ECLIPSE STAKES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22475, 20 July 1936, Page 7

ECLIPSE STAKES

RHODES SCHOLAR WINS MARGIN OF SIX LENGTHS HIS GRACE RUNS SECOND LONDON, July 17 The Eclipse Stakes, for three and four-year-old colts and fillies, at the Sundown Park meeting, was won by Rhodes Scholar. Result: ECLIPSE STAKES, Sweepstakes of 1115 each with L'lsoo added; HC'Olld CiXiO; third t l(,0; fourth f-'OO; with f50() for breeder of winner; IV j miles RIIODIOS SCHOLAR, Lord Astor's b c, 3yrs, by Pharos-—Hook Law . . 1 HIS ORACIi, Lord Carnarvon's b c, .'iyrs, by Hl.uulford — Malva . . . . - lAtnr.Y, Lord Derby's b c, 3yrs, by Fairway—Polish Air . . . . 3 Nine started. Six lengths; four lengths. The victory of Rhodes Scholar in the rich Helip.se Stakes, following so soon on his triumph over the Derby winner, Mahmoud, at Ascot, emphasises the illfortune of Lord As tor in not having had the Pharos colt available for the Derby. The winner's slake last year, when Windsor Lad won, was £7569. It is now likely that Rhodes Scholar will be made a firm favourite for the St. Leger, to be run in September. Horses who have gone from victory in the Hclipse Stakes to success in the St. Leger, or vice versa, arc Isinglass, Persimmon, living Fox, Diamond .Jubilee. Your Majesty, Bayardo, Swynford. Prince Palatine, Tracery, Coronach. Fairway and Windsor Lad. Rhodes Scholar is well-endowed with staying blood. Pharos, his sire, won the Royal Stakes and Champion Stakes, ar.d was second to Papyrus in the Derby. Hook Law won the St. Ix'ger and Jockey Club Stakes, and Buchan, her sire, was twice winner of the Hclipse Stakes.

MANAWATU MEETING PROGRAMME FOR SATURDAY LIST OF THE HANDICAPS [by TKMX;HA I'll —Pit K.S3 association] PALMERSTON NORTH, Sunday Following are the handicaps for the Manawalu Racing Club's Winter Meeting on Saturday next:— LADIES' BRACELET, of .€OO, IVS miles. —Oriel, 11.1.'?: Santoft, 11.11; King Thomnnd, 11.0; The Drone, 11.1; Hi lent Acre, 10.11; Bacchus Marsh, 10.!); Air Force, Padnos, Night Runner, Cordon. Engaitaliu, War Eagle, Sangay, Brown Eel, 10.7. FLAXBOURNE HURDLES, of I' 150, V/ A miles.—Soloist, 11.8; Red Sun, 11.0; Saltspray, Silk Sox, 11.1; Hunting Jay, 10.0; Valpai, 10.-1; Ethiop, 10.3; Invictus, 0.11; Limulus, 0.10; Prince Reno, 0.5; Aiguille, Royal King, 0.1; Spender, O.fi; Oriel, 0.2; Umpire, ; Sir Ronald, Royal Bengal, Sunder, 0.0. RANGITANE MAIDEN PLATE, of £7O, 0 fur. —Alloa, Auhe, Cosmic Ray, Export, Golden Anne, Golden Ridge, Kitty Quinn. Lucullus Lad, Patagonia, Ringapoto, Rioghail, Rtiaville, Rueuzori, 0.0; Don Sante, Jovial Prince, Malilm, May Song, Mazzini, Mirth, Jlittie, 8.5. MANAWATU HUNT CUP, of CIOO, about 2'X miles.—Dozie, 11.13; Tangled, 11.11; Croydon, 11.1; Royal Songster, 100-, Taura Lad, Miss Pango, The Drone, 10.S; Waitaunaha, 10.5; Panloff, 10.3; Given, 10.1; Indiscretion, Flockhart, Stroller, Pahiko, War Eagle, Gas Range, Sir Red, 10.0. PALMERSTON NORTH HANDICAP, of £l5O, V/ 4 miles. —One Whetu, 10.5; Dungarvan, 0.13; Arctic King, 0.0; Peter Jackson, 8.0; West Tor, 8.8; Midinn, 8.7; Alchemic, 8.1; Lapel, 8.3; Mustang, Rose Val, Red Rufus, Silver Brier, Manawatu. Blue Garter, 8.0. MILSON HACK HANDICAP, of £IOO, 0 fur. —Quake, Happy Hunting, 0.1; De Trop, 8.10; Finnesko, 8.8; Kohika. S.O; Terrv, 8.4; Racemosus. 8.0; Cloudy Hay. Ruaville, Garter Red. Ringapoto, Cosmic Hay, S.O. McCRAE HANDICAP, of £l3O, 7 fur.— Dungarvan, 10.1; Farmer, 0.1; Passion Flower, Midian, 8.13; Round Score. Jubilee Song, 8.11; Full Throttle, Alchemic, 8.10; Bodyline, S.!»; Royal Secret, S.O; Miss Hushabye, ISeau Gallante. Pukeko, 8.5; Rose Val, 8.4; Snowball, 8.3; Supreme Court, Lavington, Hest, Otaki, 8.0. BROADWAY HACK HANDICAP, of £l3O. 0 fur.—Red Rufus, 0.0; Taumau, 0.0; Wotan, Lo Grand, 5.13; V\aipiro, 8.11; Happy Hunting, Middle, 8.10; Blue Garter, Tail Light, Umpire, 8.0; Maestro, 8.3; Santoft, S.'J; Muggins, 8.1; Otaura King, Helios, W'arehi, Sybil Song, Racemosus, Cloudy Bay, Garter Red, Sunder, Vane, First Hand, l'ahiko, Princess La Jean, 8.0. KING'S HORSE SCORES

