AUSTRALIAN RACING

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 9 March 1928, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN RACING

RESULT'S FROM FLF.MTXGTON GOTHIC- WINS LLOYD STAKES. BX CABEE—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT MELBOURNE, March 8. The weather was fine anrl cool for the Flemington races anil the attendance was satisfactory. The going was excellent. Johnny Cake was always in front in the Autumn Hurdles and won comfortably. The rider (Butler) won the race in previous seasons on Glugo and Dalcross. In the C.M. Lloyd Stakes, Gothic was second early in the race, but took charge at the two furlongs and won brilliantly. This is Jockey Pike’s third success in the race. His owner, Sol Green, scored previously with Comedy King and Gladsome. Mollison wsa prominent throughout and won the Ascot Vale Stakes nicely. This is his fifth successive win. He cost 600 guineas and has won approximately £6700 in stakes. N a wallah was second to last early in the Autumn Handicap but, finishing fast, Avon narroAvly. Xarvallah was ridden by J. Daniels and is trained by Fred. Fourshams, who thus scored his second Avin of the afternoon. Trivalve was not extended to AA’in the GoA'crnor’s Plate, in which PillieAvinkie gave an improving display. Tri-A-aIA-e has recorded seA*en A\dns, two seconds and three thirds, and has won £20,579 in stakes. The imported mare Gallantry Avas second to last after half a mile of the River Handicap, but finished fast and Avon comfortably. 'She is OAvned by Sol Green and trained by a former Npav Zealander, Lou Robertson. Detailed results are:— •. AUTUMN HURDLE RAGE. Tavo miles and a half. .TohnnA r Cake, 10:2 1 Mooler, 9.9 2 Bliony, 10.6 3 Eight started. Won by five lengths, with four lengths between second and third. Fiscus fell. Time, 4.371, a course record. O. M. LLOYD STAKES. 'One mile. Gothic, S.l 2 (J. Pike) 1 Amounis, 8.12 (iTI. Cairns) .. 2 Avant Courier, 5.6 (J. Daniels) 3 Frte started. Won by a length, Avit.h. two lengths bctAvcen second and third. Quintus Avas fourth. Time, 1.375. The last four furlongs AA’ere run in 465. ASCOT VALE STAKES Six furlongs. Mollison, 9.3 1 The Gay Mutineer, 5.7 2 MeraJb, 8.10 3 Nine started. Won by half a length, with two lengths betAveon second and third. Mystic Peak Avas fourth. Time, 1.125. a race record. \ AUTUMN HANDICAP. Nine furlongs. NaAV&llah, 7.8 1 Knave of Hearts, 6.11 2 Valorem, 8.4 3 Six started. Btralia was fourth. Won by a head, Avith three-quarters of a length betAVoen second and third. Time, 2.481. GOVERNOR ’iS PLATE. One mile. Trivalve, 8.2 (R. Lcavls 1 PillieAvinkie, 9.0 (A. Wilson) . . 2 Spearsot, 9.0 (H. Jones 3 The only starters. Won by a length, with four lengths between second and third. Time, 2.355. The last six furlongs were run in 1.135, and the last mile in 1.401. RIVER HANDICAP. One mile and a quarter. Gallantry, 7.0 1 Kallons, 7.0 2 Xiang, 7.4 3 'SeA 7 en started. Won by two lengths, with two lengths and a* half bctAvcen second and third. Cromwell AAias fourth. Time, 2.4-1, a race record.