AUSTRALIAN RACING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 67, 21 March 1938, Page 12

AUSTRALIAN RACING.

AT MOONEE VALLEY. SUCCESS OF APOLLO. MELBOURNE, March 20. Ridden by K. Voitre, the four-year-old Apollo was successful in the chief event, the Moonee Ponds Handicap, at the Moonee Valley Racing Club's meeting yesterday. Bankshaw, by Siegfried— Court Step, was unplaced in the first division of the Maiden Two-year-old Handicap. Hilton, by Beau Pere—Awaken, was unplaced in the second division and Snow Queen, by Beau Pere—Curtsey, in the Hollyinount Handicap. Result:— MOOXEE PONDS HANDICAP of £1000. . One mile aud a half. APOLLo\ Wk h, 4yrs, by Constant Son—LAte btring (Messrs. C. P. Barden and L. V, O'Hara), 7.12— K. Voitre .. 1 AITCHKNGEE, b g, 6yrs, by Curialis— W&ranie (Mr. W. C. Uidley), S.y—R. Wilson : 2 JOHN WILKES, b c, Syrs, by Baralong—Golden Cello (Mr. "G. Orongo"), 8.12—A. Breasley 3 Eleven started, including Le Grand. Half a length; neck. Time 2.34. HAWXESBURY CLUB. GLEN ESK'S STAKES. SYDNEY, March 20. The New Zealand-bred Edible finished second to Glen Kek in the Park States at the Hawkesbury Racing Club's meeting yesterday. Litigation; by Iliad—Gobble, was third to Royal Ensign and The Nineteenth in the Juvenile Handicap, wherein Miltiades, by Iliad—Black Cat, and Pliable were unplaced. Improvement and Linioux were unplaced in the Hawkesbury Autumn Handicap and Troy in the Clarendon Handicap.

Result:— PARK STAKES of £100. Seven furlongs. GLEN ESK, cU c, 3yrs, by Buoyant Bachelor—Duudee Lass (.Mr. H. White), 7.12— K. Shean 1 EDIBLE (X.Z.-bred), b h, 4yrs, by Llmond—Aspic (Mr. I<\ Wtlllaius), 7.7 — J. Finch 2 MOHUEXCE, br in, 4yrs, by Uampion— Mab's Dream (Mr. W. Spencer), 7.6— W. Glover 3 Twelve started. Head; half a length. Time 1.27.