RACING WELLINGTON MEETING

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25129, 10 March 1947, Page 4

RACING

WELLINGTON MEETING

BRILLIANT WIN BY BRUCE

SAGE KING’S GOOD PERFORMANCE From Our Own Reporter

WELLINGTON, March 8. Another sterling performance by the Wellington Cup winner, Bruce, which made light of his 9-11 and finished brilliantly to win the Autumn Handicap, was a feature of the first day of the Wellington Racing Club’s autumn meeting at Trentham to-day. For his size, he must be one of the best stayers to have raced in the country for many years, while there have certainly been none more courageous. He has now won £7005 this hI L Wynings to date total £11,360. On their return to scale, the crowd accorded both the horse and the r# J" J ’ EU L s ’, a reception fully equal of that given Golden Souvenir when he won the Wellington Racing Club Handicap w'ith 10-0 last January. Bruce has won his three races at Trentham this year almost to a pattern. Today, as in the Dominion Handicap and V} e , Wellington Cup, he was at the rear of the field with half a mile to run, but « e i^ so ? n . worked hi s way through the J*® 10 ’.. i be In ? challenging position at the furlong, and with his usual brilliant finishing run headed the leader, Sakuntala, with half a furlong to run, and went on to win decisively by a length. From a good start. Flying Ace was soon setting the pace from. Dink’s Own, Night Foe, and Royal Victor, followed by Langue d’ 2 r > .Arco, and Carnforth, the.i Bruce and Broiefield. with Sakuntala, which drifted early, and Montosorrie. As they turned into the back straight, Flying Ace increased his lead to six lengths, but down -«l- e furlongs Night Foe closed to within half a length of him, and Sakuntala made a fast move up into third place, followed by Dink’s Own and Carnforth, Langue d Or, Broiefield, Arco, and Bruce. Bruce received a check at this stage when racing between Arco and Broiefield. Round to the straight entrance. Flying Ace and Night Foe just led Sakuntala, followed by Dink s Own and Carnforth, then Langue d’Or, Broiefield, Arco, and ?^ uce L . As they straightened up, Sakuntala shot into the lead and soon had a three lengths break on Night Foe. At the furlong Bruce had worked his way through the field and Langue d’Or was also moving up. Finishing brilliantly, Bruce forged past Sakuntala and won by a length Langue d’Or got up for third, a neck behind Sakuntala, with a similar margin to Night Foe. A length further back came Broiefield, followed by Royal Victor, Arco, and Carqforth in line, and gaps to Dink’s Own, Flying Ace, and Montosorrie.

Another fine performance was that of Sage King, which showed himself to be ® high-class three-year-old by winning the Thompson Handicap, at his first appearance in open company. There was added merit in his performance, as he drew the outer at the barrier and JPvas slow away. He made a quick move up on the outside in the first two furlongs and was in fifth place turning into the straight. He tackled the leader. Voltaic, approaching the last furlong, and finished solidly, to win by half a length. Im- £ erial finished fast into third place. Sage -ing. Big Money, Casilda, and Foxhaven were slow away, Voltaic being smartest out, to lead Treasure Tee, r asda, Opulent, Great Coon, and Gay Stroller. Nearing the half mile, Red Pickle had moved up to join Voltaic, followed by Opulent, Great Coon, Yasda, which was badly checked. Sage King, Gay Stroller, Imperial. Majesty, and Big Money. Except that Yasda lost his position, there was little change to the straight, where Red Pickle began to weaken 100 yards after the field straightened up. Voltaic soon worked clear of Opulent and Great Coon, but Sage King moved through to challenge him at the furlong, with Imperial, becoming prominent, three lengths further back. In a hard finish. Sage King prevailed by half a length, while Imperial finished brilliantly for third place, a similar margin behind Voltajc. Matador came from a Tong way back to get fourth, then came Gay Stroller, Majesty’, and Yasda, with the others well beaten.

