NIGHTMARCH'S DEFEAT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20723, 17 November 1930, Page 7

NIGHTMARCH'S DEFEAT.

SHOCK TO THE PUBLIC. TACTICS IN THE STRAIGHT. H. GRAY'S SUPERIORITY. [B? TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CHRISTCEURCH, Saturday. The withdrawals of Vertigern, Historic. Lad; Para and Praise left only three contestants for the G. G. Stead Gold Cud. and Nipbtinarcb was backed down to a short price. The result of tho raco came as a shock to tho public, who considered that tho event would provide easy money for Nijshtmarch. There was no pace on over the first two furlongs and there was not much change until Toxeuma went out from Nichtmarcli at tho six furlong post. Toxeuma was ;i length in front of Nightmarch entering the straight with another length to Cylinder. Toxeuma surrendered to Nigbtmarch's challenge at the distance and Reed appeared to be sitting still on the favourite. Cylinder then drew up alongsido of him and actually headed him before Reed drew the whip. An exciting tussle then ensued, and with the aid of superior horsemanship Cylinder was able to hold off a renewed effort by the champion in the last few strides and a head victory went down to the Derby winner. Toxeuma was three lengths away. There were several theories advanced for Nightmarch's defeat and Reed's handling was severely criticised. He allowed a slow pace to be set over the first mile and when he did go to the front at the straight entrance he should have carried on, instead of being content to hold the small advantage he gained. Gray, on the other hand, outgeneralled his rival less than a furlong from the post and Reed under-estimated the danger. As it was. Nightmarch was a neck to tho bad a couple of strides off the post and had his head in front half a stride over the line. The race actually resolved into a sprint home, the last half mile being covered in 47 l-ss. TURF IN AUSTRALIA. VICTORIA AMATEUR CLUB. TAISHO WINS ARMADALE. ORMOND STAKES TO HELLENIST. (Received November 16. 5,5 p.mj MELBOURNE, Nov. IG. At tho Victoria Amateur Turf Club's meeting yesterday the chief events resulted as follows: ARMADALE HANDICAP}" Of £1000; 1 mile 3 fur. / TAISHO, J. P. Arthur's br g, by Eastern Monarch—Averse, 8.5 (Wilson) .. 1 MIRA DONNA, R. C. Power's ch f. 0.13 (Elliott) 2 SPANG, B. Crocker's b g, 9.2 (Winks) 3 Fifteen started, including Cimbrian. Won by half-a-head, one length between second and third. Time 2m 19Js. ORMOND STAKES, Of £350, and gold cup; 1 mile. HELLENIST, K. D. Bowman's br g, by Denacre-Grecian Queen, 8.2 (McGill) .. 1 NEPKAN, P. T. Heywood's b g, 8.9 (Bones) 2 LINDBERGH, M. Cornell's br c, 8.7 (Nicholls) .. .. 3 Seventeen started. Won by four lengths, a neck between second and third. Time, lm 39Js. • .i AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB. NOVEMBER HANDICAP. VICTORY FOR SPEARSHOT. (Received November 16. 5,5 p.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 16. The November meeting of the .Australian Jockey Club was held yesterday in ideal weather. Following are the results of the chief events:— NOVEMBER HANDICAP, Sweepstake of £5 each, with £6OO added; ]} miles. •SPEARSHOT, D. Buffier's br g, by Spearhead—Ramson, 8.0 (Cook) .. 1 PROMARA, 'A. H. Cush's blk m, 7.4 (Parr) 2 LORD KENNAQUHAIR, J. T. Cush's ch li, 8.9 (\..nrsden) 3

Eleven started, including Papatu. Won by a length, two lengths between second and third. Time, 2m 311s. HICH>WEIQHT HANDICAP, Sweepstake of £4 each, with £4OO added: 1 mile. EXACT, J, A. Scully's ch f, by Shillinglee—Accurate, 8.5 (McLachlan) .. 1 MAGNETIC, S. R. Lomond, Junr.'s br g, 9.6 (BartleJ • .. .. . . 2 SHRILL TRILL, Mrs. T. C. Hinder's br m, 8.0 (Cracknell) .. ~ ..3 Nineteen started, including Gesto, Rational and Stormy. Won by n head, a neck between second and third. Time, lm 37is. CHAMPION PHAR LAP. DISCUSSION IN ENGLAND. LITTLE CHANCE OF MATCH. (Received November 16, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 15. Sir Hugo Hirst, owner of Diolite, winner. of the Two Thousand Guineas, describes Mr. Davis' challenge in regard to Phar Lap as a true sporting offer, but says ho does not foresee any English owner accepting it. S. Darling, trainer of Strephon, Newmarket, expresses the opinion that the drawbacks against an English classic horse going to Australia are too great. Unless the owner of Phar Lap is prepared to send him to England and allow a year, possibly 18 months, to acclimatise him, there is little chance of a match. STRONG TAMAHERE TEAM. r. a. McMillan's activities. R. A; McMillan, who trains at Tamnlierc, has probably the largest team in committeion in the province. So varied is his collection that a repreiientative can bo found for almost every clans of race on Auckland programmes. McMillan's main utakc-earncrs last year. Machine Gun and Peter McKinney, both of whom were taken over by him when their sphere of usefulness was thought to bo at an end, are again on the active list and promise to bo in good form again beforo the season concludes. Machine Gun is undergoing a preparation for the Auckland Cup and may be seen in action at Epsom next week. Owihir to the extension of limits in the two-miles trotting events next week. Peter MoKiimcy was not nominated, but he will be on hand again to contest the Rowe Cup. Other members of the team who will be required for racing during the next couple of months include Enawah. Daytime, First Flight, Te Wahia,' Dealer, Prin.ce Pedro, nnd the improving trotter Royal Triumph. The last-named has displayed rare promise in his last three starts, which gave him two firsts and a third, while at the Hamilton Show on Thursday he won a race, "which would act as a nice work-out. Royal Triumph should continue to race prominently at the next two meetings. Enawab showed brilliance when she won at Epsom last month and her turn for further success is close at hand. Te Wahia is a useful pacer who does not win out of his turn, while Daytime, who has been off the scene for some considerable time, is making satisfactory progress. When last seen at Epsom Dealer. Frinco Pedro and First Flight ran disappointingly, but an improvement can be looked lor when track conditions are better. . Particularly is this the case with Firat Flight. McMillan will have a strong team at Epsom next week, and the green and black jacket should be prominent in several ©rents.