AUSTRALIAN RACING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 77, 28 February 1938, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN RACING.

■ AJAX CONSISTENT. • A BRILLINAT AVIN. MELBOURNE, Feb. 27. The weather was fine and there was a good attendance at the Victoria Racing Club’s meeting at Flemington. Early morning rain had no effect on the going and fast time was registered by the hurdle winner. Coster Lad, who showed great promise. There was an exciting finish in the Sires’ Produce Stakes, half a length separating the first four horses. Nuffield, the winner, appeared to have something in reserve. Destiny Bay created a surprise forward showing. Lady Montague ran a good race, Pandavalning out badly, and Limulet was disappointing. The winner has won four times in succession in five starts.

Damalis had an easy win in the Essendon Stakes. Elanage’s chances were spoilt by hanging out badly in the straight. Young Crusader ran a fair race, but Gold Rod made a poor showing. Ajax had a, brilliant win in the Newmarket Handicap. He has now registered 10 wins and three seconds in 14 starts and he has now won £15.545 in stakes. The trainer Musgrave won the Newmarket previously with Amata and Parkwood. Ajax’s weight, 9.0, is the highest ever carried to victory in the race by a three-year-old. Ena ran a great race, also El Golea. Last year’s winner, Aurie’s Star, was a close fourth. Amiable was never dangerous. The St. Lcgor Stakes proved only an exercise gallop for Hua, who has now won £10,555 in stakes. He cost 750gns. as a yearling. It was the trainer Scobie’s fourth Leger success, Irving won the Brunswick Stakes narrowly from the fast-finishing _ Pooley Bridge, who enhanced his Australian Cup prospects. The pacemaker, Tuckerbox, was a close third, but Red Manfred tired. Results: PINES HURDLES, of £7OO. Two miles COSTER LAD, 9.8 (R. Jennings) ... 1 DAVID QUEX, 9.2 (F. Dummett) 2 NEVIZES, 9.13 (A. Armsden) 3 Nine started. Two and a-ha.lf lengths. Brushwood. Imitari and Turf Boy failed to complete the course. Time, 3.36 f. SIRES’ PRODUCE STAKES, of £3OOO. Seven furlongs. NUFFIELD, 8.10 (R. Wilson) 1 DESTINY BAY, 8.10 (IC. Voitre) ... 2 LADY MONTAGUE, 8.7 (J. Barry) ... 3 Six started. Half a neck; half a head. Pandava was fourth. Time, 1.26.

ESSENDON STAKES, of £IOOO. One and a-quarter miles. DAMALIS, 8.3 (K. Voitre) ... ... 1 ELANAGE, 8.3 (A. Brcasley) ... ... 2 YOUNG CRUSADER, 9.2 ...• 3 Five started. Two and a-half lengths; neck. Prince Quex was fourth and Gold Rod last. Time, 2.51. \

NEAVMARKET HANDICAP. Six furlong's. AJAX, 9.0 (H. Badger) 1 ENA, 7.9 (H. Morris) 2 EL GOLEA, 8.0 (A. Breasley) 3 Sixteen started. A neck; three-quar-ters of a length. Aurie’s Star was fourth. Time, I.ll|. ST. LEGER STAKES, of £ISOO. One and three-quarter miles. HUA, 8.10 (R. Wilson)' 1 PANTOON, 8.10 (N. Creighton) ... 2 The only starters. Two and a-half lengths. Time, 3-113-BRUNSWICK STAKES, of £7OO. One and a-quarter miles. IRVING, 7.11 (A. Reed) 1 POOLEY BRIDGE, 6.0 (W. Elliot) ... 2 7.1 (Neale), 1; Haut Monde, 7.10 (LapFourteen started. A head: a neck. Titehengee was fourth. Time, 2.5 j. . ACCEPTANCES. The acceptors ’for the King's Plate are Mananui, Prince Quex, Old Rowley, Pantoon, Elanage. Hua, Damalis. New ZeaJaJtT acceptors for minor events are: Northcote Handicap.—Amiable. Autumn Handicap.—Prince Quex, Mananui, Pantoon, Le Grand. Bourke Handicap.—Custos. ROSEBERRY MEETING. SYDNEY, Feb. 27. - Following are the results from the Roseberry race 6 Sir Joseph Banks Plandicap.—Holbein, 7.1 (Neale), 1: Haut Monde, 7_UO (Lappin), 2; Improvement, 6.13 (Bartle). 3. Six started. Two lengths; a head. Time, 2.8. Normandy, Late Night and Fantan were unplaced in the Cape Solander Handicap. Kowtow was unplaced in the Trial Stakes. In the Fourteen-two Handicap, of six furlongs, Salisbury won in I.ls—race record time. i