AUSTRALIAN TURF.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 33, 9 February 1937, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN TURF.

SUCCESS OF LIMOUX. STARTED AT SHORT PRICE. For fifty yards near the half-mile in the Ascot Handicap last week, it appeared that the favourite. Limoux. would shirk his task (s:iys an Australian writer). Hh rider. 1"). Munro. did not persevere, but easod the horse back until he could take him to the outside. Then, with plenty of room, he gave Limoux*the whip. The horse stretched out in his best style, and before the entrance to the straight was reached the race was in hie keeping. He went on to beat Sleepniond by three lengths, with VcritiM a neck further away. The time was only a quarter of a eoc>nd slower than the race record. Backers had no hesitation in installing Limoux favourite, and he was at a short price when the horses left the enclosure. BIRTHDAY BOY'S VICTORY. ASSISTED BY LUCKY RUN. Despite that he wae slow to move awav from the barrier. Birthday Boy. who did backers ;i good turn in winning the Havilah Handicap at Rnmlwick on January 31. lii'-kv to score (says an Australian writer}. The road to victory was made very sino-ith for him by tho erratic running of Byeulla. When the field had settled down Byeulla, who was leading, was hanging out badly, and, running wide on tho turn, she left a clear opening for Birthday Boy. who had been rating di'-eetly behind. Bartle. rider of Birthday Boy. mad'full use of the opportunity, but the colt would probably still have been beaten by both Oration and Bourlwn. who fiivshcd second and third respectively, had Byeulla not veered out inside the last half-furlong. RIDDEN IN BEHIND. LORD WILLOXYX FAILS AGAIN. Xew tactics were tried on Lord Willonyx. equal favourite for the Hurdle Race m Randwick recently, and it cannot be said that they had happy results. In all of his previous runs over the jtltnpe in Sydney, Lord Willonyx. a smart galloper. has been near the lead nearly all the way. and it was surprising to see him so far out of his ground in the early stages. When the barrier rose Stanway. rider of Lord Willonyx. allowed hie mount to drop back to near the rear of the field, a position he was permitted to retain for most of the journey. It will be interesting to see how Lord Willonyx ie ridden in future engagements. -\