RANDWICK MEETING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 265, 7 October 1940, Page 10

RANDWICK MEETING.

HIGH CASTE WINS EPSOM.

BEAULIVRE INCIDENT MOST UNPRECEDENTED.

SYDNEY, Oct, 6.

.New Zealand horses were right in the picture at tlie opening day of the Randtvick spring meeting held in ideal spring weather on Saturday. An unprecedented incident happened in the Epeom Handicap, when Bcaulivre, who was one of the most fancied candidates for yeans, was suddenly pulled up when in a winning position a furlong from home. His jockey, D. Munro, explained that he thought Bcaulivre had broken down irretrievably. He dismounted ait the post. However, Beaulivrc walked satisfactorily to the enclosure, and looked quite well. lie was later examined by a veterinary surgeon, who reported that “Beaulivre, when cooled off, disclosed no injury or abnormality.” A huge circlo of Bcauiivrc’s admirers was chagrined by the untoward happening. With Bcaulivre out of the way, High Caetc ran on to a well-deserved Epsom victory. High Caste stripped thoroughly fit for the Epsom, and left the course quite sound.

The A.J.C. Derby, won by Pendcct. saw Nightbeam unruly at the pest, finally twisting the plate on hie near-. foreleg. He had to be taken back to the saddling paddock, where the plalc was adjusted, causing a delay of eighteen minutes at the start of the Derby in which ho van a great race, but faded out in the straight. The time was extremely slow. The veteran trainer James Scobie died on Saturday, at the ago of 80. He retired recently. Winners of almost every important Australian race were prepared by Mr Scobie. He won the Melbourne Cup with Bitalli, King Ingoda, Clean Sweep, and Trivalve, and secured £250,000 in stake money for hie patrons. Results:

FIRST HURDLE RACE. —Masteroiece, 10.9 (Young) 1; Valhalla, 11.3, 2; Titrol, 9.4, 3. Nine started. Time., 3.37 a. TRIAL STAKES. —Freckles, 8.5 (Cook) 1; Evergreen, 7.12, 2; Veiled Threat, 7.9, 3. Eight started. Time, 2.3). A.J.C. DERBY.—Pandect, 8.10 (Cook). 1; Lucrative, 8.10, 2; Sun Valiev, 8.10, 3. Nightheam, Fearless Fox, Lucrative and Tidal Wave led the field at a leisurely pace till the five furlongs, where Pandeot was rushed to the front, and in an exciting finish iron determinedly by half a length.

EPSOM HANDICAP. —High Caste, 9.5 (Bartlc) 1; Mildura, 9.4. 2; St. Constant, 8.10, 3. Bcaulivre looked all over a win-ner-approaching the home turn, whore he was challenged by High Caste, who, closely attended by Mildura, overtook Bcaulivre and, in the race to the. post, High Caste just won by a neck amid great excitement. The excellent lime was 1.353. Beaulivrc was pulled up a furlong from home COLIN STEPHEN STAKES.—Beau Vito. 9.0 (McMenamin) 1; Dashing Cavalier, 9.0, 2; Mosaic, 9.5, and Old Rowley, 9.3. dead-heat for third. Time, 2.29. KENSINGTON HANDICAP.—First division: Hydra. 8.0 (Ward) 1; Novice. 8.6. 2: Bcetop, 8.0, 3. Time, 1.'24i. Second division: Pierce, 8.0 (Knox) 1: Sigh, 8.9, 2; Opportunist, 8.3, 3. Time, 1.254.

MELBOURNE STAKES. - ' MELBOURNE, Oct. 6. Results at the Fieinington races include: EDWARD MANIFOLD STAKES - Tranquil Star, 8.7 (Tocknell) 1; Session. 8.7, 2; Pauline, 8.7, 3. Time, 1.38 A. MELBOURNE STAKES.—Ajax, 9 8 (Badger) 1; Positron, 7.3, 2; El Golea, 9.3, 3. Time, 1.38*. REASON FOR BEAULIVRE’S PERFORMANCE. (Rcc. 9.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, Oct. 7 Beau Vite’s time in the Colin Stephen Stakes on Saturday clipped half a second oil the Ramlwick record for the distance Bcaulivre will run in the Metropolitan

to-day, ridden by the New Zealand jockey, A. E. Ellis. The stipendiary stewards believe Boaulivre struck himself (luring the Epsom Handicap and that that accounted for his temporary lameness. His trainer, G. Price, on Saturday night said that there wan apparently nothing wrong with Benulivrc, who ate well yesterday. Beau Vito, in the Metropolitan, will be ridden by Me* Menamin,