The St. Leger Stakes In a slow-run race, Desert Fox outclassed the field in the New Zealand St. Leger Stakes. Fine Flavour set a very slow pace from the outset, the first half being run in 52sec, and there was no real pace on until the five furlongs, when Desert Fox moved up to join Fine Flavour. He soon took the lead as they raced round to the straight, where he soon worked clear, to have a four lengths lead commencing the final furlong. Perfect Peace was the only one to threaten danger in the final stages, but Midwood kept Desert Eox going to win comfortably by two lengths. When the field settled down, Fine Flavour was setting a middling pace from Desert Fox and Rosswood, Indian Dawn and Keening, and Perfect Peace and Portabul, which were racing in pairs. There was no change until near the half-mile, where Desert Fox joined Fine Flavour and the others closed up. Desert Fox led to the straight, with Indian Dawn moving up to take second place as soon as they commenced the run home. Desert Fox drew out at the furlong, where Indian Dawn- was beaten, and Keening and Perfect Peace were finishing on strongly. Desert Fox was not seriously troubled to win by two lengths from Perfect Peace, which finished on strongly in the straight and would have been better suited by a. stronger pace. Keening was another three lengths back, third, *vith a further length to Indian Dawn, which beat Rosswood for fourth place in a photo finish. Then came Fine Flavour, Portabul, the other runner breaking down a furlong and a half from the post. With a brilliant finishing run over the last furlong, an outsider in Karachi got up in the last few strides to win the Railway Handicap by a neck from Specialist, which appeared a likely winner at the furlong post. The winner’s dividend on the win machine was surprisingly short, considering his form this season. From a good start. Flying Orders, Cot Case, White Cap, Colopier, and Specialist, wide out, were the early leaders, with Peter Gazelle and Karachi drifting a little. Down to the course proper, Colopier, Cot Case, and Flying Orders were the pacemakers, from Specialist, Lord Theio, and White Cap, with Peter Gazelle and Karachi at the rear. Specialist moved up to challenge Cot Case in the straight, and at the furlong was holding him off. with Flying Orders next. Specialist looked a winner until 60 yards from the post, where Karachi flashed up on the outer to get the decision, by a neck. Cot Case was half a length back, with a head to Flying Orders, which was coming again. Peter Gazelle was next, then the favourite, Lord Theio, White Cap, and Colopier, with gaps between them. The winner’s time of Imin lOJsec equalled the six furlongs course record held jointly by John Gay and Da Vinci. It was a good indication of the state of the going. Considering that there were no special race trains the attendance at the meeting was very good. The totalisator turnover of £171,975 10s shbwed a decrease of £13,154 on the corresponding day last year, when the turnover was £135,129 10s. Details:— RIMU HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP Of £6OO. One mile and three furlongs. 4. 4—LAMBRO 10-4 .. Hawes 1 7. 7—Master Peter 9-0 car. 9-1 Carroll 2 2. 3—Merger 9-7 .. Baker 3 1, 1 Master Raymond; 3,2 Village Squire; 5, 5 Foxada; 9,- 9 Marshall Cook; B, 8 Rothnic; 6, 6 Royal Flash also started. Three lengths; one length. Marshall Cook was fourth. Time, 2min 21Jsec. PLUNKET NURSERY HANDICAP Of £7OO. Six furlongs. 2. I—NILOCH 8-10 .. L. J. Ellis 1 1. 2—Kartikeya 7-6 .. Wiggins 2 5. s—Sweet Nymph 7-3 car. 7-3 J Boreham 3 3, 3 Lady Vite; 6, 6 Avenger; 4, 4 Vakura; 7, 7 Adair; 8, 8 Aratucky also Started. Half length; three lengths. Vakura was fourth. Time, Imin HJsec. NEW ZEALAND ST. LEGER STAKES Of £l5OO. One mile and three-quarters. 2. I—DESERT FOX 8-10 Midwood 1 3. 3—Perfect Peace 8-7 .. Wiggins 2 6. 6—Keening 8-10 .. Connor 3 4, 4 Fine Flavour; 7, 7 Portabul; 5, 4 Rosswood; 1,2 Indian Dawn also started. Two lengths; three lengths. Indian Dawn was fourth. Time, 3min 6Jsec. AUTUMN HANDICAP ’ Of £3OOO. One mile and a half. 1. I—BRUCE 9-11 .. L. J. Ellis 1 4. 4—Sakuntala 7-3 .. Wiggins 2 3. 3—Langue d’Or 8-6 .. A. Waddell 3 2,2 Arco and Broiefield bracketed; 8, 8 Royal Victor; 6, 6 Dink’s Own; 5, 5 Carnforth; 7, 7 Night Foe; 9, 9 Flying Ace; 10, 10 Montosorrie also started. Length; neck. Night Foe was fourth. Time, 2min 301 sec. TINAKORI HANDICAP Of £6OO. Seven furlongs. 3. 3—REVOLTE 8-8 .. A. Stokes 1 2. 2—-King's Ransom 8-10 C. Mackie 2 5. s—Ngakoti 8-7 .. Sellars 3 7, 9 Sea Fury; 1, 1 Flare Path; 15, 14 Our Jock; 6, 6 The Stormovik; 13, 13 Flying Dink; 4, 4 Broilyn; 8, 7 Ella Shields; 9, 8 Theioway; 12, 12 Iron Duke; 11, 11 Czarina; 10, 10 Gynee Lou; 16, 16 Patunui; 14. 15 Royal Baron; 17, 17 Ring Scarf also started. One length; four lengths. Ella Shields was fourth. Time, Imin 26&sec. THOMPSON HANDICAP Of £2OOO. One mile. 2. 2—SAGE KING 7-6 car. 7-8 K. Ford 1 5. 6—Voltaic 7-7 .. A. C. Messervy 2 •. B—lmperial 8-10 .. A. Waddell 3 1, 1 Majesty; 4, 4 Red Pickle; 3, 3 Yasda; 7, 7 Great Coon; 8, 9 Gay Stroller; 6, 5 Opulent; 12, 12 Foxhaven; 10, 11 Matador; 13, 13 Big Money; 11, 10 Casilda; 14, 14 Treasure Tee also started. Half a length each way. Matador was fourth. Time, imin 39sec. RAILWAY HANDICAP . _ Of £l5OO. Six' furlongs. tJ, S—KARACHI 7-0 car. 7-2

REVOLTE FINISHES SOLIDLY

NOW OUT OF HACK COMPANY The Riccarton-trained gelding Revolte won his way out of hack company at Trentham on Saturday. He raced right up to his recent form and finished solidly to beat another well backed runner in King’s Ransom by a length, in the Tinakori Handicap. Revolte’s rider, A. Stokes, eased up on him nearing the post, otherwise his winning margin would have been greater. King’s Ransom, Revolte, Flare Path, Broielyn and Theioway were the smartest away but Revolte and King’s Ransom were soon steadied back in the field, Theioway and Ella Shields going through to the front to lead down to the half-mile from Our Jock, King’s Ransom, Revolte, Flare Path, Iron Duke, and Ngakoti. The leaders held their positions round to the straight entrance. King’s Ransom became a little unbalanced and Flare Path received a check. Re volte and King’s Ransom soon worked clear of the others and at the furlong led by three lengths from Ella Shields, P ar e ? ath ’ and N S ak oti. Revolte finished too well for King’s Ransom and won comfortably by a length. Ngakoti finished on to beat Ella Shields by half a length for third, some four lengths behind King’s Ransom. Flare Path was JL lth Br °ielyn and Our Jock heading the others Revolte will not run on the second day and his remaining hack engagements are at the Oamaru meeting. ■ ♦ race an was opened into alleged interference to Flare Path * R ®Y olt e near the furlong post in the straight. After the hearing of evidence the inquiry was adjourned until next Saturday.

Held Early Advantage The Takanini-*trained colt Niloch had i^i™ eat F a t J ea «, co , mmencing the final furlong of the Plunket Nursery Handi- £ ap - although Kartikeya finished y ery st ron gly he failed to bridge the gap by half a length. Niloch has had the reputation of stopping at the end of six he ./ an out the final £ “M»ng quite well on this occasiom. L. J. Ellis , of his lead in the straight a " d Kartikeya s challenge came too late i u. xp L ol ? : , a , ny Possible weakness in Niloch s finishing run. As usual Kartikeya was giving the leaders a long start over finkw Jf prl ? ngs - He is a resolute finisher and likely to be seen to ad- £? ce like the Challenge kt l R iecarton. Nildch, Aratucky. y^ph l ana Vakura began best “d were the leaders down to the course Proper from Lady Vite and Kartikeya. Niloch led into the straight from Vakura, Sweet Nymph, and Kartikeya. Vakura weakened in the run home and a L3 he Niloch was three lengths c lea £ of Kartikeya and Sweet Nymph. L. “• P 1!?, tj ght on Niloch and at the length to s Pare from NwS° n , ger finishing Kartikeya. Sweet „,^? ph a ®. three lengths away third, iTriL marg i? to Vakura, with Lady Vite at the head of the others.

