RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 109, 8 April 1926, Page 9

RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

VALICARE WINS ALL-AGED STAKES. CHAMPAGNE STAKES WON BY RAMPION. SYDNEY, April 7. For tho third day of the Australian Jockey Club's autumn meeting there was showery weather. The gay colours of the early days gave place to more sombre hues. The track was on the soft side. Valicare's seventh win in seven starts brought a great ovation from the crowd of forty thousand. Munro rode a well-judged race, airtl kept Valicare close up to Top Gallant, who was leading till entering tho straight, when Valicaro forged ahead to win by a length. The Night Patrol, who was lying last early in the race,gradually crept up, and lop Gallant had to- fight hard to retain second place. On tho report of tho veterinary surgeons that the disease from which Roval Tea was suffering was reduced to 'a minimum of infection, the horse was allowed to take his plae-o in the Champagne Stakes. Rampion, who ran a remarkable race in this event, was well backed. Early m the race he came up, but was twice knocked back entering tho straight. tie showed a great burst of speed a few lengths from, home, and won by hall a length. Roval Tea made a .good showing, and looked a certain winner till iust near the post. In the Cumberland Stakes Heroic stole a march on Windbag when he passed him before entering the straight. Windbag was unable to make up the lost ground. It was a very popular victory.

SECOND HURDLE RACE of 2 soys, each, with 750 sovs. added. About two miles and three furlongs. Jupiter, 10.9 ••••••• « Los Paddington, 11.7 “ Bungarley, 9.2 . Thirteen horses started. Double Escape and Bay Laddie led most of the way, with Les Paddington ahiais handy. Jupiter came strong up the straight, and won fairly _easily by four lengths. Time, 4mm. 2/£-sec. ALL-AGED STAKES, of 15 sovs. each, with 3000 sovs. added. Weiglit-for-age. One mile. Mr 11. H. Osborne s b f A alicare (Valais —Courantc), 3yrs., o.b (Munro) • • Mr A. P. Wade’s Top Gallant, 9.1 (Bracken) mV xt' i,+ Mr Gerald Buckley s The Night Patrol, 9.1 (G. Voung) “ Also started: Metellus 8.11, and 11 i<’ rom 11 a if' exc el le lit start Top Gallant went to the front, followed closely by Valicare, Metellus, i< up San, and The Night iPatrol last. The leaders were three lengths ahead at the four furlongs post, with Tho Night Patrol creeping up. Valicare showed the way into tho straight. In an exciting finish Valicare had a length.to spare passing the post. The N lglit Patrol and Top Gallant had a hard fight for second place, the latter gaming verdict by a short neck. Time, lmin. lOJsec.

COOGEE HANDICAP of 8 soys each with. 1000 sovs added; nine iurlongs. Chalder, 6.7 .. ••• „ Wedding Eve, 7.3 Jimmie B, B.i •••. Fifteen started. Chalder, who was always handy, moved up at the t»P of the straight and won by three and a-half lengths. Time, l.ooA. CHAMPAGNE STAKES, of 20 sovs each, with 3000 sovs added; for two-year-olds; six furlongs. Messrs J. E. and C. H. Brien’s br c Rampion, Rossendale— Royal Pot, 0.6 ... ••• - * Mr C. Meyer’s Cromwell, B.IU ... Mr C. Munro Emanuel’s Royal lea, Fourteen started. Calmest, Aeneid and Switzerland made the early running. Calmest led into the straight. Then came Royal Tea, Switzerland Ovden and Cromwell. Koval -*- ea looked a winner a few lengths from the post, but Rampion came up fast on the outside to win by half a length. Royal Tea was halt a length behind Cromwell, lime, 1.16*. CUMBERLAND STAKES, of 10 sovs each, with 2000 sovs added Weight-for-age; one mile and three-quarters. Mr C. B. Kcllow’s cli h Heroic, Valicis-Chersonese, 4yrs, J.u Mr Miller’s Windbag, 9.6 Sir Samuel Pilliewmkie, g.O (Young) Also started: David, 9.0. Passing the stand David led from Pilliewinkie,Windbag and Heroic. That order \\as maintained till leaving the 1 b n KyindHeroic moved up, followed by bag. Pilliewinkie led into the straig • Whidbag made a great attempt to catch Heroic, hut was Ainablc to pet within a length, and a-half ol• Pilliewinkie was two lengths behind Windbag. Time, 3.7. CITY HANDICAP, of 5 sovs each, with 1000 sovs added; one mile and five furlongs. Johnnie Jones, 7.b £ Tookarby, 9.5 f, Pennybout, 7.4 Thirteen started. Te Monanui was scratched. Johnnie Jones won by two and a-lralf lengths. Time, 2.49*. Press Association.

RACE WORTH £14,600.

ENGLISH COLT’S SPEED

TTA JUANA (Mexico), March 20. First p ,; ze money for the winner ot the Coffroth Handicap, run here today, amounted to 73,000 dollais (£14,600). , . . The starters were reduced to nine early to-day. Even money wa-. wagered yesterday that the track record of 2min. 4 3-ssccs. would he broken. The connection of Carlaris, especially, were out to break the world record of 2 nuns. Ho was ridden by Billy Munden, America s best iockev for this year’s racing so fait J William Anderson, the English owner of Carlaris, bought tlio colt tor £I3OO, and last week refused £00.,000. It was a bona fide offer, the highest ever made for a three-year-old in American turf history. Carlaris had the advantage ot a lightning fast track, and yesterday was quoted an even-money favourite. A week ago iie ran nine furlongs in a workout in lmin. 49 2-osecs. The race resulted in a win tor Carlaris, with ltoycrofter, who started at 15 to 1, second. The time was 2mins. ' 2 secs.