AUSTRALIAN RACING

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22492, 29 August 1938, Page 15

AUSTRALIAN RACING

Stretto successful

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(Received August 28, 6.30 p.m.) . SYDNEY, August 27. At the Warwick Farm spring meeting to-day, results were:—

FARM NOVICE HANDICAP, of £2OO - ° ne mile, L MULET 8-8 .. .. .. Munro 1 will Rogers 8-4 .. ~ O’Sullivan 2 Salomon 7-5 .. .. Knox 3 There were 15 starters, including Kow Tow, Glenora Park, and Carbon. Won by a length; two lengths between second and third.

WARWICK STAKES, Of £600; second horse £BO, and third horse £4O from stake. Weight-for-age. Seven furlongs. STRETTO E. Bartle 1 Gold Rod .. .. M. McCarten 2 Royal Chief .. J. O’Sullivan 3 Stretto was the pacemaker when the field settled down from Buzalong and King’s Head, with Gold Rdd and Royal Chief handy. Gold Rod challenged Stretto as they neared the post, but Stretto held him off to win by a neck, with Royal Chief a length away. Time, Imin 263 sec. Rotorua was unplaced in the Hobartville Stakes. Braidwood Boy was unplaced in the Spring Handicap.

AJAX WINS

ROYAL ORDER SUCCESSFUL

(Received August 28, 6.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, August 27. At Williamstown the results were:—

PAISLEY HURDLE RACE, Of £3OO. Two miles. - NORTH CAPE 10-12 .. .. Maher 1 Shere Khan 9-6 Sholl 2 Pooley Bridge 12-7 .. Thompson 3 There were nine starters'. Won by. a neck: five lengths between second and third. Time, 3mln 40,} sec.

UNDERWOOD STAKES, Of £IOOO. Weight-for-age. One mile and 55 yards.

AJAX 9-0 .. Badger 1 Ena 8-9 .. .'. ’ .. Morris 2 Lord Windburra 7-8 .. .. Elliot 3 There were nine starters. Including Elanage. Great interest attached to the race owing to the meeting of. Ajax and The Trump, but the former took charge at the end .of a furlong and Was never headed. The Trump finished sixth.

Won by two lengths; a length between second and third. Time, Imin 42sec.

AUGUST HANDICAP, Of £350. One mile and three furlongs. ROYAL ORDER 7-5 .. .. Bailey 1 Ortelles Star 7-12 .. .. Breasley 2 Lady Kooringal 7-6 .. Flannery 3 There were 10 starters.

Won by half a neck; half a head between second and third. Time, 2min 18isec.

IN BRISBANE

SUCCESS FOR HASTATE

(Received August 28, 6.30 p.m.) BRISBANE, August 27, The following was the result of the

BRISBANE TATTERSALL’S CUP, HASTATE 8-1 .. .. Briscoe X Tooloomba 7-7 .. .. Beresford 2 Buoyant Son 7-4 .. .. Nellson . 3 There were 13 starters. Won by a neck: a length between second and third. Time, 2mln 43sec.

ADELAIDE GRAND NATIONAL

PALLBEARER’S SUCCESS

(Received August 28, 6.30 p.m.) ADELAIDE, August 27. The following was the result of the GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE PALLBEARER 0-3 Smith 1 Bounty Silver 11-1 .. Green 2 National Debt 9-2 .. .. Ryan 3 There were eight starters, and Pallbearer won by four lengths.^