V.R.C. CARNIVAL OPENS

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 4 March 1935, Page 3

V.R.C. CARNIVAL OPENS

NEWMARKET TO COUNT ITO TOPICAL BEATS VINTAGE SYLV AND ALE’S ST. LEGER. {United rreas Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright).

MELBOURNE, March 2. The weather was dull, but the attendance satisfactory for the races at Flemington. < The Adelaide-owned Bumburnie registered its sixth hurdle win of the season in the Pines Hurdles. It has now had three wins at Adelaide and three in Victoria. Young Idea established his claim as' the best two-year-old of the season, when, with a brilliant finishing he downed the New Zealand-bred Homer in the Sires’ Produce Stakes. The winner’s trainer, Fred Foul sham, won the ‘event previously with Mollison. Palfresco created a great surprise by finishing third. The New Zealander Lady Primrose was never dangerous. Vintage had every chance in the Essendon Stakes. He made the pace,’ but was no match for Topical in the final furlong. He may benefit by the race, but he meets Topical on bib worse terms in the Australian. Cup,' bearing out the argument of \ intage’s connections that the New Zealandei' is badly handicapped in the cup. Count Ito, on the inside rail, was prominent always, and ousiayed Mela- 1 son in the last few' strides in the New- 1 market Handicap., Closing Time fin- j islied well and just beat Winooka fdr . third place. Arachne, the early lead- : er, tired in the last half-furlong. The j winner was ridden by K. Voitre, who - was having his first mount in a New- j market Handicap. Count Ito has now j won three times in succession. 1. was sold prior to ]iis Caulfield victory last week to go to India, but the conditions of the sale provided a race for the former owner, Mr. P. B. Quinlan, in the Newmarket. Had ia nr Star was never dangerous. / Sylvandale lhad an effortless victory in the St. Leger. He ied always. Theo -j proved a disappointment, his form be- - ing far below that displayed in the J spring. Contact ran a fair race, and ' enhanced his Cup prospects, where he has a big drop in weight. La Trobe greatly enhanced his Australian Cup prospects by a brilliant win in the Brunswick Handicap. There -were only five horses behind him ; •one stage, but he-finished with a re'mafkable -run. He comes down 91b in the Cup. King March flashed up at the turn, but died away. Gold Trail 1 was never dangerous. D. Munro, rider of Aracjme, wp. suspended for one month for crossing after the start. The stewards warned the riders before the race regarding suc.h action. .Results are:—• PINES HURDLE RACE. Of £SOO. Two. miles. 3 Bumburnie, 1Q.4 (L. Hynes)... 1 7 Bayntun, 10.2 (Miller) 2 Royal Challenge, 9.11 (Fuller- 1 ton) 1 j 3 Nine started. Long neck; halflength. "Etymology was fourth. Time, 3.4Q1-

SIRES’ PRODUCE STAKES. Of £3340. Seven furlongs. Young Idea (Constant Sun-Per-suasion) 8.10 (Skidmore) ... 1 Homer (N.Z.) (liiad-Quadriint-end), 8.10 (McCarten) - Pal fresco, 8.10 (Munro) 3 Twelve started. Half a length.; a neck. Sithon was fourth- Time, 1 .'26i

ESSENDON STAKES. Of £IOOO. One mile and a-qnnrter Topical (Windbag-Parody) 9.2 (D. Munro) 1 Vintage (N.Z.) (Shambles-Qual-ity) 8.2 (MeCarten) 2

Hall Mark, 9.7 (Skidmore) ... 3 The other starters were Rogilla (fourth) and Ruach. One length and a-half; a neck. Time, 2.5.

NEWMARKET HANDICAP. Of £2500. Six furlongs. Count Ito (Spearhead-Sonora) 8.3 (K. Yoitre) 1 Melason, 8.6 (T. Lewis) 2 Closing Time, 9.7 (E. Bartle) 3 Twenty-nine started. Double Bard was scratched. Half a length; two lengths. Winoolca was fourth. Y.R.C. ST. LEGER STAKES. Of £ISOO. One mile and three-quarters Sylvandale .(Silvius-La Bergerounette) 8.10 (J. Pratt) ... 1 Farndale, 8.10 (H. Badger) ... 2 1 ’Contact, 8.10 (A. Knox) 3 Five started. Supervalve was fourth. Time, 3-1. i,

BRUNSWICK STAKES. Of £6OO. One mile and a-half. La Trobe, 8.4 (W. Cox) 1 Nuit D’Or, 8.3 (Skidmore) 2 Whittingham, 8.7 (Pratt) ...... 3 Nineteen started. Eastern Chief was fourth. Time, 2.315.

RACING IN SYDNEY

AFTER MONEY WINS

SYDNEY, -March 2. i At the Canterbury Park races the! following was the result of the— CAMPSIE HANDICAP. Nine furlongs). After Money (N.Z.) (PaperMoney Afterglow) 9.8, (Jones) 1 \ Air Pageantß.o (Thomas) ... 2 ; Prate, 8.5 (Cook) 3 Seven started. One length and a-; half; .length. Time, 1.55. Lavington was third in the Cantor-: bury Handicap, in which Antique was unplaced. Norman. Conquest was unplaced in the Highweight Handicap.