VICTORIA RACING CLUB

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 11, 8 October 1923, Page 5

VICTORIA RACING CLUB

By Tblegh trn —Press Associ ition. CorxiticHT. i (Rec. October 7, 5.5 p.m.) Melbourne, October 7. At tho V.R.C. October meeting the following was tho result of the MARIBYRNONG TRIAL STAKES, of 1000 sovs. For two-year-olds. Four and a half furlongs. (Colts and geldings division.) Mr. J. P. Arthur’s b. c. Fujisan, by Valais —Lady San, Bst 1 Kaiwarra «i “ Mercial King ......... 3 Twenty started. Won by a length. Time, 54|sec. —a course record. Fillies Division. Messrs. V. O’Neill and D. Grant’s ch. f. Flying Wynne, by Blank- ' a-ey II- —CraiJ, 7st. 91b 1 Mr. E. E. D. Clarke’s br. f. Versine, 7st. 9lb 2 Mr. R. Short’s b. f. Flying Princess, 7st. 91b. ® Twenty-five started. Won by four lengths. Time, 54sec. —an Australian and Now Zealand record for 4J furlongs. Flying Wynne is trained by the New Zealander Vincent 0 Neill. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DERBY (Rec. October 7, 5.5 p.m.) Adelaide, October 7. The following is the result of the SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DERBY, of 5 sovs., with 500 sovs. added. One mile and a half. Mr. R. E. H. Hope’s b. c. King of Mirth, by Comedy King—Little Joan, Bst. 101 b 1 Mr. E. Baker’s ch. c. Stormy Day, by Cyklon—Pendulous, Bst. 101 b. 2 Mr. S. Rasheed’s b. f. So Long, by Passing By—Compact’s Daughter, Bst. slb . 3 Won by a head. Time, 2min. 40sec. MELBOURNE TRAINING NOTES ' ’ T Melbourne, October 6. The weather at Flemington was fine, though dull. On the tan, Norse Song did the best six furlongs in Imin. 17jjsec. Ouverte ran a mile in Imin. 50sec.; Gunnedah five furlongs in Imin. 71, sec. Heir Apparent and Cadorus (T. McCormick) did one mile in Imin. 47Jsec., Paratoo (F. Livy) a mile in Imin. 47Jsec., and Egmore a mile in Imin. 48sec. Moneth ran five furlongs in Imin. 6Jsec., Gunadorah a mile in Imin. 51scc., and Backwood two furlongs in 29Js.ec. At Caulfield, on tho sand, Mnespen covered a mile in Imin. 471 sec., tho first six furlongs in Imin. 17sec. All Sunshine ran seven furlongs in Imin. 44sec. . Coleus made the best seven furlongs in Imin. 34sec. Waranton beat Lord Stanton over five furlongs in Imin. 6sec.; Proposterer, Useful, and Discord ran five furlongs in Imin. 6sec., and Suomi six furlongs in Imin. 26sec. PAPYRUS’S OPPONENT ZEV SELECTED. (Rec. October 7, 5.5'p.m.) Hew York, October 6. Mr. Harry Sinclair’s three-year-old Zev has been officially selected to meet Papyrus on October 20. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ZEV’S PERFORMANCES. (Rec. October 7 11.5 p.m.) New York, October 6. Under agreement with Mr. Ben Irish, the Jockey Club has designated Zev to race Papyrus on October 20. Zev is a brown colt by The Flynn out of Miss Kearney, and on the dam’s side has such famous ancestors as Oriole, Star Shoot, and Ravon d’Or, and on the sire’s side Sandringham, Mastetto, and King Ban. Zev’s height is 16 hands 1 inch, and he comfortably carries 1060 pounds weight, and has a 22foot stride. Ho has won for his owners during the last two years 175,000 dollars, winning as a two-year-old five races, taking second place four times, third place twice, and being unplaced once, and as a three-year-old he won eight races and was unplaced once, when he was kicked bv, another horse. His best time for a mile is Imin. 37 sec., a mile and a quarter 2min. 5 2-5 sec., a mile and three-eighths 2min. 15sec., and a mile and five-eighths 2min. 44 3-ssec. The Jockey Club’s announcement named My Own and Untidy as first and second substitutes respectively in the event of Zev’s possible sickness and disability, which provision is included in the agreement. Meanwhile Zev is steadily training, traversing three furlongs to a mile and a quarter, and galloping various controlled speeds under the guidance of his trainer. Hildreth. ’Papyrus >ad another easy day, his trainer, Jarvis, taking him the usual leisurejv walk round the main track. Later he cantered five furlongs, followed by another short walk and another canter. Papyrus will begin serious work next week.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ■