JOTTINGS IN GENERAL

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 121, 18 November 1932, Page 4

JOTTINGS IN GENERAL

' If there should be a surprise in to-mor-row's Waikato Cup it may be provided by Eager Eose. Two years ago she was a great galloper, and it looks as if a risk has been taken in placing her on the minimum.-

Owing -to suitable transport arrangements not being available Orby's Choice has not been taken to'the Waikato Meeting,'where he was engaged in the highweight...,- !;' .;-> - \ / . '.' .■■Moorifleet; winner of the Hpbson Handicap ,on 'the-, second :day 'of the■; recent Auckland Meeting, is a fiye-yeaf-old gelding by: Silverado, \ arid was .bred in-New South Wales.- He was one nf the first o£ Silverado's .progenyj and was sired prior to that horse's leaving for. his • short; sojourn itf'New..Zealand.'; .'-. ; :'..' :,

■ During training'operations at Cambridge on -Tuesday,: Robert Hellish,, a jockey.employed byH': Hanrion, broke his right wrist as the resultof'a fall;-:wheri his mount; John Bull, crashed through; a fence.. .■■• iThe c five-year-old gelding, Red Arrow, has rejoined'S. Barr's team at ,Biccarton dfter a spell. \ He had one race last season,;that.beingrhis only Btart to date. He is by Arrowsmith from- Eed Queen, by All Red. from 'Lady Victoria/ by Pilgrim's Pro-gi-es's from':Lady; Lillian; >. He-is thus a half-brother tp ;Master. .Clarence, "a Useful perf ormera few years ago,l and he belongs to the same family, as Royal Star (New Zealand ■ Cup), :Lady 'Zetland (New Zealand Cup), and: Minerval.;(second this year's New Zealand : Cup). . ~>- -'.■.•■ , . - ; : l ; ;,-

;: Glen : Vane,;'who is topweight with- '9.2 f6r:theHautapu.Handicapr;at-.the Waikato Meeting; to-mo,ri'pw; 'has. an-Miribeaten record to date.ihaying won" the -four r'abes that h"e, has contested.--;' In these events lie has: been- opposed by moderate fields, but as he won easily on each occasion it is hard to say just how good he is. He will be better tested to-inorrbw.-