LATE RACING.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 219, 15 September 1924, Page 7

LATE RACING.

DONCASTER YEARLINGS. A RECORD SALE. fßeceiveil 2 p.m.) LONDON', Sept. 14. at Doncaeter yearling sales, the top price realised for a fllly was €100 guineas. The total realised at the sales was £3-22,830, which is £45,000 in excess Of an? previous sale.—(Keater.) THE CHELMSFORD STAKES. GLOAMING BEATEN. HEROIC'S FINE, RACE. STDSEY, Sept. 14. Tattersall's meeting was held at Ran'lan<i the going in capital order. The attendance was estimated at about 40.000. Gloaming's presence in the Cbelinsford Stakes, both from sentimental reasons and a hope of seeing him again perform on the track, proved a special attraction. The old iiorse had a great reception, crowd* visiting his stall and cheering him heartily as he went to the post. His host of followers, however, were doomed to disappointment in Beeing. him a second time hailed as winner of the Chelmsford Stakes. Gloaming, ridden by the New Zealandcr. G. Young, was always holding a good position, lie took charge after entering the straight, and at the distance was clear from Ballymena, on which another Now Zealander. Con. Heed, had the mount. •Gloaming's victory was then loudly proclaimed, but this proved premature. Ashley ICeed brought Heroic along with a rnsn. ai.d heat the old champion comfortably. JSallymena ran well. He was always prominent, and was just beaten out of third place. Director iinished fifth. Heroic's time, lm ."iOJs. is a fresh Australian and Xew Zealand record for nine furlongs. CHEMFSFORD STAKES, of £1200. weight fop age, with penalties and. allowances. One mile an* one furlong. Heroic, 3. It. Corteen's eh c, 3yrs, hr Valais—Chersonese, 8.2, in'-lmllnz 7ll> penalty (A. Jieed) I •Gloaming, G. l>. Greenwood's U g, aged, ft.S. including 71b penalty (ft. i'onD") 2 Wallace Mortlake, J. Barons eh h r.vrs, T.l-' 3 Thirteen started, including Bnilymenn. ■Bonaparte, ami Director. The field got away from an excellent start. Ballvrnona and Wallace Mortlake fook command. Gloaming lying fourth. The positions were practically unaltered nntil they reached the, ing. Bnllymena. and Voice entered the Rtralgh* on tprms, and two furlongs from home Gloaming was leading. Heroic, who came very fartt, threw out a strong challenge, and. after a short tussle, won 1-y ii length and a-qnarter. Wallace Mortlake boating Ballymena Ijy a couplo of lengths. Time, lm .Vijs. other events cliirins the Jay. but all ran unplaced. »t?? C .i * 76 ",T 'Dolly Telegraph" says: Whethpr Gloaming has had liis day or not it Is rllffi.jult to say with any rjecrr*. of certainty. It was not like Gloaming <-■( old t.. be beaten so i-omfortablv after harlnj been pacemaker into the stroljrbr. hut it Iβ only natural If ago | 3 beginning tn tell. Perhaps It may be that he will "s M'niflcnnt h to no 'I*"'"*' li'mT""- ,^ll^^'l--of the greatest of ail trainer.=r"was' O of opinion both before and after the f'he!m<iforrf Stakes that, another week or fortnight's work would have benefited Gloaming considerably. ' The declares the netter horse on the. day won The -Heniirl" says: "Youth prevailed over the last bit."-.A. and N.Z. Cahk-.j