t Beat Moderate Field rider" 1 r O 'h™l ha ? d ! ed by the R'ccarton over’ toi ’ ? ad a comfor lables win over the moderate opposition in the Hlgh -weight Handicap. He was handily placed turning for home and soon mnv^ri ragiht as reached Lam bro m ° v ® and established a useful Jy ad h £. he J d down to the winning WEe ?u th ? field se t'!ed down Royal th S I , eader from Rothnic, Masand Vllla g e Squire, with MerJ?? 11 ?, 8 °?’ Hound to the back ht wsh x^? a »*, m - » p to join Royal Flash, with Rothnic, Village Squire, and R 3 yn ? ond ka ndy, then Lambro, a? U * Co and Mas ter Peter. At the half Master Peter had moved up and he i2oH e<^»,^o^u da . r °und the home turn to laad mto the straight from Royal Flash, Village Squire, and Lambro. The latter moved through quickly with a furlong a " d a half to run, and was soon clear of the field, holding on to win by three lengths. Master Peter held off Merger, which made up a tremendous amount of ground m the last half mile, by half a gain secon d place, with Marshall Cook a poor fourth. Village Squire was next, well clear of the rest.

Outsider Wins In a hard struggle over the last furlong, Balcherrie, the outsider of the field, surprised by winning the Silverstream Hack Handicap by half a length from Blue Moon, with Lady Welbeck just failing to get up for second place when Blue Moon weakened in the last few strides from the post. The winner returned the largest dividend of the day. Cock Robin was the early leader from The Saddler, Blue Moon, Omaio, Balcherrie, with Sheilwyn and Lady Welbeck at the rear of the field. Witb seven furlongs to run Cock Robin was six lengths clear of Blue Moon and The Saddler, -but at the half mile the pair had closed to within three-quarters of a length of him, with Balcherrie and Sheilwyn, which had moved up alohg the back, next; Lady Welbeck and Queen’s General were still well back. Sheilwyn moved up to join Blue Moon, which took over the lead approaching the straight, with Balcherrie, Ulatis, and Lady Welbeck next. Sheilwyn soon weakened in the run home and Balcherrie moved up to challenge Blue Moon and gradually wore her down to win by half a length. In the last few yards Lady Welbeck, which came from well back, almost got up for second place, the judge’s margin being half a head. Queen’s General was finishing on in fourth place, with the remainder well beaten.

2. 3—Specialist 8-8 .. Garth 2 6. 6—Cotcase 7-10 .. C. Mackie 3 1, 1 Lord Theio; 4, 4 Colopier; 3,' 2 Peter Gazelle; 8, 7 White Cap; 5, 5 Flying Orders also started. Neck; half a length. Flying Orders was fourth. Time, Imin lO^sec —equals course record. SILVERSTREAM HANDICAP Of £7OO. One mile and three furlongs. 10. 10—BALCHERRIE 7-11 .. Harding 1 2. 2—Blue Moon 8-4 .. Broughton 2 4. 3—Lady Welbeck 8-5 L. J. Ellis 3 5, 8 Omaio; 3, 4 Queen’s General; 1, 1 Sheilwyn; 6, 6 The Saddler; 8, 7 Gyration; 7, 5 Ulatis; 9, 9 Cock Robin also started. Length; half a head. Queen’s General was fourth. Time, 2min 23sec. HANDICAPS FOR SECOND DAY z Following are the handicaps for the second day of the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting next Saturday:— NGAIO HURDLES HANDICAP, of £700; one mile and three-quarters.—Peter’s Choice 11-9; Voltaire 10-12; Par Avion 10-11; Whackie 10-5; Provider, Rink 10-3; My net 10-2; Foreign Coin 9-8; Royal Writ 9-10; Centennial, Amorlad 9-7; Political Boy 9-5; Little Robin 9-2 y Merger. Foxada, Rothnic, Miss Cynthia 9-0. PACIFIC HANDICAP, of £700; six furlongs.—Lady Christine 9-8; Niloch 9-5; Ultimate 9-2; Night School 8-11; Blithe Spirit 8-6; Bronstar 7-13; Prince Coronach, Duvaals, Kartikeya 7-10; Lady Vite 7-8; General Victory, Sweet Nymph, Thimble 7-7; Vakura, Royal Cambria, Taupo, Avenger, Tara Hall 7-5; Revelate, Liebestraum 7-2; Terrific, Night Ops 7-3; Trethella f. Happy Belle, Banshee 7-2; Desert Chant, Adair 7-1; Master Fox, The Trojan, Baby Gay 7-0. CHAMPION HACK HANDICAP, of £800; one mile and a half.—Lambro 9-1; Pola 8-8; King’s Ransom, Queen's General 8-4; Omaio 8-3; Sheilwyn 8-0; Master Raymond 7-13; Our Jock, Gyration, Blue Moon 7-12; Lady Welbeck, Belcherrie 7-11; Merger 7-9; Iron Duke, Beiau Ideal 7-7; Cock Robin 7-5; Flak 7-3; Tide Area 7-0.

PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £2500; one mile and a half.—Swift Quarry 9-0; Langue d’Or 8-10; Imperial 8-7; Broiefield, Merry Robin 8-6; Alamode 8-5; Howe, Young Trent, Arco 8-4; Sage King 8-2; Blanket, Royal Victor 8-0; Hormuz, Indian Dawn 7-13; Amorlad 7-12; Desert Fox, Loyal Bian 7-11; Dink’s Own, Foxhaven 7-10; Sakuntala, Nightfoe 7-9; Fame Bian, Robin’s Reward 7-8; Carnforth 7-7; Gay Stroller 7-6; Elylng Ace, Armont 7-3; Dileas 7-1; Perfect Peace, Lady Scholar, Keening, Kashmiri, Mesalliance, Casilda, Nightchild, Montosorrie 7-0.

BELMONT HACK HANDICAP, of £600; one mile.—Carmelita 9-3; King’s Ransom 8-12; Queen’s General, Sea Fury 8-11; Omaio, Flare Path 8-10; Fleetwood, Sheilwyn 8-7; Ngakoti. The Stormovik, Salut d’Amour, The Saddler 8-6; Our Jock, Malanui, Gyration 8-5; Flying Dink, Ulatis 8-4; Ella Shields 8-2; Broilyn, Beau Son. Pellmeer 8-1; Eudora, Clive Belle, Lord Bradbury 8-0; Aristea, Theioway 7-13; Iron Duke 7-12; First Act, Czarina, Controller 7-9; Gay Corrie, Gynee Lou 7-8; Royal Baron, Ring Scarf, Patanui, Lavish Lady, Royal Sward, Monito, Rothnic 7-7.

