COMMONWEALTH TURF
QUEENSLAND CLUB.
CAPB.IS WINS THE SPRINT. KING'S PLATE TO LOUGH NEAGH. BRISBANE, May 3. The Queensland Turf Club's Cup meeting was opened yesterday in brilliant weather, the main event being the Stradbroke Handicap, which was won in line style by the New Zealand-bred Capris, who finished brilliantly from the ruck. Results: — STRADBROKE HANDICAP of £1000. * Six furlongs. CAPRIS, ch m, 4yrs, by Captain Bunsby—Charis (Mr. A. E. Cooper), 7.l3—Heather 1 HIGH SPEECH, b g, o.vrs, by King's Speech—Hlghmond (Mr. W. J. Shean), B.o—Shean 2 HEROIC FAITH, b c, 3yrs, by Heroic— Gloaming's Sister (Mr. R. Bruce), 7.7— W. Cook 3 Nineteen started. Length; neck. Time, 1.121, a race record. ST. LEGER STAKES of £000. Three-year-olds. One mile six furlongs and 132 yds. LOMINGA, b c, by Rivoli—Margaiet Morris (Miss M. Stephens). B.lo— Spencer 1 FIRST BUZZARD, ch c, by The Buzzard—Early Girl (Mr. \V. Tucker), B.lO—E. Conquest 2 TETUPHA, b c, by Spenrfelt—Line Gun (Mr. W. J. Tucker), B.lo— Tanwan 3 Nine started. Four lengths; six lengths. Time, 3.103. KING'S PLATE of £ 500. One mile and n quarter. LOUGH NEAGH, ch g, aged, by Bachelor's Peruse —Terentia (Mr. T. .1. Brosnan), 8.12—-F. Shean 1 THOUGHT READER, br g, aged, bv Rivoli—Serious Thought (Mr. W. 11. Anderson). 8.12— E. Conquest 2 SPEAR LENSIS, b li, 4yrs, by Spearfelt —Polensls (Mr. J. Vowles), 8.11 —r Shelton 3 Four started. Six lengths each way. Time, 2.01. WHERNSIDE WINS. HOME IN OTWAY WELTER AT ASCOT.
MELBOURNE, May 3. The three-year-old Whernside, owned by Mr. W. R. Kemball, of New Zealand, was successful in the Otway Welter Handicap at the Ascot meeting yesterday. Idavale was unplaced in the Mallacoota Handicap and Araunah in the Imperial Handicap. Cape Morn and Green Cape were unplaced in the London Trial Hurdles. Result: — OTWAY WELTER HANDICAP of £300. Seven furlongs. WHERNSIDE, b g, 3yrs, by Grand Knight—Baylock (Mr. W. It. Kemball), 7.B—A. Cooper 1 EQUATORIAL, ch g, Dyrs, by Equator— Maxine (Mr. W. Fergus), B.l—H. Skidinore 2 DEMAGOGUE, br c, 3yrs, by Windbag —Lipstick (Messrs. A. G. Hunter and P. Miller), 7.7 —H. Badger '. 3 Sixteen started, including Jack. Horner. Three-quarters; length and a half. Time, 1.203. WIN FOR TENTERDEN. SCORES IN HURDLE EVENT. ADELAIDE, May 3.. The Brush Hurdles at the Port Adelaide races yesterday resulted:— TENTERDEN (N.Z.-bred), by Chief Ruler—Rosellate, 9.13 —Smith 1 KALFORD. 9.2—Bynoe 2 RAMELTON, 9.9—Carlin 3 Eleven started. Two lengths each way. Time, 3.56. MOOREFIELD CLUB. RETRIEVED FINISHES SECOND. SYDNEY, May 3. The New Zealand-bred filly Retrieved, by Limond —Mislaid, finished second in the Juvenile Handicap, two-year-old fillies, at the Moorefield races yesterday. Sir Walter was unplaced in the Brush Hurdles, Cherry .King in the Brighton Handicap, and. Norman Conquest in tlie Flying Welter. TO VISIT DOMINION. SYDNEY, May 3. The trainer George Price left by the Wanganella on a holiday visit to New Zealand.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 104, 4 May 1936, Page 14
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