JOTTINGS IN GENERAL

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 120, 17 November 1932, Page 8

JOTTINGS IN GENERAL

G. J. Pine, the Riccarton trainer, is an inmate of St. George's Hospital, Christchurch, where he will undergo an operation this week.

Mr. A. Wilson, chairman of stipendiary stewards to the New Zealand Racing Conference, who has been ;appointed to a similar position for the-Queensland Turf Club, will leave ; Auckland for Sydney tomorrow week to take up his new duties.

The noted Australian jockey, B. Carslake, and the much-travelled rider, B. Rosen, were due^o leave London on a trip to Australia early this: month;; Rosen, who did some riding in New Zealand, has had much success in England and;l'rance this year. .-■••''- .- ..--■■

Peter Pan, the winner of the Melbourne Cup, will do all his racing in Australia, according to a statement made by Mr. R. R. Dangar, his owner, when he returned to Sydney from Melbourne. He said that it had beeu suggested to him that the colt should be sent to the United States. He would not entertain such an idea.

The New Zealand-bred.pony Valoria was ] a warm favourite for the Ascot 14.2 Thousand during Melbourne Cup week, but he ran . unplaced. He was handy to the leaders early, but under his weight was unable, to maintain his position. The winner was Home Love, who started at double 'figures. * ."■ .:'.'■ . ■■ ■. . .The unlucky Dastur, second in the Two Thousand Guineas; Derby, and St. Leger, has been sold by the Aga Khan to his son, Prince Aly Khan. The latter is not to take possession until the end of next season, up to which time Dastur will be raced by the Aga Khan., -He will commence at the stud in the" ownership of i Prince Aly; Khan in 1934.

>' Some months ago a motor-car driven by M. J. Poison, the Sydney trainer, ran into two policemen on traffic duty at the Sydney Harbour Bridge,- and both constables, 'were killed.:; Investigation of the accident absolved Poison of blame and revealed defects in the lighting;of the approaches to the bridge. Poison interested himself in the welfare of the widows of the two policemen, and with the help of racing friends he has raised more than £2000 I for them. -"".'.. . .

.: Something new in betting facilities, so far as Australia is concerned, is .- under consideration in 'Queensland. The Minister of Public Instruction, when replying to a • deputation' which protested against the extent of gambling, gave a hint that the Government might consider the establishment of totalisators in the main centres of Queensland,, as a .means of controlling betting.