AUSTRALIAN TURF

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12534, 22 April 1935, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN TURF

RAND WICK RACES HALL MARK WINS DONCASTER STIRRING CONTEST FOR PLATE HANDSOME WIN FOR PETER PAN LEGATEE RUNS THIRD j i WINOOKA’S RACING DAYS OYER j (U.P.A. bv Floe. Tel. Copyright) (Received April 21. 6,30 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 21. The autumn meeting opened at Rand wick in dull, fine weather, and with an attendance of 50,000. The track w:t; in splendid order. Clangor fell passing • the stands m the Hurdles. The Autumn Plate provided a stirring contest between Peter Pan and Rogilla. The latter secured a head advantage at the half-distance but Peter Pan, finishing with more Jeter minaticn, gained the upper hand in the final .strides. The New Zealander Gold Trad tan j a. splendid race and will he unluetv if he goes home without securing prize money. Legatee finished well to gain third money in the S : res’ Pro luce Stakes. Parquet failed to show up. j Winooka has finished his racing '■ career. During the Doncaster the 1 former champion had an off side hind tendon severed. Sylvandale won the Leger in of-; fortless style. He ran to the front' at tlie barrier vise and was not .if- : terwartls trouble/.!. The colt has ex-, eel lent prospects of success in i ! ie Cup on Monday. FIRST HURDLES Sixteen Annas, G.O (Fielder) I Underwood, 10-4 (Healey) 2 Koolagoor, 9.0 (Malcolm) 3 Thirteen started. Eatonwood made tho early running from Goolagoor, Gi'eensea and Sixteen Annan. The latter smartly ran to the front at the half niile and withstanding a j challenge from Underwear.! won by n neck. Time 8.38'. . | AUTUMN’ PLATE Peter Pan, 9.3 (Pikd) 4 Rogilla, 9-0 (Pratt) , 2 Oto, 9.0 (M. MeCforten) 3 Other starters included. Gold Trail Topical, King March and Journal. When the field settled down, Oro i was in charge from Peter Pan, Gold j Trail and Rogilla. who were running in that order to the half-mile at medium pace, when Oro suddenly clapped on the speed and led into the straight by a length clear of Peter [ Pan, Gold Trail anil Rogilla. At 'ho • Leger, Peter Pan aii>l Rogilla ran to 1 thefront and thereafter engaged in a j stirring tussle. Peter Pan etnerg’d victorious by a long head. Time.! 2.33?. -I i SIRES PRODUCE STAKES | i Young Idea, 8.10 (Pratt) 1 j G'arrio, 8.10 (D. Mitiiro) 2 j Legatee, 8.10 (Voitre) 3 j Fourteen started, including Par- \ qiiet. Commencing smartly, Young Idea was the first to show but but. Grand (Mogul quickly took up the rhfining from Beamish Boy, Garri.i, 1 Softest and Rembrandt. Turning for homo Grand Mogul, riihnirig smooth - ly, wrts a length in front and appeared a. likely winner, but wea'-en-ed suddenly at the Leger, Laving Garrio in charge. The latter wa?s an- j able to withstand a strong challenge j from Yoting Idea which gained the ! veHlict by half a length. Time, 1.55 J DONCASTER HANDICAP Hall Mark, 8.9 (Voitre) 1 High, 7.6 (Ccok) 2 Silver King, 8.9 (D. Munro) 3 Sixteen started, including Silver R.iiig. When the barrier lifted, Winooka was the first to show -out. After going a -furlfcng, Abhclme took charge from Winooka, High. Break Up and Silver King. Turning for home the Order was unchangel. When the field straightened tip High joined Arnchne just- clear of Winiooka, Sarcherie, Dark Sky and Hal! Mark. High assumed control at the Leger and appeared to have tho race in keeping, but nail Mark, finishing stoutly under punishment, gbt Uj> to secure victory by a hock. Time 1.37),. ST. LFGER. Sylvandale, 8.10 (Pratt) ~ ••• 1 Contact, 8.10 (D. Muriro) ...... ... 2 Limyris, 8.7 (MeCnrten) 3 Verberry, B.ib (fe. Marsdeh) 4 The only starters. Sylvandale went to the front leaving the barrier, was not afterwards lieaded, and ran home an easy winer by three lengths. Time. 3.4?. VAUCLUSE R A NDICA P Veilantif, 9.4 (Pike) 1 Regula Bachelor, 9.5 (J. Munrc) 2 tiab'li, 9.7 (Mabwell) 3 Twenty-five started, including Persian. When the field settled down, Veilantif oho wed the way to Canegrass, High Boy, and Cool Spell. Veilantif shot away at the turn, going bn to win comfortable by two lengths. Time, 1-264. TO-DAY’S ACCEPTORS Randwiek acceptors for minor events to-day are:— La Perouse Handicap.— Arachrie 9.5, Jncko 8.10, Tom Pinch 5.9, Dermid 8-8, The Marne, Canegrass 8.6, Golden Gate 8.3, Vista 8.0, Myra Tip 7.13, S ; lvor Jubilee 7.12, Leila Vale 7.7, QuePtioiihaire 7.6, Credence, Sunclad 7.0. Easter Plato (fer two-year fillies). —Banrila (ihelud. lOib. penalty)) 0.3), Lady Primrose (71b. penalty), 9.0, Filoselle, Solfast, Contrast 8.7 Treasure Trove S.O

