AUSTRALIAN RACING

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 91, 14 October 1926, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN RACING

THt CAULFIELD MEETING

THE BANKER WINS HERBERT : POWER STAKES.

(United Prestf Association. —Copyright.) ■ MELBOURNE, 13th October. * The . weather was fine but dull, the attendance fair, and the going a trifle dead for the second day oE the Caulfield races. In the hurdles Altergo was fourth at. the-beginning, but led over the last two: hnrdles and won comfortably. He is owned by the Caulfield .trainer, Horace Leek. Altergo has won three successive' hurdle races. ' ' The top-weight Rubus led round the turu in the Nursery and won smartly. He is owned by his -breeder, Ernest Clark. The winner was trained by James Scobie. Rubus's dam G'elosio, won. -the same race in 1914. ■■■•'•"■■ In the Herbert Power Stakes the first three furlongs were run in 49% sec, and the last four in 48% sec. There was no pace in the early stages. Pilliewinkie was beaten half a mile from home. The Banker was always in the lead, and won narrowly. Cecil Godby trains the winner, ■vrhb1 is engaged' in both Cups. H: Cairns, The Banker's rider, completed the double by winning the Moonga Handicap on Metellus, who was always well placed and finished brilliantly. He is trained by J. Holt. The New Zealand-bred Naos finished with a lightning run in the last furlong and won the Coongy Handicap from Beedos;- who-■led -at' .the distance. Naos is owned by Sol Green, and has 7.0 in the Caulfield Cup. To-day's time, 2inm 20% | sec, is half a second outside the Coongy record. The winner is trained by the New Zeakinder, Lou Robertson. ■'■■■ Results: — 'EMU :HURDLKS HANDICAP; of 600 sots; two miles and-SCuyds, ; Altered, ■ 10.5 .'.'.... ..:.....,..«.... 1' Graball,'.lo.3 V. 2 I Kaolin,'9.o 3 Ten started." Sparkling Moselle fell. AHerro won by a length and three-quarters. Kaolin was three lengths further away. Time, 3min 48sec. MONA NURSBKV HANDICAP, of SOO sots; four:furlongs and a half. Rubus, 5.3 3 His Honour. 8.0 ~ Lonigera, 10.0 •• 3 Twenty-two started: Won by a length and a half, third horse a length away. Time, SGscc. HERBERT TOWER STAKES, of 1000 sots; weight-for-aec; one mile and three furlongs. O. It. Falkiner's b g The Banker, by Kilbroney—BonTille, f.yrs, 9.1 (H. Cairns) 1 J. M. Niall's br g Royal Charter, by Comedy King—Polylogy, oyrs, 9.1 (Duncan) .. 2 Sir Samuel Eordern's br g Pilllewlnlde, by Winkle—Waterspray, 9.11 (R- Lewis) .. 3 ' The only starters. Won by a short head, third horse nve lengths off.. •• Time, 2min 24sec. MOONGA HANDICAP, of 600 soys; seven tur- .'■.'-. ■■■'■[. longs... ' '. Metellus,'S.-T ..;...V*."..".........,.....,.."■ 1 Bethangia, 7.10 .' - I'repoatercr, 8.13 3 1 Thirteen started. Tommy Dpdil- finished fourth. Metellus won by ' a length, third. .horse half a head.back. Time,, lmtn 26% sec. COONGT HANDICAP,■'of 750 soys; one mile and three'furlongs. Naos, T. 5". ';:.,,..*...■'... *...,-..'• 1 Beedos, 7.2 .- ...:.;. 2 Stralia,*-7..i: .....:.5.... ...,-.......,-. .< » Nineteen started. ' Tooliarby. was fourth. Naos 'won by half a length, with Stralia, a length, off. Time, .2ihln.;.2o>4*cc.. . MOORA AVI3LTER HANDICAP, of 600 soys; one mile. TJquee, 7.1 i) 1 Jtbpiilcd King, S.I) ...._. 2 I'entola, S.fl ....'......'.. ; "• Eighteen stiirtcd. Coogee-; Bay was fourth. U'luee \von by threo-nuartcrs of a length, third horse a. length awry. Time, lm!n 41 Vi sec. The wfnrter >as-Irai !e<l by the A'cw Zealander, Dave Price.