V.R.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18342, 7 March 1923, Page 6

V.R.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

PRINCE COX WINS THE CUP. VICTOKY FOR THE MONK. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 9.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE. March 6. The Victoria Racing Club's Autumn.Meeting was continued at Flemmgton to-day "J bright, warm weather, and there was a large attendance. The programme opened .with the turns Handicap, which was won in good style by Comique. a three-year-old full d™™" .*° King Carnival (winner of the Sires' Produce Stakes). . ~ The Ascot Vole Stakes brought out a field of half-a-dozen two-year-olds The Isew Zealand-bred colt. The Monk, who was running fourth in the early stages of the contest, finished best, and won handsomely. The Monk, who was bought by Mr. U. lye at the sale of the Koatanui yearlings at Wanganui in 1922 for 1200gns. is trained by Cecil Gotiby. and is a candidate for Derby honours. Mr. G. Tye's colours have been carried to victory, in no less than eight two-year-old races this season. The field for the Australian Cup was reduced by the respective withdrawals of Sister Olive (12.15). Liberty Loan 0,2.85). Nautical (12.37) and Scarlet (12.45). .Prince Cox. who started favourite, got a nice run on the rails from the nine furlongs post and led over the lwt seven, winning well. It was a slow race in the early stages, the first six furlongs occupying lm 21 is The last mile was run in lm 435, and the last six furlongs in lm 17s. A. Wilson, who won the Melbourne Cup on King .Ingoda. rode Prince Cox. He stated that bis mount, was always going nicely. Srr Andrew finished well after the second last mile In the decision of the Bourke Handicap, Imputation beat the pacemaker, Sonora, in the last stride in time that was only a quarter of a second outside the course record. The Racing. The following are details of the racing: — ELMS HANDICAP of £400: for three-year-olds; 1 mile. S. F. Reynold's b c Comique, by Comedy King—Orvieto, 7.11 • ' 1 J. Wren's Kingsfield. 8.11 . - . : • ■ \ P. C. and A. A, Nixon's Correct Trim, 7.5 8 Eleven started. Comique won by half a length from Kingsfield, who was a length and a-half in front of Correct Trim. Time, lm 4<Hs. ASCOT VALE STAKES of £1600; for two-year-olds; 8 fur. G. Tye's b c The Monk, by * Absurd— Cowl, 8.10 (G. Harrison) .. . . •• * E. Eccles' Royal Thought. 8.10 . . . . 2 Warrego, 810 . . 3 Six started. The Monk won by a length, half a length separating second and third. King Carnival was fourth. Time, lm 15s. MARCH STEEPLECHASE of, £500; about 2 miles and half a furlong. K. 8. McKinuons br g Warlock. Sirs, by Venture—Bombardment, 8.4 la. Thompson) .. • • „ A. Tonka' Coolnort, 9.2 .. •• •• * L. W. Coates' Pimpara. 11.10 . . • • <» Thirteen started. Stone Marten, What Next, and Macassor fell. Warlock won by two and a-half lengths, five, lengths between second and third. Time. 4m s*s (equal to race record). AUSTRALIAN CUP. a handicap sweepstakes of £25 each, with. £3000 added: second horse £600, and third £300 out of the stake: 2J miles. ' Sir Samuel Hordern and Mr. Constable's" br gi Prince Cox, 4yrs, by . Prince Foote—Sweet Cup, 7.13 (A. ■ Wilson) ••.••,••„•• v- ■ 1 J. Wilson's ch c Sir Andrew, 3yrs. by Woorak— Joan, 7.7 (W. Johnstone) 2 M. Keleher's ch v Stalwart, 6yrs. by Sea Prince— 6.7. oarried 6.13 (C. Roberts) • • • • 8 Ten started. Stalwart made the early running, and passing the stand he had four lengths' advantage, Happy. Queen. Sinbad the Sailor, Luteplayer, Prince Cox. Penshurst, being next, with . Deacon last. At the riverside the order was: Stalwart, Happy Queen. Luteplayer, Shillinglee, Prince Cox. At the back of the course Prince Cox went to the front from Happy Queen, Shillinglee, Stalwart, and Luteplayer. Prince Cox and Happy Queen, led round the turn from Sinbad the Sailor, Stalwart, and Sir Andrew. In the run home Prince Cox drew away and won by three-quarters of a length from - Sir Andrew, who beat Stalwart by a head. Stare and Sinbad the Sailor were together next, with Happy Queen, Shillinglee. Penshurst. Deacon, Jolly Cosy next, and Luteplayer last. Time. 3m 665. WINNERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN CUP (Since 1886). Time, ! ':■•■, in. s. 1886— O. Ingli*' Malua. 9.9 ... IP) 1887— J. Whit« Trident, 8.7. ... 4 *i 1888— White's Carlyon. 8.2 ... 4 6i 1889— G. G. Stead's Lochiel. 8.7 ... 4 9i 1890— J. White's Dreadnought. 8.6 ... 3 59* 1891—Blackwood's Vengeance. 7.13 ... 4 24 1892—Forrester's Highborn. 9.4 ... 4 2i 1893—Purches' Portsea, 8.10 ... 4 Of 1894— James' Broken Hill. 7.0 ... 4 81 1895— W. R. Wilson's Havoc. 8.7 ... 4 11! 1896— Russell's Idolator, 7.3 ... 8 59* 1897— W. W. Bailey's Coi l , 8.0 ... 4 4* 1898— W. Davidson Ayrshire, 8.3 ... 4 3i 1899— R. Wilson's Bobsdil, 8.4 ... 4 5 1900— W. R. Wilson's La Carabine. 7.6 4 8i 1901—Sir R. Clarke's Dreamland, 6.12 •■• 3 581 1902— W. Brennan's Blue Metal. 8.11... 4 8* 1903—A. Wynne's Great Scot. 8.0 ... 4 3i 1004— J. McArthur's Marroont. 6.12 ... 4 4* 1905— Lord Ullin's Daughter, 7.4 3 571 1906— J. J. Macken's Tartan, 9.6 ... 8 53* 1907— K. S. McLeod's Realm. 6.18 ... 4,8* 1908— Wynne's Peru. 7.10 ... 4 Of 1909— H. Power's Pendil. 7.1 ... 4 0* 1910— Fielder's, Orline. 6.12. ■ ... 3 574 1911— J. F. Kirby's The Parisian. 7.7 3 67* 1912— J. Lynch's Prizefighter, 8.0.. and '5 J. Brown's Saxonite, 7.8. dead ■: heat ... .... -. 8 57! 1913—Baillieu Bros.' Almigsa. 7.12:..'.-• 4< 2 1914— Ecctes' Wallalo. 7.9 ... 866 1915—L. Robertson's Lemnriere. 7.4... 3 681 1916— Timms' Cherubini, 8.1 ... .3 55 1917— Russell's Harriet Graham, 6.12 3 53J 1918—A. Woolliscroft's Defence. 7.11 ... 359 -Nicholson and O'Hara's Now Tipperary. 7.7 . . .. .. 3 59} 1920—5. P. MaoVay's Macadam. 71 3 57! 1921— Wren's The Rover. 7.2 . . 8 55! 1922—P. C. Nixon'* Harvest King. 7.9 854 1923—Sir Samuel Hordern and "Mr." • Constable's" Prince Cox, 7.13 386 BOURKE HANDICAP of £750; 7 fur. S. A. Rawdon's b m Imputation. 4yrs, by Reputation— Wallace, 6.12 . . 1 N. Falkiner's Sonora, 4yrs, 7.7 . . .. 2 H. Hope's St. Speed, 8.7 . >.. . . .. 3 Sixteen started. In an exciting finish. Imputation won by a head from Sonora, who was three-quarters of a length in front of St. Speed. Time, lm 2515.; : HOPEFUL STAKES of £400; for two-year- ' olds; 6 fur. :-.. t . , Girlda. 7.8 .. ~ .. .. .. 1 King of Mirth, 7.10 .. .. .. ..' 2 Battleetar, 7.7 .. .... .. ..8 Girlda won by two lengths and a-half. Time, lm 2ss. . ■'.'r\ •' ■• AUSTRALIAN CUP WINNER. . BT PHAETON. < Prince Cox, who won distinction in the Australian Cup yesterday, was bred by the New South Wales sportsman, Mr. J. Brown, whose colours he carried in the early part of his three-year-old career. At that stage his form was of an inferior character, and he was sent up to auction, and was allowed to go at the small sum of 210gns. He managed to win one small race for his new owner last winter, but he was still held to be a fair moderate. This season-Prince Cox came out of his shell, and a win that he registered over 14 furlongs in the Waverley Handicap, run at Randwick •in October, caused him to be ticked off as a prospective - Cup winner. Some little time back Sir Samuel Hordern and ' another sportsman, who races under the asrtamwl name of "Mr. Constable," purchased Prinoe Cox at a high price, and they had not to wait for the Australian Cup to bring them a return, 'as the gelding won the Woodcliffe Handicap of £650 at Caulneld recently. Prince Cox was strongly fancied for the Australian Cup, and it may be inerred that, tho stable backing he received played a strong part in placing him prominently in the betting quotations. Prince Cox figures among the entrants for the Sydney Cur., to be run at Randwick on Easter Monday, The Sydney rider J. Munro was to have ridden Prince Cox in the Australian Cup, but he had the unhappy experience of incurring the displeasure of the stewards for a bit of rough riding in the Hawksburn Handicap at Caulfield on the 24th nit., with 'ne result that ha 1 was ordered to stand down for a month. As matters turned out, this will be a severe punishment for the young rider, as the * percentage alone for riding the' Cup winner would run to strong figures.

