AUSTRALIAN TURF

Northern Advocate, 26 February 1934, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN TURF

EVENTS AT CAULFIELD, STAKES TO WALTZING LILY. (Received .0 a.m.) MELBOURNE, February LTi. The Victoria Amateur Turf Club’s autumn meeting was concluded at -Caulfield yesterday, when the principal event, the -Caulfield Futurity Stakes, was brilliantly won by the four-year-cld mare, Waltzing Lily. Closing Time, owned by the ex-New Zealand trainer, ,T, T. Jamieson, was second, and Tvuvera third.

Staghorn led from tho start, but soon gave place to Closing Time. Half a mile from the post, L’Elite was in command, and led into tho straight, from Closing Time, Heros, and WhitEngham. In tho run home Waltzing Lily came fast, followed by Kuver.i, ami won by n length and a-half from Closing Time, with Kuvera a length and a-quarter away. Whittingham was fourth.

Man-at-arms, winner of the Wood cliff Handicap, was a rank outsider. He was ridden by W. Elliott, who rode I bar Lap in the Agua Caliente Handicap. Results: —

Alma Stakes, of OOOsovs: t\vo-year-olds: six furlongs.—First division: Park Sly 9.0 (Daniels), 1; Generous 7 .3 (Godby), 2; Queen Helen (N.Z.-bred), So (Cook), 3. Sixteen started. Half a, head; a neck. Time, 1.13. Second division: Bombns 9.0 (Munro), 1: Spartan 8.0 (Cook), 2; Minch 7.5 (Knox', 3. Sixteen started. Half a length: a neck. Time, 1.1.Tj. Woodcliff Handicap, of 500sova., one mile and three furlongs.— Man-at-amis 7.7 (Elliott), 1; Sea Rover 7.11 (Brcasley), 2; Val Rose 7.0 (Bailey), 3. Nineteen started. A nock; a length and a-quarter. Time, 2.1 Sj. Caulfield Futurity Stakes, of 2C0 r ) sovs.; -weight for age; seven furlongs. —Waltzing Lily 9.10 (Cook), 1; Closing I'imo 9.7 (Bartle), 2; Kuvera 9.8 (Munro), 3. Eleven started, A length and a-half; a length and a-quarter. Time, 1.243, Sectional times: First furlong, 14. g: next two, 245; last form, 4935. ' I Stanley Plate, of OOOsovs; for three-year-old fillies; seven furlongs.—Woodbine 7.11 (Elliott), 1; Blue Shot 8.0 (Maher), 2; Frimsel (N.Z.-bred) 8.0 (Munro), 3. Fourteen started. Two lengths; a. length and three-quarters. Time, 1.25. L .1, E. Pike, was thrown while riding Farndalo in the Alma Stakes. He suffered a bruised Shoulder and shock, and was unable to ride for the rest of the afternoon. Air Queen broke down in the Stanley Plate.