Moonee Valley Stakes To New Statesman

Press, Volume C, Issue 29633, 2 October 1961, Page 5

Moonee Valley Stakes To New Statesman

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MELBOURNE. October 1 New Statesman won the Moonee Valley Stakes easily yesterday in race-record time of Imin 37 1-Mtc. Hi* time was the second fastest for a mile at Moonee Valley. Mardene holds the record at Imin 35 3-3»ec. New Statesman defeated Royal Belltor and Native Statesman

The jockey. G. Lane, wasted 81b to rid* New Stat**m*n at th* set weight of 8-0. Lan* bad been riding at round tae H mark since h* returned from Germany recently. New Statesman looked ■ winner when Lane moved him up on the outside of the leader. Trim Boy. about thro* furlongs from home.

New Statesman became • cloar leader from Royal Belltor. which had improved his position rapidly. New Statesman was tn no danger of defeat in th* run home.

New Zealand-bred borees figured prominently in other races.

In tlie first division of the Nulla Null* Handicap th* former New Zealand hone. Romanae, which was bought for 4000gns in the autumn, collected first priz* of £760. Romanac easily defeated Queen of the M<v and the last-finishing Well Spent.

Romanae's owner, Mr E. S. Humphrey, bought four homes tn New Zealand for IS.OOOgns. The others were Ursalon. Crown and Anchor and Cashel.

Romanac war having only h:s third start in Aus ralia. Romanac would be set for the £6OOO Craven "A'' Stakes over six furlongs at Flemington on November 4. the trainer. W. McNabb, said. McNabb raid Romanac was one of the easteat hones he had ever had to train.

”He was only off the boat a few weeks when h* was ready to race,” McNabb raid. "Hl* record in New Zealand was re*llv good and he finished ahead of Karina, last year's winner of the big sprints here, every Itm* they met.” In the Second Nulla Nulls Handicap the former New Zealand galloper. Crown and Anchor came from last to win In dashing style—then survived a protest. Crown and Anchor was last on settling down, but the jockey, B. Gilders, gradually made up ground. When the leading division went wide at th* home turn. Gilders pushed his mount through on the rails and gained a winning break on itraightening up. Crown and Anchor went on to beat Island Sun by half a length, with Smokey Lad a further half-length away third. First Win In the Second Chandos Handicap Candice a daughter of the New Zealand-bred mare. Itappv medium, broke through for her first win. Her success broke a losing sequence of 13 for the jockey. J. Purtell. Candice beat NuUa Belle by one length and a half, with Llanlady half a head away third. In the Glenara Handicap, th* New Zealand horse. Olive Branch, staged a whirlwind finish to run second to San Remo. Badly hampered in the middle part of the race. Oltve Branch was only ninth half a mile from horn*. He was still ■ long way back in fifth place at th* home turn. He failed by two and a half lengths to overtake San Remo. Third in the race was Turkestan. In the Lindsay Gordon Steeple, the New Zealand steeplechaser, Mozart, gave a disappointing performance to finish fourth. Mozart was never in front and finished 11 lengths behind Mild Seas. It waa Mozart’s first attempt over Moonee Valley fences alnce he cam* from Naw Zaaland Mozart was ridden by R. J. Wilkinson, who took over from E. Anderson, who injured his shoulder tn * track fall at Caulfield on September 19. Linwood Methodist Church Officers elected at the annual congregational meeting of the Linwood Methodist Church were:—Minister's gtewards, Messrs N. Allen. H. S. J. Harrington; society stewards. Mewars A. Hahn, J. Switzer. A. Mardon. D. Waite. R. Erans. G. Hodgson,, L. Rushworth. A. Black; aaaoeiate stewards. Memrs B. Scott, B. Baillie, J. Francis, R. Caldow, G. Gala; atewards’ convener, Mr N. Alien? fiacramental steward*. Mlm N. Harrington. Mesdamea H. G. Smith, A. Arnold; home mission secretary, Mr J. Swrttxer; feteign miralon secretary. Mr* G. Whitiaw; “Moffiodist Time*" agent, Mr H. Harrington; “Open Door” agent, Mrs G. Whltlam; onihanage secretary, Mrs A. Hann; secretary, Mr G. WhMlatn; reporter, Mr S. Hodgson.