SUBURBAN HANDICAP, of £1500; seven furlongs.—Majesty 9-2; Howe 9-0; Specialist 8-11; Red Pickle. Derene 8-10; Yashda 8-9; Great Coon, Gigli 8-6; Blue Bonny 8-5; Tavernside 8-4; Lord Theio 8-3; Colopier, Peter Gazelle 8-2; White Cap 8-0; Brown Derby, Karachi 7-13; Voltaic. Flying Orders 7-12; Cot Case 7-11; Molly Martia 7-10; Theiolyn 7-7; Craven, Privilege 7-5; John Gay, Montezuma 7-1; Big Money, Treasure Tee, Morocco, Lady Burford, Tanith, Trig Point, Hadrian 7-0. HUTT HANDICAP, of £1750; one mile. —lmperial 9-0; Alamode 8-11; Specialist, Red Pickle 8-10; Arco. Merry Robin, Yasda 8-9; Great Coon, Young Trent, Sage King 8-8; Hormuz Indian Dawn 8-4; Tavernside 8-3; Gay Stroller, Colopier. Lord Theio 8-2; Opulent, Brown Derby, Voltaic 8-0; White Cap 7-13; Lowry Bay. Dileas 7-12; Flahuluk 7-11; Matador, Cot Case 7-10; Molly Martia 7-9; Theiolyn 7-7; Craven 7-6; Leighon’s Glory 7-5; Treasure Tee, Delinquent. Big Money, Palm Bearer, Emerge, Trig Point, Ca-

TARANAKI CLUB

BRAMBLE SONG WINS CUP (P.A.) NEW PLYMOUTH, March 9. The Taranaki Jockey Club’s autumn meeting was opened on Saturday in fine weather. There was a fast track and a good crowd. The totalisator handled £50,682 10s, compared with £46,760 last year. An inquiry was opened, into an accident to T. Green, the rider of Yusuf in the Moturoa Electric Hack Handicap, and was adjourned. Results:—

WAITARA HURDLES HANDICAP, of £300; one mile and a half and 100 yards. —2, 2 PETER’S CHOICE 11-1 F. V. Cleaver 1; 1, 1 Rockanui 9-6 M. Andrews 2; 3, 3 Dies Faustus 9-0 A. Morton 3. 5, 5 Voltaire; 7, 7 Mountain Fox; 4, 4 Political Boy; 6, 6 Master Guard; 9, 8 Last Match; 10, 10 Our Mug; 8, 9 Foxland also started.

Five lengths; half a length. Master Guard was fourth. Time, 2min 51sec. NGAMOTU JUVENILE HANDICAP, of £250; five furlongs.—l, 1 GREAT TREK 8-3 J. Campbell 1; 2,2 Golden Beau 8-3 N. Holland 2; 5, 5 La Rita 7-9 R. Horne 3. 4. 4 Night School; 5, 5 Omar Khayam bracketed La Rita; 9, 8 Revel Lad; 8, 9 Galazie; 7, 7 Miss Bairnsfather; 6, 6 Air Power; 3, 3 Faultina also started. Three lengths; half a length. Night School was-fourth. Time, Imin 1 3-ssec. MOTUROA ELECTRIC HACK HANDICAP, of £225; seven furlongs.—2, 3 NIGHT VENTURE 8-5 N. B. Holland 1; 3, 1 Saleve Bloom 8-5 F. Cleaver 2; 8, 6 Don Tara 8-5 N. McKinnon 3. . 1,2 Yusuf; 13, 12 Schoolboy; 10, 11 Lady Hilton; 14, 14 Selected; 5, 5 Hormond; 4, 4 Afton Water; 6, 7 Surrender; 9, 9 Belle Mignonne; 16, 16 Captain Crake; 7, 8 Broielink; 12, 13 Battle March; 10, 10 Olivitt; 15, 15 Shadow King also started. Four lengths; six lengths. Olivitt was fourth. Time. Imin 27sec. COUNTY WELTER HANDICAP, of £300; seven furlongs.—l, 1 STONY BROKE 8-8 N. Doyle 1; 3,2 Broiefort Star 8-2 N. Holland 2; 5, 5 Yandra 8-0

n Raide : 6 » 8 Beau Martian; 7, b Chef d’Oeuvre; 4, 4 Rebate; 10, 10 Gold Dale; 9, 9 Te Ruru; 8, 7 General Saleve also started.

Length and a half; length. Chef d Oeuvre was fourth. Time, Imin 27 l-ssec.

TARANAKI CUP, of £1250; one mile and two furlongs and a half.—l. 1 BRAMBLE SONG 8-3 N. B. Holland 1; 7, 7 La Fillette 7-2 R. Brennan 2; 3, 3 Fort Royal 7-8 K. Chote 3. 1, 4 White Blaze; 2,2 Flying Gold; 5, 6 Our Bridge; 8, 8 Delinquent; 6, 3 Paganini; -9, 9 Clyde Bridge also started. Half a neck; length. White Blaze was fourth. Time, 2min Msec. FLYING HANDICAP, of £500; six furlongs.—l, 1 THEOCRITUS 8-12 W. L. Aitken 1; 6, 6 Furioso 7-13 Kendall 2; 3, 5 Craven 7-3 J. Eaton 3. 2,2 Tideless; 7, 7 Dymondy; 8, 8 New Deer; 4, 3 Babrow; 9, 9 Victory Dawn; 5, 4 Mindora also started. Head; length. Babrow was fourth. Time, imin 14sec.

OKATO HACK HANDICAP, of £300; nine furlongs.—2, 2 PEGGY O’ 8-6 W. L. Aitken 1; 3, 3 Francis Mond 8-13 N. Holland and 9,. 8 Hunting. Park 8-8 F. Cleaver a dead heat 2.

8, 7 Tifox; 1, 1 Selas; 5, 5 Nancy Boswells; 7, 6 Manpower; 4, 4 Sivam; 12, 11 Night Charm; 10, 10 Balintore; 13, 11 Ocean Song; 6, 9 Minion; 11, 13 All Bay also started. Two lengths; dead-heat. Sivam was fourth. Time, Imin 54 2~ssec. TIMARU HACK HANDICAP, of £275; six furlongs.—l, 1 PLAYTOS 8-7 F. C. Cleaver 1; 2, 3 Morning Dew 9-1 P. Brennan 2; 5,. 4 Aggravation 8-3 K. Chote 3. 6, 6 Nancy Vaals; 3,2 My Way; 7, 7 Yalta; 8, 8 Lady Merit; 9, 9 Tudor Chief; t’o and Mine = n - 9 Repudiate; 12, 12 Oranmorfc 10, 10 Pan Walla also started.