STUB NOTES. • > *—~~ •

| . BY PHAETON. . - ! In Australia and New Zealand a high-class handicap horse ready, commands more attention than the average Derby winner when he pea to the stud. It is the reverse in England, sucoess in a Derby or St. Leeer apparently putting the hall-mark on an» horse, no matter how indifferent may have been the opposition. The good handioan horses at the stud in England this season include Tetrameter (The Tetrarch-Man-dola) but thoueh he proved himself a great sprinter ' last year—winning the last ' three races in whioil *»• started—his fee is only k Th A' *??"' Zealand-bred horse Cherubim, by Martian— Opera, < who ie at the stao. in South Australia, baa not. so far had much of a chance to make a name for'him■eu. *.? he was included among, the " way backs, but he claims a few winners, and as his -stock axe held to be promising, he is to be brought closer in, with a view to greater opportunities. Possibly Cherubini was lucky to win dual Derby honours in New Zealand but still he demonstrated that he could stay properly when he silenced the opposition in the Australian Cup . (a* miles* of 1916. for B.* won the long distance handicap under 8.1 in am. 55s The first crop of, yearlings sired by Lucknow were viewed in a promising light, and with one of, the colts sired by the Minora horse realising 2000gns. at Melbourne 'on Monday, the Bo ? th Australian breeder. Mr. luJk Ald f id «* h *e *°9* reason to view hia purchas* in an optimistic rein, Luoknow Wl4. so that h* fa »w iThJ