AUSTRALIAN TURF

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23160, 5 October 1938, Page 13

AUSTRALIAN TURF

CAULFIELD GUINEAS OPPOSE AMIGO IN TGORAK HANDICAP i ' (Received od'ober 4, 6 6 p.m.) ' •* • .MELBOURNE, Oct. 4 Final acceptances for the Caulfleld Guineas and Tooriitk Handicap ' have been received as under : CAULFIELD GUINEAS, Of £2780; three-year-old coltß and geldinfcß, 8.5 i fiilies, 8.0; 1 mile .'•st. lb. '■ st. lb. Fort Regal . 8 5 Caption . . . 8 5 ' Brethren . . 8 B Carpentler . . »8 5 Caragona . . 8 5 Nuffield < . . 8 G Dostiny Bay . 8 5 Tregenna ..85 Raeburn _ • Attlcus .... 8 5 (N.Z.) 8 5 "Tactical ... 8 5 Hilton (N,Z.» Dannevirko bred) ... 8 5 (N.Z.-bred) . 8 sij Acceptors: for ithe Toorak Handicap, of £IOOO, 1 mile,* include Amigo: and for the Debutant Stakes, of £IOOO, two-year-old colts and geldings, 4 fur., Xavier and Aranui. The list for the Debutante Stakes,* of £IOOO, for two-year-old Lace, Benzonia and Riviera. . , MELBOURNE ITEMS MILE BY BEEOHWGOD FLOOD TIDE AT MENTONE CAULFIELD GUP SGRATCHINGS • ■ (Received October <l. 5.5 p.m.) . r . MELBOURNE, Oct. 4 r At Flemington on the tan track, Elmdale» beat Hautboy over nine furlongs in 2.1£. Evening Mist travelled well; over a " mile to record 1.52, without being oxtended. ( , Winterset'and Brethren ran five furlongs easily in 1.5. North Cape moved well to complete a mile in 1.48 J. Riddle was not ridden out to cover six in ir.201. , Mtinificent beat Ellison over nino furlongs in 2.5. For the Caulfield gallops on the steeplechase grass track, .tho going was good to-day. Amigo and Dannevirko separately ran five furlongs easily in 1.5 and are very fit. Othello's mile took 1.44J, tho first six in 1.16. Ho faced a head wind itt the final stages. , v Beech wood went well to complete : a mile in 1.43, the first seven furlong's, with Court Gossip taking 1.29f. Ajax, hard held, ran six furlongs in 1:20. Cassio ran a mile in 1.45. EnaJ looking well; took 1.47£.V Nightguard, Spear Chief, Nuffield and, Avenger have returned to Melbourne. They cantered at Epsom to-day and looked well. ' . ' Flood Tide impressed, by running a mile and 20 yards in 1.47 at Mentone.' Ho runs in tho Herbert Power Handicap on Saturday. ; 1 ; 'K Latest Caulfield Gup scratchings are Gonetout, Rodborough, 1 Denis ahd Thurles Lad. WINGATUI ACTIVITIES ALMA'S SOLID PERFORMANCE MILE GALLOP WITH MONIPERE 1 : ———— * ' <" .. '<■") ■J. [BT TEIiEGBAPII—PRESS ASSOCIATION] ' DUNEDIN. Tuesday ; .' After a light frost the conditions for training at Wingatui this morning were ■ perfect, both the plough and inside grass tracks being faster than yesterday. The course proper-next the rails was open for two-year-olds. •> .•>' Violenta ran seven .furlongs on the plough in "1.31, after taking 54 3-5s for the first half-milp. -This mare has como 'On well: during tho, past week. Straight Del was going better than Atiia Here at the end of half a mile on the outside grass, track in 51fi. Denis Dowling accounted for Royal Style over five furlongs on the plough in 1.5 2-5. Araboa started off fast from the half-mile post,, but, was then, allowed to slo,w up, ■ and j took 57 v l-5s to; complete the journey. . He may be. a starter on .the second day. On the outside grass- Gold Don took 54s to run half a mile. Dissemble: took 1.48 4r5 for seven furlongs,.. This.mare ! has improved in her-work. .. Norseman was blowing, hard at the end of'half a mile on run in 53 3-ss. ; :;r-:; • ■:

Moneyless ran; half a mile on the' outside grass,track, the last thr^e;fur-, longs . taking 38 2-ss. , . V <•'. %,, y-y >: The "Paladin —'March Off colt, who has been named Disband,_ and'.McTseath ; ranu plough in 40s,r < ~ -,v- •} From' a standing start and;Greenbailk rhn four' ftiVlOngs.'on ' the ."course proper next the rails m 62-4-6s. ,Greenbank is engaged in the two-year-old race on Saturday. t Alma, Monipere and Night Wings jumped away from behind the mile peg on the outside grass track and, after running the first half-mile in .60 - 4-ss, completing the mile* in 1.43.' Alrnd' andMonipere finished on even terms, butthe former was going the-potter, 1 while? Night Wings was only a length and a-balf away. ' ] ; , High Glee was slow~*o ; jump' away and gave Kilrobe two lengths' start in a. run .over: • six furlongs on -the l plough. Running the first three in 38s •Kilrobe • finished half a length in front in; 1.16 4-5; which-was easily the best of. the morning. : On the course proper and next the rails Gay-Lancer and Islay Downs took 52 l-5s to run half a : milo. Gay Lancer was doing the better. Fancy Pl/il finished just in front of Moneymore over three run ,in 88s. Song Boy (W. Cooper) jumped tlireo hurdles indifferently.

CHRISTCHURCH JOCKEYS ENGAGEMENTS FOR WINGATUI Riding engagements- have been made by Clirjstchureh (horsemen as follows for Thursday's racing at Wingatui:— J. W. Dark Flight, Pink Robe, Lord Ouyen. G. H. Humphries.—Harwich, Great Flight, Winnipg Rival, Defaulter. A. Stokes. —Kilrobe. . A. Messervy.—Passaform, Gold Salute, Balmenter, Janet Gaynor, , Steer Clenr» CRAVEN PLATE.CQNTEST ; '■<' (f 'if-: FIELD OF ""SIX ENGAGED .if Oct.;' 4 • The acceptors for the. Craves Plate, of £ISOO, weight-for-ngo," iniles, 1 to be run on the third day of tKo Ails-, tralinn Jockey Club's meeting at^Randwick to-morrow are as follows:—Gold <Rod, 9.4; Yotmg Idea, 9.4; Allunga; 9.4; Royal Chief, 9.0; Stretto, 8.13; L'Aiglbrt,,B.ll. " Sy STEWARD APPOINTED The. resignation; of Mr. M. M. Louisson as a steward of the Auckland Racing Club was received at a meeting of the'committee yesterday afternoon; and Mr. ,0. V. Mark was ap- ; pointed to the vacanoy.