TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 22, 26 January 1934, Page 4

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

,i Nominations for the Wanganui Jockey ClnWs Autumn Meeting, to be held on February ,15 and 17, close at 9 o'clock tjiis evening.' .

-There will be no. more racing within easy range of Wellington till the Wellington Trotting Club's final fixture of tlie season on March 3.

Next week the Taranaki circuit opens with the Egmont Meeting on Thursday and Saturday. The following week is the Taianaki Meeting, and then follow ar week intervals the Wanganui, Woodyille, Rangitikei, Dannevirke (at Woodville), and Wellington Autumn Meetings.

Imperial Spear looked like taking a hand in the decision o£ the Trial Plate at Trentham on Monday, but he eventually finished nearly last. The Teason. was that something went wrong with his gear. The saddle slipped up on his neck, and the lead-bag dropped oil.

Royal Routine disappointed his cornice? tions badly by his failure at Ashhurst, and so he was sdnt into the sale-ring at Tientham on Tuesday, when he was secured by Mr. H. McManaway, of Marton, for i 70 guineas. Mr. McManaway raced Habit in recent seasons, and at pzesent has Wyndale carrying his colours.

The three-year-old Paper Money colt Dollar Prince, who was purchased by Mr. A. S. Elworthy on the eve of racing at the Wellington Meeting, will be trained at UiccartoD. Mr. Elworthy is resident in South Canterbury, but being the chairman of the Canterbury Jockey Club he feels that he should have a hoise at headquarter*, and Dollar Prince has gone into the stable o£ F. D. Jones.

Seremond, the Desmond horse Ivljose death occurred recently in Queensland, sired the winners of 683% races of the aggicgale value of £190,001.

During the three days' racing at Tientham the only time the Judicial Committee was called together was after the Wellington Cup,-when three incidents in the running were investigated.

After the last race at Epsom on January 13, JMI Mark cantered around the track and sprinted home the last- three furlongs. In the past Hall Mark has often become very excited when brought t.o. a racecourse oh .race days, and the 'Visit'wae(for educational purposes. . The. remarkable spirit in the; betting on- the •final day of the Wellington Meeting.was/ft cause of very genei'al astonishment'and satisfaction. No one particular reason can be. advanced for it, and possibly it. was a "freak" day.

■ The Victoria Racing Club has refused to accept the nomination of the New Zea-land-bred Rulanut for events at its Autumn Meeting. Some trouble over the ownership is said to be behind the decision. _ It will be remembered that the nominations of this colt were also refused in the spring.

Melbourne advices are to the effect that the New Zealand rider J. Barry lias definitely decided to settle there. He has been joined by his wife and will live at Mentone; the seaside suburb where J. Holt, Len Robertson, and other prominent trainers have their establishments. Barry won a race at Pakenham, near Melbo.urne, just before the last mail left.

Jughfc Jester, who won the January Hurdle race at the West Australian Turf Club's Meeting at Perth on January' 13, is a seven-year-old gelding by" Night Raid from Killalea, by Kilbroney. At the Same meeting, Agriflora, by Agrion, won rthe Torbay Handicap, which was restricted to horses bred in Western Australia.