Nose; three lengths. Yours and Mine was fourth. Time, Imin 13 3-ssec.

SECOND DAY’S PROSPECTS

“The Press" Special Service NEW PLYMOUTH, March 9. The going should again be firm for the second day of the Taranaki Jockey Club’s cup meeting to-morrow, which is the provincial anniversary holiday. Several fresh horses make the fields in teres tJ? g ’ m Sleepy Fox ls a certain starter in the Taranaki Stakes, and will be opposed by a small field. The only bracket on the card is La Rita and Omar Khayyam in the Juvenile Handicap, but La Rita is likely to forgo this engagement in favour of her engagement in the Stakes. Betting will be win and place, and the following should be favoured:— 11.2 a.m.—Okoke Hurdles: Rockanui, Dies Faustus, Peter’s Choice. 11.47 a.m.—Paritutu Juvenile Handicap. —Great Trek, Golden Beau, Faultina. 12.32 p.m.—Awakino Hack Handicap; Night Venture, Olivitt, Belle Mignonne. 1.17 p.m.—Taranaki Stakes: Sleepy Fox, Robin’s Reward. 22 p.m.—Mokau Hack Handicap: Selas, Peggy O’, Sivam. 2.47 p.m.—Paul Memorial Handicap: La Fillete, Fort Royal, Bramble Song. 3.32 p.m.—Urenui Handicap: Furioso, Tideless, Theocritus. 4.17 p.m.—Omata Handicap: Shiraz, Morning Dew> My Way. The acceptances are:— ♦ 11.2 a.m.— OKOKE HURDLES HANDICAP, of £300; about one mile and a half.—Peter’s Choice 11-11; Mountain Fox, Rockanui 9-11; Political Boy 9-9; Dies Faustus 9-3; Master Gpard, Last Match, Little Robin, Our Mug, Foxland 9-0. 11.47 a.m.— PARITUTU JUVENILE HANDICAP, of £250; five furlongs.—Great Trek 9-Q, Golden Beau 8-8; Exemplary 8-3; White Cliffs 8-2; La Rita 7-11; Early Astir 7-10; Revel Lad, Winsome Lad, Count Minerva 7-7; Omar Khayyam 7-5; Breach of Promise 7-4; Miss Bairnsfather, Air Power, Alana, Baby Gay 7-2; Faultina 7-0. 12.32 p.m.— AWAKINO HACK HANDICAP, of £225; seven furlongs.—Night Venture 9-0; Platamon 7-13; Olivitt, Yusuf 7-11; Ocean Song, Gold Shread, Ohawe, Surprise, Heretic, School Boy, Flight Girl, Lady Hilton, Guardian, Selected, Belle Mignonne 7-10. 1.17 p.m.— TARANAKI STAKES, of £500; six furlongs.—Sleepy Fox 9-7; Robin’s Reward 9-1; Don Tara 8-4; Sahib 8-1; Ninnid, Sir Royal, Night School 7-2; La Rita 6-8. 2.2 p.m.— MOKAU HACK HANDICAP, of £400; nine furlongs.—Francis Mond 9-3; Peggy O’ 9-2; Silver Wedding 9-0; Selas 8-6; Queen Plato 8-5; Nancy Boswells 8-2; Foxume 7-11; Sivam 7-9; Night Charm, Balintore, Olivitt, Minion, All Bay 7-7. 2.47 pan.— PAUL MEMORIAL, of £700; one mile and two and a half furlongs.—Bramble Song 8-13; Young Trent 8-11; Black Plato 8-4; Fort Royal 7-10; Dark Morning 7-9; La Fillette 7-8; Our Bridge, Delinquent, Paganini, Beau Raide, Chef d’Oeuvre, Baruch, Francis Mond 7-6. 3.22 p.m.— URENUI HANDICAP, of £400; seven furlongs.—Theocritus 9-7; Tideless 9-6; Dymondy .8-5; Furioso 8-3; Prince Revel 7-10; New Deer, Babrow, Fort Royal, Craven 7-9; Broiefort Star 7-4; Aggravation, Mindora, Beau Raide, Dies Faustus, Gold Dale 7-0.

4.17 p.m.— OMATA HACK HANDICAP, of £275; six furlongs.—Morning Dew 9-11; Shiraz 9-0; Nancy Vaals 8-6; My Way; Yalta 8-0; Lady Merit 7-12; Yours and Mine 7-11; Gay Joy 7-10; Don Tara 7-8; Tudor Chief, Repudiate, Broielink, Ranmore, Pan Walla, Lady Hilton 7-7.

RANDWICK MEETING (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 9. After keeping with the leaders all the way, Earl Pentheus scored an easy win in the Denham Court Handicap at Randwick yesterday. He will now be trained for the Doncaster Handicap. Skip Bomber, which trailed the' field in the Warwick March Handicap until the home turn, produced a dazzling finishing run to score a similar victory. Results:— ' THE DENHAM COURT HANDICAP, of £1000; seven furlongs.—EAßL PENTHEUS 7-9 Podmore 1; Melgods 7-3 Walker 2; Clipper 7-0 Selkrig 3. Eleven started. Three lengths; half a head. Time, Imin 24%sec. WARWICK MARCH HANDICAP, of £1000; one mile and a half.—SKIP BOMBER 7-13 Fordyce 1; High Tension 7-12 Briscoe 2; Invictus 8-5 Mullane 3. Ten started. Two lengths and a half; short head. Time, 2min 34 3 ,45ec.

WAIKATO CLUB

IWO JIMA WINS MAIN RACE (P A.) HAMILTON. March 9. The Waikato Racing Club’s autumn meeting was held in fine weather. There was a large attendance and the track was fast. The totalisator handled £84,527 10s. Resulta:— HUNTBY HACK HANDICAP, of £400; six furlongs.—4, 4 HUNTING RUA 8-12 G. Meehan 1; 1, 1 Silk Thread 8-3 W. J. Mudford 2; 17, 13 Dark Ages 8-5 J. Samson 3.

