WINDBAG WINS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 109, 4 November 1925, Page 12

WINDBAG WINS

THE MELBOURNE CUP

MANFRED AND PILLIEWINKIE

IN THE PLACES

WON IN EECOED TIME.

(tmrrto mn amocutkjk—eeniuan.)

MELBOUBNE, iird November.

The weather was fine and bright for Cup Day. There was an enormous attendance, estimated at 130,000. The Governor-General and State Governors were present. Several New Zealanders also attended. The track was fast. The stakes for the day totalled £16,419.

There was an exciting finish in the hurdle race. Perpetual, fourth early in the race, narrowly defeated the pacemaker, Fred Brown. The winner .was*, ridden by Boyd, whose third success it was in the race.

The favourite, Bed-Gauntlet, had a comfortable, victory in the Eailway High-weight Handicap from the early leader, Trillo. The winner . was ridden .by Pike -.. and is trained at Bandwick by W. Kelso. The time equalled the race record. Bed Gauntlet won a double.at the AJJ.C. Meeting last month.

Quetta defeated the Duchess of Blankney in the last stride in the November Nursery. The winner cost 110 guineas as a yearling.

There was a great race in the Cup. Windbag wore Manfred down over the last furlong. The winner received a great ovation on returning to scale. He is trained by the New Zealander, George Price, who was formerly private trainer for Mr. Goring Johnston, Awapuni. Munro states that he had a good ride. Windbag was always going nicely. Dempsey stated that Manfred pulled hard in the early stages; otherwise he went welL The /veteran rider, B. Lewis, said that it was the best and cleanest run Cup he ever rode in. The third horse, Pilliewinkie, is trained by tie New Zealander, B. W. King. Agricolo led i always in the Steeple chase, and won by half a furlong. Irish Bufus and Winchaldean fell. '

Mercian King finished with a good run in the Van Yean Stakes, and won brilliantly from Ambassador, who was ridden by the New Zealander, A. Reed. j Windbag wu purchased as a yearling for £150 by a New Zealander on behalf' of Mr. F; Earl, of Auckland. The purchaser disliked the horse on the looks and aeked the breeder to be relieved of the aale.

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CVT HVBDLE BACK, of 5 ion euh, with 500 aori added; three mllea. H. Lldgerwood's eh m Perpetual, by Sea Ffince—Remain, aged 8.9 1 A. Paddle's b g Fred Brown, by La France—Blanch Brown, aged, 9.12.. 2 Blackwell and Cook's eh g'Mediterranean, by Sea Prince— Stephanos, 6jm, 10.0 3 Blx started. Won by a head. Two lengths between / second and third. Time, 3mln 45mc. Woo fell. BAILWAT HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, of 5 bot^ each, with 500 botb added; minimum weight 8.0. 'BJx iturlongs. . " , W. Harrison's eh h Bed Gauntlet, by Halt . King—Sundream, 4yn, 11.4 '. 1 A. MacFarlane'B b g Trlllo, by Three—' 'Tehema, 4yrs, 8.5 ................ 2 Wrajrge and Bradfleld's br g Shaheen, by The Welkih-'-Tringa, 4yrs, 8.3 3 Nineteen started. Won by a length and a ' half, three-quarters of ,a length between second - and < third. Buffllne was fourth. Time, lmin 13% sec. NOVEMBER NURSERY HANDICAP, of 5 •dots each, with'soo sots added; for two-year-old allies. Five furlongs. IV G- Fare's b f Quetta, by Lucknow— / Bridge of Bom, 7.8 1 Grant and MlUa's blk 1 Duchess of Blaak- ■ ney, by Blankney ll.—Melton Duch- , ess, 8.10 ;..;.....:. 2 E. K. D. Clarke's br f Welltha, by The Welkin—TaUtha^ 8.3 3 Nine started. Won by half a head, half a length between second and third., Time, lmlri 2Hsec..

MELBOUBNE CUP, a handicap sweepstakes of 75 soys each, with 10,000 Sots, added, and trophy value £200; second 2000 sots, and third hone 1000 boys out of the stake. Two miles. Bobert Miller's b h Windbag, by Magpie . » —CharleriUe, 4yrs, 9.2 (J. Munro) 1 Ben Chaffey's 1> c Manfred, by Valais—, - Ot/ord, 3yrs, 7.8 (J. Dempsey) .... 2 Sir Simuel Hordern's br c PllllewlnKie, by Winkle -<- Watarspray, 6yrs, 5.13 (G. Young) 3 Twenty-eight started, Brown Bajah being scratched. Manfred began best,, but Frlaradale led past "the stand' from Manfred, King's Pardon, PiUiewtnkle, Virgin Gold, Bard of Avon, Lemlna, and Windbag. The last-named moved up, leaving the straight, and at the mile was third behind Frlarsdale and Manfred, then came Pllltewintde, Bard of Avon, Baldwin, and Ratth. Just after the six furlongs post was passed, Manfred and Windbag went to the front, and led around the turn from Pilliewlnkie, ' Manfred had a slight lead into, the straight, but Windbag cut him down aver the last fur ■ lone, and won by half a length, Fllllewinkia a length away third. Tookarby was fourth; then Gungool, Slave, Royal Charter, Valamita, Baldwin, Acearak, and Our Prince, with Wallarak last. Time, 3min '2|sec— equal to the Australian and New Zealand record. The first four furlongs took 51see, i the next four 33 see, the succeeding four Slsec, and the last four 49^sec. CUP STEEPLECHASE, or 5 sots «»eh, with 500 soys added. About.two miles and 110 yards. H. Farmer's br g Agrieolo, by I* Glaneur —Nobleman mare, aged, 10.0 l F. W. BeßK's br g Master Fife, by Fifeness— Ora, Pincent, aged, 0.5 ....; 2 A. Coozier's gr g N Mandleman, by Mistake —Butterfly, aged, 9.3 3 Seven started. Won easily by thirty lengths, a neck between second and third. Time, 4min B%sec. • ■ .. TAN YEAN STAKES, of 5 sots each, with f . 600 soys added. One mile. E. A. Underwood's b h Mercian King, by King Offa—Bunfeast, 4yrs, 0.2 .... I A. G. Barlow's blk c Ambassador, by St. Anton—Stage Girl, 3yrs, 7.13 2 A. S. Chimside's br h Blackadder, by Tho Welkin—Wllari's Sister, aged, 8.10 3 Thirteen started. Won by one length and a half, half a length between second and third. Time; lmin 38^sec. Jimmy B was fourth.

(Received 4th November, 8, a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. Pilliewinkie joins J. Scobie's stable at the end of the week. .; ' , • The Hawk has arrived at Flemington.

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