Australian Racing

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7062, 23 January 1933, Page 5

Australian Racing

A.J.C. CHALLENGE STAKES WON BY CAPTIVATION

United Press Association—By Eiectri# Tclegraph-*-Cdoyriglit Keccived Sunday, 6.30 p.m. SYDNEY, Jan. 22. iii© Australian Jockey Club’s Anniversary Day races were held in wet weather and before a small attendance. Results: — CHALLENGE STAKES, sweepstake of 65 soys, each, with 600 sov,. added; six furlongs. CAPTIVATION, 7.11 (Bartle) .... l Kichaka, 7.5 (Britt) 2 Whittingham, 8.5 (McCarten) .... 3 Ten started. _ Tom Pinch and Kichaka led Captivation into the straight and the lastnamed gained the lead in the last furlong, stalled oil solid efforts, winning by half a head. The third horse Was a neck away and Tom Pinch was fourth. Time, 1.15. The stewards found J. Coutts, rider of Tom Pinch, blameworthy for the interference suffered by Nef and Coutts was suspended for three months for carelessness. JANUARY HANDICAP, miles.' ROSENDO, 7.5 (Parsons) 1 Topical, 7.9 (Knox) 2 Cherbourg, 6.12 (O’Sullivan) ..." 3 Eleven started. Roscndo led nearly all the way and won by two lengths. The third horse was four lengths away. Time, 2.11}. WIDDEN HANDICAP, four furlongs. FRIMSELL (N.Z.), 7.5 (Simpson) 1 High, 7.7 (Stead) , 2 Air Queen, S.l (McCa rten) 3 Sixteen started. Won by a length and n half each way. Time, 1.2}.

AT CAULFIELD. ANNIVERSARY HANDICAP TO FLAIL Received Sunday, 8.30 p.m. MELBOURNE, Jan. 2-'. At the Caulfield races the following was the result of the ANNIVERSARY HANDICAP, of 600 sovs; 1} miles: FLAIL, 7.5 (Skidmore) 1 Beaunilly, S.B (Badger) 2 Cupidity, 7.12 (Foster) ........ 3 Sixteen started, including Waterline and Rulanut. Won by four lengths, a head between second and third. Time, 2.30. ;

OPOTIKI ACCEPTANCES

Per Press Association WELLINGTON, Last Night. Following are the Opotiki acceptances:— Maiden event.—Potoa Lad, Ladv Palmerston, Keith Hall, Satalitc, Aroha, Pono, Nightwatch mare, Solo Song. Opotiki Hack Cup, of 42 i eovsj seven furlongs.—Princess Bede 9.6, Gigantic 8.9, Master Arch 7,10, Winlcr Boy 7.G, Intaglio 7.5, Keith Hall 7.0, Silver Division 7.0, Gainsfid 7.0. Waioeka Stakes.—Gigantic, British Columbia, No Pooling, Solo Song, Marmoration, Miss Hornet, Bonny Joyce, Musquill. Opotiki Cup Handicap, of 110 sovs; a mile and a quarter.—Alloy 9.0, Valsior 8.7, Plying Prince 8.2, Llanoro 7.11, Princess Bede 7.8, Kahonoke 7.1, Transaction 7.0, Little Wonder 7.0, Intaglio 7.0, Silver Division 7.0. East Coast Hack Handicap, of 40 sovs; six furlongs.—lntaglio 9.0, Keith Hall 8.5, Grautkan 8.3, unnamed Nightwatch mare 8.1, Miss Hornet 8.1, Potoa Lad 8.1, Lady Palmerston 8.1, Satalite 5.,1. Bay of Plenty Highweight Handicap, of 40 sovs; a mile.—Alloy 10.12, Llanore 9.12, Transaction S.B, Little Wonder S.O, Master Arch 8.0, Intaglio 7.0, Granthan 7.0, Silver Division S.O, No Pooling 8.0. Consolation Handicap, of 40 sovs; six furlongs.—Valsicr 9.7, Gigantic 5.7, Kahonoke 8.6, Little Wonder 7.5, Winter Boy 7.0, Intaglio 7.0, Gainsfid 7.0, Granthan 7.0, Marmoration 7.0. NOVEL CONDITIONS Among the interesting races run a; St. Cloud (Paris) about tiro middle of November was the Prix dc l’Elcvage, a mile and a-half race for three-year-olds and upwards. It is decided annual!v, and the committee of the National French Stud has the option of buying any of the first three for 50,000 francs. If the option is exercised, the racecourse society gives an additional 200,000 francs (roughly £2650 at present rate of exchange with England) In the owner of tin; winner as premium if he loses his horse. The prize money was 115,000 francs, of which 59,000 francs went to the winner. The race was won by a four-year-old named Papillon Hose {Antivan Bosy Checks), and the selection committee took him. Though the owner lost his horse he did not do badly, seeing Iho prize for the race and purchase money returned him nearly £3(300. £15,000 SWEEP TICKET LOST Hiding somewhere in Dublin on November 11 was a young woman who crossed 3000 miles of ocean to claim a £15,000 Irish sweepstake prize, but when she arrived she had lost her ticket. She is Miss Nina Field, of Now York, who drew a second prize in the Cesarcwitch sweep. . She- gave up her work and loft New York a week before. Before noon on November 11 she was at the offices of the official auditors of the sweep account. All her credentials were in order except that she had not her ticket. She had cither lost or destroyed it. The sweep promoters were so sympathetic that they agreed to advance her out of their personal fund enough money to enable her to carry on for six months. At the end of that time she will receive the prize money unless some one else brings the ticket and claims it.