FINAL DAY AT RANDWICK

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 93, 17 October 1934, Page 8

FINAL DAY AT RANDWICK

(From "Vedette")

SYDNEY, October 9.

The Liniond —Lady Bentinck colt Golden Pruiuise attracted plenty of attention when O. Cox h'r.*,t brought him here. He worked along quietly, but he ran rather poorly in the Breeders' Plate. Accordingly even his own people did not fancy his chance in the first division of the Canonbury Stakes on Saturday. He was certainly much improved but is a trifle wayward. When K. Iteed urged him along about a furlong from nome to go up to the hot favourite Slrathardale he swerved right out towards the rails, losing several lengths. Kecd straightened him up, however, and he just won. Ho is a most attractive colt and when he settles down should be a really good one.

Abdication had his iirst outing on Saturday, running quite a fair race, sixth to Golden Promise. He should win races.

Whcrnside (Great Knight—Bay lock), one of Mr. W. X.' Kemball's big team and trained by W. Hawthorne, ran a fair race into third place behind Golden Promise. He slipped over and almost fell at the turn in the Breeders' Plate, but apparently it did not upset him. Hinc Ha ran another fair race on Saturday. She has plenty of speed but so far has not quite run out her races.

Duller, tho winner of the second division of tho Canonbury Stakes, is a very solid and old-fashioned colt by Bullhead, more like a three-year-old. He dominated the race all the way. It was an easier field than in the first division.

J. T. Jamieson, who has not had a very good meeting, won the 'Waverley Handicap with King March, some compensation for the Hon. E. K. Davis and Mr. O. Nicholson for their temporary loss of Limarch's services. King March fairly outstayed his opponents in a very fast mile and three-quarters, the time, 2min SOsec, being just a quarter of a second outside Phar Lap's record for the Kandwick course. The fast time was due to Confab, who tried to win all the way and was ten lengths in front at one stage.

Melisande (Liniond —Joanfax), another of" Mr. W. It. Kemball's horses, ran moderately in this race.

The welter sprint, the Chester Handicap, saw Cid score a decisive but lucky win, for Tatyoon almost fell when he had Cid collared less than a furlong from home. Capris was the sole New Zealand representative, and she did well to finish a good third, for the opposition was stiff for a three-year-old filly.

The Final Handicap was us usual a feverish betting race and there was a fail1 plunge on Closing Time, but once again J. T. Jamieson's luck was out. Closing Time beeamt" mixed up in a scrimmage at the start and was one of the last away. Accordingly ho had to be used up early to make good the leeway. Just after turning for boms he tackled the leaders, but opposite the Leger stand danger loomed up in the shape of the lightweight outsider Lancaster King. This grim old plugger wore down Closing Time and beat him home by half a length. Closing Time rather surprised by the manner in which he struggled on in a mile and a quarter run in 2min 3%see. He must have clipped a fraction oft' that time.

Autopay was also well fancied by his people in this event, He had every chance but finished ninth. Shatter was inconspicuous throughout, but no more so than his stablemnte Tho Ma.squerader.