AUSTRALIAN TURF

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 13093, 15 February 1937, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN TURF

CAULFIELD RACES OAKLEIGH TO AUR.IES STAR. .BOND HANDICAP TO GOLDEN PROMISE. CUDDLE FAILS IN ST. GEORG E STALES. iIj.PA. by Elec. Tel. Copyright). (Received Feb. 11, 5 p.m.). MELBOURNE. Feb. 14. Aurics Star won the Oa;;icnib Plate at Caujfield by five lengths ami broke the Australasian record by a quarter of a second. Aurics m-‘ir demoralised the field. He. is dc:.' rW ■! as on a of the fastest horses ever seen on a Melbourne course. Golden P-omise, who has rrgainedhis best form, won tho Bond Handicap. making amends for his failures in important races in the spring ami summer. Viceroy was a rinse third. Upoko Ar id, who was muon fancied, could do not better than fourth. Cuddle was beaten out of a place in the St. George Stakes. In this event, nothing had a chance with Young Idea in the run homo and he won easily by five lengths iron) Hostile. who was disqualified for losing a lead bag.

FEDERAL STAKES. Ajax 8.5 (McCarten) 1 Sweet- Memories 9.0 (Dev,hurst) - Lochllec 9.8 (Badger) ... *’* Twenty started. Won by one an t a quarter lengths and half a head. Time, 591—-a course record. BOND HANDICAP. Golden Promise 9.5 (Skidmore) .. i Ronthos 7.7 (Simmonds) - Viceroy 7.8 (W. Cook) . • ... •* Fifteen tailed, including l pcuo Arild. Time 2.173. OAKLEIGII PLATE. Aurics Star 8.4 (Elliot) 1 Beechwood 8.11 (Badger) Phenomenon 8.2 (Bastian) “ All fourteen started. Hadrian set the pace for the first iurlong, when Auries Star took command and clear ed right away when heads were turned for heme and won by five lengths with a neck between sccnd and third Master Motley was 4th and Regular Bachelor fifth. Then came Great Legend. Time I.4*—An Australasian record.

ST. GEORGE STAKES. Young Tdca 9.10 (Munro) ■ 1 Plymouth Smnd 9.12 (Webster) 2 Prince Quex 8.13 (O’Brien) ... 3 Other starters wore Cucdle. Hostile. Prince Sion. Conandaie. Peerage and Humorist. Cuddic v.as iu the lead at the home turn. where Young Idea took charge, closely followed" by Plymouth Sound and Hostile. Young Idea won by half a length from Hostile, who vas disqualified for losing a lead bag a few yards from the warning post. I O'" mouth Sound, who was a head at,ay, was placed second. Prince Qucx nas third. Time 1.-jOjj. Cuddle was ridden by MK arten. owing to L. Ellis’ eye injury. Cheque was unplaced in the Salisbury Welter Handicap. Banuim was unplaced m tne W arroin Hurdles.

LYNCH LAW LAME

-.U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Coejright) MELBOURNE, Feb. 14

Th<? unbeaten Sydney two-year-ekl Lynch Law may have to be thrown out of work owing to a severe jar tv) one of his forejoints. There is considerable swelling and a rest is essential. Trainer Jamieson is much perturbed and is taking no risks with the champion.

DISPUTE OYER WEIGHT

(U.P.A. bv Elea Tel Copyright) MELBOURNE, Feb. 14

Differences of opinion whet tier Country Party, a nix'den and entitled- to allowances, reducing his weight from 7.10 to 7.0 in the Futurity Stakes next Saturday, were set,’led yesterday when the committee of the -Viet >ria Amateur Turf Club decide*! tint the horse was eligible to startat 7.10. Should Country Party not win, the owner will be entitled to appeal or protest to the Victor'an Racing Club but the objection will not bo sustained.

NOTES AND NEWS

At the Canterbry Park (N.S.W .) races on Saturday. Sturdeo - was third in the first division of the Maiden Handicap. Faniim was unplaced in the second division. Odilion was fourth in tlie Maiden Handicap. Siver Coat was unplaced in the Highweight Handicap. Limov.x was unplaced in tho Ashbury Handicap. P.A.