AUSTRALIAN RACING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18364, 3 April 1923, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN RACING.

THE RANDWICK MEETING. j DAVID WINS THE CUP. A. and N.Z. • SYDNEY. April 2. The Australian Jookey Club's meeting was continued at " Rand wick : to-day in > fine weather, and . the attendance was estimated at 76,000. ' ■ ■ ■' ■ j The Sydney Cup was a triumph for. the old favourite, David, who has usually proved incapable of, winning j handicap events. He was always in a handy position, and won in good•'style. ' The New Zealand colt Tho Cypher was conveniently placed throughout, but he was not able to reproduce the brilliant finishing effort which characterised his victory in the Tocal Handicap on Saturday. '','-■"■ a he.following are the details of the racing:" ''' . FLYING HANDICAP of £1000; 6 fur. E. A. Connolly's b h Fleuriste (imp.), by Bona Florentine, 8.6 . . 1 H. W. Brown's Wrangle. 8.0 . . ..2 J. Bridge's Glenacre, 9.5 .'.- ... •' ' • • 3 Eighteen started. Fleuriste forged to the front. at the half-distance and won by a length. 'Time, lm 12is. : EASTER STAKES OF £750; 7 fur. M. F. Dallon's b i Trilisa, by Trillion— Hedera, 7.13 ,• . ...... . • • • • 1 E. Eccle's Quintus, 7.13 . -v. • • • • 2 L. H. Andrew's Linaway, -7.13 •• . ■ 3 Ten started. Trilisa won by two lengths. Time, la 26J5. , . r ' * " _ SYDNEY CUP. a sweepstake of £30 with £6000 added,. and a gold cud of £200; 2 miles. ! ..'■ >\ 0. R. Falkiner's br or blk h David. syrs, by i —Linotype, 9.7 (Wood) 1 McKinnon and i Armytage's b h Heir Ap- --; parent,' 4yrs, -by Comedy ) King—Our ; : Queen, 7.18 (Lewis) ..., • • •,• 2 H. L. Cumming's ch h'Shillmglee (imp.), .. by Llanc-Ibby—William's Pride. ; 7.2 • > (Shannahan) "• •'"•'■ '•'• • *'"' ','■-•■ -" E. Eccles' be The Cypher, 3yrs, by ; MartianPolymnia, 8.7 ...*.. • 4 Also Speciality, '' 9.5; King Ingoda, 9.0; Prince Cox. 89; Prince Charles, Kivoli, 8.7; Caserta, Oranian, 8.6; Insurrection, 8.5; Brilliant Sunshine, Mufti, 8.0; Sir Andrew, 7.13; King of the Forest, 7.11; Tremolo, Bittale. 7.5: Liberty Loan. 7.0; Glen Branter, 6.13; Vleta. Happy Queen. 6.12; Thalassa, 6.9; Eldorado,. 6.7. : The field moved off together. Happy Que<m and-Shillinglee taking charge until approaching the six furlongs post, where David was lying, third, a position he had held since the start, : while : The Cypher was sixth. Rounding the bend .the field bunched up. Shillinglee. led into, the straight. David shot, to the ■ front . inside the distance, where he was challenged by Bittale . and Heir Apparent, but the ? top weight was not to be denied, and stalling off Heir Apparent's finishing run,. he won bv a length. Shillinglee was third and The Cypher fourth. Time,. 3m 26}s. ■ y0; ■ WINNERS OF SYDNEY CUP. '-■■•--- v (Since 1914.) ' y '; .'; ..■ . * t ' Time, '.-.■, : ' : ' - '■ - ■:.'"''';■' ,•.'. .-. m.': s. : 1914—Lily Veil (imp.). B.Bf ..v;.. 3; 26 1915—Sootoh Artillery, 7.3 .... 3 36)« 1916—Prince Bardolph. 7.3 . .., ■ .. , 3■ \ 243 1917— Fortune Hunter. \ 8.6 ,:...,, 3 26 1918—Rebus (imp.), 7.12 v:. ..;| .. 3 26t 1919—Ian 'Or (imp.), 6.10 .... .3',81*. Kennaquhair, 9.5 i. r . .. .3 22! 1921— Eurythmic, 9.8 ..... • •. 3, 24? 1922—Prince. Charles, 7.11 .. ... 3 261 David, 9.7 .-■-. •/ ..' '-■'.. 3 261 FIRST STEEPLECHASE of £750; about '••., >/•■- 21 miles. '" . .' "•; .."•':*- N. MoKenna's grg Blue, 6yra, by Cable _ —Cavara, 9.0 . ■.. . • .";'<■; ;.-".'"• 1 L. Stuart's Stone Marten. -11.5 .. ..2 P. Padfield's Oopina, 11.9 y. • ;'.• • •.•.> 3 : Twelve started- : Blue went .to the front when half the distance 1 was completed, and < won easily by five lengths. Time, 4m42is. Sir Noel and Zarabine fell. FIRST NURSERY HANDICAP of £750; ' ■ ■■'■.. :■:■-': :'.:; 6 fur. : v ■:•• Vy ~.• -*y? \"; : ' ' ' FIRST DIVISION.' "[ * ■'-;,:. J. Clarke's Bribie, 8.9;..; v.. ;:. .; .. 1? 1 R. R..Denison's\Ridicule, 7.10 ~. , .'. «2 a. Tye's Coolab/ 8.9 •,.;.:,;. ..v3 Bribie won by a long head. Time, lm 13}s. , ; SECOND DIVISION. Hardie and Alexander's Rose Carmen, ~8.3-' -■■ yy -yy^ : ' •';•"•'>;.; •:••'-';: •-•r,i V. Cliffs Wman, 8.2 : : •. •; ! .. '; ~V 2 E. A. Connolly's All Sunshine,. 8.0 .. 3 Rose Carmen won by a length. ; Time, lm 141s. ,;; y \ . • ■ HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, of £750; . 1 ';■:.',. ~:.,v^-■■..,,.-: . v:J>v.-mile. „ i ,, 1 ,.:,.: .-. ,<,,,;, .:\?. J. R. Corleen's big Purser, 11.3 .. 5 i.' 1 W.P. Donohoe's Easter Week, 8.9 , ..2 Stony, : 9.10 , .. . • ...... 3 1, Purser won by a length. Time, lm 395.