SECOND DAY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 3 April 1923, Page 4

SECOND DAY.

j SYDNEY, April 2. For the second day of the A.J.C----i autumn meeting the weather was fine> ; and cool. The attendance was 75,000.. The racing, : conducted under ideal conj ditions, proved enjoyable, and in many-"." ; cases, fruitful to patrons. The Sydney Cup .was a triumph for an old favourite, David, who was usually considered incapable of winning, handicap eventsHe always held a handy position. The j Cypher was always conveniently placed^ but was unable to reproduce Saturday's* brilliant .finishing effort. Result*: - Flying Handicap-r-Fleuriste 1,. Wrangle 2, Glenacre 3. Time, 1.121. Easter Stakes—Trilisal,- Quintus 2,. Linaway 3. Time, 1.26*. —: Sydney Cup—David 1; Heir Apparent 2,. Shillinglee 3. The Rover and j Kuigsfield did not start. The field?, moved off together, Happy. Queen aritJ . Shillinsdess taking charge. Until approaching the six: furlongs David wai lying third since the start, The Cypher being sixth. Rounding tjie beud the field bunched, Shillinglee leading to the straight. David shot to the front ;in- ."■■•; side the distance, and though challenged by Bitallia and Heir Apparent, he stalled off the latter by a length,: Shillinglee running into third places The Cypher was fourth. Time, 3.26 J. ~ First. Steeplechase—Blue 1,: Storied Marten 2, Gopina 3. Time,: 4;42i.';- AxY High-weight Handicap—Purser 1;^ Easter Week 2, Stony 3. Time,; 1.39.