RACING IN AUSTRALIA

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22505, 25 February 1935, Page 5

RACING IN AUSTRALIA

"THE V.A/T.C. MEETING; , SYNAGOGUE AND CAPRIS. '■ -(United Press Association.) i (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) MELBOURNE, February 24. (Received Feb. 24, at 8 p.m.) The V.A.T.C. Caulfield meeting was continued in fine weather. The track was in iiood order. . The New Zealand jockey, K. Voitre, .rode two very fine 'races. In the St. Clair Handicap he took the unfancied Eastern Knight to the front in the run home and just managed to hold off- Ganymead in an, exciting finish,. His handling of Count Ito in' the second; division, of the Hawkesburn Handicap was equally meritorious. Synagogue. Laving his first' race in Australia, battled out: the finish jn fine, style and is hailed as a first-class colt. Capris, .although by no means: first away iii the Stanley Plate, soon went to the front, winning very comfortably. Latrobe finished 'brilliantly to take the Woodoliff Handicap from who "had a big lead 'entering the straight. Following are the results:—. "''' ST. CLAIR TRIAL HANDICAP. J. P. Arthur's b g EASTERN . KNIGHT (Eastern Monarch— ■■.'. ■ Starry Night). 3vrs, 7.11 (Voitre) 1 GANYMEAD. 7.13 (Bartle) \. .. 2 SAROKOS, 8.7 (Skidmore) .. ... .3 Sevfi't-eii st'artrnl. .i'lvhi'lin" Collosical, who finished fourth. Won by half a head, with a length between second and third. Time,lmin 45Jsec. ' ALMA STAKES. ■. .. , • , First Division. ; • BIMILLA; 9.3 (Badger) .. .. .. 1 CARNARVON. 8.1 (M'Carten) .. 2 BUSTARD. 7.5 (Egan) .'. .... 3 Eleven started. Won by three-quarters of a length, with three lengths between : second arid third. Time, lmin 12_sec. • ■. Second Division. THE TRUMP, 7ft-(Skidmore)-.. .'. 1 SITHON, 8.4 (Badger) 2 CASARKA, .7.8. (Dewhurst) , ~. : ...•■ 3 Thirteen started, .including Lady Primrose. Won,by three-quarters of'a length, with a length and a-half between second and third. : Time, lmin l3sec. •' WOODCLIFF HANDICAP: G. L. Scott's blk. g LATROBE* (Sihieon's • Sue),. . 7.12 (Cox) .. •.. :. ~... 1 WHITTINGHAM. 8.5 (Pratt)'.. ~2; CONTACT. 7,6 (Knox) ... .: .'..*. 3 All rstarted.'. Entering the-straight Wluttirighairi... was .well clear .of -' Latrobe, with Contact. Theo, arid Nuit Der next. 1 Latroba got up- to win by half a head, with Contact two lengths away, and then Nuit Dei-, Prismatic, Dark'Chief, Topical, Pewter, and Theo. Time, 2min 18Asec. FUTURITY STAKES. Dr Robertson's eh c SYNAGOGUE (Rabbi—Lady Ruth), 3yrs. 8.5 (Pratt) t Mrs L. R. Buxton's b g HEROS (Heroic—Ldverland), 6yrs, 9.8 (Dempsey) t WINOOKA, 10.2 (Pike) .. .. .... 3 Breap-up and Arachne were scratched. Synagogue, Heros, Silver King, and Sunclad>w;ere first away, but Silver King was soon in. front and led past the half: mile, by a' length from Heros, then Sunclad, Synagogue, Radiant Star, and Winooka. Silver King was a length ahead of Heros entering the straight, with Synagogue next, but with a furlong to go Heros. led from Synagogue, Silver King, and Winooka. Synagogue drew level and he and Heros crossed the line together, with Winooka a length and ahalf away, then Press Gang, Spartan, and

Radiant Star. Winooka did not appear to stay as well as formerly. Time, lmin 25sec. STANLEY PLATE. C. M. Emanuel's ch f CAPRIS (Gaptain Bunsby—Charis), 3yrs,-9.8 (Marsden) 1 LILRENE, 7.7 (Simmonds) 2 MARION MELTON, 8.12 (Skidmore) 3 Ten started. Won by a length and aquarter, with three-quarters of a length between second and third. Time, lmin 27sec. ' ! .'- ' " ■'•'•' HAWKESBURN HANDICAP/ , First Division. . J. T.Jamieson'sb h CLOSING TIME ; (Tippler—Miss Myra), syrs, 9;11 (Bartle) 1 VEILANTIF, 7.9 (Mortimer) .. .... 2 PHENOMENON, 8.4 (Smart) .. .... 3 Eleven started, including Sir John, who came from well -back to finish a close fourth. Won by a head, with half a neck between second and -third. Time; lmin .ll.sec; ■'■"■ '_ •■ ■ ... " . i Second Division. COUNT-ITO, 8.7 (Voitre) .... .. ... 1 KAYLAH, 7.2 (Murphy) .. .. ...., 2 TAPAGEUR, 7.0 (Bailey) '.. .. ...... 3 Twelve started, including Wheril«h Won by three-quarters of a length, with two lengths between second'and third. Time, lmin 12sec,- .''.,• VOITRE IMPRESSES CRITICS , ■,;.. (United Press Association.) . (By Electric Telegraphs-Copyright., .-,:' MELBOURNE, February 24. : (Received Feb. 14, at 8 p.m.) The; Sunday News and Sun's' representative, at Caulfield says K.' Voitre has impressed the critics by the patient manner in which he handles his mounts, and he isv assured of plenty of riding when he settles in Melbourne. Commenting on the win of Capris in the Stanley Plate, the writer says the manner in which she spread-eagled the field . forced, a wellknown judge to remark that "'she is the best sprinting filly, bar Arachne." THE GAWLER MEETING ; "";..'■'" (United Press Association;) . .'. (By Electric Telegraphs-Copyright.), ••'/ ■ ADELAIDE, February 24. (Received Feb. 24, at "8 p.ni,) The principal result at the Gawler race meeting was as follows: MODERN "ATHENS HANDICAP. PRINCE PALADIN, 8.10 (Stocker) 1 GREEK GIFT, 9.0 (Mitch) v; .... 2 TRESANTON, 7.2 (Kite) .., ....... 3 Five started. Won by three-quarters of a. length, with two' lengths between second and third. Time, 2min 22_sec. THE KENSINGTON MEETING ••• (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, February 24. , (Received Feb. 24, at 8 p.m.) At the Kensington race meeting the principal result was as follows: .< KENSINGTON HANDICAP. STARLIKE, 8.0 (Stanton) '. , 1 LAVINGTON, 8.0 (Hickey) .. .. ..2 ANTIQUE, 7.9 (Dyer) .. ..".: .. 3 Ten started. Won by a length, with a head between second and third.. Time, 2min lOJsec. ~,.', Norman Conquest was unplaced in the first division of the Flying Handicap, and Lone Raider was unplaced in the second division of the Flying Handicap.