CAULFIELD MEETING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 19 October 1922, Page 5

CAULFIELD MEETING.

PURSER BEATS EURYTHMIO. 81 CABLE—PBESS ASSOCIATION—COPYB.IGHI MELBOURNE, Oct. 18. The Caulfield races were continued today. The weather was fine, and there was a large attendance. j There was a big field in the Mona Nursery Handicap. Royal Thought made a good run in the straight and won well. Royal Thought cost the owner (Mr. Eccles) £325- j Great excitement was caused by the j defeat of Eurythmio in the Herbert ! Power Stakes. Purser, who was lying . sixth at the mile, was third into the straight. It was a slow race at the beginning, but the last half mile was covered in I4fsec, and the last six furlongs in lmin 14|sec. Purser is engaged in the Caulfield Gup with 8.7. The principal results are:-— * Mona Nursery Handicap—Royal Thought 7,12 1; Black Scot 8.1 2, Haloed 7.12 3. Twenty-four starters. 1 Won. by half a length. Two lengths \ separated second and third. Time, 5"S| sec. -j Herbert Power Stakes —Purser 9.1 I, Eurythmie 10.0 2, David 10.0 3. Ten ; starters. Kennepil took the lead early, ! and Eurythmie was second. In the last i six furlongs Eurythmie came up fast !on the outside and just failed to win, j j being beaten by half a neck, with .hree- ! quarters of a length between second 'and third. The Cypher was ninth. J i Time, 2min Sl^sec. j f Coongy Handicap—Paratoo 6.13 I,' Double Bezique 7.12 2, Master "Vibrator 7.9 3. Twenty-one starters. Gentian led for six furlongs. Then Tangalooma went to the front and led -into the straight. Paratoo, who occupied - third position at the half-mile, won easily by three lengths, the third horse being , three lengths away. Stare^ was fifth! and Tangalooma tenth. Time, 2min 19f sec. The race was a record, the last j half furlong being done in sJse.o.