TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 3, 4 July 1939, Page 13

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

■Lord'1 Hereford*-is'"oh hand for later day 'engagement's--at the Wellington Meeting, these probably being the Highweight Handicap on the middle day and the July Steeples on the final day. All Blood's scratching for the Wellington .Meeting is due to a leg having filled as a result of his going through a hurdle at" Otaki. * Gay Rebel aud Ohmaha are to be i feken to Riccarton'- by M. B. Edwards ! when he returns- alter the Wellington Meeting. Ohmaha-is not engaged here, but he is to be sent down irom Auckland during the week. The Riccarton trainer F. A. Roberts is to train Lord Midas and Captain Bruce in future. Lord Midas is owned by Mr •J, M.'Samson and-he was with J. H. Jefferd this season because there was no room for him in Roberts s stable. Twpiyear-olds have to be above ■ ordinary to win the novice events at, Trentham in the winter, but Rival Hit i made the grade two years ago, and at-the same meeting Auto Sweep was beaten only by Young Paddon. There is sqme promising'" juvenile talent engaged this year * , The good innings at present being | enjoyed by inmates of .H. S. Greene's | stable at Greenmeadows was carried \ further at the Dannevirke Hunt Meet-1 ing, when Harbour Bar won the hurdle! event.. Further successes should come] the way of the Tidal gelding at the "smalls.' •.....'.•■'■ ' j A two-year-old who attracted atten- j tion by her good looks at Dannevirke was Split Second, a Bulandshar filly from" the Night Raid mare Sea Scout. This 'juvenile carried the colours of her breeder, Mrs. M. S. Curie, of Wanganui, who successfully raced tied Manfred. _ Several of the progeny ot the Elysian mare Chenjy Pie have already covered themselves with honour on the Turf, including Cherry King, Cherry Queen, Chief Cook, and Jack Homer, but it was not till Saturday at Dannevirke that Cherry Picker won his first race. However, he has been''given plen|y of time to develop, having had but one outing as a two-year-old, and Saturday's was his seventh as a four-year-old. Although assisted by a break at the start, he won well and might now go on with it. Colossal Chief, a chestnut, two-year-old gelding by Colossus from ■■■--■••the' Chief Ruler-~Dolly Fisher marer S-eri-ramis, a full-sister to: Chief Marionette, showed distinct promise when he ran second in the Takapau Novice Stakes at Dannevirke last Saturday. His winning turn should not be far off. Making his first appearance under silk 'since January, 1937, Blue Tiger annexed the Hunt Cup Steeplechase at Dannevirke last Saturday. Well back in the early, stages, he , had a leeway of over a furlong to, make up on the final round yet won quite comfortably at' the close, so he is not. a spent force yet if-only he can now be kej^t sound. - • The name of Swing has been allowed for the ■ Gustavo—Saxophone filly bought three months ago by the Trent-

ham trainer D. McCauley.' Saxophone was by Nigger Minstrel anu she won several races for Mr. L. C. Hazlett before going to the stud. - • Having his- first 'outing since his failure at Trentham in October, Middle ran a great race in the Kaitoke Handicap at Dannevirke, coming from the rear over the last couple of furlongs to finish second. . The opposition was not particularly good, bit the refute manner in which the Centrepiece *. riding finished points to better things in [ the future. He is engaged on the later rdays at Trentham. j" Originally trained by H. W. JohnIston at Wanganui, Reipar is now an : inmate of H. Griffith's stable at Hastj ings. The Greyspear gelding' filled the , role of pacemaker in the Kaitoke Han- ! dicap at Dannevirke for major portion of the mile and a quarter and. as he handles winter goicj' well, he .should improve on his fourth in the near future. He is another with engagements on the later days at Trentham. Two Siegfried representatives, The Ring and Seyfried, fought out the finish of the Greenhills Hack Cup Handicap at Dannevirke last Saturday, and although the former secured the verdict she appeared to be rather lucky to wm. Tne Ring did not enjoy the best of runs in--the early stages, whereas Seyfried was muclv better placed, but when the straight, was' reached the latter could not work free immediately and the delay und.v.bteck ly cost him the ' honours..