SPORTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 November 1933, Page 2

SPORTING

V.R.C. MEETING.

ROGILLA WINS FISHER PLATE

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MELBOURNE, November 12. The weather yesterday was fine, and there was a good attendance, for the R C races. Blixten was prominent in the last seven furlongs, and finished brilliantly in the Batman Stakes. Blixten is trained by the New Zealander, George Price. This gave the rider, M. McCarten, his fourth win in this race. Cavalcade had a comfortable win in the Flemington Stakes. He formerly was raced by the New Zealander, Mr Kemball, and was purchased privately on Friday by Mr R- Saywell, of SydRogilla led in the last six furlongs and had a comfortable win in the C. B. Fisher Plate. He has had three wins in the last four startsOro led in the last five furlongs of the V.R.C. Handicap. The New Zealander, Greenhorn, finished fast. Regal Son disappointed its supporters. Rogilla ■ and Oro were bred by the latter’s owner, Mr Hunter White. Queen Helen, owned by the New ■Zealander, Mr W. B. Kemball, finished brilliantly in the Ottawa Stakes. This gave the ex-New Zealand rider, Maurice McCarten, his fourth win during the afternoon. McCarten’s riding of four winners in one afternoon at Flemington equals the feat of the late Tom Hales, who had four wins in one day in the March meeting of the year 1888. McCarten also secured a third on Kuvera, and a second on Turbine. Maltdale finished fast in the Final Handicap. The winner is a stablemate of Blixten. Its owner, Mr Brunton, won earlier in the meeting with Quarto and Mananna. The sectional times were: Batman Stakes—Last four furlongs, 48isec. Fisher Plate—First tour furlongs, 55J sec.; next four, 49Jsec.; last four, 482V.R.C. Handicap—Last four, 49J. Results were as follow: —

Batman Stakes.—Bdixten 9.0 (M. McCarten) 1; Golden Hair 8.10, 2; Danilo 8.7, 3. Thirteen started. Won by two and a-half lengths; a length. Miramond was fourth. Time 1.39 i.

Flemington Stakes. —Cavalcade 8.2 (McCarten) 1; Sonny 7.12, 2; Tijiro 8.0,. 3. Won by four lengths; third two and a-half lengths away. Eleven started. King Canute was fourth. Time l.li-

C. B. Fisher Plate.—Rogilla 9.2 (D. Munro) 1; Gaine Carrington 9.0, 2; Kuvera 9.0, 3. Five started. Won by a length; two and 1 a-half lengths. Pretzel was fourth. Time 2.33i|. V.R.C. Handicap—Oro 8.13 (M. McCarten)) 1; Greenhorn 7-4, 2; Metallurgy 7.10, 3. Ten started. Won by three-auarters of a length; a neck; Ruanch fourth. Time 3.41.

Ottawa Stakes. —Queen Helen 8.7 (M. McCarten) 1; Lavage 8.7, 2; Picardy 8.7, 3. Seventeen started. Won by one and a-half lengths; third half a length away; Poultry fourth. Time 1.3-

Final Handicap.—Maltdale 7.12 (H. Badger) 1; Turbine 8.11, 2; Burrapeg 7.1, 3. Sixteen started. Won by one and a-half lengths; half a head; Royal Rest was fourth. Time

QUEENSLAND CUP.

BRISBANE, November 12,

The Queensland Cup resulted: Soft Step 8.0 (Spencer) 1; Revalli 5.2 (Brennan) 2; Bachelor Sad 7.12 (Hill) 3. Fourteen started. Won by a neck; two and a-half lengths. Time 3.26.1SYDNEY RESULTS. SYDNEY, November 12. At the Canterbury Park races yesterday results were: — Park Stakes. —Jonker 7.12 (Mortimer) 1; Roy Walsh 7.4 (Simpson) 2; Trematton 7.13 (Skelton) 3. Eleven started. Won by a length. Time 1.57. Park Stakes, second division.— After Money 7.13 (Stead) 1; Nerowie 7.7 (Fellows) 2; Princess Daughter 7.2 (Neany) 3. Ten started. Won by two lengths. Time. 1.563. The New Zealander Gold Mag ran second in the Ashbury Handicap, being ridden by R. Reed. Safari finished fourth in the Armistice Handicap, won by Flinders. Roy Reed is returning to New Zealand next week.

WINOOKA WITHDRAWN. BALTIMORE, November 10. Mr Rufe Naylor announced to-night that the opposition available at Pimlico to-morrow was not satisfactory, am:' therefore he had cancelled Winooka’s appearance there. Winooka will he taken to a Virginia, farm immediately for two months’ rest. Messrs Naylor, Polson and Britt proceed to Los Angeles, and sail for Australia aboard the Mariposa on Wednesday.