There are 15 ace. op tors in the first division of the Wentworth Handicap the topweight being Garrio 9.5. and Money Spi 7-7. Fourteen have accepted in the .second division in the same event, the topweight being Beamish Boy 8.12. There are 13 acceptors in the Biraganbil Handicap, the topweight- being Sir John : fourteen in the Local Handicap, the topweights being Blixten and Rivalli 8.12. and Senior 8.10. it. is reported that Hall Mark is not starting in the Sydney Cup. VOITRE CENSURED DID HA’LL MARK ATTEMPT TO “SAVAGE” HIGH? A protest against Hall Mark in the Doncaster was lodged by H. England, trainer of High, for alleged interference in tho straight, the complaint being that Ilall Mark attempted to “savage” High in the struggle to the post. Voitre, who admitted that this occurred, said that Hall Mark swung in under pressure. Voitre was eentmred for not keeping a- straight course and the protest was dismissed. The Sunday newspapers feature the sensational finishes in the Autumn Plate and the Doncaster. VOITRE'S FN PLANATION (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright.) (Received April 20, 8.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 20 It is now reported that Voitre stated after the race that Hall Mark di/.l hot interfere with High, but merely' lunged towards him, and he manage?! to pull him back again. Voitre declared that, at this stage of the /ace, he would not .have given High a thousand to one chance of winning and, biit for this incident. Hall Mark would have won by at least a length. Trainer England, on the other .band, is bitterly disappointed, as Jockey Ccok told him that High had ihe race won when Hall Mark attempted to savage him which canned High to stumble and lost his balance thirty ..yards from homo. "When the protest was dismissed there wrts a great cheer from all quarters. Jockey Davidson stated that his mount Arachrie was blocked nearly tlie whole distance by High. WILLI A MSTO WN RACES STAKES TO TAPAGEURfTkI'.A. bv Eled. Tel Copyright) (Received Ajii-il 21, 5.5 p-m.) MELBOURNE, April 21. At the Williamstowri races, the chief event, the Easter Stakes, resulted : Tapageur, 6.7 (Olsen) I Spartan, 7.12 (Skidmore) 2 Lelite, 9.7 (Lewies) 3 Nine started. Won by a lleck and two lengths. Time, 1.44. Oriel was unplaced ih tho Seaford Trial Hurdles, which were won by Belle Zirccn. .MERRIBEE HIGH WEIGHT Gold Tier, 8.7 (Reed) 1 Barraworn, 8.2 (Bailey) 2 Your. Honour, 8.3 (Morris) 3 Nirib Started. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.521. NOTES AND NEWS.

Homei' will not bo a runner at the current Rand wick iriebting. He has not been pleasing his trainer and it. is thought he will Ire all the hotter for a. good rest. Ilomer has been in training since he was sold a* a ycarliiig in New Zealand in January 1931.