MESTORAVON’S WIN

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 157, 31 March 1937, Page 17

MESTORAVON’S WIN

Meteoric Rise to Turf Fame By Telegraph.—Press ‘.ssu.—Copyright. Sydney, March 30. Commenting on the Sydney Cup, the "Sydney Morning Herald” says: “Purchased _ five years ago as a yearling with his dam and two others, half relations, for 75 guineas for the lot, Mestoravon completed his meteoric rise to turf fame by winning the Sydney Cup in race-record time. Mestoravon ran the race of a slayer and sustained a strong run in the straight. “Sir Boss was not well placed early, hut finished strongly and did well to get within a length of the winner. Oro ran one of his kindest races fur some time, and his third was an excellent performance. _ Mananui was a disappointment, and did not gallop kindly, finishing sixth. Wotan saw all that was going on from start to finish. He only plugged along for, two miles and finished last.”

A. feature of yesterday’s racing was the success of the progeny of Veilmond. Yashmak, who ran right away from the field at the end of the Easter Plate, is by Veilmond from Bavermaim-, while Bodborough and Perimond. who were respectively first and second in the first division of the Wentworth Handicap, are both by Veibiiond, the former from Silver Cord and the latter from Pcricoe. Although Bodborough’s winning margin was not great, ho had the race won a hundred yards from home, aud could have done better.