TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 120, 22 May 1937, Page 22

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Racing next week at Te Rapya on Monday and at Foxton and Invercargill on Saturday. Trotting also at Canterbury Park on Saturday. ' Weights for the first day ; of the Wanganui Meeting are due on' Tuesday. The former New Zealand horse Epigram, who was taken to Australia by J. McLaughlin, was/recently sold at auction in Melbourne for 25 guineas, "subject to consent Of owner." The yearling half-brother by Pombal to Jonathan whom J. W. Lowe is preparing at Trentham for Mr. J. Jameson; or Masterton, was gelded this week.

. The Trentham trainer W. J. Wood brought back with, him from Hawera a yearling chestnut gelding by Rabbi from Arctic King's , half-sister Alpine Camp whom he has secured on lease. ■■ Mr. iR. J. Murphy has claimed the name of Peerless for the rising'two-year-old filly by Beau Pere from Pres-; tige for whom he gave 425 guineas at the January sales. The youngster is progressing excellently at present under the-care of T. R. George at Trentham and i£ the most forward of the centre's numerous yearlings.

v Arctic King-, after his successful trip to the Egmont Meeting, is enjoying a brief rest, and -he will probably not be required to race. again, till the Manawatu or Wellington Meetings.

The taxes due to the Government as the result of the: Otaki Maori Racing Club's Meeting totalled "£1.770 18s' Ud, made up as follows;— Amusement tax, £50 14s 3d; totalisator duty, £813 10s 8d; dividend duty, £889 10s; and stakes duty, £17 4s. ;'""''.- The name of Protectress has been claimed for the rising four-year-old mare by Resinous from the" Kilbroney —Maltegarde mare Gardant whom T. R. George is now training'for Mr. J. Deeley.'" '-. ;,',".'■' ■ '' v'y:v-'-'' Mr. S. X Gibbons, who has served the Marton Jockey Club for the past 30 years as a: steward, and who has also taken considerable interest in the sport as an owner, was elected a life member of the" club at the annual meeting this week.