AUSTRALIAN TURF

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 45, 23 February 1942, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN TURF

Exciting Finish In Futurity Stakes V.A.T.C. AUTUMN CARNIVAL MELBOURNE, Feb. 21. The finish of the Futurity Stakes at the Victoria Amateur Turf Club's autumn meeting at Flemington to-day was most exciting, half-heads separating the first four horses. Gold Salute looked the winner a furlong from the post, then Zonda was proclaimed, but Burrabil swooped down to win in the last stride. It was a brilliant effort, and Burrabil deserved to win. High Caste, never really dangerous, was fifth. Beaulivre raced in second position to the straight and then weakened. Tranquil Star ran poorly. Skipton, having his first race since winning the Melbourne Cup, was last. Details are:— ST. CLAIR TRIAL, sue mile.—First division: ROSMARINE. 8.0 (A. Breasley). 1: LEICESTER SQUARE, 8.4 (H. Badger), 2; SIMILAR. 9.0 (E. Merrick). 3. Nineteen started. Head; Two lengths and a half. Time, 1.38%. Second division: KALBAR. 7.12 (E. Preston), 1; LADY BYKES, 8.4 (R. McLaren), 2; WISE COUNSEL, 7.12 (K. Smith), 3. Nineteen started. Length; hall a length. Time, 1.37%. ALMA STAKES, twe-year-oMs: six farlongs.— GREAT BRITAIN. 8.7 (H. Badger). 1; BURBERRY, 8.0 (A. Breasley), 2; GRAIN TRADER, 7.7 (H. Morris), 3. Twenty-three started. Head; hall a length. Time, 1.18%. WOODCLIFFE HANDICAP, gut mile and a raartcr-—First division: PRIMA VERA. 7.13 (H. Badger), 1; HEART'S DESIRE, 7.8 (H. Morris). 2; SOMERSET, 7.11 (R. Heather). 3. Fifteen started. Half a head; length and a half. Time, 2.8V2. Second division: PRAIRIEDALE, 8.1 (H. Moraanent), 1; DARRAWEIT, 7.13 (E. Preston), 2; REX BUZZ, 8.11 (S. Neale), 3. Twelve started. Half a neck; three-quarters of a length. Time, 2.7%.

FUTURITY STAKES ef £3000; weight for ace with penalties and allowances; seven furlongs.— BURRABIL, blk «. aged, by Burnewan* —Syclerlc, 9.13 (O. Phillips). 1; ZONDA, 8.12 (A. Breasley), 3; TEA CAKE, 9.1 (J. Purtell), 3. Nine started. Including High Caste, Beaullvre, Gold Salute. Halt a head each way. Time, 1.25>,2.

STANLEY STEEPLECHASE, about two miles and halt a furIong.—HIGHLAND MARCH, 11.13 (L. Meenan). and PARENTENA, 9.3 (P. Bummelt), dead-heated for first; PHIL WIRTH, 9.2 (S. McKee). 3. Fifteen started. Two lengths and a half. Time. 3.5«>,i.

RAWIBBDIH HANDICAP, six furlongs.—ALL VEIL. 9.7 (A. Breasley), 1; FUR TRADER. 8.2 (A. Dewhurst). 2; RECEPTION, 9.0 (J. Crilley). 3. Twenty-nine started. Three-quarters of a length; length and a half. Time, 1.14%.