SPORTING

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 45, 24 February 1936, Page 12

SPORTING

Australian Racing

CAULFIELD FUTURITY WON BY REGULAR BACHELOB

CUDDLE WAS SECOND United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Sunday, 7.20 p.m. MELBOUBNE, Eeb. 23. ‘mo second day of the V.A.T.C. meeting was held at Caulfield on Saturday. Begular Bachelor scored a convincing win in the Futurity Stakes after Cuddle had appeared to have the race in her keeping. Cuddle, however, was responsible for a creditable effort as she came from last place to lead in the straight and she finished in front of soveral first-elass sprinters. Regular Bachelor is a Queenslander who previously has not given of his best when racing away from his home city, but his effort, on Saturday stamped him as a horse of great class. The principal results are as under:— ALMA STAKES, of £600; for two-year-olds; 6 furlongs. BEECHWOOD, 8.13 (Elliot) .. 1 Novia, 8.11 (Voitre) 2 Excel, 7.6 (Percival) 3 Twenty-one started, including Limond Lad and Prince Quex. Won by 1$ lengths; half a head. Time, 1.15. WOODCLIIT HANDICAP, of £500; a mile and 3 furlongs, NELLIE'S TIP, 7.5 (Elliot) >. 1 Highardo, 7.5 (Tomison) .. .. 2 Palfresco, 8.6 (A. Reed) .... 3 Eighteen started, including Bunsby Gaze, Greenhorn, Viceroy and East Cape. Won by two lengths; half a length. Time, 2.185. 39TH CAULFIELD FUTURITY STAKES, of £2600; 7 furlongs. REGULAR BACHELOR, 9,0 (Tanwan) .. .. 1 Cuddle, 9.8 (Munro) 2 Press Gang, 8.12 (Webster) .. 3 Scratched: Cardinal, Silver Jubilee, Gay Pop, Prince Scion, Paucanius. Won by three lengths; half a length, Time, 1.245. HAWKSBURN HANDICAP, of £500; 6 furlongs. HEROS, 9.4 (Webster) ...... 1 Heritor, 7.2 (Curby) >. .... 2 Barracker, 8.10 (Lewis) .... 3 Twenty started, including Palm and Gay Circle. Won by three-quarters of a length; 1$ lengths. Time, I.los. Jack Horner, Royal Hunting, Newhaven and Yilderim were unplaced in the St. Clair Trial, CUDDLE’S RIDER DISQUALIFIED DABBY MUNRO OUT FOR A MONTH Received Sunday, 7.20 p.m. MELBOURNE, Feb. 23, Another Sydney jockey was disqualified by the Melbourne stewards when Darby Munro, who was to have ridden Gay Blonde in the Newmarket, Cuddle in the Australian Cup and the unbeaten Fidelity in the Sires' Produce Stakes, was suspended for a month on a charge of causing interference by -his mount, Cuddle, as she went to the front approaching the home turn in the Futurity Stakes, VICTORIA PARK RACES ieceived Sunday, 7.20 p.m. SYDNEY, Feb. 23. The Victoria Park Races were held on Saturday. Following is the result of the MAIDEN JUVENILE HANDICAP (First Division.) ROYAL HELENA, 8.7 (Webb) 1 Chief Comedian, 8.3 (Parsons) 2 Jean Harlow, 7.12 (Maxwell) .. 3 Eighteen started. Won by four lengths; a head. Time, 565. Sir Regent was unplaced in the second division, and Prendergast second in the third division in which Florence Nightingale was unplaced. Master Brierly was unplaced in the Flying Handicap, Collstar and Sir Walter unplaced in the Encourage Handicap and Miss Nottava unplaced in the Victoria Park Handicap. GORE RE-HANDICAPS Per Press Association. TIMARU, Last Night. Re-handicaps for the first day of the Gore meeting are as follow: — Racing Club Handicap: McHeath 7.9, Enwood 7.4. > Croydon Handicap: Loehlaggan 9.6, Summer Handicap: McHeath 10.7.