V.S.T.C. MEETING

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11653, 18 October 1923, Page 8

V.S.T.C. MEETING

EASINCWOLD AGAIN 1 VICTORY OVER THE CYPHER IN POWER STAKES. DAVID LAST. By Telegraph—Press Assn —Copyright (Received: October 17, 7.40 p.m.) MELBOURNE, October 17. For the second-.day of the Victorian Amateur Turf Club's meeting, at Caulfield the weather was fine, but dull. The; attendance was satisfactory, and the going good. _ . Kaiwarra won ,i?he Nursery Handioap in time equalling the race record. He cost the former New Zealander, .Mr Maurice ‘McGrath JB4IO as a yearling. He is engaged in the Maribyrpong Plate. George Harrison rode the winner. Easingwold won the Power’' Stakes smartly from The Cypher, who was last all the mile, but finished well. Easingwold is trained hv J. Holt. Cairns , also won the raoe, on Purser, in 1922. MONA NURSERJY. Of 750 sovs; four and a half furlongs. Kaiwarra, 8.9 ..... .1 Bright Poppy. 7 2 Miss' Disraeli. 7.9 8 There were .twenty-three starteT*. Kaiwarra w-as third early in the raoe, but led When entering the straight, and won well by two lengths, with the third horse a length and a half further back. Queen of Flowers was fourth. Time, 55jsec. . HERBERT POWER STAKES, Of 1000 sovs; one mile and three furlongs. W. Marks’s ch h Easingwold, syrß, by Eaton Lad (imp.)—Bahloo, 9.4 (H. Cairns) 1 E Eccles’s b h The Cypher, by Martian (imp.)—Polymnia, 4yrs, 9 (G. Harrison) 2 L. K S. Mackinnon and H. A. Armytage’s b b Heir Apparent, syrs, by Comedy King (imp.)—Our Queen, 9.4 (R- Lewis) 3 There were seven starters. Easingwold led for the last seven furlongs and won by half a length, the same distance separating second and third horses. King of Plirth Was fourth, and David last. Time, 2min 22Jsec. COONGY HANDICAP, Of 650 60vs; one mile and three furlongs. Stare, 8.8 1 Comique, ,7.5 2 Paratoo, 7.12 8 Eleven started. Stare won by r. length, with Paraijoo a neck , behind Comique. Caserta was a bad fourth, and .Happy Queen sixth. Stare was fifth at. one stage, third coming into the straight, au i won decisively from the distance. Stare, who is owned by Mr E. Eccles, also won the same race in 1921. B. O’Sullivan rode Stare in both years. Time, 2min 21$sec.