LATE SPORTING

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6844, 25 February 1929, Page 8

LATE SPORTING

Brililant Mollison the Futurity Stakes FAST TIME IN HAWKE SBUEY HANDICAP. United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received Sunday, 7 p.m. MELBOURNE, Feb. 24. At the Caulfield races the results were:— WOOD CLIFFS HANDICAP. KID AIDES, 7.4 .. I | OCTEMBER, 7.4 2 FINSBURY, 8.2 .. . 3 Thirteen started. Won by a neck; Id lengths. Time, 2.20 Ail the placed horses are engaged in the Australia:Cup. FUTURITY STAKES. MOLLISON, 9.3 (J. Daniels) .. 1 GOTHIC, 10.7 2 GREEM LINE, 10.3 3 Scr.- Rosetta. Won t>y 14 lengths, half a head. Time, 1.26 J. Tho winner oad a great reception. HAWKESBURY HANDICAP. ARDENT, 7.9 1 GREENSBOROUGH, 8.4 .. .. 2 MARGAUX, 8.11 3 Won by five lengths. Time, J. 12 J; a record for the race. Tho last four fur longs were covered in 47 Jsecs Stowe weighed out for the Woodcliffs Handicap, but having suffered an injury to a tendon, was unable to start. Frilford is under a cloud. In the Futurity Stakes, Mollison and Green Line were the pacemakers, the nearest of tho others being Black Duchess and Abbot’s Lad with Gothicin the rear, but rapidly moving up. Coming round the turn, Mollison and Green Line were still in front, witii the former beginning to draw away, while Gothic was coming through fast. Gothic contributed a brilliant run, but was unable to overhaul the champion Mollison, which won by a length and a-lialf, with Green Line half a head away, third. Then came Black Duchess, John Buchan and Cimbrian, last.

RACING AT ROSEHILL. Received Sunday, 7 p.m. SYDNEY, Feb. 24. At the Rosehill races yesterday, the result of the- FLYING WELTER was:— GESTO, 9.7 1 CHUQUISACA, 8.7 2 BROADCASTER, 8.9 3 Fourteen started. Won by 24 lengths; three lengths. Time, 1.27.