BUZALONG'S CUP

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 102, 27 October 1938, Page 13

BUZALONG'S CUP

BEAU MARI AGAIN UNLUCKY

(From "Vedette.")

SYDNEY, October 18. c This year's Caulfield Cup was a ree cord in many ways. The attendance ,f of 65,000 was 2000 better than the pre- _ vious best and the totalisator- handled -! £93,172 ss, an increase of £27,746. r Buzalong's victory was most unusual, t for he went to the front half a mile i from home and was possibly a little ' lucky to beat St. Constant, who came l" from nearly last at the turn, where s he was checked by last year's winner, j g The Trump, falling back on him. As t Buzalong cost only 110 guineas as a yearling and St. Constant was reported to be sold at one stage for £1 it was s a bargain sale result. 3 Buzalong started favourite, despite I rumours that he was suffering from " colic two days before. Prior to going 1 to the post he looked better than at - any stage of his career, and when left c in front at the four-furlong post was 7 able to hold on to premier position. 1 St. Constant's second suggests that he 3 will beat all the Caulfield Cup run- - ners in the Melbourne Cup. Buz- ' along is not engaged and St. Constant i has only 7.8, or lib more than the fay- ; ourite, the three-year-old Nufneld. : r NO DOMINION HORSES. t For once there was not one New > Zealand-owned horse in the field, but Footmark, who ran a creditable race to finish fourth, is a four-year-old by Defoe from Bachelor's Picture. Mr. W. S. Glenn has yet to.see one of his horses win in Australia. Beau Mari, but for being knocked down at the start of the Gwyn Nursery, would have won last Saturday. Mr. Glenn has won 20 races in Australia, but on each occasion he has been an absentee. He said jokingly that he should go home before the Melbourne Cup Meeting, and then Beau Mari might win the Maribyrnong Plate. This youngster is a very smart colt, and although J. T. Jamieson has not had a great deal of luck with his two-year-olds there is hope for all. Romford, who defeated the Beau Pere colt last Saturday, is very useful, but he is not likely to win the next time the pair meet with the luck equally divided. J. Holt has peculiar luck with good horses on the eve of big meetings. Avenger went wrong in the Caumeld Cup last Saturday and will not race again. More serious, however, is bad news concerning the Melbourne Cup favourite Nufneld. The chestnut almost placed himself out of court m Sydney by his antics in his box. Last week he injured himself more severely, and Holt fears his suspensory ligament is affected. Little can be done in so short a time, and at the moment all that the trainer is hoping is to get the colt to the post for the Victoria Derby. That race might be more than enough for him. Holt had great difficulty in getting Hall Mark to the post for the Derby and Cup, but the colt survived and won.those races and other big events. In his case, however, it was only a burst foot. AMIGO SORE. Amigo and Crojick were disputants for favouritism in the first division of the Burwood Handicap at Caulfield last Saturday, but Amigo, who was sore, was unable to show to advantage. He had injured both heels. Crojick, who is by Siegfried from Top Fliet, could not be excused for he had every chance. The winner, Tregenna, by Veilmond, finished on very stoutly, providing a slight link with New Zealand bloodstock. ; . Tempest, the crack South Australian colt, led all the way in the second division. This was his eighth successive win, and he showed real courage when tackled in the straight. If Nufneld does not recover he might be the Victoria Derby winner. _ ; Larissa's success in the Windsor Handicap at Caulfield had ah extraordinary sequel for the owner, Mr. JV J. Kitson, took the horse away from the trainer, F. Gbdby, in the birdcage immediately after the race. Actually ha led the colt away himself. J. Fryer is the new trainer. Pamelus ran a good race in this event but missed a place with 9.10 up. Apparently the new gaming legislation is driving people back to the racecourses in New South Wales. Last Saturday at Randwick the attendance for City Tatfs Meeting increased from 21,000 last year to 35,000. The totalisator increase was even more marked, going from £25,277 to £38,081. Brazandt won the Flying Handicap, !for which, strangely enough, he was not favourite, and the hitherto disappointing Billy Boy at outside odds scored in the principal handicap. Progress, a well-named Salmagundi—-Ad-vance Australia filly, took the juvenile event, for which Dashing Cavalier was an odds-on favourite but missed a. place.