COMMONWEALTH TURF.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 266, 9 November 1928, Page 14

COMMONWEALTH TURF.

V.R.C. MEETING. GOTHIC STILL ON TOP. MELBOURNE, November 8. The Victoria Racing Club's spring meeting was continued at Flemington today in fine weather and there was a good attendance.

The English-bred horse Gothic registered an attractive and popular victory in the Linlithgow Stakes. Gothic has only been defeated on one occasion this season in a weight-for-age race. He has now won oyer £16,000 in stakes under the coloure of Mr. Sol Green.

Opera Queen, was a long way back in the early stages of the contest for the Victoria Oaks, but finished fast and won nicely. She was bred by her owner, Mr. J. M. Cummings. The time was a race record. The prize to the winner amounted to £1206. Dion, who led always in the Veteran Stakes, was ridden by the apprentice C. Phillips, who registered his first riding success. Results:— NOVEMBER HURDLE RACE, a sweepstakes of 2sovs each, with 750sovs added. Three miles. DISMAL, eh g, 6yrs, by All Black— Ninharo (Mr. T. Lambert), 10.10— R. Inkson 1 MIGRANT, 11.9 2 BLAST, 9.0 3 Four started. Dismal was last In a wellbunched field early, but led at the last jump and won nicely by three lengths, six lengths between second and third. Folly Mine was fourth. Time, 5.4 J. BTRON MOORE STAKES, a sweepstakes of 7sovs each, with 750sovs added; for two-year-olds. Five- furlongs. VALDENB, ch g, by Valais—Cerinthla. r (Mr. M. P. Reid), B.7—Duncan .. . 1 BEL ROUGE,. 8.7 .. 2 ROC, 8.10 ............. Vi .. ....v.... 8 Seven started. Hard Steel was left at the j post. Valdene won in good style. Time, 1.3£. Valdene was bought when a- year* ling for OOOgns. LINLITHGOW STAKES, a sweepstakes of lOsovs each, with 1500sovs added; welght-for-age. One mile. GOTHIC (imp.), blk h, 6yrs, by Tracery 1 —Sundrilla (Mr. S. Green), 9.2— J. Pike 1 AMOUNIS, 6yrs, 8.13 . 2 FOURTH HAND (imp.), 9.2 3 Won by a length and a-half, a head between second and third. Hamulus - was fourth; Time, I.BB|. The fractional times yere: First halfmile, 4918, last four furlongs, 49Js. CARNIVAL HANDICAP, a sweepstakes of osovs each, with 600sovs added One mile and a-quarter. FAIRCROFT, b g, syrs, by Brigand— Slmaree (Mr. J. R. Corteen), 7.0 —K Medhurst \ MADOM, 7.5 * £ VAALS, 9.7 !!!!!".! g Nine started. Falrcroft was second early and led Into the straight to win brilliantly by a length and a-half, a length separating the. second and third horse. Bombard was fourth. Time, 2A (last four furionV" 50|s). Falrcroft was previously owned by by Mr. Eric Connolly, but is now raced by Mr. J. R. Corteen, who at one time owned Heroic. V.R.C. OAKS STAKES, a sweepstakes of 20sovs each, with lOOOsovs added; for three-year-old fillies. One mile and a-half. OPERA QUEEN, 6r f, by Anton King— Opera Bouffe (Mr. J. M. Cnmming), B.lO—A. Adams l OAT PRINCESS, ch f, (Mr. H. F. Creswlck), B.lo—-H. Cairns 2 FERVOUR, br f (Mr. A. T. Creswiek), 8.10 —A. Reed 8 Won by half a length, three-quarters of a length between second and third. Lady Kestrel was fourth. Time, 2.15). / VETERAN STAKES, a sweepstakes of . Osovs each with OOOsovs added. One mile and a-half. DION, br g. nged, by Demosthenes— Wnieeae TUrTJ.A. Murdoch), 6.10— j 9.0 2 VALAMrTA. M A......... S ' . Wab by one iad a-quarter taiirSu. a length between second and TookarSr fourth. Time, 2.361.