AUSTRALIAN RACING

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27405, 19 July 1954, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN RACING

RACING

DOOMBEN CUP WON BY EUPHRATES PAPER STRIP AND RISING FAST PLACED (NJZ. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 8 p.m.) BRISBANE, July 18. Euphrates won the £lO,OOO Doomben Cup yesterday, after appearing hopelessly beaten half a mile from the finish. He also had to overcome interference, which he suffered just before the turn into the straight. Staging a withering run from the turn, Euphrates won by one.and a half lengths from the New Zealand stablemates, Paper Strip and Rising Fast. The leading Sydney jockey, Neville Sellwood, rode a«copybook race on Paper Strip. The fact that the New Zealand gelding was slightly over-trained, because of postponement of the cup for a week, probably contributed to his defeat. Coming to the turn, Euphrates was fully 10 lengths behind the leader. Silver Kingdom. When Silver Kingdom weakened. Paper Strip was left in front. He settled down for the run home, well clear, and apparently set for an easy win. A quarter of a furlong from the post, Euphrates was responding to Williamson’s brilliant riding. He raced up to the leader and went on to win by a length and a half, with Rising Fast two lengths away third. '

A neck behind Rising Fast came Persian Link, followed by Silver Kingdom. Then came In Step, Sea Sovereign, Gallant Archer, Glenvue, and Tesla.

Rising Fast missed the start, and threw his head back into the air. He was ninth on settling down. He did not improve his position until approaching the turn, where he was sixth. He then stretched out fairly without having a chance of winning. The Flying Handicap was won by Gresford, which beat the New Zealand horse, Chief Admiral, by two lengths. Gresford gave a brilliant display of galloping to lead throughout. Results:— FLYING HANDICAP, Of £lOOO. Six furlongs. GRESFORD 8-6 .. .. N. Sellwood 1 Chief Admiral 7-13 .. N. McGrowdie 2 Grand Topic 8-1 .. .. J. Denman 3 Eleven started. Two lengths: two and a half lengths. Time, Imin 13sec. Bdtting : 3 to 1, 8 to 1,2 to 1. DOOMBEN CUP, Of £lO,OOO. About one mile and three furlongs. EUPHRATES 8-9 .. W. Williamson 1 Paper Strip 7-11 .. .. N. Sellwood 2 Rising Fast 8-4 .. .. C. Wilson 3 Twelve started. One and a half lengths; two lengths. Time, 2min 16Jsec. Betting: 11 to 2, 6 to 1, 7 to 1.

PETER WILLONYX WINS AT ROSEHILL CROWD DEMONSTRATES, AND INQUIRY OPENED XNJZ. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 8.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 18. The success of the New Zealand horse, Peter Willonyx, in the Welter Handicap at Rosehill yesterday, brought a bitter demonstration, which was followed by a

stewards’ inquiry into the gelding’s sharp improvement. Peter Willonyx (12-1) won, running away, by two and a half lengths from Half Past (9-2), with Count Roussell (501), a length and a half away, third. The demonstration, which was one of the loudest and most sustained on a metropolitan course in recent ye’ars, lasted for several minutes after the horses had weighed in. , The stewards did - not call trainer M. McCarten and jockey Cook in before them until after the running of the following race. The stewards* inquiry was adjourned to 11 o’clock tomorrow, to enable McCarten to produce evidence of his betting transactions.

Peter Willonyx started the 3-1 favourite for the welter (seven furlongs and a quarter) at Canter bury a week earlier, and finished seventh of the nine runners.

McCarten said he was surprised at Peter Willonyx’s good form. He had planned to send the gelding back to New Zealand last Friday, but his New Zealand owner, Mr J. R. May, and jockey W. Cook had both thought he had a winning chance yesterday. Mr May had asked him in a letter to keep Peter Willonyx in Sydney for three more runs. Peter Willonyx, he added, had been sent to Sydney only because he had been barred in New Zealand because of bad barrier behaviour. He had been unable to see a future for the gelding In Australia, but had formed the opinion that he might win over hurdles in New Zealand. “Enjoyed Dream Run” McCarten pointed out to the stewards that Peter Willonyx had enjoyed a "dream run” from the five furlongs to the finish. Cook also emphasised this aspect. The jockey said that from' the five furlongs he had had a “dream ride.” Cook told the stewards that Peter Willonyx would have finished third or fourth at Canterbury had he been able to get a run approaching the post. A last-minute plunge on a New Zealand horse. Silence, failed badly in the Flying Handicap at Rosehill yesterday. The race was won in the last stride by Magic Touch from Caphua. The winning margin was half a head. Silvero was third, threequarters of a length behind Caphua. Silence, - having his first start in Sydney, was second favourite, but finished second. Silence appeared to miss the jump only slightly, but W. Cook did not bustle the gelding, and he was clear last when the field settled down. He did not seem to be handling the heavy ground at all well, and had not made up leeway even at the home turn.

TRAINER REPRIMANDED FOR CARELESSNESS (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, July 18. A. J. Williams, trainer of Strada, was severely reprimanded for carelessness at the Trentham meeting. When saddling up his horse for the Seatoun Hack Handicap on the second day, he dropped 51b of lead from the saddle bag, with the result that N. Eastwood, the jockey, was unable to draw the weight when he finished fourth. Curzon (N. A. Crombie) lost his rider when the field left the barrier for the Ortfclow Handicap. Crombie told the judicial committee that when Curzon and Delayed had collided at the start Curzon had become unbalanced and he fell off. Locherbie fell 50 yards from the finish of the Kia Ora Handicap. His jockey (R. J. Skelton) said there was no interference from any other horse. Annual Sale Cancelled The Grand National bloodstock sale, which was to have been held at Addington on Friday, August 13, has now been cancelled, as the number of entries received does not warrant holding the sale. The auctioneers advise that no doubt the large catalogue for the estate late Andrew Grant dispersal sale earlier in the week has discouraged sellers. However, should vendors decide to hold their entries over till November, the auctioneers would be only too pleased to accept them for their November bloodstock sale to be held in New Zealand Cup week. —Advt.