JOTTINGS IN GENERAL

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 124, 22 November 1932, Page 4

JOTTINGS IN GENERAL

There will be racing on Saturday at Takapuna, Levin, and Kiccartoh. The Takapuna Meeting will conclude on Monday. The meetir" at Riccarton is the postponed North Canterbury fixture. The Forbury Park Trotting Club's Spring Meeting will be held on Thursday and Saturday. ■■■-._.

Riri,' the disappointing full-brother to Chide, has been sold by Mr. G. Murray Aynsley to Mr. K. Adamson, of Hokifika, and he will do most of his future racing on-the-West Coast..- ~. '. ,-.:.. ,

../On being asked' .where '■ his team was likely, to be raced* during"""the', .holiday •meetings.^a.;well-known Wingatui trainer very..:promp^ly, r.eplied: : "Wherever Irish Jjancer is. not racing.", ■'-" -■■'. ..■Ko. attempt-...is '-to :bc made ./to "work Ciniabue/againVfor /at least twelve /months, .but:;the:-champipn may/.not yet-have signalled his retirement from' the, race track. He. was turned/out; without having broken down, and it is hoped that his/joints will strengthen;.with/the spell. 'v-V-'

:/;.Money; Mint, who is-an acceptor for the Weraroa Hack Handicap ;;at: J>evin on Saturdajl-,- has not raced for'iiearly :two years. .'-/ In the, 1930-31 seaso.nlhe had thirteen -starts, and his only 'placing was a thyfd."'/ ;H.e- ha>/.been back in work. at Trentham for. 'some time,' biit has done only-short spnnts'j'ef.-'--"-';'-' ." '

" 'It is ;prob'able "that-'-Mr. - J.-'JT. Samson will'; race' the' Paper. Money ■ two-year-old .Guarantee at-the'Auckland-Summer Meet-, ing; ■ He1 .will. have.. to ■ carry ■ big weights iH.handicaps,"but;with' his speed he must-always be entitled to respect. .The-Rarnpion. colt," Southdown, has been sent to Elder/slie, where' he wilP.be given a chance to furnish. He should do well under the favourable conditions that exist at Elderslie, and he may grow into'a highclass three-year-old. -.'■. , •

[ Pr6tea,whp by her;■ Victory in the V.R.C. Oaks won the leading- position among -three-year-old fillies competing on' the Australian Turf-this season, is by-Equator, son of Sundridge,' from Tjady Swin.tbn, daughter/of Swynford.: r Both -sire and dam of Protea .were ;bred in England. .-■

The brood'mine Trebelli JI, who threw Autopay to Paper Jloney, /visited that sire again 'this "seasSiv but iinfortu'iiately. for her joint owners,'. Messrsi; -N.. E. • Aitken and H; ;F;; Wpoclj; she:rece/i\tly :met with such scyere.--in.juries'■that r:she -had to be destroyed.'::.' Mr.' N,'; "Me/Leah, who has Paper:Money.staneling; in/iKbrth' Canterbury, presented another good- mare to the Wellington owners.- '.'-.:

. ..Rational 11. is at present enjoying a short spell in the South. He'showed good form-early in'the season, but he did not .race up;.to his best'at the'recent Canterbury Jockey -.'Club's. Meetingi and after three failures he was riot produced on 'the concluding .day. ' When he. freshens up he should be ready to resume winning, possibly during the, Christmas holiday period.