THE KING'S CUP

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21774, 13 April 1934, Page 7

THE KING'S CUP

A DESPERATE FINISH ROGILLA'S NARROW VICTORY LIMARCH VERY UNLUCKY FBT AIR MAIL- OWN CORRESPONDENT] SYDNEY, April 10 The King's Cup at Randwick on Saturday was one of those races which will provide arguments for decades. It was a • gruel line racf and a great finish between three fine horses, Rogilla confounding his critics and giving the lie direct to those who considered that he was knocked out by his earlier racing. From the turn home there was incident end to spare. No sooner had Peter Par. settled Oro and Mr. Kerry who had led bun into the straight, than Kuvera pounced down on him. They settled down to a battle royal, and at the Leger crossing Kuvera actually hod his .head in front. The horses were locked together, with both Pifre and McCtrten riding like netnsns Pike was paying all attention to Kuvera and D. Munro somewhat miraculously steered Rogilla between Mr. Kerry and Peter Pap's heels and forced him up on _ the _ inside ,of Peter Pan. Before Pike realised it. Rogilla was level and. ridden desperately, he had a head advantage ever Peter Pan on ihe post. It was masterly horsemanship, and with more than keen rivalry these days between Pike and Munro there was some piauancy about the finish Pike Alleges Squeezing Rogilla, who looked light and listless before the race, was the real "Red Devil" at the finish. Be began rather better than in his previous race and with the pare not very fast for the first few furlongs, was always in a haniy position. He began his effort "about the half-mile, and although possibly he was lucky to set through when he did, he certainly won like the good horse h® i g - . , , Pike Vaid after the race that he was squeezed s-i the finish. Looking at the race dispassionately it was probably his own fault. Be must have come aver on to Kuvera to have left room for Rcfrilla on the rails. With McCarien us in 5 his whip in his right hand on Kuvera, Pikft was not in the best of positions, and he complained afterwards that he had been cramped. "When Kuvera ran to Peter Pan it looked as if he was going to win his second Kins « CupT Be weakened just a little, due probably to Peter Pan lying on him for 100 yards.Limarch was the unlucky horse of the race. The outsider. First Balloon, was a source of annoyance to him several times and when Hall Mark moved np at the turn Limarch was shut off again. Then when Kuvera came out in th<* straight he broadsided Limarch again. The three-year-old battled on. but fourth place was his best. Hall Marfc Disappoints Mr. Kerry, who delayed the start for five minutes in order to have a plate adjusted, ran a great race considering the company. He is an improved horse and in fine fettle. Hall Mark showed that definitely he is not the colt he was in the spring. He was not a likely winner at any part of the race. Silver Scorn showed also that her races had knocked her ont. She started to fade out from the half-mile, where she was in third place and at the finish, whipped in the field. The feature of the race was the. betting on Rosilla. Peter Pan was a hot favourite, but so folid and consistent was the support for Rogilla that Peter Pan "blew" two points and Rogilla firmed to half his original quote. Limarch was at a fair price, but Kuvera and Silver Scorn were at doublefigures. . Chatham had an easy victory m the Copper Plate at Randwick on Saturday, bringing his stake-earnings to .£15.035. Golden Wings made the pace for five furlongs and it was left to Closing Time to chase Chatham home. In all he had 11 successes this season, nine in Sydney and two in Melbourne. . _ , , , Fred Williams started both Sylvar.ciale and Theo in the mile Fernhill Handicap and the outsider beat th? hot favourite Theo. The latter would no doubt have won. but for getting on to the heels of his stablemate at the half-mile. Over the week-end there was talk of Mr. E. Moss takmc Theo sway from Williams and giving him to G. Price, but it did not eventuate.

RUFUS NAYLOR'S CASE • LITIGATION IN SYDNEY DISQUALIFICATION QUESTION (Received April 12, 9.45 p.m.) SYDNEY. April 12 Legal argument was begun to-day_ on Rufus Naylor's application for a continuation of the iniunction against the Australian Jockey Club. An affidsvit prepared by Mr. Rowe. secretary of the club, was read. This disclosed that Naylor was disqualified on the ground that he crave false or misleading evidence in connection with the ownership of a horse named Movado. which, it was alleced, was not allowed to do its best at the Gosford country meeting in February. 1933, and ccnsenuently was disoua!ified._ During the subsequent inquiry Naylor was informed that the stewards considered that a man named F. Punch, owner of Gesto, W3S also "dummyinc" for Naylor. Counsel for Naylor arsued that the club s by-law under which Naylor was disqualified was invalid, and the cluVs comm;Hee had acted without ler-al authority. The hearing was adjourned. Arisins out of the disqualification of Rufns Naylor. yvho was with tho trip to America last year of Winooka, Naylor on April 1 applied for an interm injunction to restrain the Australian Jockey Hub's committee from further upon its decision. The Court granted the application, after wh'ch Naylor said he would issue a writ claiming £IO.OOO damages against the club for alleged libel. OFFER FOR MILE RECORD / [by TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club has offered a purse of £250 to <he owner of the first horse registering two minutes for a mil?, and this record is likely to be attacked by Walla Walla in a special trial at Addington on Tuesday.