SIR SIMPER AGAIN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22393, 15 October 1934, Page 13

SIR SIMPER AGAIN

IMPRESSIVE WIN IN TOORAK MILE . _ CAULFIELD GUINEAS TO THEO HALL MARK WINS THE STAKES. (United Pres* Association.) ' (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) MELBOURNE, October 14. (Received Oct. 14, at 8.30 pan.) The weather was fine and there was a good attendance at the V.A.T.C. races. Raskassa led always in the Orby Hurdle Handicap. He has had two wins and a second in his last three starts. Gay Lover led over the last three furlongs in the Debutante Stakes for colts and geldings. He has had two wins in two starts. He cost 450gns as a yearling Wiseboy was troubled by his penalty. The New Zealanders Latharna and Teak showed promising form. _ . / Matinee finished brilliantly in the Debutante Stakes for filles. She has had two wins and two starts. She cost 160gng as a yearling. The New Zealander Lady Primrose had every show, but ’ made a feeble finish. Overcoming the alleged Caulfield hoodoo. Hall Mark had a brilliant win in the Caulfield Stakes. He has now won 14J faces. He has had only two wins at Caulfield, but many defeats. , He has won stakes amounting approximately to £22,000. It was trainer Holt’s seventh win in this race, and the rider Dempsey's fourth. Hall Mark is a likely runner in the Caulfield Cup. Previous stake winners to capture the big event include Eurythmic. High Syce, Manfred, and. Amounis. Theo, who was last at one stage, finished brilliantly in the . Caulficd , Guineas. Hyperion caused a surprise, and Aztec improved on Randwick form. Titanium was knocked up, as was Radiant Star, who made the pace. The winner was bred in New Zealand. Sir John ran a poor race. Broad Arrow' enhanced his chance as a Cup candidate in the Power Handicap. St. Valorey and Gaterina finished strongly. Upoko Ariki faded after being prominent early. Epigram received a slight knock when galloping this morning and'was relieved of his Toorak engageriient. Sir Simper gave one of his best performances seen for years to wun the Toorak Handicap in the last This was his fourth successive victory. Closing Time tired after making the pace. Silver Ring was troubled by his weight. Journal finished well. The winner will take a power of beating in the Caulfield Cup. Following are the results;— ORBY HURDLE. RASKASSA, 9.9 (Scarlett) 1 TACITURN, 10.4 (Lynch) ........ 2 PURPLECAP, 9.9 (Meredith) .. .. .. 3 Nine started. Won by a long neck, with a neck between second and third. Dunkcld was fourth. Martexf fell. Time, 3min 47scc. ‘ DEBUTANTE STAKES. • (Colts and Geldings). J. W. Heeney’s ch c GAY LOVER (Gay Lothario—Violet Rays), 8.5 . s (Skidmore) 1 PREFERENCE, 8.0 (Moran) .V., .. 2 LATHARNA; 8.1 (Bartle) ;;3 Fourteen started. Won by two lengths and a-lvalf, with ’ a neck between second and third. Teak was fourth. Tifiie, •18? sec. DEBUTANTE STAKES. (Fillies.) W. J. PelbariV and F. W. Haystead’s b f MATINEE (Great StarBeneficiary),, 8.5. (Dempsey) .. 1 BELGIAN STAR, 8.0 (Dewhurst) 2 MERRILY, 8.0 (Phillips) ... .. .. 3 Won by two lengths arid a-half,- with half a head, between ■ second and third. Bimilla was fourth. Time, 481scc. CAULFIELD STAKES. G. B. Kellow’s ch h. HALL MARK (Heroic—Herow'inkie), 4yrs, 9.0 '■ (Dempsey) 1 CHATHAM, 9.4 ; (Davidson) ~. ... 2 ROGILLA, 9.1 (Munro) .. .. .. 3 Six started.- Won by a head, with three lengths between second and third. Warkafe was fourth. Time Imin 51|sec. , CAULFIELD GUINEAS. E. 'Moss’s b c THEO' (Limond—Mirabellc II),. 3yrs, 8.5 (O’Sullivan) 1 HYPERION, 8.5 (Heather) .... ~ 2 AZTEC, 8.5 (Skidmore) .. .. , . .. 3 twelve started. Won by three-quarters of a, lengths, with half a head between second and third. Farndale was fourth. Time, Jmih 40jsec, HERBERT POWER HANDICAP. M. .Brook’s ch, g BROAD -ARROW . (Treclare— Bowstring), 8.6, aged • ■ (Skidmore),l ST. VALOREY. 7.12 (Godby) ..... .. 2 GATERINA, 7.5 (Badger) =. .•.. ... .. 3 Eighteen started. Won by .threequarters of a length, .with half a length between second and third. . Oriel was fourth. Time, 2min 20-lsec. TOORAK HANDICAP. W. T. Hazlett’s ch h SIR SIMtER (Grand Knight—Simper), 4yrs, ■ ; ' 8.7 (Dempsey) .... .. ...... 1 HOSTILE, 7.8 (Morris) .......... 2 JOURNAL, 7.12 (Knox).... .. .. .. 3 Eighteen started. Won-by half a head; with a head between- second and third. Lelite was fourth. Time, Imin 45Asec. The sectional times in' the , Caulfield Stakes were:—Last four 4slsec, last six Imin J2ssee. The Caulfield Guineas:— Last four 50sec, final sis Imin 16sec. The Power Handicap:—The last six in Imin 17sec, the final mile -Imin 41jsec. "