7, 7 Miss Hiria; 2,2 Jollac; 5, 6 Lady Blandford; 2,2 Kathshara; 21, 21 Medieval Knight; 10, 11 Prince; 8, 9 Middle Page; 22, 18 Baffle Plate; 15, 17 Vaisan; 18, 19 Miss Contact; 18, 20 Eunice; 13, 14 Regal Queen; 14, 16 Dominie; 12, 12 Triple Star; 1, 1 Pllaro; 20, 20 Little Acre; 9, 9 Kaimoni; 16, 15 Te Whare Duchess; 16, 15 Our Duke; 5, 5 Bonny Fox; 5, 5 Bouquet; 3, 3 Starting Point; 3, 3 Lord Lilot; 11, 10 Venio; 11, 10 Merripay also started. Nose; four lengths. Time, Imin 13 1-5 RAGLAN HURDLES HANDICAP, of £400; one mile and three-quarters and 55 yards.—l, 1 SUBLIME FOX 9-5 Bailey 1; J* J? ir _, Jovial 10-4 Chapman 2; 8, 8 Airlie 9-0 Brady 3. 2,2 Ruling Master; 7, 7 Modern View; 6, 6 Yank; 10, 10 Miss Malibu; 9, 9 Gold Suilt; 3, 3 Cartage; 5, 4 Star Duchess so started.

Length; half length. Time, 3min 14sec. OHINEWAI • HACK HANDICAP, of £400; seven furlongs.—4, 6 TACTICAL 8-3 Fraser 1; 3, 4 Trench Meter 8-9 Turhwald 2; 5, 5 Te Paerata 7-10 Martinovich 3.

10, 10 Broiealice; 9, 8 Hardware; 2,2 Fibrin; 8, 9 Venturous; 6, 5 Silver Lap; 12, 12 Country Park; 13. 14 Gold Rock; 11, 11 Pavaals; 1, 1 Pahl wan; 16, 17 Imaman; 7, 7 Connie’s Birthday; 18, 18 Te Rahu; 15, 15 Ballina; .14, 13 Greek Port; 13, 14 Sky Bomb; 17, 16 Ruatoria Lass; 17, 16 Melody Night also started. Neck; half length. Times, Imin 26 2-5 sec. VERCOE MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of £1000; one mile.—2,2 IWO JIMA 8-0 J. Williamson 1; 1, 1 Foxwyn 9-6 McKenzie 2; 9, 9 Phoenix 7-5 F. V. Dye 3. 6, 6 Hippodrome; 10, 10 Lance Wing; 13, 13 General Menteith; 3, 3 Broiedam; 7, 7 Bueno; 5, 5 Miss Julienne; 11, 11 Morehu Park; 12, 12 Oranau; 15, 15 Brantome; 16, 15 Ernada; 4, 4 Flying Robin; 8, 8 Royal Silver; 14, 14 Altess; 17, 17 Jayquil; 18, 18 Gold Cape; 19, 19 Loch Acre also started. Nose; two and a half lengths. Time, Imin 38- 3-ssec.

EUREKA HANDICAP, of £450; six furlongs.—3, 2 MASTER CORONACH 7-12 Hughes 1; 1, 1 Angeline 8-7 Mudford 2; 4, 4 Foxbay 8-7 McKenzie 3. 5, 5 Robin Leigh; 2, 3 Fifth Note; 11, 11 Flying Officer; 8, 8 Erndale; 13, 13 Sunny’s Last: 10, 10 Venerable; 9, 9 Glen Moray; 6, 6 Len Ros; 14, 14 Peranui; 12, 12 Whynot; 7, 7 Lace also started. Three lengths; two length's. Time, Imin Msec.

WAIKATO HACK CUP, of £750; one mile and three furlongs.—B, 9 POLA 8-3 Hunter 1; 1, 1 Jeep 8-9 J. Winder 2; 3, 5 Silver Treasure 9-0 Stewart 3.

10, 10 Kill Fast; 5, 4 Crystal Ring; 2, 2 Goody Two Shoes; 6, 7 Alanajo; 4, 3 Chief Robin; 11, 11 Brown Duke; 15, 15 Fosse Way; 12, 12 Boswell Hill; 14, 14 Stanford King; 13, 13 Cornell;. 7, 6 Rajalal; 9, 8 Princess Fox also' started. Length and a half; two lengths. Time, 2min 18 2-ssec.

RAILWAY HANDICAP, of £600; seven furlongs.—s, 4 BONNY MARCH 7-0 Harrison 1; 1, 1 Tavernside 8-3 S. Green 2; 6, 6 Good Company 7-1 Frazer 3. 2,2 Hunting Camp; 3, 3 Bonny Pal; 1, 1 Contango; 8, 8 Representative; 4, 5 Black Ace; 7, 7’ Topical also starte.d. Long neck; length and a quarter. Time, Imin 25 4-ssec.

TE RORE HACK HANDICAP, of £400; one mile.—2, 2 TATANGA 7-7 R. Brown 1; 1, 1 Swanee 8-6 Martinovich 2; 6, 5 Our Dare 7-9 S. Green 3. 4, 6 Fianna Fail; 3, 4 Happy Fox; 5, 3 Jovial Song; 9, 10 Golden West; 12, 11 Benburb; 10, 9 Race Katoa; 11, 12 Greek Vai; 8, 8 Vapour Trail; 7, 7 Te Ark also started. Half length; length and a half. Time, Imin 35 3-ssec.

WESTPORT MEETING

TWEEDSIDE WINS MAIN RACE (P.A.) WESTPORT, March 9. The first day of the Westport Jockey Club's annual meeting was held in fine weather. The track was firm and there was a good attendance. The totalisator handled £15,432, compared with £12,372 10s on the corresponding day last year. Results:—

BULLER STAKES, of £150; six furlongs.—4, 3 SCENE 8-5 car. 8-8 C. Stokes 1; 2, 1 Renege 8-0 G. Hampton 2; 3, 4 Paeanism 8-5 D J. Thistoll 3.

1,2 Sir Sabre; 6, 6 Minstrelie; 5, 5 Triplicity also started. Two lengths; length and a half. Sir Sabre was fourth. Time, Imin 15sec. DENNISTON HANDICAP TROT, of £175; 2min 59sec class; one mile and a quarter.—l, 1 BECKY LOYAL 24 J. Carmichael 1; 9, 9 Stamina scr J. Moffatt 2; 6, 4 Auxiliary scr J. E. Roche 3. 7, 8 Cash Bond; 4, 5 Index; 12, 12 Red Queen; 2, 3 Sandy Chimes; 8, 7 Sowden Beck; 13, 13 Wynleaf; 5, 6 Great Artist; 3,2 Dramatist; 11, 10 Derbyshire; 10, 11 Motto also started.

