TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 49, 26 August 1933, Page 21

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

The two-year-old half-brother by Hunting Song to Paleta and Vandyke lias been [ named Hnuting Cat. He was in utero' of his dam (C'atalaniy when the latter was pnrcliased at, the Stead dispersal for 300 guineas by Mr. A.,F. Symes, of Hastings. I An interesting acceptor for the Hunt Cup | Steeples at the Otago Hunt Meeting-' is Mount Mavora, who is an aged gelding by the trotting stallion Waverley (4min. 38 3-ssee), a son of Galindo. There is no maximum weight condition attached to this year's New Zealand^Cup, as there -was for some years np till Nightmnrch's success three years ago. when the unsatisfactory condition was dropped. The two-year-old full-sistej" to Passion Fruit (Lord Quex —Los Vegas)', winner of the Trial. Plate at the Wellington Winter Meeting last month, has nntly been named Passion Flower. She will Mso carry the colours of Mr. 0. Kelson, who. now owns lief dam.' At Gawler.' Adelaide, on August 5. Two for1' Ten. a five-year-old mare by Tea Tray from Mavgarethe, ' won the Trial Stakes. She was bred in New Zealand, her dam being by Bhkenhead from Chant, by The i Officer.. The Takanini trainer P. E. Pone contemplates visiting the Marton and Wanganui Spring Meetings, his team including Speedmint, Diversion, and the Oar Shield —Lady Marie filly, sister to Gay Shoila. According to a TJiccarton report Fracas has done a lot of useful work since she resumed training, and she has started on sprinting tasks, in which she moves freely, i She looks a likely sort for the Thmodin1 Guineas, ns she was one of the best ot Ipsfc season's juveniles. 'The Australian-bred East Tor •/el.iimr Bell Hill, a member of tlie team that" P. McGrath has in hand for Mr. .T. M. Samson, is to be tried over hurdles. He bus had some nvaetioo in hi" trainer's paddock, and he ivill be schooled on ibe course shortly. Passion Fruit, winner of (be Trial Plate at Trentham last month, has been back on the Hastings track this week, but as yet he has not been worked. He wns sd'll wearing a bondage, but his trainer (G. W. Greene) said (lint (he leg is all right again. Passion Fruit will be prepared for the Avondale Guineas. It is understood that the present intentions of the programme committee of Hie New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club are to make the New Zealand Trottins .Cup a .4.26 class assessed conditions, the stake to be the same.as last year £1500. The first horse will receive ■fin'OiTand a gold cup valued at £100. the second horse £200, the third liom £1,50, and, tlie fourth, horse £100.