COULD GIVE STREPHON START AND THEN WIN

NZ Truth, Issue 1274, 1 May 1930, Page 9

COULD GIVE STREPHON START AND THEN WIN

GALLOPING -MACHINE PHAR LAP

Undoubtedly Nightmarch's Lucky Day When He Won Melbourne Cup

JACK CAMERON SPRINGS ONE ON THEM

'TWENTY-EIGHT events were de--1 cided and the visitors succeeded m capturing only two prizes, Nightmarch winning the Autumn Stakes and Goshawk the Coogee Handicap. Nightmarch was beaten a length by Aniounis m the All Aged Stakes on the third day of the meeting. McAulay'si horse had no chance with the'.wiriner, though he finished- brilliantly. :• r •:' : Reed was forced off the course making, the turn. He had nobody to blame but himself. , He had the run of the rails all the way, but Pike outwitted him just after passing the three furlong post, and Reed had no other alternative but to go wide. After having an outing m the Doncaster, Jack Cameron sprang a surprise with Goshawk >m the nine-furlong Coogee and cleaned Alex. McAulay > "P a tidy parcel at long odds. The- gelding was a moral beaten m his next 'start — m a division of the eeven-furlong Rous'Handicap. He was knocked from second to a conspicuous last at the five and was only m front of three turning for home. ■ Merry Mint was a strong tip for the Final Handicap, but Cameron did not start the gelding, reserving him for the City Tatts meeting next Saturday. Never m the history of the Australian turf has there been seen a galloper of the equal of Phar Lap. In the A. J.C. Plate he broke all existing records for two miles and a-

(By Cable— From "N,Z; Truth's" ;Special Sydney Representative)

|u»HiimiHimmiiHimmiimimHmmiimmiiiHiiiiinmimnm | . An Exceedingly lean peribd was experienced by the [ |, Jarge New Zealand contingent at the Randwick autumn | i meeting, which concluded on Saturday. |

quarter after ; being pulled into a hand canter from the straight entrance. After covering the first mile the three -year -old was three-quarters of a furlong' in the lead of Nightmarch, and. he maintained this gigantic break all along the back. His rider had a peep just before i

■ entering the straight and applied the brakes, allowing Nightmarch to get within ten lengths" of him at the post. Reed was subsequently censured by the stewards for not making an attempt to get closer m the early stages of the race.

Nightmarch had to be ridden right out to beat the old plug, Donald, by three-quarters of a length. Locals are mystified as to how Phar ■Lap lost the Melbourne Cup, he being regarded here as capable of giving Strephori a start over any distance. Phar Lap is now to permanently reside m Melbourne, where he went on Tuesday, en route to Adelaide for the King's Cup, of one mile and a-half. ' He has 9.5 m this event and it should only be an exercise gallop for him. The three-year-old has now won over £26,000 m stake-money and is eleventh on the list of winning horses. He promises to break Gloaming's record of £43,100, as does Amounis, which has won £40,521. High Disdain has . had a rapid

rise an the weights. Before the meeting he was down near the bottom — now he is at the top. He has been a good friend to "Grafter" Kingsley the last few weeks. True Shaft was unplaced m the Rous Handicap and can be expected to improve m his next outing. He was, not "Grafter" Kingsley seriously fancied. It is ' pitiable to see Aussie persevered with. He looks like a hack and finishes half a furlong last m each start. (_ ■ Sir Roy, m Cecil Godby's stable, won the Dangar-mile and a-half m good style after being third m his previous start. ' • Sir Roy is also a King's Cup candidate.