AUSTRALIAN RACING

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 December 1934, Page 10

AUSTRALIAN RACING

RESULTS FROM RANDWICK. [by CARLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] SYDNEY. December 26. The Randwick races were held in beautiful weather, before a good attendance. The track was fast. Homer scored his third successive win when he defeated a brilliant field in the December Stakes. Great interest was taken in Homer’s meeting with Strathardale, but the contest was robbed of a certain amount of satisfaction, firstly because the latter secured several lengths’ advantage over Homer at the start, and secondly because Strathardale lost several lengths at the entrance to the straight. Homer battled to the lead and was going best at the finish. Miss Nottava tried to win all the way in the Summer Cup, but the effort was too great and at the Leger Brown Force and Dark Chief were fighting for the lead, the latter gaining a narrow verdict. Senior was fourth. In the Chisholm Handicap Wexford led into the straight from The Marne,

Vista, Veilantif, High and Golden Gate.’ High took a good lead and managed to hold off Golden Gate in .a particularly strong finish. Myra Tip Jost a lot of ground at the start, but finished brilliantly. Croupier, having his first race since April, was near the Trial field all the way. The outsider. Dark Son, who won the first race, is a Beau Fils gelding by ths New Zealand mare Kihnont. Lovesong finished valiantly to win the Jockey Club Handicap. The early leader was Kodapen, but entering the straight almost the whole field-drew abreast. Dromms appeared to have the race in safe keeping when Lovesong challenged strongly, and was going away at the post. Re suits:--* Christmas Trial Handicap (first division). —Dark Son 7.10 (Weisi) 1; Glcnwich S.l (Gough) 2; Leone 9.0 (Fratt) 3. Fifteen started. Won by a neck; three lengths. Time 1.379. Second Division: Ruffian 7.7 (W. : Cook) 1: King Bega 5.2 (Knox) 2; Family Pride 5.12 (Bartie) 3. Thir- ; teen started, including Palady. Won ’ by four lengths; a head. Time 1.37. ; ‘ Summer .Nursery Handicap.—Urun- : along 7.13 (Lightfoot) 1; Glanely ■ 7.10 (O’Sullivan) 2; Pistol Shot 7.10 ; (Cracknell) 3. Fifteen started. in- ; eluding Odyssey (N.Z.). Won by half ; a head; a length. Time 1.71. : December Stakes. —Homer (N.Z.) ; (Eartie) 1; Strathardale' 8- rr itt) I 2: Medallist 8.5 (Munro) 3. Also I started: Wise Boy. Wooblebank, Gibson. White Lilac, Silver Rose. Won

by half a neck; a neck. Silver Rose ! was fourth. Time 1.0. 1 Chisholm Handicap.—High 8.0 ! (Hickey) 1; Golden Gate S.G (Pratt) I 2; Myra Tip 8.0 (Bartie) and Wex- ; fold 7.12 (Cracknell), a. dead heat ; for third. Sixteen started, including ; Croupier and Visage. Won by ; three-quarters of a length; a length. ; Time 1.10 “A ; Summer Cup.—Dark Chief 7.3 ; (Lightfoot) 1; Brown Force 8.11 ; (Pike) 2: Magnitas 8.3 (Munro) 3. Also started: Senior (N.Z.) Mr Kerry, - Miss Nottava, Wallace Mimi, Nord, 3 Volwood. Won by a head; two 3 lengths. Time 2.461. s A.J.C. Handicap.—Lovesong 8.4 3 (Webb) 1; Dromms 8.4 (K. Cook) 2; 1 Turbine 9.12 (Munro) 3. Eight started, including Kodapen (N.Z.).

Won by half a neck: two lengths. Time 1.51?.. WINNERS AT CAULFIELD. . •MELBOURNE, December 26. There was a large attendance at Caulfield races to-day. Results: — Hopetoun Handicap.—isle of Aslur 8.3 (A. Reed) 1, Villius 7.7 (Harrison) 2, Worthing 7.6 (Tomison) 3. Eleven started, including Shatter. Bunshy ano Gaze. Won by 21 lengths; 2 lengths. 1 Time 2.18. Malvern Handicap.—Epigram (N.Z.) 8.10 (J. Maher) and Burlesque S.B. 1 (Dewhurst), dead heat, 1; Press Gang I - 9.8 (Skidmore) 3. Twelve started, in-| ' eluding Quarto and Saltspray (N.Z.) One and a-half lengths between deadheaters and third. Time 1.39. Christmas Handicap.—Melason 8.0 (Breasley) 1, Calulu King 5.6 (Bailey) I 2, Chenars 7.1 (Simonds) 3. Seyen- , teen started. Won by a neck. Time , 1.122. . In the Juvenile Stakes, Lady Prim--1 rose (N.Z.) was unplaced. , In .the Koornang Trial (second divif siou), Cape Lilock (N.Z.) was unplac--1 ed. r