AUSTRALIAN RACING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 10 March 1930, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN RACING

V.R.C. MEETING IIKSUI/l’S .AT FT KM INTI TON (United PresH Association—liy Electrio Telegraph—Copyright) , iM KMJOIJI’N R. Bill March. Tlie weather was dull am! threatening for the Fleminglon races and the attendaneo good. Uriah I loop was prominent always and heat fast (he finishing I’igadoon in the Carmichael Stakes. Tie cost 800 guineas and won at Sandown recently, lie is owned hv a bookmaker Wallace MitehVll. Phar Tap led always in the King’s Plate and had half a furlong advantage at one stage and won pulling up. Tic has had seven wins anil two thirds in the last nine starts. He has won approximately £19.000 in stakes. Xightlark led narlv in the .Autumn Steeples Imt Seafit took charge at the last fence and won com fort a lily. Nightlark was tired. Seafit lias been a consistent performer at Flemington.

Spanish Galbon was prominent always and beat the last finishing Fission in the Leonard Stakes. His owner Mr Pearcc win the race previously with I.ady Thrill. Rntli are named by Fred Feulsham.

Spanish Galleon was unlucky in the Vevmarkel and struck' trouble at the star! Leadlight was Ihird early and finish:,! well on I lie rails. Northcotc won in tin lasl si ride. His rider Parr gave a bii'lia.nl exhibition i.n'i sored with Uriah lleep earlier in the afternoon.

Glenanton was fourth early and won !(:■• I : :i.-e.-...l nicely, jie is owned and trained in Adelaide, lie galloped well prior to the Newmarket but went slightly amiss and had to be scratched for that event. Hebrus has had three successive :.ccccids al the meeting. Results:—

Carmiehad Stakes—Uriah lleep, 7.2 (A. Parr), I : Rigadoon. 7.12, (J. Fenn) 2: Axiuiis, 7.10. (W. Elliott) 3. Sixteen started. Won by a neck. Income was foilrch. Time, L26L Fine's Plate—Phar Lap, 7.11, (W. Elliott) 1; Second Wind. 8.11 (Alison) 2; Lineage, 7.11, (F. Demn-ey) 3. Five started, Won by twenty'lengths three lengths between second and third horses. Mendiaga was fourth and Seme Quality last. Time, 3.25, a race record.

Autumn Steeples—Senfit, 12.5 (T. Rutler) 3 ; 'Maruki, 10.7. (W. Foley) 2; Nightlark. 11.8 (J. McMahon) 3. Setfen started. Won by live lengths. Gleiiti'onie was fourth. Cobbon foil. Time. 4.56, which is six seconds under the course record.

Loonardl Stakes -Spanish Galleon, 8.7 (A. Heed) 1; Fission, 7.7, HI. ISadger) 2: King uf Revelry, 8.5 (A. Wilson) 3. Sixteen started. Scratched: Ominous. Won by a long neck-. Cleave was fourth. Time'. 1.13 k Norlhcote Handicap--Leadlight, 7.12 (A. Parr), 1; Romany live. 7.6 (N. Percival) 2: Finsbnrv, 7.9,'(A, Wilson) 3. Seven started. Won by a head. Taciturn was fourth, 'time, 2.34 L Farewell Handicap—Glenanton, 8.1, (11. Mcdliurst) 1; llehrus, 7.9. (1!. Howes) ?.: Whilsoinc, 7.0, IK. Ilibbs) 3. Fifteen started. Won l.y a length. Parsee was fourth 'lime, 1,33 k The stipendiary stewards announced al Fleminglon thai Lord Homily, winner of Saturday's Pine Hurdles had been disipialified lor breach of rule 67A which debars the wife of a bookmaker from entering or starting a horse. Trainer S. Murphy was lined £SO. The decision affects ihe Stakes only. .1. Pike has had five wins al the meeting, A. Parr three wins, Ashley Reed and W. Ellintl two wins each". These were the mosl successful jockeys al tiie meeting.