Neck; two lengths. Sowden Beck was fourth. Times—2min 49sec, 2min 51 1-5 sec, 2mln 51 4-ssec. ROCHE HANDICAP, of £150; six furlongs.—l, 1 LEGAL ROSE 8-7 C. Stokes 1; 2,2 Deep Harmony 7-0 car. 7-7 G. Hampton 2; 3, 3 Race Lad 7-9 car. 7-4 H. Conza 3. 4, 4 Dinky Di;. 5, 5 Croupier’s "Pride; 6, 6 Cymric also started! Half a length; three-quarters of a length. Dinky Di was fourth. Time, Imin 13 4-ssec. WESTPORT HACK HANDICAP, of £220; one mile and a quarter.—3, 4 TWEEDSIDE 7-0 G. Bradshaw 1; 2, 1 Foreign Ways 8-11 C. Stokes 2; 5, 5 Bannockburn 7-2 A. T. Campbell 3. 1,2 Early Night; 7, 8 Te Wanaka; 8, 7 Little Billy; 6, 6 St. Nat; 4, 3 Turf Topic also started. Six lengths; half a head. Early Night was fourth. Time, 2min 8 l-ssec. SCANLON HACK HANDICAP, of £175; six furlongs.—4, 4 FRONT PAGE 8-10 B. H. Brodie 1; 3, 3 Cornish Note 8-7 D. J. Thistoll 2; 2,2 Great Legend 8-5 H. Conza 3. 1, 1 Make Good; 6, 6 Erratum; 5, 5 Sir Sabre; 7, 7 Merrijigs also started. Head; half a length. Make Good was fourth. Time, Imin 15 2-ssec. WAIMANGAROA HANDICAP TROT, of £190; 3min 56sec class; one mile and five furlongs.—l, 1 DRAMATIST 48 W. R. L. Pascoe 1; 6, 6 Nile Lass scr R. O’Neill' 2; 2,2 Becky Royal 72 J. Carmichael 3. 8, 8 Index; 4, 4 Stamina; 10, 11 Wynleaf; 7, 7 Great Artist; 3, 3 Dawn Patrol; 5, 5 Rowandale; 9, 9 Motto; 11, 10 Stammell also started. Half a length; three lengths. Motto was fourth. Times—3min 40 l-ssec, 3min 44 3-ssec, 3min 41sec. COLVIN HANDICAP, of £200; seven furlongs.—s, 4 CHELLOW DENE 8-2 A. T. Campbell 1; 5, 4 High Ideal 7-13 bracketed with Chellow Dene H Phillips 2; 1, 1 Vonettee 8-9 *S. Conza 3. _2, 2 Sir Tague; 6, 6 Here Hine; 3. 3 Periwig; 4, 5 Atreus; 7, 7 Rout also started. Neck; length. Rout was fourth. Time, Imin 27sec. ENRIGHT HACK HANDICAP, of £200: one mile.—3, 5 MERCIA’S MYSTERY 7-11 D. J. Thistoll 1; 2.2 Foreign Ways 9-1 C. Stokes 2; 4, 3 Lyndon Lea 8-1 G. Bradshaw 3. 1, 1 Chaka; 5, 4 Bannockburn; 6, 6 Erratum also started.

Neck; two lengths. Erratum was fourth. Time. Imin 42 2-ssec. PROSPECTS FOR TODAY “The Press" Special Service GREYMOUTH, March 9. The weather continues fine and good fields are again carded for the second day of the meeting to-morrow. Horses that may be favoured are: 11.30 a.m., Kawatiri Stakes: Renege, Sir 12.10 p.m., Stockton Trot: Sandy Chimes, Great Artist, Nile Lass 12.50 p.m., Karamea Handicap: Chellow Dene, Race Lad, Legal Rose 1.30 p.m.: Morley Hack Handicap: Early Night, Tweedside. Bannockburn. 2.10 p.m., Coalfields Hack Handicap: Renege, Cornish Note, Scene. 2.50 p.m., Granity Trot: Rowandale, Becky Loyal, Dramatist. 3.30 p.m., Seddonville Handicap: Deep Harmony, Periwig, High Ideal. 4.10 p.m., Farewell Hack Handicap: Tweedside, Bannockburn, Foreign Ways. The acceptances are: KAWATIRI STAKES, of £150; six furlongs.—Scene 9-1. Minstrelie, Paeanism, Sir Sabre, Taipoiti 8-5, Renege, Triplicity STOCKTON HANDICAP, of £175; 2.59 class, one and a quarter miles.—Auxiliary. Cash Bond, Index, Nile Lass, Red Queen, Sandy Chimes, Sowden Beck, Stamina, scr., Great Artist, 24. Derbyshire, Motto 48. KARAMEA HANDICAP, of £190; six furlongs.—Legal Rose 9-2, Dinky Di 8-9, Chellow Dene 8-5, High Ideal 8-0, Race Lad 7-11, Atreus 7-8, Croupier’s Pride. Cymric, Rout, Velvet Slipper 7-7. MORLEY HACK HANDICAP, of £220; one' mile and a quarter.—Foreign Ways 9-2, Early Night 8-13, Mercia’s Mystery 8-3, Te Wanaka 7-13, Tweedside 7-11, Bannockburn 7-4, St. Nat 7-1, Taipoiti, Turf Topic, Little Billy 7-0. COALFIELDS HACK HANDICAP, of £175; six furlongs.—Cornish Note 9-0, Make Good 8-12, Great Legend, Scene 8-9, Renege 8-4, Paeanism 8-2, Erratum 8-1, Merrijigs, Minstrelie 8-0. GRANITY HANDICAP, of £190: 3.53 class, one mile and five furlongs.—Great Artist, Nile Lass, Stamina. Wynleaf scr., Dawn Patrol. Rowandale 12, Motto 24. Derbyshire 36, Becky Loyal, Dramatist 48, Stammel 60. SEDDONVILLE HANDICAP, of £200; seven furlongs.—Legal Rose 9-1, Chellow Dene 8-4, Vonettee 8-3, High. Ideal 7-11, Deep Harmony 7-13, Here Hine 7-11, Race

