THE VICTORIAN MEETING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19170, 9 November 1925, Page 12

THE VICTORIAN MEETING.

CUP WINNER DEFEATED. VICTORY FOR PILLIEWINKIE. Australian and X.Z. Cable Association. , (Reed. 6.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE. Nov. 8. Tho Victoria Racing Club's Spring Meeting was concluded at Fleniington to-day in fine weather, when there was again n largo attendance. Tho race track was hard. Thero was a. great, race for the Batman Stakes. Tho Sydney gelding Arnounifl, who was fourth early in the race, winning narrowly. Aniounig cost Mr. A. P. Wade 2500 guineas in September, and has won five races this season. Ken Bracken rode the winner. F. Bempaey'a mount, Cyanate, was always well placed, in the Flemington Stakes, and won smartly from Heroic's brother Thi'iician. Cyanate cost his ownel-trainer, Mr. S. Ferguson, .'l5O guineas. This is Dempsey's fourth successive win in this event. The New Zealand gelding PiUhnt-inkie nuvde a great run in tho C. B. Fisher Plate, and woo brilliantly from the favourite. Windbag. The pace was pilow in the early part, of the race, the first two fuidongs being covered in 33a. and the mile in im 325. Pilliewinkie's rider, George Young, fad a great, reception. The first pjizo s.moti its to ill 1t.7. King's Pardon had a big lead early in the V.R.C. Handicap, and was na'rnwiy beaten in an esciting finish by Our Prince, the imported horse, who at the start was second to last. The winner is owned in Adelaide. Agio col a led nearly all the way in the Victoria Steeplechase arid scored comfortably, Ihiu registering his. fourth successive win. This is his rider, Inkson's third v/in in lumping races at this meeting. The following are the detail.; cf the racing : BATMAN STAKES. A sweepstakes of X' 7 each, with £750 added: I mile. AMOUNTS. A. P. Wade's b g, 3yrs, by Magpie—-Loved One, t.ll .. .. 1 HAMPDEN, 3yrs, .".1 2 AMBASSADOR, 3yrs, 8.7 ♦ KINGOFOUDK, 3yrs, 8.9 .. . . t Eight, started. A.mounis won by a neck, a head between second and third. Time, lm 41s. FLEMINGTON STAKES. A handicap sweepstakes of £5 each, with £SOO ndtlcd ; for two-vear-olds; fur. CYANATE, S. Ferguason's b g, by Cyklon—Arrasene, 7.0 1 THRACI AN, 8.1 2 RAISULI, 7.7 3 Ten started. Cyanate won by a, length and a-half, a head between second and third. 'Time, lm 15s, C. B. FISHER PLATE. A sweepstakes of £lO each, with £ISOO added; standard weight-for-age; 11 miles. PILLIEWINKIE. Sir Samuel Hordern's br g, liyrs, by Winkie—Wuterspray, 9.2 (G. Young; 1 WINDBAG, R. Miller's b hj, 4yrs, 9.0 {J. Mitnro) 2 PANTHEON, J. and C. Brien's b h (imp.!. 9.1 (S. Cracknel!) .. ..3 Also started: Heroic, 9.0. Heroic and Windbag made the pace, Pilliowinkie, who was last early in the race, came fust, and won by one and a-half lengths, the same distance separating second and third. Time, 2m 30:|s. V.R.C. HANDICAP. A sweepstakes of .£lO each, with £IOOO added; if miles. OUR PRINCE. H. Lewis' h h limp.), aged, by Bachelor's Dc. übio—Painted Lady. 7.0 1 KINGS PARDON. Gyrs. G.ll .. .. 2 STRAILA, Cyrs, 7.0 3 Ten started. Our Prince won by a neck, four lengths between second and third. The Slave was fourth. Tune, 2m ofls. The first two furlongs were run in Sola, and the last six in lm 10s. VICTORIA STEEPLECHASE. A handicap sweepstakes of £5 each, with £'7so added; about 3 miles and a fur. ACRICOLA, H. Farmer's br g, aged, by Le Glaneur, 10.11 1 MASTER FIFE, aged, 9.-1 ~ ..2 MANDLEMaN, aged, 9.0 3 Six started. Agricola won by four lengths, 12 lengths between second and third. Time, Cm 1935. Winshaldean fell und Irish Hunts was pulled up. FINAL HANDICAP. A sweepstakes of £lO each, with £IOOO added; li miles. ARENDAL. E, M. Pearee's ch e. 4yrs, by Beragoon—Humility, 8.4 .. .. 1 THE TYRANT, aged, 7.12 .. ~ 2 FRIARSDALE, syrs, S.l .. ..3 In an exciting finish Arendal, who was a long way back in the early stages, got up m the lost stride and won by a head from The Tyrant, who was a neck in advance of Friarsdale. Time, 2m 51b. THE STAKE MONEY. The total sum to lie paid away in stake money over tho V.R.C. Spring Meeting amounts to £ 12,473. WELLINGTON NOTES. [BY TELEGRAPH.- —-OWN COHRESPONDENT. ] WELL IN G TON, Sunday. Practically all the Trent ham horses and trainers are at Riccarton, which is. th.j centre of all attraction in the south. Wellitigtonians, although at Riccartou in good strength, did not achieve any great measure of success to-day. S. Roid, with Minotus, supplying the only winner. Minotus, who 'was sired in England and foaled m Now Zealand, promises to come good, for ho defeated a -lair held to-day in good style, returning a substantial dividend. Mandarino and Indian Sage represented the stable, but, ran only fairly well. Mr. J, A. Taylor was not particularly hopeful of the prospects of either Treehnni or Ilka. Tresham was well ridden by R. Roeci m the New Zealand Cup, and managed to gain sixth place, but riding was responsible for a good deal of that. Ilka was never in the firing line in the Stewards' Handicap. Mr. Taylor's English coit, Loyal Picture, at present in Canterbury, is universally admired, and he could be passed on at a good profit. He is a well-turned iron grey of good workmanlike appearance. H. B. Lorigan had no luck with either Lonmark or Orchid at Riccartou. F.onniark was prominent live furlongs from home m the hurdle race, but faded away. Orchid was outclassed in the Stewards' Handicap. A. D. Webster, of Otaki, almost brought off a big surprise in the hurdle race, for Bonecto was always on the premises find then finished third. Ho was ut an outside price. First Acre, from the same stable, was unlucky enough to be beaten in the first division of the Liuwood Handicap into second place, a really barren honour. _ Tana dees greatly disappointed his connections in the cup. He was beaten at. the end of a mile and a-quarter, and fun'shed up with the tail. He did a very cramped preliminary. and evidently did not like tho hard ground. Waetea, ran a gallant race in the New Zealand Cup. She is one of Mr. W. H. Pa Hi inter's much-travelled team. ' She was still footing ii with Te Kara and Count Cavonr at the turn having beaten off horse after horse. She finished up a very close fourth. The Tank went a fair race in the Apprentices' Handicap, but did not really look like a winner. He is, however, improving with racing. Fools' Paradise came with, a great rattle into sixth place in the Stewards'" Handicap He looks certain to win a middle distance race at the meeting.