TURF IN AUSTRALIA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20989, 28 September 1931, Page 5

TURF IN AUSTRALIA.

MOONEE VALLEY RESULTS.

WIN FOR PRINCESS BETTY. ! RECORD TIME FOR COURSE. i (Received September 27, 5.5 p.m.) I [ , MELBOURNE. Sept. 27. i ! Tine Quality Handicap, the principal race | at Moonee Valley yesterday, was won by the New Zealand-bred Princess Betty. Princess Betty ran the seven furlongs and 60yds. in 1.30}, a record for the couree. and was followed home by another ex-New Zealander. Waterline. Results: — TRIAL HURDLES, of £l5O, 2 miles 60yds.—Marshfield, 1; Lannaret, 2; Anological, 3. MERRIE HANDICAP, cf £250, 9} fur— First Division: Sea Rover. 1: Timnr, 2; Patou, 3. Second Division: Cold Shoulder, 1; Kirrcwur, 2; Flavantus, 3. ARUNDEL STEEPLECHASE, of £3OO. about 2 miles 8 chains.—Romeo, 1. West Wing, 2; Red Bluff, 3. TULLAMARINE HANDICAP, of £3OO. 1 mile 3i fur. apprentice riders.—Miss Arrows'; (Courtney), 1; Whitsome, 7.8 tEganL 2; Thrawn. 7.0 (Jones), 3. QUALITY HANDICAP. Of £650; maximum weight, 0.0; 7 fur eOyds. PRINCESS BETTY (es-N.Z.). A. T. Creswick's ch m, lyrs, by Chief Ruler —Marceline, 7.3 (N. Percival) . . t WATERLINE (ex-N.Z.), "S. A. Rawdon's" br g, syrs, by The Ace— Sailor's Hope, 8.13 (Winks) • . . « DARPUNA, C. J. Headlain's b g. syrs, bv Burrabadeen —Kilrie, 7.11 (Bevis) 3 Sixteen started. Won by a length ana a-half. Time, lm 30;s, a course record. AILS A HANDICAP, of £3OO, 6 fur.—Sir ! Graculus, 1: Low field. 2; Shankara. 3. i EAWKESBURY MEETING. { { POSTPONEMENT UNTIL TO-DAY. I SYDNEY. Sept. 26. i The Hawkesbury Race Club's Spring Meeting to have been held to-day was post- | poned until Monday, on account oi heavy rain. RAIN AT HAWKESBUBY. MEETING POSTPONED. SYDNEY, Sept. 26. j Owing to the continued steady rain the ' Eawkesbury races were postponed nntil I Monday. — ~~ ' I RAND WICK TRACK WORK. j AMMON RA GALLOPS WELL. SYDNEY, Sept. 2C. Some useful gallops were recorded on the course proper at Randwick this morning over hurdles 40ft. out. The going was hoidin" owing to rain. Ammon Ra went better than Yeilmond over 10 furlongs m 2.9. Phar Lap pulled up when going fast owing to a mishap to his gear, Rondalma covered six furlongs in 1.20 • nicely. Gesture equalled this time. Chide and Autumn Lea: did 11 furlongs in 2.29*. Autopav spurted two furl on g3 in 265, and Wild Time did three in 40s. Va!i had Carry Oil for a mate over nine furlongs in 2m. Concentrate beat Orai tion and Lavington over a mile in lm 47*. ! Chief Joy and Kodapen registered 1.18 for i «ix furlonsrs all out Chatham and Staron ! ran four furlongs in 50*s. Tom Pinch took ; 555. Stately covered six in 1.13 very nicely. TRAINING AT TAKANINI. I GALLOP BY BRONZE EAGLE. ' Heavy rain fell throughout tho morning i at Takar.ini on Saturday, when the only i fast work recorded was done by Bronze Eagle and Vandyke, who are to race at Avondale to-day. The outside gTass was used and I it was very heavy and Quits against fast times. _ _ , i The Guineas' candidate Bronze Eagle (Gray) jumped away at the nine-furlongs mark and after going at half-pace to the : seven, he was given bis head and. always ■ going strongly, ran from there in 1.3S 4-5. i the last six furlongs in 1.24 1-5. He ploughed ; through the mud in very satisfactory styifc I ar.d although he would be better : suited by a fast track his final gallop gave every satisfaction. He pulled tip well and i can be relied upon to inn out a brilliant j mile fo-day. Vandyke (Craig), who goes through the I mud rather well, made good time -in the early stages of a six-furlongs gallop, to t finish in 1.24 after covering the first five in i 1.9. His time compared favourably with i Bronze Eacrie's, but lie wa3 slowing up at ■ the finishing mark. JOCKEY'S LEG BROKEN. J. T. ANDREWS' BAD LUCK. [BY TELEGBAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CHRISTCHURCH. Saturday. A mishap occurred at the Geraldine races i to-day under somewhat unusual circum- ! stances. Prior to doing his preliminary | Sezrave whipped round, dislodged his : rider, W. McEwan. and. careering down the ! trr.ck. interfered with Some Good, whose , lider, J. T. Andrews, was also thrown. Mc- : Ewan was rendered insensible for a while | and Segrave had to be withdrawn from the race. j Andrews suffered a broken leg. He had | only recently resumed riding after recoverI ing from a similar injury received some i months ago. Complications set in shortly ' after that accident and a piece of bone had to be taken from his sound leg to be ' grafted on to the broken limb. It was at I the point where the bone was removed that | to-day's fracture took place. | NEW ZEALAND TROTTING CUP. i TWENTY-ONE NOMINATIONS. Nominations for the New Zealand Trot- | ting Cup closed last Thursday with a ; total of 21, or sis fewer than were entered j for the race la?t year. Wrackler, Kohara. i King Pointer. Logan Chief. Terence Dillon. 1 Logan Park. Dundas Boy. Roi I'Or. Harold Thorpe, Native Prince. Kingcraft. Imprint. Dilworth and Gold Jacket have been entered. To these have to he added i Peter Bingen. twice winner of the race, i but not nominated last year, also Harold ; Logan. Glenrossie. Free Advice. Camel, j Lindbergh and Vesuvius, most of whom ' gained their qualification during the past j year. THAMES TROTTING CLUB. DECREASE IN REVENUE. [FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] THAMES, Saturday. The annual meeting o? tho TLames Trotting Club was held last evenins, Mr. J. Twohill presiding. i u The annual report stated that the Ctuo suffered a drop in the gate-money and in ! fho totalisator turnover, the gates being I down £IOO, while the totalisator turnover, j £15,'021. showed a decrease of £5286. In i spite of this fact the meeting showed a pro- ' fit of £52, although for the year an adverse ! balance of £146 was shown. A repayment I had been made by the Thames Jockey Club so that a credit balance of £449 was brought forward. Although the gates and totalisator showed a decrease, it had to be noted that under the heavy taxation increases imposed by the Government the same amount as last year was paid in taxation. £1336. Owing to the Easter period falling at the end of March next year it was found neces?ary to change the date to April 16. Tnia date is in the middle of a good circuit and a successful meetins should result. The following oficers were elected:— President. Mr. J. Twohill: vice-presidents. Messrs. P. Faithful! and D. Maokay; stewards. Messrs. J. Bailey. E. McLoughlin. C. J. Garland, J. H. Ensor, T. G. Tizard. J Casey and H. Dent: committee. Messrs. L. S. James. S. R. He3iop, E. S. Keven. R. M. Rhodes. R. E. COVENY'S CONDITION. [BY TELEGRAPH.— OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday, ike jockey, R. E_ Coveny, who suffered a fall at the Geraldine races on Thursday, had not regained consciousness up to today. Ho i 3 suffering from a fracture of the skull and his condition is described as serious.