CROMWELL CLUB

M’DONALD MEMORIAL TO ' ROBERT

(P.A.) DUNEDIN, March 9. The Cromwell Jockey Club’s meeting concluded yesterday in perfect weather, before a large attendance. The track was in excellent order. The totalisator handled £10,006 10s, compared with £9240 on the corresponding day last year. The total for the meeting was £17,259 10s, compared with £15,325 last year. Results:— QUEENSBURY HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, of £110; one mile.—l KASSAI 9-8 W. J. Hillis 1; 2 Winning Cheer 9-5 R. J. Cochrane 2; 5-,Banco 9-1 N. L. White 3. 4 Gnohill; 8 Ara Chief; 7 Count Roger; 6 First Out; 3 King’s Victory also started. Five lengths; neck. Count Roger was fourth. Time, Imin 44sec. BANNOCKBURN HANDICAP TROT, of £110; 3min 37sec class; one mile and a half.—3 GRATTAN LEE 48 H. Cox 1; 2 Minstrel Hall 36 A. Smyth 2; 3 Roseland Hall, bracketed with winner, J. Walsh 3. 8 All .Clehr; 5 Arawa Lad; 1 Interlace; 4 Mischievous; 9 Pardon; 7 Recast; 10 Shiftman; 6 St. Phils also started. Two lengths; one length. Interlace was fourth. Times—3min 24 l-ssec, 3min 26 2-ssec, 3min 28sec. NOVICE HANDICAP, of £100; six furlongs.—3 MINSTREL LIGHT 8-6 J. Dooley 1; 1 Cold Feet 8-7 A. E. Didham 2; 2 Robot 9-0 car. 8-7. B. Thompson 3. 8 Marie Reta; 9 Agility; 7 Cover Drive; 13 Clara’s Night; 11 French Glider; 6 Great Chase; 5 Lady Hotspur; 10 Sandy’s Pride; 4 Too Hoo; 12 Wood Pit also started. Length and a half? length. Time Imin 15sec. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £110; six furlongs.—l SILVERSTREAM 9-6 J. Dooley 1; 3 Regatta 7-11 W. F. Ellis 2; 2 Soft Light 8-4 N. A. Crombie 3. Three lengths; 10 lengths. Time, Imin 14 l-ssec. MCDONALD MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of £130; one mile and a quarter.—3 ROBERT 7-0 N. A. Crombie 1; 1 Salad 8-3 H. Ford 2; 2 Gold Lance 8-11 A. N. Didham 3. 4 Sailor’s Pal: 5 Gnohill also started. Three lengths; three-quarters of a length. Sailor's Pal was fourth. Time, 2min Bsec. TARR AS TROT HANDICAP, of £110; 2min 23sec class; one mile.—2 TAYSIDE scr K. Balloch 1; 3 Duncraig scr J. Walsh 2; 1 Sir Hall scr; R. A. Gibson 3. 6 Arawa Lad and Prairie Jack, bracketed; 5 Arrow Top; 7 Lucky Dale, Recast, and Worthy* Joy bracketed; 4 St. Phils; 8 Victory Dale; 9 Ben Wyvis also started. Three lengths; three lengths and a half. Arrow Top» was fourth. Times—2min 14sec, 2min 14 4-ssec, 2min 16sec. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of £120; six furlongs.-r-l RED PRIZE 9-4 B. S. Wilson 1; 2 Welcome Light 7-3 N. A. Crombie 2; 5 Banco 7-1 B. Thompson 3. 3 Gold Spur; 4 Amicus; 6 First Out also started. Neck; head. Amicus was fourth. Time, Imin Msec.

AUSTRALIAN CUP NARROW WIN FOR SYDNEY JAMES (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, March 9. Sydney James, winner of the last Perth Cup, and Field Balloon, staged a most exciting finish in the Australian Cup. It was not until the judge had called for a thoto finish that he decided in favour of ydney James by half a head. Then the winner had to withstand a protest for interference, which was dismissed after a fairly long hearing. Sydney James bore out In the run home and carried Field Balloon with him. Ellipsis tired in the last furlong, and was five lengths away, third. Sydney James is an aged gelding which was sold very cheaply a few months before the Perth Cup. He was intended for a hunter, but his owners changed their minds with a happy result, and kept him to flat racing. Since then he was won the Perth Cup and the Australian Cup. Field Balloon displayed his best form for some months, but Cherie Marie, Codicil, and Dfama, th* most favoured candidates, performed poorly. Manakau made all the early running, with Leonard, Ellipsis, Field Balloon, and Cherie Marie well placed. A mile from home Manakau led from Leonard, Sydney Field Balloon, Ellipsis, Miss Prim, and Codicil. Manakau led until the home turn where he was passed by Field Balloon, Ellipsis, and Sydney James. At the furlong post there was little between the three leaders. Ellipsis was the first to give ground, and Sydney James and Fiejd Balloon staged a most exciting finish. Spear Patrol was fourth, then Sir Actor, Grampian, and Canada, with Leonard last. Attley scored an all-the-way win in the C. M. Lloyd Stakes, in which. Flight could finish only third. His form to-day showed that Attley is the best miler in Victoria at present. There was a large attendance for the concluding day, the weather being perfect. Results:— AUTUMN HURDLE, of £650; two miles and a haIf.—KOOKABURRA 10-0 B. Smith 1; Foxard 9-4 W. Aldridge 2; Azores 11-9 L. Meenan 3. Four started; three lengths and a half, two and a half lengths. Time, 4min 45J sec. I GIBSON CARMICHAEL STAKES, of £750; for two-year-olds; seven furlongs. —CHANAK 9-8 A. Breasley 1; Better Days 7-0 D. Snftrt 2; Two Kings 8-3 S. Ralph 3. Nineteen started. Neck; length. Time, Imin 29£sec. C. M. LLOYD STAKES, of £1250; weight-for-age; one miIe.—ATTLEY 9-0 J. Purtell 1; Don Pedro 9-0 R. Heather 3; Flight 8-12 J. O’Sullivan 3. Reperio was scratched. Two lengths and a half; 10 lengths. Time, Imin 40sec. AUSTRALIAN CUP, of £3250; about two miles, one furlong, and 110 yards.— SYDNEY JAMES 7-2 Beresford 1; Field Balloon. 7-7 Purtell 2; Ellipsis 7-7 H. Badger 3. Russia and Knockarlow were scratched. Half a head; five lengths. Time, 3min 501 Se LEONARD STAKES, of £1000; six furlongs.—FOUß FREEDOMS 8-11 Badger 1; Burnevoke 8-13 G. Bourgoure 2; Solray 7-11 J. Crilly 3. Thirteen started. Two lengths and a quarter; three-quarters of a length. Time, Imin 15Jsec. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of £700; one mile and a quarter.—SlLVEß ROCKS. 8-2 Crilly 7; Peter Blank 8-3 G. Moore 2; Rubontine 8-1 W. W-ttliaqison 3. Thirteen started. Two lengths; length and three-quarters. Time, 2min 51sec.