AUSTRALIAN TURF.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 271, 15 November 1937, Page 15

AUSTRALIAN TURF.

WILLIAMSTOWN CUP. JOHN WILKES SUCCEEDS. VICTORY FOR ELANAGE. MELBOURNE, November 14. There wa« an ugly demonstration when' St. Fox came back to the enclosure after running last in the Cup Hurdle Race, the first event at Williainstown yesterday, resulting in the stewards opening an inquiry, which was adjourned until Monday. The Williamstown Cup was won by John Wilkes from Old Rowley. Young Crunader, after making the pace to the home turn, finished last. Old Rowley hotly challenged John Wilkes, but the latter triumphed by nearly two lengths, with Dictator another length and a half away. Nightguard was fourth, then came Balkan Prince and Black Mac, with Flood Tide eleventh.

Elannge was the winner of the AHona Trial Handicap, and Thtirles Lad equalled the com>e record of 1.25 in winning the Ozone High-weight. Details: — WILLIAMSTOWN CUP of *2500 and trophy valued at £100. One mile and a half. JOHN WILKES, b c. 3yrs. by Baralong —Golden Cello (Mr. G. Ornong), 7.10— W. Cook 1 OLD ROWLEY, eh g, 4.vrs, by The Buzzard—Syceonelle (Mr. J. A. Scully). 7.7— K. Voltre 2 DICTATOR, b g, 4yrs, by Chivalrous — Miss Neville (Mr. A. T. Creswlck), 0.12—C. McLnughlan 3 Also started: Black Mac, 8.12; Balkan Prim-o. 8.10: Flood Tide, 8.6: Prince Scion, 8.2: Allnura, 8.0; Young Crusader, 7.13; Gnv Knieht, 7.8; Nlghtgunrd, 7.7; Ron-

snrdinn. 7.2 : Panax, 7.1 : Plectrum, 6.7. J/cngtb and three-quarters; length and a half. Time, 2.31|.

ALTONA TRIAL HANDICAP of £300. Apprentice riders. One mile and three furlongs. ELANAGE (N.Z.). b c. 3yrs. by Posterity—lni|*>tuoos (Mr. M. Steinberg). 8.0 —Mornement 1 ■VTRTNUL. t> g, ."ij-rs. by Trivalve— Lunette (Mr. W. J. Smart). 8.3— Smart 2 MASCARADES. b c, 3yrs, by Uonvard— Wakeful Daughter (Mr. E. R. .IclTries). 7.s—Tocknell 3 Twelve started. Neck ; half a neck. Time. 2.24 J. ROSEHILL RESULTS.

ARABIA TAKES CLYDE.

SYDNEY, November 14. At the Ttosehill Racing Club's November meotine. held yesterday, Arabia won the Clyde Handicap. Nightingale (N'ijiht Raid—Quadrilateral) was second in the first division of the Maiden High-weight Handicap, won by Artsman. Olenora Park was unplaced, as was We Three in the Novice Handicap, won by Heracles.

Billy Boy. who wen the November Handicap of £150, one mile and a quarter, from Fair Warninft and High, equal led the race record of 2.5. Result: — CLYDE HANDICAP nf £200. Seven furlong*. ARABIA, gr h, 4yrs, by Heroic—Hasty Love (Mr. F. T. Cush). B.o— E. McMonamin 1 BROWN BETTY, br m, aged, by CUrerlUan—True Wish (Mr. J. P. Hall), B.3—M. Papworth 2 NIGHT OP IX>VE, b m, 4yrs, by Rampimi—Nult (Mr. A. H. Serghea), 6.B—S. Neale 3 Nine started. Length and a half; length. Time, 1.23}. QUEENSLAND CUP. WIN FOR DIRECT LADY. BRISBANE, November 14. The Queensland Cup was won yesterday by Direct Lady from 14 others in time equalling the record for the race and in the State. ' Details: —

QUEENSLAND CUP of £1200. Two miles. DIRECT LADY, br m. 4yrs, by Spearfelt —Direct Action (Mr. W. S. •Carter), 7.0. ear. 7.lo—Spencer .... 1 PRINCESS RIVOLI, br in, 4yrs, by Rivoli—Canning Queen (Mr. V. i. O'Sliea), 7.0 —Ncilsou 2 SPEAR CHIEF, blk c, 3yrs, by Spearfelt—Sere Vale (Messrs. W. Tucker and 3. Charlton), 7.ll—Conquest .. 3 Fifteen started. Three lengths ; length and a half. Time, 3.21| —equalling race and State record.

A FARCICAL RACE. THE TRUMP LAST. There was an angry outburst from the crowd on the flat and on the hill at Fleming ton on Saturday week after the horses passed the prat in the C. B. Fisher Plate, with Black Mac winning from Sarcherie and AUiinga, and The Trump a very hot favourite, last. Those responsible for the disturbance called to the stewards to take action, but the demonstration was not directed against any one horse. The race was farcical, and the sooner the Victorian Racing Club follows the lead of the Australian Jockey Club and places a penalty on the running of weight-for-age races at a snail's pace, the better the public will be served (says an Australian writer). The mile and a half occupied 2.42, against the Flemington record of 2.29 V& made by Gothic in the Fisher Plate some years ago. In the first two furlongs the spectacle of each of tihe five jockeys reefing at bis horse in an endeavour to make any but hk own mount the pacemaker was laughable. The official timekeeper announced afterwards that the first two furlongs took 33s to run. Even Black Mac, notorious as a laggard early in a race, was pulling, and it seemed that Sarcherie actually pulled away from her rider, E. McMenamin, when she went to the front near the mile ami a qua.ter. The second I two furlongs took 27%5, and so did the next two. and the second last quarter ' occupied 25365.

PERTH SENSATION. TRAINER AND JOCKEY DISQUALIFIED. PERTH, November 14. Racing circles here were surprised by the disqualification for twelve months of Went Australia's leading trainer, J. J. Kelly, and the leading jockey, W. Dillon, owing to allegedly unsatisfactory running of the gelding Hybla in the Belmont Stakes at the Belmont races yesterday.

Kelly trains for Mr. Ernest Lee Steere, owner of the gelding and chairman of the West Australian Turf Club. The stewards announced that Mr. Lee Steere was in no way implicated at the inquiry.