BERNBOROUGH WINS AGAIN

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24981, 16 September 1946, Page 7

BERNBOROUGH WINS AGAIN

LEADING JOCKEY FATALLY INJURED (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) • Sept. 15. The death of Jimmy Duncan, considered to be Sydney’s best middle-distance jockey, overshadowed the Randwlek meeting yesterday. Duncan was riding the favourite, Lord Dundee (trained by his father-in-law, Harry Horton) in the first race. He was pitched from the saddle into the running rail, when his horse fell. Lord Dundee brought down Double Mint, ridden by Darby Munro (who was slightly injured) and lay prone until the other horses had galloped over him. Duncan’s skull was fractured, and he did not regain consciousness. His wife, father, and father-in-law saw the accident. When Duncan’s death was announced, the crowd paid a spontaneous tribute by standing with bared heads. Bernborough scored his twelfth successive win when he walked away with the Chelmsford Stakes by five lengths. His rider, A. G. Mulley, changed his usual tactics of holding back and winning in a dazzling finishing burst. After his last experience, when he was criticised for holding the champion back, he decided to take Bernborough to the front early. Accordingly, Bernborough went to the front at the six furlongs, and won pulling aV lHiffham scored easily from Abbeville and Blue Legend in the Tramway HandiC The New Zealand-bred Night Robe produced a likely finishing run in the Welter Handicap to. beat Gay Monarch for second place. The race was won by Active Service. Results:— TRAMWAY HANDICAP, of £800; seven furlongs.—PUFFHAM 8-7 Johnson J; Abbeville 8-1 Bougoure 2; Blue Legend 8-7 Abbott 3. Twenty started. Two lengths; threequarters of a length. Time, Imin 25sec. CHELMSFORD STAKES, of £1000; weight-for-age with penalties and allowances; nine furIongs.—BERNBOROUGH 9-11 Mulley 1; Two Grand 7-8 Moore 2; Prince Consort 7-2 Williams 3. Eight started. Five lengths; length. Time, Imin 542 sec. SPRING HANDICAP, of £800; one mile and three furlongs.—KlAßEE 8-12 Fordyce 1; Invictus 7-4 Mullans 2; Air Flare 8-9 Brown 3. Ten started. Short neck; half a head. Time, 2min 22isec.

DUNEDIN ACCEPTANCES After the declaration of forfeits, the following remain in the classic races at the spring meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club:— McLEAN STAKES, of £500; four furlongs (first day).—All Hurry, Bay Boa, Effervescence, Excellency, Extra Flight, Flying Fort, Gold Medallion, Golden Chips, Haughty Lass, Helio, Ocean City, Palanthus, Paper Robe, Paramour, Post Graduate, Renowned, Sea Flower, Show Boy, Slick, Super Flight, Velveline, Weldrest, Lo Zingaro—Miss Vixen gelding, Man’s Pal—Blissful Lady gelding, Paper Slipper—First Taste filly, SalmagundiSally Sage gelding. DUNEDIN GUINEAS and J. B. REID CUP, of £600; one mile (second day).— Cipher, Connaught, Faithful Pal, Indian Dawn, Lord Robin, Lovemorn, Penetrate, Rahine, Sir Raimond, Part, Spiora, Spring Water, Stagestruck, Vella Lee, Wild Knock, Winning Cheer, Croupier— Wharamea colt. Late Dividends Arrangements have been made by the Ashburton Racing Club for late dividends to be paid at the totalisator department of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club, 90 Armagh street, Christchurch, To-day (Monday), Tuesday, and Wednesday (Christchurch patrons only). —Advt.