Russell, will ride him m the Flying Stakes to-morrow, and is entitled to claim a 51b allowance. A party of New Zealand sportsmen who have been attending recent race meet-' ings in Australia returned by the Zealandia, which arrived at Auckland on Tuesday. They included Messrs. W. Higgins, of Wellington; R. J. Reid, of Hamiltou; J. C. Gleeson, of Auckland; L. Curtis, of Dunedin; and M. O'Brien and D. Fraser, of Christchurcli. Mr. J. R. jyfcKenzie, one of the Dominion's leading racehorse owners, also returned by the Zealandia after * four months' trip to the.East. ■";■;;.;,;.,,: - ■■;■ :. v \ :.-.