SPORTING

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 110, 6 November 1933, Page 14

SPORTING

AT MELBOURNE

HALL 1 MARK'S DERBY

PASHA'S THIRD WIN

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MELBOURNE, November 5.

The weather was fine and there was an excellent.attendance, which included mauy New Zealanders, for the opening of the V.R.C. Meeting at Flemington.

Golden Hair took charge at the distance in the Wakeful Stakes.and defeated the unlucky. Variance. Golden Hair is engaged in. the Oaks Stakes.. Protea won the Wakeful Stakes and the Oaks double last season. .

Pasha, who was always prominent, won the Maribyrnong Plate brilliantly. This is Pasha's third win this season. He is trained by the New Zealander J. T. Jamieson. His sire, Rampion, won the corresponding event in 1925. Rogilla's brilliant win in the Melbourne Stakes has greatly enhanced his Cup prospects. Game Oarrington made a gamo effort. Oro was unsuited by the slow pace earJy in the race. Munro, the rider of Hall Mark, the winner of the "Victoria Derby, stated that he thought the colt would win after half a mile. Hall Mark did not really gallop till the straight was reached, and came home full of running. Breasley, rider of Palphar, said the colt had had enough before he reached the post. McCartfen said Blixten had a good:run, with no interference, but was not good enough. Hall Mark was sixth early, led at the two furlongs, and won running away. The pacemaker, Palphar, battled gamely. Miramond just beat Blixten, the latter proving a disappointment. Hall Mark will now attempt Trivalve's feat of winning the two Derbies and the Melbourne Cup. His rider, D. Munro, had his first Victoria Derby success. His brother, Jim, won on Liberal last year. The much-discussed Trivento disappointed , his supporters. Care Free ' finished with a remarkable run in the Cantala Stakes. She is little movfe than a -pony and is a daughter of the speedy Valicare. Her rider, J. O'Sullivan, will pilot Hall Mark in the Cup. .Pretzel enhanced his Cup prospects with a good finishing effort in the Hotham Handicap. The New Zealander Greenhorn showed his best" Australian form to date. Flail improved on recent form, but Petau failed badly. Results were:— THE WAKEFUL STAKES, of 500 soys; for three-year-old fillies; 1 mile. Golden Hair, 8.11 (T. Webster) 1 Variance, 7.13 2 Helensbroofc, 7.13 :..... 3 Seventeen started. Three-quarters of a length; two lengths. Lady Sygliton was fourth. Time, lmin 40% sec. \ SIARIBYRNONG PLATE, of 1500 sots; for two-year-olds; 5 furlongs. Pasha, 9.3 (B. Bartle) .......... 1 Aztec, 8.10 , 2 Sunclad, 9.6 3 Seventeen started. Half a neck; length and a half. Time, lmin 2%sec. : MELBOURNE STAKES, of 750 sots ; weight-tor-age; VA miles. Rogilla. 0.0 (D. Munro) .-.-..-«..,... J Game Carrington, 9.0 i. 2 Kuvera, 9.0 3 Four started. Neck; length and a quarter. Oro was fourth. Time, 2min e'Asec. Sectional times: First two furlongs, 2Ssec; next four, SOlAsec; concluding four, 47%scc. VICTORIA DERBY, of 3000 soys; for three-year-olds; 1% miles. Hall Mark (D. Munro) •.».....■„ J Palphar'(A. Breasley) .........-> 2 Mtrainond (E. Bartle) 3 . Ten started. Palphar secured, a big lead early. Hall Mark was sixth at the mile, but third at the turn, and finished brilliantly to win by live lengths; two lengths and a half between second and third. : Time, 2min 31% sec —equalling the race record. Sectional times: First half-mile, 54'^sec; next four, 48sec; concluding four, 4891 sec; last six. lmin 12% sec. THE CANTALA STAKES,- of 1500 soys; I mile. Care Free, 7.4 (J. CSullivan) 1 Whlttlngham, 8.4 (Hr Badger) 2 Gordon's Leap, 7.11 (F. Dempsey) 3 Twelve started. Length; neck. Dermid was fourth; Time, lmin 37 3/isec. Tlio last four furlongs was run in 48sec. BOTHA}! HANDICAP, of 400 soys; 1% miles. Pretzel, 9.2 (T. Webster) 1 Greenhorn, 7.1 2 F|ajl,^,6 3 Twelve started. Half a neck; two lengths. Elmaroa was fourth. Time, 2min 31% see. The last four furlongs was run in 47% sec.