SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20965, 3 March 1930, Page 10

SPORTING.

V.R.C. MEETING. GREENLINE WINS NEWMARKET HANDICAP. ST. LEGER STAKES TO PHAR LAP. (Untied Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.) ■ MELBOURNE, March 2. (Received March 2, at 5.5 p.m.) Pine, warm weather prevailed for the Victorian Racing Club’s meeting. There was a large attendance, including numerous interstate visitors and a few New Zealanders. Lord Bounty led all the way in the Pines Hurdles,'and won comfortably. He has had three wins and one second in his last four starts over the battens. Amounis was not troubled in recording his sixth successive victory when he won the Essendon Stakes. He also won this event two years ago.' His shake winnings are now approximately £36,700, making him fifth among the Australian stake winners. Thurlstone had a brilliant victory in the Sires’ Produce Stakes. He cost his present owner, Mr R. Turnbull, who is a member of the V.R.C. Committee,. 325 guineas as a yearling. He has started four times, scoring two wins, a second, and a third, and has won £4298 in stakes. His trainer (Mulcahy) also has Kaftan. Greenline, on the outside rails, was fourth early in the race, and had, a brilliant win 'in the Newmarket Handicap. There was prolonged cheering for his rider (Pike), who won on Amounis, and captured the Newmarket Handicap . Gothic in 1928. Greenline had the highest weight carried by the winning horse in the history of the race. His victory stamps him as one of the foremost sprinters of recent years. . Phar Lap. led for the last 11 furlongs, and had a comfortable win in • the St, Leger Stakes. This was Pike’s third win during-the afternoon. He won the St. Leger on Strephon last year. Phar Lap has won £17,467 in stakes. Romany Rvo has directed attention to his Cup prospects by finishing fast in fourth place. Parsee led all the way in the Brunswick Stakes, and won comfortably. His trainer (Sinclair) had a good juvenile in Royal Feast a few seasons back. Parsec’s ■ owner is Mrs? L, R, Buxton, who also has Highland and-High Syce. The following are the results:— PINES HURDLES. Two miles.

Lord Bounty, 11.13 (A. Fullerton) .. .1 Ember, 9.3 (W. Howson) 2 Dookie,.' 9.0 (D. Wright) .. .. \ 3 Won by three lengths, with four lengths between second and third. There were 10 starters. Time, 3min 36|sec—a record, ' ESSENDON STAKES. One mile and a-quarter. Amounis, 8.13 (J. Pike) .. . j High Syce, ■ 9.2 (A. Reed) .. .. " 2 Some Qualify, 8.13 (F. Dempsey) .. 3 The only starters. Won by a length and a-half with six lengths between second and third. Time, 2min 4Jsec. SIRES’ PRODUCE STAKES. • Seven furlongs. Thurlstone, 8.10 (A. Reed) . i Orders, 8.10 (T. Lewis) !! 2 Kaftan, 8.7 (H. Madger j 3 started. Won by 'a neck, with the third horse half a length further i ■ „P, ir Erancis was fourth. Time imin 26Jsec. ’

NEWMARKET HANDICAP 25sovs each, with ~s(Josoys added. Six furlongs Greenline, 10.2 (.J. Pike) ..... ' 1 Birdcage, 7.9 (W. Elliott) .. " ” 2 Wise Force, 8.4 (W. Hill) " 3 ..M.™* 27 starters. Taurus 'collided with King Revelry at fhe start, and lost a little ground, but soon made up headway. A furlong from home Birdcage wn - m „ tlle lead »'but Greenline finished brilliantly and won by three-quarters 01 ft length. Wise Force was a heck away, and just beat First Arrow for third place. Then followed Taurus, Durward Ominous, and Spanish Galleon, with St' Snd Eanana last Time . ST. LEGER STAKES, ’ One mile and three-quarters. Phar Lap (J. Pike) " i Sir Ribble (W. Johnstone) .. *’ 9 Lineage (F. Dempsey) ” ” 3 There were five starters. Won by five lengths, with two lengths between second , and third. Romany Rye *as fourth. Time, 3min IJsec. BRUNSWICK STAKES, One mile and a-quarter. Parsee 8.13 (V. Sleigh) 1 Deadlight, 7.10 (A. Parr) .... 2 Glaive, 7,0 (A. Breasley) 3 Twelve horses started. i* y , a i®l?gth and three-quarters, with two lengths between second and third. Prince \io!, finishing well was fourth. Time. 2min 4*sec. ’ The sectional times in the Essendon Stakes were:—First two furlongs, 253secnext four furlongs, oOsee; last six furlongs, Imin 14sec; last mile, Imin 39sec. 1 St. Leger:—First six furlongs, Imin 19isec; next four furlongs. 54|sec; last four furlongs, 47sec; final mile, Imin al£sec.

Sires Produce Stakes:— First two furlongs, 2ijsec; next four furlongs, 48?seclast six furlongs, Imin 14|sec. B * ’

FLEMINGTON TRAINING NOTES. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright ) .. ™ . MELBOURNE, March 1. At 1' lemington this morning on the tan Octember with C. W. Johnstone up covered 1° furlongs in 2min 20sec. Gleamlight (0. Phillips) galloped 12 furlongs in 2mm 47sec, and Abergwain 10 furlongs m 2mm 20sec. At Caulfield. Nadean just beat Plunderer over 10 furlongs on the course proper in 2mmi 1/sec. Panola did two furlongs in23|see. Phar Lap and Eillum covered three furlongs in 38Jsec.