SYDNEY THOUSAND.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 83, 9 April 1929, Page 11

SYDNEY THOUSAND.

WON BY DIRECT HOME,

Newspapers which arrived yesterday show that the Sydney Thousand decided at Victoria Parle on Monday of last week was won by Direct Home, a mare sent over from Victoria, and in winning the bip race the daughter of Directaway landed a betting plunge on the part of her connections. In winning, the Victorian mare covered the distance in 3.20*. As the time had only been bettered once in the Sydney Thousand, it was responsible for the mare starting an odds-on favourite for the final. Dead-heaters in the second division, Frisco and Globepool, were the other runners. Globepocd was on scratch, while the other two runners were on 24 yards behind. At the start Frisco was badly left, while Globepool

led Direct Home into the straight »nd ! out of the straight the first time. Direct j Home took the lead at the half-mile, | with Globej>ool second and Frisco, who broke here, well back, third. Direct Home kept the lead and won from Globejiool by a length, with Frisco, who had come from well behind, another three lengths away. The result of the divisions and final were: — i SYDNEY THOUSAND TROT one mile and a half. Kir»t I»i vision. t'IRECT HOME, b m. azod. by D:rertaw jv—Charlotte Bronte. i4vds —W. Markav 1 MI.A ROCK. -4yds—E. Jarvis 2 \ I'KI'LEEK IiIKU limit —E. Hartley .. S) Al<o started: I'al «' Mine (W. Manning). . Black Mart iK. Balli. Silver Torando. limit: C<»l>- B>v (W. T<vwn c endi. Golden R.s»' iR K«\rs.. ]-yd«: GoldflTlder <f; I Isr»»wn i, J4yds: Main Voyase (.A. Simpson t. ] ::»;ydf : Auto Machine iW. J. O'Sheai. llaruld T'ronto iJ. Jamesi. 4*yds. Won by a length and a-half. three lenrths | .between second and third. Time, 3.^'JiDivision. KIIISPO. b h. arfil. hv Cliicazo—dam by A!m<>nt. E. J. <j»«-!is " Gl,i (BEI'UOL. b h. ajred. by Globe X>erl.y—Wh.rlpool. limit—G. A. Noble . . • ' OLEVE LY.\.\, 12j - ds—W. Mazoudier . 3 • I>ead-heaf. Also started: I>addie WiLkes (R. E. Pt«thardi. Ma-hine Kins iff. Alaska i<>. Hurani. <»nkley Girl (Erir I'irect I'ink iff. Markayi. Abdullah Bflls iE. M<-I»onaldi. limit: Marble Ride* iE. 1.. M<*D»nsld>. £4yd> : Snowshoe iA. Simp--sum. Jimmy Elliott ill. Cohen i. 4*iyds. | I•oad-h'-at. a length beiw»«*j second and 1 third. Times: Krisco 3..3J; Globepool I

Final. DIRECT lIOME, b m. a?ed. by Directaway—Charlotte Bronte, 24yds—ff. Mackay * 1 <i\J»BEJ'OOI«. limit—G. Noble 2 KRIS CD. 24yds—K. Owens 3 Won by a iendb, three )«nsnlis between second and third. Time. 3.23.