TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 27, 31 July 1936, Page 13

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

The field for tomorrow's Brabazon Handicap is the smallest since th° Chnstchurch Hunt Club resumed its meetings three years ago. Santoft, who figures in the list for the Longbeach Hurdles tomorrow, has not previously been over fences in public, but he has been well hunted. The Te Rapa trainer J. P. Tutchen is booked to, leavey for Riccarton next Tuesday with Travelling Agent, Adalene, and Black Man, who have engagements at the Grand National Meeting. -. ■•■■■■.:■■■•

Silver Coat is now to accompany Kinnoull, Rebel Lad, and Black Coat with E. J. Ellis's team leaving for Sydney this week.

Fair Weather has not been much discussed for the Winter Cup, but with going to suit him he cannot be left out of serious consideration, says a southern writer.

Knockfin Has settled down more than ever previously, and does not now give any trouble going out on to the tracks. Her improvement can be credited to J., Campbell, who has been riding her for some time-past. Diamond, who has been doing well during the past week, will go south to Riccarton on Monday evening next so as to have the opportunity of a school over the southern country. His stablemate Boomerang will not leave till the end of next week.

At the annual meeting of the Wanganui Jockey Club this week the following officers were elected:—Patron, Mr. A. Cameron; president, Mr. C. G. Russell; vice-president, Mr. H. M. Speed; hon. treasurer, Mr. G. C. Glenn; hon. timekeeper, Mr. T. Currie; hon. surgeons, Drs. W. J. Anderson, H. Christie, H. D. Robertson, and D. Wilson; committee, Messrs. F. F. Newman, F. J. H. Nancarrow, T. Mitchell, and J. A. Todd. . . ■

Note Issue, a four-year-old full-sister to Dole, is the latest addition to M. Umza-s team, says a Riccarton report, ane will later be tried over the hurdles, as she has previously had experience in this branch of the sport. -,t P&jmyra. who figures in the field for the Brabazon Handicap tomorrow, has not raced since she was a winner over 6i furlongs at Greymouth last April, bhe is a turning five-year-old halfsister by Paladin to Rebel Star, her dam (Sweet Beauty) being a halfsister to Polydora. She is another of H. Nurse's team.

, The. b£jy gelding by Vaals from Country Picnic in H. Rama's stable at Ellers'ne has had the name Etama bestowed lon him. This maiden is a shade undersized, but the fact that he is a halfbrother to those one-time good performers Hoariri, Taneriri, and. ' Mana whenua is in his favour. Electric Flash, who was a disappointment at the recent Wellington Meeting after a promising first showing at the Ureat Northern Meeting, when she ran second to Allegretto, has been kept to steady road work since her return north, and she is to make her next appearance in the Pakuranga Hunt Cup at Ellershe next month. Although Manawatu, after his fine (eifort in finishing fourth in open flat class at Awapuni last Satm-day, has now,hardened for the Grand National steeplechase, there is a doubt whether ne has quite sufficient stamina for the I iong trip. At the end of his two races iat Trentham recently he did not have [much apparent punch left in him, and the fact that he "hung" when winning on the second day over 2J miles was jPnma facie due to his being near the expended mark. Tomorrow's distance, however, should not trouble him.