TURF IN AUSTRALIA

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21910, 20 September 1934, Page 9

TURF IN AUSTRALIA

PETER PAN BEATS CHATHAM MAITLAND STAKES VICTORY RACE- RUN IN RECORD TIME (Received September 19. 9 p.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 19 The feature of the Victoria Park races to-day was the defeat of Chatham by Peter Pan in the Sir Herbert Maitland Stakes, seven furlongs. The lm 24 is, was a record for the race. Chatham had control at the Leger from Silver Ring, but Peter Pan, finishing strongly, won by a neck, with Duke Caledon three lengths away third. Golden Wings .was fourth and then came Lough Neagh and Silver Ring, with Silver Scorn last.

This was the first time Chatham had been defeated this season. The New Zealand colt Custodian ran second to Australia Fair in. the first division of the Flying Handicap. The Limond filly Limyris dead-heated for first with Assai in the second division. Miss Nottava, who was also bred in New Zealand, won the Victoria Park Handicap. The time, 2m 13}s for 1$ miles 121 yds., was a race record.

The third race record of the day was established by Broccoli in winning the Welter Handicap, one mile, in lm 3935. Red Rufus and Lavington ran unplaced in this race. Results:—

SIR .HERBERT MAITLAND STAKES, Of £500; weight-for-age with allowances; 7 fur.

PETER PAN. R. R. Danger's ch hj, syrs. by Pantheon—Alwina, 9.3 (J. Munro) CHATHAM. A. E. Blair's b "h, 6yrs, by Windbag—Myosotis, 9.3 (J. E. Pike) DUKE CALEDON, W, A. Dunn's ch c, 3yrs, by Caledon—Coinage, 7.2 (A. R. Knox)

Also Started.—Golden Wings, Silver Ring, Lough Neagh, 9.0: Silver Scorn, 8.12; Neat Star. 7.2; Rustler, 6.13. Neck; three lengths. Time, lm 24is, a race record. FLYING HANDICAP, Of £130; 6| fur. First Division

AUSTRALIA FAIR. F. McGrath's b h. 4yrs, by Heroic—Fair Rosalecn, 8.4 (F. Hickey) .. 1 CUSTODIAN (N.Z.), C. N. Draper's b c. 3yrs, by Lord Warden—Monoxide, 6.12 (H. Mackinnon) 2 GOLD DIGGER, G. Luscombe's ch g, 6yrs, by Treclare—Pretty Baby, 7.5 (A. R. Knox> .. .. . • .. 3 Ten started, including Upoko Ariki. Three and a-half lengths; one length. Time, lm 21Ls. ✓ Second Division i ASSA.I. C. Nelson's b g, 6yrs. by Violoncello—Three Cheers, 8.1 (E. TV. Henry) .. * LIMYRIS (N.Z.-bred), X. King's br f. 3yi-3. by Limond—Pomyris, 8.1 (M. McCarten) .. • • - • .. T &PRINGFERN, C. Squire's br or blk g, 6yrs, by Redfern—Countess of Mostyn, 8.5 (C. Laycock) 3 +Dead-heat for first Fifteen stnrted. . Springfern was two lengths away third. Time, lm 211s. VICTORIA PARK HANDICAP, Of £130; li mil«s 121 yds. ' MISS NOTTAVA (N.Z.-bred). _ G. N. MagiH's ch m. 6yrs, by Chief Ruler —Nottava. 7.10 (E. C. Bntt) .. REGAL SON; T- Hickey'fl blk g. syrs. by Australian Sun—Lager, 8.6 ti». Murro) '* NORD. W. Kelso's b g, aged, by Roubaix—Marcelle, 7.4 (A. J. Parr) .. 3 Nine started, including King March, Shatter and Martinn Chief. Three lengths; two lengths. Time,, to 13js, a race record. AUCKLAND RACING CLUB ENTRIES CLOSE TO-MORROW Entries for handicap events and forfeits for the Great Northern Guineas and Welcome Stakes, to be run at the Auckland Racing Club's Spring Meeting, close at 5 p.m. to-morrow. DREAM THAT CAME TRUE LARGE ASHBURTON DIVIDEND The story went at Ashburton that £1 10s of the £2 10s invested on Gold Cross on the win machine was ihe wager of a man who is one of the many victims of the depression, says the Christchuroh Star. His reason for backing Gold Cross is said to have been that his wife dreamt that the gelding won. Dreaming in advance the success of the extreme outsider of a field of 14, with an accompanying dividend of nearly a century and a-half, i»" a real gift. Actually some such rejton wm necessary for anyone to support .Gold Cross, ile is six years old, and this is the fourth season in which he has been racing, but until Saturday his total earnings were £7 10s. which be obtained when he finished necond in the Trial Plate, run at Riccarton on November 26. 1932. Importance won tha. race with Sweet Agnes third and a big field be it m c d an h be l 's»id for Gold Cross, b°wever. that he has done very little racing. At three years he had two runs, both unplaced. At four years he ran the second already referred to and was thrice unplaced. Last season. his only outing was in the .Novice Stakes at Amberley on Apnl 28, when he was not among the first six in a field o£ nine. In the Maiden Stakes at Riccarton on August 4 he was not among th«> first seven home.

NEW ZEALAND SUCCESSES

MELBOURNE PAPER'S COMMENT

If the continued victories of New Zealand horses in Melbourne is only the thin edge of the wedge, our horses may have _to look to their laurels when the rich spring racing plums ar«s ready to be plucked, nays the Melbourne Herald. Several owners and trainers from in# Dominion were content) to miss the spring racing in Sydney, deciding as an Sternative upon an early concentration on Melbourne. They have started well, and time alone will tell how far they will §°. Four victories to New Zealand owners at Epsom on September 8 wara bit of a jolt to local prestige, even though they were achieved at a suburban and bookmakers have already lost auite a lot of money over New Zealand horses. Already results in Melbourne mu«t have shown the visiting owners and trainers the wisdom of leaving their own shores to temporarily at least escape taxation that is crippling racing in the Dommior, . and to race and win under much happier con ditions in Melbourne. The invading horses bavs " dded " B M° nur earlv spring campaign, the rapid ris of Sir Simper being exhilarating itself and emphasising how quickly they improve with Sg Winner of three good races on end he is justifiably entitled to his position as second favourite to Rogillain the Caulfield Cup. A good four-year-old with only 7.5 is always a danger in that race. ACCEPTANCES FOR PAEROA Acceptances for the first day of the Tailin arunui Racing Club s meting at P*eroa close at 8 p.m. to-morrow with Messrs. Biomfield and Company, Auckland, or the secretary, Mr. H. Poland, Paeroa. RACING FIXTURES September 20. 22 Geraldine Racing Club. September 22 Foxton Racing Club. September 29—Napier Park Racing Club. September 29 Oamaru Jcckey Club. September 29, October I—Taumarunui Raoing Club (at Paeroa) October 4, 6—Dunedin Jockey Club October 5. 6—Otaki Maori Racing Club. October 12, 13—Masterto.i Racing Club. October 13— South Canterbury Jockey Uub. October 13, 15—Auckland Racing Club.