RACING V.R.C. OAKS DAY

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26266, 10 November 1950, Page 8

RACING V.R.C. OAKS DAY

True Course Beats Niaranga

(N.Z. Press Association— Copyright) MELBOURNE, November 9. The Victoria Racing Club's spring meeting was continued on Oaks Day. As expected True Course, which has proved herself the outstanding filly in Australia, easily won the Oaks from Weka and Niaranga. She is trained by F. W. Hoysted for Mr A. R. Creswick and has proved a great bargain. She is now to be spelled until the autumn. Details were:— NOVEMBER HURDLE RACE, Of £lOOO. Two miles and a half. PROMISE YOU 10-9 .. B R. Smith 1 Carlisle 9-11 .. K. Denham 2 Monte Cassino 9-4 .. .. S. Henry 3 Seven starters. Betting: 9 to 4, Promise You (the favourite); 3/1, Carlisle; 7/1, Monte Cassino. Ten lengths; eight lengths. Time, 4mln 33jsec. Dividends (for ss). —Win: 15s 6d. Places: 9s, ,11s.

BYRON MOORE STAKES, Ol £lOOO. For two-year-olds. Five • furlongs. BEAU SILHOUETTE 8-5 .. R. Heather 1 Diplomacy 8-5 .. .. G. Bougoure 2 Tnzami 8-5 .. .. S. Ralph 3 There were 12 starters. Betting: 9/2, Beau Silhouette: 5/1, Diplomacy; 8/1, Trizami; 2/1, Fengari (the favourite). Dividends.—Win: £1 Ils 6d.' Places: Ils, 8s 6d, 19s 6d. Half a neck; three lengths. Time, 59Jsec. LINLITHGOW STAKES, Of £l5OO. Standard weight-for-age. One mile. ELLERSLIE 8-13 .. .. S. Ralph 1 Iron Duke 9-0 .. W. Williamson 2 Regal Scout 9-0 ... .. G. Nichols 3 Six starters. * Betting: 3/1, Ellerslie and Iron Duke; 4/1, Regal Scout; 7/4, Beau Gem (the favourite). Dividends.—Win: £1 (te 6d. Pieces: 10s, 12s. Half a head; three-quarters of a length. Time, Imin 38sec. Of £l5OO. °ror S three*ear-old filllea. One mile and a half. TRUE COURSE 8-10 .. W. Williamson 1 Weka 8-10 .. .. R. Hutchinson 2 Niaranga 8-10 .. .. S. Ralph 3 Eight starters. Many racegoers from Sydney expected the Nizami filly, Niaranga, to test True Course over the mile and a half, and there was strong support for her. She. however, never appeared likely to defeat the favourite. She was always well placed and was with True Course entering the straight. Once Williamson called on True Course, she bounded away and won in effortless style. Niaranga did not finish as well as expected, and Weka beat her for second place. i Betting: 9/4 on. True Course (the*favourite); 3/1 against, Niaranga; 10/1, Weka; 25/1, Princess Moira; 33/1, Ragazza, 66 to 100, the others.

Dividends.—Win: 7s. Places: 4s 6d. 8s fid. 6s. Four lengths; two length and a half. Time, 2min 31Jsec. CARNIVAL HANDICAP, Of £lOOO. For three-year-olds. One mile and a quarter. MATTERHORN 8-> .. R. Hutchinson 1 Clutha 8-2 .. ..J. Purtell 2 Merry Scout 8-12 .. W. Williamson 3 Ten starters. Betting: 5/2. Matterhorn and Clutha (equal favourites); 6/1, Merry Scout. Dividends.—Win: 18s 6d. Places: 8s 6s 6d, 12s 6d. Two lengths: a head. Time. 2min ssec. VETERAN STAKES, Of £lOOO. One mile and a half. BINNIAGIFT 7-13 .. Sam Martin 1 Pm-plo Price 7-10 .. .. J. Purtell 2 Saville Row 7-11 .. N. Sellwood 3 Nine starters. Betting: 6/1, Binnlagift; 5/1. Purple Price; 3/1, Saville Row (the favourite) 9s D fc 6d n<lS ' —Wln; £2 ° S M ' PlacM: 13s ' A head; a neck. Time. 2mln 33jsec.