TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 23, 27 January 1934, Page 21

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Not a single horse trained at Trentham won a race at the Wellington Summer Meeting. Two seconds and five thirds was the centre's return.

Track work at Trentham prior to the Wellington Meeting was practically valueless. Grand Jury, Prince Colossus, Ventrac, and Dismiss were the only winners to participate in gallops there/ Diatomous, another winner, was on the scene, but did not disclose hisl ability. • All the other winners completed their -work on their home tracks.

The' Takapuna Meeting, which opened today, will be concluded on Monday, and later in the week the Egmont Meeting will be held on Thursday and Saturday, the Tapanui Meeting on Wednesday, and the Poverty Bay and Matamata Meetings on Saturday. ■

A Riccarton, report states that the two-year-old Master Reynard (Hunting Song—Bayonne) has been taken in hand again by T. H. Gillett after being gelded during his spell.' He showed some promise in the spring and he may develop into a good- horse.

T. H. Giilett.also expects to make a start in a few weeks with Hounslow and Tea Garden, who will be prepared for another jumping campaign in the winter. In the meantime they are doing well in a good grass paddock.

At the recent Wellington Meeting South Island horses were the winners of 13 of the 24 events. ; Five successes went to the South on the final day.

Fracas is again a visitor to the Riccarton tracks, after an enforced spell, due to injuring her leg* in a fence. She appears to have made a good recovery and she will be ready to resume galloping soon, with prospects of winning races iv the autumn.

. Manetho's failure to make a further appearance at Trentham aft§r winning the Apprentices' Plate on the first day was due to his suffering a severe injury to a back tendon as a result of being galloped on in the early stages of that race. It was intended to send him home during, the week, but on veterinary advice he is remaining at Trentham, until he is in a fit state to travel.

For come time after lie joined the team of A. S. Ellis at Riccarton, the former Trentham-trained Bowlands failed to show any form and Ellis had his mind mado tip to return the disappointing Acre gelding to his owner. Suddenly, however,, he started, to exhibit speed in his gallops, and he also made considerable improvement' in, appearance, so he is being given another chance- and he may eventually make a useful horsei