TURF IN AUSTRALIA

Evening Star, Issue 21719, 14 May 1934, Page 7

TURF IN AUSTRALIA

TATTERSALL’S CLUB MEETING

Press Association—-By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, -May 13. The Tattersall's Club races were held at Ranclwick to-day in fine weather. Results: JAMES BARNES iPLATE, 600sovs. 1m and 3f. Mr F. T. Cush's br g JOURNAL Treclarc—Encre), 3yrs, 7.0 (Parsons) ' 1 First Balloon. 7.0 (Britt) 2

Lightning -March, 7.10 (Hickey) ... 3 Twelve started, including Oro and Forestry. Won by a long head, with a length and a-half between second and third. Time, 2min 22)sec. FLYING.HANDICAP, 350sovs. 6f. .Me ■ssi’s A. W. Thompson and C. V. Oatley’s b f VEILANTIF (Moabite—Periwoo). 3yrs, 7.11 (Knox) 1 Multudo, 9.10 (Pike) ... ... ... 2 Anchor, 7.1 (Britt) ... 3 Eleven started, including Blixten. Won by half a length, with three lengths between ‘ second and third. Time, Iniiu 13sec. TWO-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP, 300sovs. 6fl Mr R. Allen’s b c SILVER KING (El Cacique—Silver Wedding), 7.13 (Bartle) 1 Rogerio, 6.10 (Taylor) 2 Watson, 7.10 (O'Sullivan) 3 started. Silver King, with a most impressive dash, ran right away from Watson in the straight and won ny eight lengths. Time, linin 13-lscc.

COMPLAINT OF ROUGi RIDING

ADELAIDE, May 13. The South Australian Jockey Club stewards yesterday held an inquiry into a. complaint of rough riding in the Goodwood Handicap on the previous Saturday. No fewer than sixteen jockeys, including A, Reed, were asked to explain Reed rode Verdique, whose owner made the complaint. All the riders, except Reed, who is in Melbourne, declared that the race was cleanly run. The stewards dismissed lire complaint.

MOON EE VALLEY MEETING

MELBOURNE, .May 13. At the Moonee Valley races the Banya Hurdles resulted: SAROKOS, 10.0 (Zeally) ... ... 1 Riawe’na, 9.9 (Healey) 2 Harding, 9.7 (Dynon) 3 Eight started, including the New Zealander Spring Abbey. Although he was left at the barrier, Sarokos made up the lost ground and won comfortably by three lengths and a-half, with three-quarters of a length between second and third. Spring Abbey was sixth. Time, 3min 53isec.