GOLD ROD BRILLIANT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 69, 22 February 1937, Page 12

GOLD ROD BRILLIANT.

WINS FUTURITY STAKES, PERFORMANCE A RECORD. MELBOURNE, Feb.. 21. The New Zealand-bred colt Gold Rod regained the limelight when, after appearing to have little chance of running into a place, lie brilliantly pounced on the leaders to will the Futurity Stakes at Caulfield yesterday. Pamelus seemed to have 1 the race won when leading comfortably m I the straight, with Young Idea making a | valiant cifort to ea'ch him. Gold Rods, prospects were regarded as hopeless, luit lie made a brilliant dash, which carried him to a half-length victory. Ilis performance, is a record for a horse of his age. Many '

I hrcc-y car-olds have won the Futurity, but none with 9.4. Ammon Ra, who, like Gold Rod, was ridden by McCartcn, won with 9.3. Heavy rain militated against fast time for to-day’s race. Gold Rod is owned, trained and ridden by the former New Zealanders, Mr E. J. Watt, George Price and M. McCartcn respectively. Lochlco, under the heavy impost of 9.7, was not disgraced in finishing fifth in the Alma Stakes. North Wind, the Caulfield Cup winner, won the Woodclifit Handicap so impressively that it enhanced his prospects for tile Australian Cup. Treasure Trove advanced her record to seven seconds out of her last, eight starts, when' she filled that position behind Afghan in the St. Clair Trial. Cynical Kid and Cape Lilock were unplaced in the Stanley Steeples. The results included : ALMA STAKES, of £750. For two-year-olds. Six furlongs. NIGHT GUARD, 8.4 (Skidmore) ... 1 CAESAR, 8.6 (Munro) 2 IIUA, 8.0 (Dempsey) 3 WOODCLIFF HANDICAP, of £SOO. One mile and three furlongs. NORTH WIND, 8.1 (A. Reed) 1 PEERAGE. 6.10 (Cooper) 2 UPOKO ARIKI, 8.2 (Bartlc) 3 Thirteen started, including Greenhorn and Viceroy. A length and a quarter; a length and a half. Time, 2.195. 40th CAULFIELD FUTURITY STAKES, of £3000; w.f.a. with penalties. GOLD ROD, 9.4 (McCartcn) 1 PAMELUS, 9.8 (Elliot) 2 YOUNG IDEA, 10,1 (Bartle) 3 Scratched: Great Legend and Heroic’s Pride. Half a length; a neck. Country Party was a close fourth and Cuddle eighth. 'Time, 1.26*. lIAWKESBURN HANDICAP, of £SOO. Six furlongs. DISALTO, 8.5 (Munro) 1 HOSTILE, 9.4 (Webster) 2 GREAT LEGEND, 8.8 (A. Reed) ... 3 Thirteen started. A length; a length and a half. Time, 1.134. The New Zealander, A. Driscoll, who rode Bonnie Rollux in the Steeples, being narrowly beaten by Richmond Tiger, was suspended from riding for threo months after the race for causing interference with Richmond Tiger. WARWICK FARM RESULTS. SYDNEY, February 21. The Warwick Farm faces were held yesterday. Results include: — INGLEBURN NURSERY, of £250. Five furlongs and a half. STURDEE, 6.13 (Ashmore) 1 NORMANDY, 9.0 (Knox) 2 PUBLICITY, 8.6 (Hickey) 3 Twelve started, including Diomcdes and Fantan. A length and a half; half a head. Time, 1.73. '[’he Captain Bunsby colt Sturdec’s record now reads: Second, third and first in, throe starts. A 71b allowance for an apprentice rider reduced his weight to 6.13. Ashmore is one of the most promising apprentices in Sydney and has been riding only a few weeks. He had threo wins this week. Kinsfold was third in the February Handicap, in which Limoux. Sir Regent and Jubiloo Singer were unplaced. Inver was unplaced in the Glenfield Handicap and Linklet and Odilion unplaced in the Farm Novice. DOOMBEN HANDICAP. BRISBANE, Feb. 21. At the Brisbane Amateur Turf Club’s meeting the following was the result of the — DOOMBEN HANDICAP, nine furlongs. TWO NO TRUMPS, 7.8 (Briscoe) ... 1 GLEN SPEAR, 8.3 (Croydon) 2 UN BRAVE, 8.3 (Harris) .*.. ... ... 3 Ten started. Four lengths; a neck. Time, 1.53.