TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 85, 7 October 1938, Page 13

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Acceptances for the first day of the Masterton Meeting next week are due at 8 o'clock this evening. The final day of the A.J.C. Meeting and the opening day of the V.A.T.C. Meeting (at Caulfield) tomorrow. The resignation of Mr. M. M. Louisson as a steward of the Auckland Racing Club was received at a meeting of the committee this weeK, and Mr. C. V. Mark was appointed to the vacancy. At Wanganui recently Homily appealed as susceptible to greater improvement than Russian Ballet, and it would not surprise to find her the better of the two fillies in the Great Northern Guineas tomorrow. On his evidence of stamina at Foxton, Happy Landing should be one of those staying on in the Mitehelson Cup at Ellerslie tomorrow. In the Carnarivon Gold Cup he first subdued Lucullus Lad half a mile from home, and then resolutely beat down a claim from Quadroon in the straight. Rowana. judged on her Masterton weight of 61b above, the minimum, will require to be carefully placed in future if she is to avoid the attentions of the handicappers. Though still a maiden, she is required to concede weight to winners such as Gay Hunting, Morning Flight, and Lady Lyric. Arctic King's connections are taking the gelding along steadily in his New Zealand Cup preparation. He is not even nominated for the Wellington Handicap, a race he won three years ago, and the only H-mile event he is likely to contest prior to Riccarton is the w.f.a. Harcourt Stakes. -" . Sir Crusoe, who is nominated for the Nursery Handicap at Masterton, may be a doubtful runner now, as his name does not appear in" any of the juvenile races at Trentham. This half-brother by Defoe to Meamea is a very promising individual, but a policy of patience will probably be adopted with him. He is a chestnut with the Hurry On massiveness about him. A youngster whose debut is being keenly awaited is Daniel Defoe, a brown colt by Defoe out of the Arausio —Martulla mare Aratulla, and it is noted that he is engaged in the three juvenile handicaps at the Wellington Meeting, but not in the Wellesley Stakes for which he was not nominated. Daniel Defoe had further experience in a sprint down the straight prior to the races at Otaki last Saturday, and those who saw him must haye thought the horse galloping was a three-year-old at least by his size. He may be the Defaulter of this season.