ANOTHER WIN FOR AJAX

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22656, 10 March 1939, Page 12

ANOTHER WIN FOR AJAX

Success in King’s Plate VICTORIA CLUB’S MEETING (united press association—copyright.) (Received March 9. 9 p.m.) MELBOURNE, March 9. The weather was fine and there was an excellent attendance for the third day of the Victoria Racing Club's autumn meeting at Flcmington. Imltari, trained by the New Zealander, Stan Reid, showed great improvement on last Saturday’s form to win the Autumn Hurdle. Saturday’s victor, Celtic King, was unplaced to r day. Proof led throughout and registered a comfortable win in the Hopeful Stakes, In which the placed horses all finished near the inside rail. Bursary was never dangerous. Ajax registered 'his seventeenth successive win by his success in the King’s plate. He now has had 24 wins, three seconds, and one third in 28 starts, and his stake winnings amount to £28,175, which place him seventeenth among the greatest stake winners in Australia and New Zealand. Ajax scored without trouble to-day over Aitchengee and Bourbon. He ran the last half-mile in l 47sec. Bourbon finished stoutly and pleased his admirers for the Australian Cup next Saturday, In which he has 8-13. The New Z'ealand-bred colt, High Caste, scored his third Victorian win in as many starts' in the Ascot Vale Stakes to-day. Zonda, who ran second to High Caste In the Sires’ Produce Stakes last Saturday, looked dangerous a furlong from the post, but was outstayed. Lusson was a moderate third. Aurania weakened.

High Caste has won £3910 here. Anpapejo finished strongly to win ■ the Elms Handicap in the last stride from the costly Carpentier. Swettenham was a good third. Crojick and National weakened in the final stages. Con Devon scored a surprise win in the River Handicap. Grecian Princess finished strongly and enhanced her cup chances. Fearnought was a fair third. Stretto tired in the final stages and Desert Chief ran a promising sixth. Results:— AUTUMN HURDLE RACE, Of £7OO. Two miles and a quarter. IMITARI by Baralong—Mimic 9-6 J. Crowe 1 Peter Thrice by Thrice—Laiokl 9-3 • R. Sweetman' 2 Sheer Khan (N.Z.) by Gainscdurt— Tigeroy 9-12 .. A. Fullerton 3 There were eight starters. Won by four lengths; neck between second and third. Celtic King Was fourth. Time, 4min 4sec. HOPEFUL STAKES, Of £7OO. For two-year-olds. Five furlongs. C. A. Goodfellow's- b f PROOF by Metallurgy—Credant 7-7 P. Simmonds 1 Pelham and Taylor’s br f Hotch Potch by Salmagundi—Princess Edna 1-lr R. Bailey 2 Bailleau and Thompson’s ch c Atlas by Heroic—White Swan 7-10 H. Badger 3 There were 23 starters. Won by three lengths: two lengths between second and third. Sunshine Boy was fourth. Time, Imin Isec. KING’S PLATE, Of £IOOO. Weight-for-age. One mile and a half. Bailleau, Thompson and Constable's •ch C AJAX by Heroic—Medmenham 4yrs 9-0 .. .. H. Badger 1 F. Manning’s b g Aitchengee by Curialis—Waranie aged 9-0 A. Brown 2 Freedman and McLachlan’s br c Bourbon by Tippler—Spearfoot 4yrs 9-0 R. Parsons 3 The only starters. Won by a length and a half; half a head between second and third. Time. 2min ,35Jsec, ASCOTVALE STAKES, Of £I3OO. For two-year-olds. Six furlongs. HIGH CASTE 9-1 .. _ .. E. Bartle 1 Zonda 8-10 .. ..A. Reed 2 Lusson 8-5 .. .. H. Skidmore 3 Aurania also ' started. Won by a length and a quarter: three lengths between second and third. Time, Imin 12sec. ELMS HANDICAP, Of £7OO. One mile. ANPAPEJO 8-6 . D. Munro 1 Carpentier 7-9 .. .. H. Badger 2 Swettenham 7-6 .. .. H. Morris 3 There were 16 starters. Won by a head; two lengths between second and third. Rexfelt was fourth.Time, Imin 37Jsec. RIVER' HANDICAP, Of £7OO. One mile and a quarter. CON DEVON 7-2 .. J. Duncan 1 Grecian Princess 7-9 .. E. Preston 2 Fearnought .7-11 ~ .. W. Elliott 3 There were 12 starters.

Won by two lengths; three-quarters of a length between second and third. Irving was fourth. Time, 2min 4Jsec.