TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 62, 14 March 1934, Page 6

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

The three-year-olds are strongly represented in races at Trentham this week, and it will not surprise to find them taking more than a proportionate share of the stake money. The last three-year-old to contest the Thompson Handicap was Cricket Bat, who ran second to Gay Crest under 8.5 two years ago. Golden Hair, Red Manfred, and Epigram are a worthy trio this year. Grand Blow is an interesting addition to highweight ranks at the Wellington Meeting. As he is a full-brother to Second Wind he may be found doing better over a journey than at the shorter distances he has so far tackled. Horses in the Trial Plate at Trentham on Friday already numbered : among winners are Bay Area (twice), Bellbroney (twice), Bon .Rapide (twice), Ythan (twice), Red Rufus, Calydon, and Lackston. Irish Lancer, who claims an engagement in the ■ Thompson Handicap, is an Irish-bred five-year-old stallion by the Bayardo sire Allenby, and he has dor.c all his previous racing in the South Island. He is a difficult horse to line up in a field, and he does not!make many appearances, but he is a very powerful galloper once' on the move. One of his most ; important successes last season was the C.J.C. Jockey Club Handicap, and in the same race this season only Croupier could beat-him. After the running of the Flying Handicap at Te Rapa last Saturday, the judicial committee of the Waikato Racing Club met to consider a complaint by N. R. McKenzie, rider of Sinking Fund, that H. NY Wiggins, rider of the winner (L'Allegro), had interfered with his mount at the turn. The complaint was dismissed. The Hawera trainer M. Conway has added to his team a yearling filly by Lord Quex from Recherche, by Boniform from Khamsin, a useful performer in his day. The filly is a half-sister to Miss Sheff. A wide circle of friends, in all parts of New Zealand, will join in sympathy with the Riccarton trainer, T. Lloyd, whose son was killed in a motor-cycle accident last week. ' J. Fiyer has abandoned the idea of the trip to. Australia with the two-year-old Radiant Star. The youngster had a bit of a.1, setback recently biit is again working well. .Radiant Star is furnishing,splendidly and good'things are expected of him. /Round; Table is reported from Hawera to have improved as a result of his race at Bulls, where he finished second to Parigp, and he should give a good account of himself at Trentham, where one of his engagements will be the Champion Hacfc Cup. Round Table promises to'stay well and is expected to run out the eleven fur'lprigs solidly. . .• . , Final Shot will be a Starter-in the New Zealand St. Leger on Friday, this being her only, engagement at Trentham. She will then go on to Auckland to Contest the Great Northern Oaks at Easter. She has shown good form up to a' mile and her track work suggests- that she "will' stay a longer journey.. ~ ''■■-.' ' ' ; . According to a Riccartori report the two-j-ear-old Custodian has done; well- since he won the Middle Park Plate at the; G.J.C. Meeting last month, and he looks like goirig on to improved performances. F. D. Jones has not made a definite engagement for the.first day at Trentham, but probably A. E. Didharii will ride him in the Pacific Handicap. The stable apprentice, AY Russell, will have the mount in the Challenge Stakes on Saturday. : ' ■ ■ The appeal of W. Wilson against the Hawke's Bay District Committee's decision in placing Little Wonder first and Gainsfid second in the recent Wairoa incident will be heard in Wellington tomorrow evening. - '.. The well-known breeder "and owner. Ml. M. H. Timms, suffered a stroke of misfortune last week, when one of his best brood mares. Kilbejrgan, died, after an 'attack of colic Kilbegsan is best known as-the. dam of Karapoti. - i * The innovation of handling wjn-and-place tickets .At the same selling window proved a great success at Te Rapa, and it-was apparent throughout both days of the meeting!.that this additional facility was fully.:appreciated by the public (says .the.■'"Waikato.: Times"). Early in proceedings, the .public became educated to :#|ifit*was; expected of them, and the handling' 6f'*the -large-volume of-, betting'was made with a minimum'of delay.