SYDNEY TURF NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 40, 17 February 1932, Page 4

SYDNEY TURF NOTES

FIRST ACRE"S TRAVELS

(From "Vedette.")

.'. _ SYDNEY, Uth/February. -A. JX.Webster had no luck\with'Afovie Mac and Bayaeie at Rosehill oh Siturday. I'irst Acre was also a' wiriner'A but" was not ■ fancied. Webster left for M^elbourne i\ith l'irst Acre and Movie Star, both' of whom ( look particularly well despite their iailnrcs.,. - , v . ... . '. : Mrl G- Ta'ncred,.'aiil ex-New Zealander who js a solid backer of .Webster's horses, liad<' a ;two-year-old racing at Rosehill by Heroic horn /Camisole. A big fellow, he was not in the betting, and'not ready yet. _G.;Pnce -will- have only Old Ming and ivuyera at the Melbourne meetings.' Old Ming shpuld earn some money in tho big-sprant-events in the South, for-he is a. brilliant-galldper;' a; ■ . Qld^VJisan, showed a flash of old-timo form m the Flying Handicap at Rosehill on. Saturday. With-top weight."flst 01b, ne was in trouble: on the rails in the straight, but for which he might have won.

The race went to Killarney, who is a great horse at this course. He came with a paralysing run in the straight. His success was very. profitable to his owner, Mr. Ji. Moss, who commenced to bet at good double figures, ivhile the closin" price was also good. .G. Price had KifJarney m great trim. . ■■. .::■'. 'Rolls Royce ra-n-a gond race to finish third on Saturday for R. D. O'Donncll Ihe Aw Zealand trainer., has not been ovorlucky with this, fellow. : W. Cook has now taken", the. leadin" position' among ' the - Sydney: jockeys with dl'fc points, nest coming E. Bartlc,. 20'/i • A. Knox, 23%; M. MeCarten, • 21,- J E Pike, 10%; and T. Webster, WV>.' Pike has easily the best average of 31.06, Cook and Webster.being next best with 10.40 and 16.38 respectively. ' : 1 .Jutland, a Ponibal—Anklet three-year-old, sprung a -surprise at Gosfordon Tuesday. He did not look like being, beaten at :any Ktage.of a five-furlong three-year-old-handicap;- As he brought 325 guineas as ".a, yearling -at Trentham', he has been a■':™r,:time- in Teturuing somethiri-r towards, "ltsv.eost.. "•:,.■.,'■. •