AUSTRALIAN RACING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 259, 2 November 1925, Page 14

AUSTRALIAN RACING.

VICTORIA RACING CLUB. MANFRED WINS THE DERBY. PILLIEWINKIE THE STAKES. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) MELBOURNE. November 1. The Victorian Racing Club's Spring Meeting opened at Flemington yesterday in weather fully in keeping with the season. The Governor-General, Lord Stonehaven, and the Governors of three States of tne Commonwealth, present. A number of New Zealanders' and many visitors from overseas were included in the assemblage, which was very large. The race track was in capital order and fast records were a feature of the racing. The New South Wales colt Rampion, who won the Breeders' Plate, at Randwick last month led the field home in the Maribyrnong Plate, and thus retains an unbeaten cer-, titicate. Rampion won his race in easy style, and beat the best Flemington record for the distance by half a second. The value of the first prize in the dlaribyrnong Plate waß 30048.

The New Zealand-bred gelding PiUiewinkie scored a brilliant victory in the Melbourne Stakes. He was in last place entering the straight, but making up bis ground in fins style, he disposed of the opposition. The imported horse Pantheon, "ho finished second, looked like a winner in the straight. Windbag lost a couple or lengths at the post and came home in third Place. Pilliewinkie and his jockey, George Young, were loudly cheered on returning to the enclosure. S. Cracknell, the rider ot Pantheon, was cautioned for crossipg "Whittier in the straight. The field for the Victoria Derby numbered seven. Manfred registered a runaway win. nnd the time (2.31_) constitutes a record for the Flemington race. The victory of Manfred was very popular. Mr. »• Chaffey, who owns Manfred, furnished the winner of the V.R.C. Derby in 1922 with Wbittier. Frank Dempsey, who rode Manfred in to-day's race, stated that the colt was bouncy at the start, but he always had the race won. In the decision of the Cantala Stakes Waranton was always in command, and he defeated the fast-finishing pair Baldwin and Fuji San. King of Mirth was second early in the contest for the Hotham Handicap. He took the lead in the straight and won easily, giving F. Dempsey his second win during the afternoon. DETAILS OF THE RACING. MAIDEN PLATE, a sweepstake of ssovs each, with SOOsova added. One mile. KING OF OUDE, b g, 3yrs, by Lucknow —Aurarla's Daughter (Mr. J. S. Feehan), 7.U 1 SOLUS, b f, 3yrs (Mr. E. A. Underwood), 7.9 2 GUNDABOOKA, br g, oyrs (Mr. B. Chaffey), S.S 3 Seventeen started. King of Oude won hy a length, one nnd a-quarter lengths between second and third. Time, 1.41. Jullius was fourth. MARIBYRNONG PLATE, a sweepstake ot 25sovs each, with 2Ooosovs added; for two-year-olds. Five furlongs. R iMPION, b c, by Rossendale—Royal Pet (Messrs. J. E. and C. H. Brien), 9.6, including 101b penalty—J. Pike .. 1 KANOOKA. h f, by The Welkin—Wilga (Mr. R. Miller), S.S—J. Munro ~ ... Z CYDEN. b f (Mrs. N. Falkiner), 8.5— A. Wilson 3

Thirteen started. Rampion won by two and a-half lengths, a head between second and third. Duchess Blanknpy was fourth. - Time, 50_s (Victorian record). MELBOURNE STAKES, a sweepstake or lOsovs each, with ISOOsovs added; standard weight-for-age. One mile and aquarter. PILLrEWINKIE, br g, 6yrs, by Winkie— Waterspray (Sir Samuel Hordern), 9.1 —G. Young i PANTHEON, br h- (imp.), oyrs (Messrs. ! .1. E. and C. H. Brien); 9.l—S. Crack- ! Nell 2 ' WINDBAG, b h, 4yrs (Mr. R. Miller). 9.O—J. Munro ;i 1 Also started: Wbittier 0.4. Heroic 9.0. Pilliewinkie won by a neck from Pantheon, ; which was half a length iv advance ot Windbag. Time, 2.4 (Victorian rccordl. ; Fractional times: First two furlongs, 255; ' next two, 2--Us; succeeding two, 25_s; last ; half-mile, 4S.s. j VICTORIA DERBY, a sweepstake of o'» soys each, with SOOOsovs added: for three-year-olds; colts or geldings, S. 10; Allies, 5.5. One mile and a-half. MANFRED, b c, by Valals—Otford (Mr. B. Chaffey), B.lO—F. Dempsey 1 BELGAMBA, eh c, by Poitrcl-Bunee (Mr. S. Brunton), B.lO—H. Jones "J HAMPDEN, or c, by Rossendale—Ferry Maid (Mr. E. iM. Melrose), S.lO—J. Daniels 3 AMOUNIS, br g (Mr. A. P. Wade), 8.10.. 0 'MANACRE, b c (Mr. E. H. Clyde), 5..10.. V ETHELTON, b f (Mr. J. M. Gumming), 8.5 0 PETUNIA, br c (Mr. E. E. D. Clarke), 8.10 0 Manfred began best, but Ethelton soon ran to the front and led from Manfred. Manacre, Belgamba and Hampden, with Petunia last. Etheldon still led Manfred at the mile post, but the favourite joined the leader near the six furlongs post. At the half-mile post Manfred was in front. Ethelton, Amounis, Belgamba following in that order. Manfred was first into the straight, and the favourite, romping away, won by twelve lengths from Belgamba, with Hampden two' lengths away, third. Amounis was fourth. Manacre fifth, Ethelton sixth, and Petunia last. Tluie, 2.31& (race record and equal to the Flemington record for the distance).

CANTALA STAKES, a handicap sweepstake of 20sovs each, with 2000sovs added. One mile. WARANTON, b g, aged, by St. Anton —Warrain ("Messrs R. and G. Chaffeyi, S.s—B. Matson z BALDWIN, b h. 4yrs (Mr. D. U. Beaton), S.3—G. Harrison - FUJI SAN. b g (Mr. J. P. Arthur), 9.2— F. Dempsey 3 Sixteen started. Waranton won by a neck, half a length between second ana third. Boaster was fourth. Time, I.3S_s. lIOTHAM HANDICAP, a sweepstake of s soys each, with SOOsovs-added. One mile and a-half. KING OF MIRTH, br h, 4yrs. by Comedy King—Little Joan (Mr. R. E. H. Hope), 8.4 1 FRIARSDALE. eh h (imp.) (Mr. 0. R. Falkiner), 7.12 2 FRANCES TRESSADY, br m, oyrs (Mr. A. G. Barlow), 9.0 3 Fourteen started. King of Mirth won by two lengths and a-half, a length and a-halt between second and third. Gungool was fourth. Time, 2.32}. Tbe concluding four furlongs were compassed in 49]s. —(A. and N.Z. Cable.) THE MELBOURNE CUP. MELBOURNE, November 1. In the draw for places in the Melbourne Cup Manfred is on the rails; Pilliewinkie Is number 20. Amounis has been scratched for the Melbourne Cup. At Flemington yesterday, Standby ran twelve furlongs on the tan in 2.41. Stralta compassed ten furlongs in 2.34. At Caulfield. King's Pardon ran twelve furlongs on the sand in 2.43. Mirthmaker ran ten furlongs in 2.175. Tookarby (2N. Porcival) ran ten furlongs easily in 2.16..— (A. and N.Z. Cable.)