SANDOWN PARK VICTORY (Received .Tuly 1!', p.m.) LONDON, July 18 Tito King had his tenth turf success after his accession when Fairlead won the Warren Handicap at the Sandown Park races. The victory caused great enthusiasm. NOTES FROM EVERYWHERE TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP There is no record of Bonny Hull, winner of the \\ annate Hunt Cup, haying raced before at a totalisator meeting. Royal Secret, now in H. Dulieu's stable, is expected to have her first nice for that trainer at the Manawatu meeting next Saturday. Peacock, who had his first raco at Waimate on Saturday, is a tour-year-old gelding by Songbird from Gorgeous, by Martian.' Ho is owned by Mr. V. (i. Holloway, Dunedin, and is trained by 13. H. Jirodie. Marsvas, winner of the Okawa Maiden Race at Hastings on Saturday, is a rising three-year-old by Hunting Song—Marsurd, and a full brother Chase. The dam is a halfsister to Notium. Redolent has had very little public experience, but he had been noticed several times in connection with his .schooling, and bis victory in the Studholnie Hurdles was well anticipated. Ho is a five-year-old son of Pan mure and Redowa. The nine nominees for the Homeby Steeplechase, the last preliminary race for the Grand National, arc Punchestown, Battleground, Manawatu, Royal Liinond, Thurina, Night Parade, Money Mine, Palm and High Speed. The distance is two and a-half miles. The Brabazon Handicap, the open seven furlongs race at the Chrisfcchurch Hunt Club's meeting, has attracted a smaller list of nominations than usual this year. C'onecrtpiteh, Wall Street. Wino", Greek Gold and Fair Weather and Queen of Song are among the number.

Speculators evidently expected Slippery to win the Tikokino Handicap at Hastings for the third year in succession on Saturday, but he had to take third place, beaten by a head for second by Blue Garter, whose record of plaeings without a win is now over a score.

Alterations to the main totalisator house at Trentliam, to accommodate the new Julius machine, wore begun immediately after the Wellington meeting, and it is expected the installation will be completed in time for the October meeting. It is said the machine will be the most elaborate machine installed by the company in any part of the world