AUSTRALIAN TURF.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 234, 3 October 1935, Page 22

AUSTRALIAN TURF.

THE ASCOT. MEETING.

NEW ZEALAND HORSES WIN.

GAY LOT AND DEBHAM,

SYDNEY, October 2,

New Zealand horses performed well at the Ascot Racing Club's meeting to-daj%

An interesting feature of the programme was the Nursery Stakes, the -first two-year-old event of the season in Sydney, which was run in three divisions. The Auckland trainer P. E. Pope supplied first and third in the first division with Gay Lot and Gay Brunette, and Sporting Blood's brother Bold Blood finished fourth. No New Zealanders started in the second division., In the third division Messrs. W. R. Kemball and S. S. Crick gained third place with Lady Ida (Lord Quex— Lady Fingers), while Lady Eleanor (Chief Ruler—Time Will Tell), also owned by them, ran sixth. Mr. W. Higgine' colt Cricket (Chief Rulers-Summer Time) was fifth.

The New Zealand-bred gelding Cherry King scored a narrow victory in the first division* of the Flying Handicap, six furlongs, which was run in 1.14, a record for the race. Princess Doreen ran third, Symcony fourth and Grand Sport fifth in tiie second division, which Fulojoy also started. The Lackham colt Debliam recorded a decisive win for Mr. Higgins in the Three and Four-year-old Maiden Welter. He is trained by T. R. George, and his success is the first gained by any member of the Trentham team on the present trip. Pope also had been out of luck until Gay Lot won. Sarcherio convincingly won the Ascot Handicap, one mile one furlong and 50yds, in 1.57 —a race record. Moneta ran second in the !• ourteen-two Handicap. Prince Pombal was unplaced in the Mascot Welter Mile. Results: — NURSERY STAKES of £250. Two-year-olds, colts 8.5, geldings 8.2, fillies 8.0. Fouf furlongs. First Division : GAY I,OT (X./..), 1) f, l»y Gny Shield — Shebang (Mr. U. Courtney), 8.0, ear. LITTLE PATTIE, ch f, by Verblus — Reremal (Mr. A. A. Mark), B.o—l'. Hickey ■••••••'• GAY BRUNETTE (N.Z.). b f, by Gay Shield—Lady Marie (Mr. A. Court- - ney), 8.0 —K. Voitre J Twelve started. Tliree lengths; head, lime, 49}s. FLYIXG HANDICAP of £150. Six furlongs. Firs: Division : CHERRY KING (X.Z.-bred), br g, syrs, by Chief Ruler —Cherry l'ie (Mr. M. Shaw), B.B—E. Bartle 1 KING'S HEAD, br li, 4yrs, by Bull-head—-Fern Tree (Mr. E. A. Haley), 9.0 —K. .T. Parsons 2 ANCHOR, br g, aged, by Wedge—Douccment (Mr. E. F. Nowland), 7.(i —J. W. McEvoy 3 Twelve started, Including Dual Ratio. Head ; two lengths. Time, 1.13—a race record. THREE AND FOUR-YEAR-OLD MAIDEN WELTER of £100. One mile. DEBHAM (X.Z.), be, 3yrs, by Lackham . —Deborah (Mr. W. Higgins), 0.1!— Ellit 1 JEAXXE (I'ARC, b m, 4yrs, by Chivalrous—Magical (Mr. .1. K. Osborne), 3.l3—Maxwell 2 EUI'HORBUS, ell li, fyrs, by Pantheon —Ray of Sunshine (Messrs. .1. Clayton and L. Ilaigli), 7.o—Findlay ... 3 Sixteen started, Including Red Hunting. Two lengths; same. Time, 1.12. ASCOT HAXDICAP of £150. One mile and one furlong and 50yds. SAItCIIERIE, eh 111, syrs, by Archery— Sarkara (Mr. J. J. Leahy), 8.11!— Millie: 1 DELRAY, br g Oyrs, by Cistercian— Dorrie Morton (Mr. T. Young), o.ll— Richard! 2 FIRST' BALLOON, b m, aged, by Air Balloon—Princess Nell (Mr. F. Reynold), B.ll—Thomas 3 Nino started, Including Legatee and Jutland. Three lengths ; one length. Time, 1.57 — a raco record. JACK HORNER SECOND. CAPE MORN ALSO PLACED. MELBOURNE, October 2. At tlio Ascot races, Victoria, to-day Jack Horner ran second in the Karnak Handicap for three-year-olds, about seven furlongs, which was won by Curragh. Cape Morn ran third in the Moodemerc Trial Handicap for two-year-olds, about five furlongs. Arctic Region was unplaced in the .Teffeott Maiden Hurdle, about two miles. Palatinate and The Mirror were unplaced in the Torquay Welter Handicap, one mile and 15 yards. /•" •