SEA MONEY WINS AUSTRALIAN CUP

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6551, 7 March 1928, Page 7

SEA MONEY WINS AUSTRALIAN CUP

Thracian Belle's Fast Seven Furlong Effort BONNY EQUALS RAMPION’S COURSE RECORD [By Electric Cable-Copyright.] (Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received Tuesday, 9.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, March 6. There was fine, warm weather for the races. A few New Zealanders were present. Cobvanvoil was scratched for the Cup at 12.45. Bonny led all the way in the Hopeful Stakes and won comfortably. She cost 120gns as a yearling She has recorded two wins and one second in three starts. Iho time equalled Rampion’s and is a course record. Impartial was fourth early and led into the straight in the Elms Handicap. He won nicely. He is raced by Textile’s part owner, C. G, Brown. Matang led throughout the March Steeplechase and won nicely. Sea Money took charge two furlongs from homo to win the Australian Cup. Frilford finished strongly and Kingun sntprised everyone. Sea Money’s owner T. Davies, raced the hurdler Tildin. Both are trained by G. Murrell. This is Sea Money’s most important win to date. Merab was always prominent and narrowly beat tie fast-finishing Lowfield in the Nursery Handicap. Merab is owned and trained at Adelaide. He was ridden by Dempsey. ' Thracian Belle was fourth early in the Bourke Handicap, but finishing fast won easily. She is owned and trained at Adelaide. She was ridden by N. Percival. Sectional times in the Australian Cup: First six furlongs, 1/19J; last six 1/15]; concluding mile, 1/41. Results: HOPEFUL STAKES, four furlongs. BONNY. 7.7 1 GOLDEN CLUSTER, 7.7 . 2 SCARCITY, 7.7 3

Twenty-seven starters. Won Toy two lengths, with one 1 ength and a-half separating second and third. Tea Cosy was fourth. Time, 49Jsecs. ELMS HANDICAP, ono mile. IMPARTIAL, 6.11 1 ; NEREUS, 7.7 2 ANTON QUEEN, 7,7 ... 3 Seven starters Won, by a length with two lengths separating second and third. Time, 1.39. MARCH STEEPLECHASE, two miles. MATANG, 9.3 1 AGEIGOLA, 11.9 2 ' OWNNYILLA, 9.10 .... 3 Eleven starters. Won by five lengths with half a head separating second and third Time, 4.25. Epergne, Windle moor and Warland fell AUSTRALIAN CUP, two miles and a-quarter. SEA MONEY, 6.10 (J. O’Brien) 1 ERILFOED, 7.10 (W, ... Duncan) 2 KINGUN 6.10 (W. Elliott) 3 Eleven starters, Fordilla and Ningun made the running. Sea Money took charge two furlongs from home and won by half a length. Kingun was a length and three-quarters away, third. Imitator was fourth, then came Spear Maiden. Last year the race was won by Spearfolt with H. Cairns up in record time—3.sl J. Naos was second and Pantheon third. None of this year’s placed horses was in last year’s event. (N.B.—Tho time has not been cabled for yesterday’s race.) BOURNE HANDICAP, seven furlongs. THRACIAN BELLE, 8.1 . 1 CHESOAN, 8.2 2 BISKRA, 8.11 3 Won by four lengths, one length and a-quarter separating second and third. Time, 1.24 J, which is a quarter of a second outside the Australian and Now Zealand record. J. O’Brien, rider of Sea Money in the Cup, stated the horse was always going well. O’Brien is 18 years old and has ridden twenty-one winners to date. Kneyitt, rider of Imitator, stated tho horse tired. Adelaide hefrsos filled all three places in tho Bourko Handicap. Morrison, Attraction and Avani Courier are going to Sydney at the end of the week.

LIMERICK, ZARAGOZA AND SIR ROSEBERRY ARRIVE (Received Tuesday, 9.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 6. The racehorses Limerick, Zaragoza and Sir Roseborry arrived by the Maunganui in good condition.