BEST OF RECENT YEARS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 110, 5 November 1937, Page 13

BEST OF RECENT YEARS

AJAX BRILLIANT

PRAIRIE MOON WINS OAKS

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graph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, November 4. The weather was warm and there was a large attendance ior the second day of the Victoria Racing Clubs Meeting at Flemington. , St. Fox was prominent throughout and won the hurdle race comfortably. He is owned and trained in Adelaide. Pandava led always in .the Moore Stakes. He has had two wins m three starts, and is trained by the New Zealander George Price. r . .... Ajax led throughout in the Limithgow Stakes. Young Idea beat Kings Head for second place in the last stride. Ajax is entitled to be rated the best middle-distance performer seen in recent years. . SackviUe surprised by. finishing strongly to win the Carnival Handicap, his first success, Pantoon ran.a good race, being beaten only in the last few strides. Royal Order was the only one who was never dangerous. Prairie Moon had a comfortable win in the Oaks. Ortelle's Star ran a game race and Kna finished well after interference near the mile. Prairie Moon is the fourth filly to win the Wakeful Stakes and Oaks double in six .years. She is trained by the former jockey P. Muschialli. Young Crusader returned to his old style of racing when he went to the front from the start in the Veteran Stakes and held off the fast-finishing Prince Quex for a comfortable victory. Red Manfred was never dangerous. Gay Blonde broke down. Results were:— NOVEMBER HURDLE RACE, £700; 21 miles. W. S. Kidman's b g St. Fox, by St. Spasa—Terabooka, aged, 10.1 (T, Ryan) ••••• 1 P. LawryV b g Restford, by Frilford—Soporific, 6yrs. 10.3 (H. Thompson) -•••:• l C. A. Ferguson's br g Grey Lash, by Laniu*—Varium, aged, 10.3 (A. Fullarton) 3 Nine started. Ten lengths; head. Star Dennis was fourth. Time, 4mm 35sec. BRYON MOORE STAKES, £700; for two-year-olds; 5 furlongs. F. Smithden's br c Pandava, by Brazen—Ring Again, 8.12 (T. ■ A. H. CBendall's''and' t!'Eastgates b c Sir Harold, by Burnewang —Mirambeek, 8.0 (H. Skid- '■ more) ~ • •.•• * J. J. Kitson's eh c Larissa, by Permthus—Paquin, 8.0 (A. Breasley) • 3 Eleven started. Neck; half a neck. Atticus was fourth. Time, limn OJsec. LINLITHGOW STAKES, £1000; 1 mile. E. L. Baillieu's, A. W. Thompson's, arid "Mr. Constable's" eh c Ajax, by Heroic —Medmenham, 3yrs, 8.0 (H. Badger) jy •••:■• X P. Miller's br h Young Idea, by Constant Sun—Persuasion, syrs, 9.2 (D. Munro) 2 E. A. Haley's br h King's Head, by Bullhead—Ferntree, 6yrs, 9.2 (E. Bartle) 3 Five started. One length and a half; neck. Regular Bachelor was fourth and Pamelus last. Time, lmm 35Jsec, a Flemington record equalling the Australasian record. CARNIVAL HANDICAP, £700; for three-year-olds; It miles. J. S. Feehan's b c SackviUe. by Windbag—Golden Beauty, 7.4 (Cooper) •••:•••;;■■,••• x J. Fryer's b c Pantoon, by Musketoon—Panette, 8.2 (J. Barry) .. 2 E. Eccles's br c Ronsardian, by Ronsard—Queen Warbler, 8.0 /a Tleed) ........ 3 Ten'started. Half a neck; half a head. Bellevue was fourth. Time, 2min 7Jsec. ' . OAKS STAKES, £2000; for three-year-old fillies; H miles. N. P. Lynch's br f Prairie Moon, by Beau FUs—Medowra, 8.10 (R. H. Hedges's ch'f'bVtelieV Star'by Great Star—Ortelle's March, 8.10 (A. Reed) :• • V ii-' * * i A. G. Hunter's b f Ena, by Liberal —Kenna, 8.10 (A. Breasley) .; 3 Nine started. One length and a half; two lengths and a half. Princess Pam was fourth. Time, 2min 32sec, a race record. VETERAN STAKES, £700; 1J miles. W. Bailey's eh h Young Crusader, by Caledon—Bonnie Lady, syrs,. 7.9 (E. Preston) A"' l W. R. Kemball's br h Prince Quex, by Lord Quex—Princess Pat, 4yrs, 9.0 (J. O'Brien) .••■•••• 2 W. Digby's eh c Gay Knight, by The Buzzard—Maid of Scots, syrs, 7.9 (J. Finch) 3 Ten started. Two lengths and a half, length. Highardo was fourth. Time, 2mfn 30$ sec.