AUSTRALIAN CUP

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 77, 13 March 1933, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CUP

WON BY TOPICAL. ASCOT VALE TO SHAKUNI. Melbourne, March 12. The weather was fine and warm and there was a large attendance for the third day of tho V.R.C. autumn meeting. Phocis led all the way m the Autumn Hurdles. The rider, Fullerton, was associated with tho gelding’s win last week. Winooka made amends for his Newmarket defeat with a brilliant win in the Leonard Stakes. He was not extended. The rider, Pike, won tho event previously on Greenline, who was unplaced to-day. Gaine Carrington registered his first Victorian win. leading throughout in the Lloyd Stakes to beat the fast finishing Kuvera. The winner is now trained by Cecil Godby and is owned by Mr J.'Phillips. Topical won the Cup with a brilliant finish on the rails. Ho scored in the last few strides. The trainer, the veteran W. Kelso, won tho Melbourne Cup with Statesman. Topical’s rider, Knox, was second with Yarramba in the Melbourne Cup. Yarramba was well fancied to-day, but ran badly. Windbag, the sire of Topical, also got Winooka. Shakuni, trained by the former New Zealander, George Price, was prominent always, and won the Ascot Vale narrowly. The time, 1.11, was the fastest ever recorded by a juvenile st Flemington. Tho Adelaide representative. Magna I'harta, finished brilliantly in tho Furc «cl] and won in the last stride. The

runner-up is also owned and trained at Adelaide. G. Dally, the rider of Ceildh in the Hurdles, was suspended for two months for crossing the field too sharply at the home turn the first time. Sectional times in the Cup wore: First six, 1.21}; next four, 52secs; succeeding four, 49}; last four, 49}; concluding six, 1.12}. Jamieson goes to Sydney on Monday with Limarch, Closing Time, Jonker. Miramond and Panjandrum. K. Bracken rides Cimbrian in the Sydney Cup. Results:— Autumn Hurdles. —Phocis (11.6) 1, Kunama (11.8) 2, Vychan (10.13) 3. Eleven starters. Won by one and a quarter lengths; second four lengths back. Scotch Guard was fourth. Time, 4.34} —a course record for 24 miles. Leonard Stakes.—Winooka (10.0) 1, Parkwood (9.4) 2, Call Bird (8.0) 3. Thirteen starters. Won by two and a half lengths; third three-quarters of a length back. Jacko was fourth. Petit Fils was left at the post. Time, I.lo}, a course record for six furlongs. Lloyd Stakes. —Gaine Carrington (A. Sharpe) 1, Kuvera (E. Bartie) 2, Chatham (E. Baxter) 3. Seven starters. Won by one and a quarter lengths: third three lengths back. Denis Boy was fourth. Time, 1.36 J. AUSTRALIAN CUP, Of £2500 and a trophy valued £100; second £400; third £250. Two miles and a quarter. Topical—R. Miller’s bg, by Windbag—Paroy (N.Z.), 4yrs, 7st 81b (A. Knox) 1 Flail—D. and J. Price’s br g, by Comedy King—Switch, syrs, 7st 81b (F. Dempsey) 2 Eastern Chief—J. P. Arthur's br c, by Eastern Monarch —Eleanora, 7st 31b (E. Britt) 3 There were twenty starters. Lord Whittier made all the pace. Flail and Eastern Chief were disputing the lead at the distance. Topical finished fast on the rails. A neck and half a length back were Anomalous and Pretzel, with Iniirmiere last. Time, 3.52}. ASCOT VALE STAKES, Of £1000; 6 furlongs. For two-year-olds. ShakUni—“F. Smithdcn’s” br e, by Brazen—Varta Mozzle (E. Baxter) 1 Maid of Orleans—A. Lcchte’s b f, by Heroic—Spearette (Skidmore) 2 Heroic Lass —Mr C. B. Kellow’s ch f, by Heroic —Annie Laurie (W. Duncan) 3 Fourteen starters. Won by a length, third one and a half lengths back. Palphar was fourth. Time, 1/11. Farewell Handicap.—Magna Charta (Britt) 1, Royal Rest (Mules) 2, Prince Dayton (Skidmore) 3. Twenty starters. Won by half a head, third half a length back. Cimbrian was fourth. Time, I.so}—a course record for nine furlongs.