V.R.C. MEETING

Evening Star, Issue 23100, 28 October 1938, Page 3

V.R.C. MEETING

DERBY ACCEPTORS MELBOURNE, October 27. 'I bo acceptances for the Victoria Derby, £5,00i) one mile and u-quarter, arc : st. lb. st. lb. Tregenna 8 10 Tempest ... 810 Uaraguua SlO Aclios ... 810 Kingdom 810 Aeolus ... 810 Nuffield ... 8 10 Ncthcrlea 8 10 Fort Regal 8 10 'I lie New Zealand aceeptances in the llothan Handicap are Catalogue, Queen of Song, and Sir Regent, In the Melbourne Cup barrier draw Sir Regent has drawn the rails. Royal <’liiff 15, Catalogue 17, and Queen of Song 23. TRAINING NOTES MELBOURNE, October 27. The conditions were good for tho gallops at Flemington. On the course proper, 30ft out, Grecian Princess .surprised the onlookers by boating Bourbon and Gay Knight over 10 furlongs in 2min lljsec. Gold Rod galloped an impressive six furlongs in Imin IGsee. El Senorita beat Mieawher over the same distance in Imin 16-Jsec. Merr ysmilo, going well, galloped four furlongs in 49sec. Laiglou and Hautboy did an excellent, seven furlongs in Imin 305-see. Young Crusader wont freely over nine furlongs in Imin 59}see. Silenns covering the same distance in 2min. Sir Urgent and Bachelor _ King finished their work by running six furlongs in Imin 19-Jsee. Adios heat Spear Chief over seven furlongs in Imin 32sec. St. Constant, going well, galloped seven furlongs in Imin 32.1 see, Allunga and Hoad check covering the same distance in Imin 311-see. Gay (Romance galloped the best five furlongs in Imin 35scc. Plectrum galloped seven furlongs on the sand in Imin 35soc, the last three in 381 soc. At Caulfield, on the sand, Royal Chief, looking well, galloped seven fiplongs in Imin Slsec. the last two in 25see. Tb° Trump, going nicely, galloped five furlongs. O'-tclle's Star was trotted and cantered, and moved freely. On tiie steeplechase grass. Ajax, without being extended, covered seven fn'-'ongs in Imin 31sec. Son of Anrons went a mile in Imin the la=t seven in Imin 2Ssec. Ho finished well. Panmlns and Othello separately ’(.O'-so-ed s>\- furlongs in lm ; " Ifisoc. Farlv Bird and Cassio finished tonother over seven furlongs in Imin 2Psne. Tempest and Fort Regal together ga'loppd five furlongs in Imin 34sec. Ala n ran dor did an easy 10 furlongs in 2min 21sec, tho last +wo in 2osee. Heoemonio boat Lvneli Taw over five fnrlo"trs in Imin 2soc. the first four in 49soc. Boanmnri and Esperanto covered four furlongs in oOsec.