NEW ZEALAND SUCCESSES

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 7 March 1935, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND SUCCESSES

SYNAGOGUE WINS AGAIN LADY PRIMROSE SCORES PLATE TO HALL MARK. ■.United Trees Association —©y Eactrlo Telegraph Copyright,* MELBOURNE, March 6. The second day of the Y.RI.C, races was held at Fiemington to-day. The weather was warm and the attendance good. ' Synagogue was well placed always and scored a comfortable win in tjie Elms Handicap. He has had two starts and two wins since lie was purchased by Mr. Jack Phillips. Capris led to the straight entrance, but tired. Palfresco ran a game. race. Cotys finished fast after a slow beginning. The winner is a stable-mate of- Count Ito and a full-brother to the recent Caulfield winner, Eastern Knight. Lady Primrose finished brilliantly on the rails in the second division of the Gibson Carmichael Stakes. She is trained by George Jones for Mr. W. R. Item ball. This was her third win this season.

Marabou, Cotys and Don Miguel, minor place-getters in tjie first three races, are all trained by L. Robert-.

Paotolus was always prominent and had a comfortable win in tho steeplechase. He is raced by the chairman of the club, Mr. L. K. S. Mackinnon.

Dark Sky atoned for his Newmarket failure with a narrow victory in. tho Leonard Stakes. He finished well to beat Great Legend an the last few strides. Sir John, badly placed early, was a good third. Araelme had every chance. Hall Mark made amends for Saturday’s defeat with a fast finish in the King’s Plate. His victory was unpopular with a section of the crowd. Rogilla made the pace and improved on Saturday’s form. Topical had every chance. King March made an improved effort. Hall Mark scored in the same event last year. His trainer, J. Holt, also won the race with Second Mind. Heroic and Eurhythmic.

Whittingham, trained by the former New Zealander, George Price, had a well-deserved win in the River Handicap, in which he finished fast. Alaric had every chance. Royal Rest was unlucky in the running. Gold Trail finished strongly and enhanced her Cup chance. Results arc:

ELMS HANDICAP. Of £SOO. One mile. Synagogue (N.Z.) (Rabbi-Lady Rfuth) 9.4 (J. Pike) 1 Marabou, 7.12 (S. England) ... 2 Lillirene, 6.7 (Simmonds) 3 Thirteen started. ® Three-quarters of a ; three lengths. Caoris was fourth. Time, 1.384.

GIBSON CARMICHAEL STAKES. Of £SOO. Seven furlongs. First Division. Carnarvon, 8.9 (Yoitre) 1 Pal fresco, 9.1 (J. Pike) 2 Ootys, 7.13 (S. England) , 3 Eleven started. Half a length; two lengths and a half. The Curragh was fourth. Time, 1.27. Second Division. Lady Primrose (N.Z.) (Chief Ruler-Slackline) 8.11 (R. Marsden) 1 Bustard, 7.5 (A. Knox) 2 Don Miguel, 7.7 (H. Badger)... 3 Eleven started. Feldspar was left at the post. A neck; a head. Time 1.28.

AUTUMN STEEPLECHASE. Of £SOO. About two miles and half a furlong. Pactolus, 10.10 (W. Howson)... 1 Richmond Tiger, 0.10 (A. Fullarton) 2 Dramnsk, 10.10 (J. Doi*an) ... 3 Eight started. Two lengths and a -half; a length. Alkaroo was fourth. Time, 3.561, a course record. LEONARD STAKES. Of £6OO. Six furlongs. Dark Sky, 8.5 (IV. Elliot) ...... 1 Great Legend, 8.3 (J. Pratt) ... 2 Sir John (N.Z.) (Limond-Jewel of Asia) 8.2 (M. McCarten) 3 Fourten started. A neck; two lengths. Time, l.lOf. KING’S PLATE. Of £IOOO. One mile and a half. Hall Mark, 9.0 (H. Skidmore) 1 Rogilla, 9.0 (Pratt) 2 Topical, 9.0 (McCarten) 3 Six started. A neck; a head. King March was a good fourth. Time, 2.31}, a race record. J RIVER HANDICAP. , Of £SOO. One mile and a quarter. Whittingham, 8.13 (J. Pratt)... 1 Aiaric, 7.5 (Rl. Bailey) 2 Royal Rest, 8.7 (0. Mules) ... 3 Sixteen started. Half a length; a head. Gold Trail was fourth . Time, 2.5.

RACING AT ROSEBERRY

Li A VIN GTON’S MAIN EVENT. SYDNEY, March 6. At the Rosebery races Prince Pombal (N.Z:) (Pombal-Vcil) was second in the first division of the Flying Handicap and Norman Conquest (N.Z.), (Valkyrian-Lady Anomaly) third in the second division. The following wa,s the result of the ROSEBERY HANDICAP. One mile and a-quarter. Lnvington (N.Z.) (Hunting Song-Heather Spray) S.d (Hickey) 1 Better Sense, 7.7. (O'Sullivan) 2 Nord, 5.6 (Fait) .. 2 Eight started. Thyee-quarters of a length each way. Time, 2.10.}.