AUSTRALIAN TURF

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20185, 1 March 1940, Page 10

AUSTRALIAN TURF

MELBOURNE ACCEPTORS NEWMARKET POSITIONS (Eire. Tol. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Mar. 1, 9 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Feb. 29. The final acceptors for the Sires Produce Stakes are as follow: —Lucrative, General Havelock, Linkboy, Black Legend. Pandect, Stagelaw, Sun Valley, Halifax, Distinction, Industry, Allveil, Broadcaster, Partoer, Tranquil Star, Trueness. The Newmarket Handicap will start at 3 p.m. The chief barrier positions are: Gold Salute, 1; Graceful Miover* 2; Kanuri, 3; Ramdin, 4; Mildura, 5; Operatic, 9; Chatsbury, 18; Pure Gold, 21; Unishak, 23; Manrico, 24; Aurie’s Star, 26. The final acceptors for the St. Leger Stakes are as follow: Macrob, High Caste, Reading. The 17 acceptors for the Centenary Cup include Plymouth Hoe, Round Up, Pageant, Seven Fifty, Tomita, Elanage, and Valmiki. Pure Gold worked freely to-day and showed no signs of lameness as a result of yesterday’s accident. As a result of drawing a favourable barrier position, Graceful Mover is now regarded as a sure runner in the Newmarket Handicap. T. Webster has been engaged to ride Pamelas and O. Phillips Hilton in the Newmarket Handicap. In a pleasing trial for the Sires’ Produce Stakes at Mentone to-day, Allveil ran four furlongs in 49Jsec„ beating Stagelaw and Warbird.