AUSTRALIAN RACING

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10966, 15 October 1928, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN RACING

SECOND EDITION

V.A.T.C. MEETING GOTHIC’S AVINNINGS. United Press Assn—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE. October 14. The weather was fine and bright yesterday for the Caulfield races, which the State Governor attended. There was a largo attendance, including some New Zealanders. Gothic won the Caulfield Stakes, bringing his total stake winnings to over £-3.000. He was second early in the race, but finished strongly and won brilliantly, gaining a popular success. He j s trained by the former New Zealander, Lou Robertson Rider J. Pike won this event more easily on The Hawk. Junot King, prominent, throughout, won the steeples easily. The favourite. Tryst, fell at the third fence. Ilowson. the rider <if tlie winner, also scored at Fiemington the previous Saturday on AA'illanjie. Balmerino li unshed with a lightning run and won the Guineas in the last stride. The time equalled the race record. The winner is trained by the ex-New Zealander Dave Price, and has 7.3 in the Alelbourne C"U7> and is also engaged in the Derby. Spear King won the first division of the 1010 AYolter all the way. Ins rider, AA’ilson, scoring his seventh success in four days. Headinore was prominent throughout and. beat the fast-finishing pair, Tyrant and Pinnacle. in the second division. The time equalled the nice record. W Brady rode the winner. Headmore and Spear King are both soils of Spearhead. Bel Rouge led early in the Debutante Stakes, but Parkwood. finishing fast, gained the verdict His trainer, F. Musgrave, also lias S|>ear King. Parkwood is a son of the Melbourne Cup winner Back wood and was bred by Messrs Baillieau Bros. Ho was ridden by AA’. Duncan. Kalloui, from being second early, ;t'<l into the straight and «cgi the i’oorak Handicap easily, making his fourth successive victory and Duncan’s second winner of the afternoon. The time constituted a course record. Tryst -fruetiu-ed a stifle in the Steeples and wa« destroyed. I Results:— 1010 Welter (first division), of 300 isovs Nine furlongs: Spear King B.|> 1; King’s Consort, 8.10, 2: Strain:-* 8.9 3. Seventeen started. Won by i-*nf c. length ; p nei-k between seconcf and third. Phocjon A’ioi was fourth Time. 1.56. (Second division): He. dmoiv. SO 1, The tyrant. 9.4. 2- Pinnacle S 3 3. Seventeen starters. AA'on b\ r long neck; a neck between second and third. Phocion was fourth.. Time 1.54 J. Debutant Stakes of 1500 M >vs. For t wo-y ear-old s. Four furlongs* Parkwood. 8.10, 1: GaJlainine, 7.11' “’1 1 a 7.11 3. Twenty start’ ed. HOll by three-Qucrters* <i a length; a head between s . ind and ti'Jiti. \ ak.isaime was fourth. Time •Jb^secs. G-ulfiold Stakes of 1.50.1 -, s . AA eight-tor-age. Nine furlongs: (;©. y T lJ- Bike), 1 ; Amount. 9 I (J. Munro) 2: A’arJs. 9.4 (H. ( aims) з. Niue started. Won bv a I. thYd lengths between Second and 153 1 Banker " i - s fourth. Time, Ring wood Steeples, of 600 -.-vs. About tv.© miles: Junot Kin.' 9o’ oV. Bivei-p0,.! 9.0. 2- Orange Park! d-0, 3. Seven started. AA’on bv s, x lengths; three lengths between .econd and tluru. Time. 3.59 W-I „ ~,. and Tryst fell ’ " J Caulfield Guineas, of 3400 ov.inris for throe-year-olds. One mile BalKo (M. Alt< arten) 2; Merab S 5 ,F Dempsey) 3. Twelve started. Won bv ? , :lL °«e length -ml a-li ilf between second and third. Moll [son и. fourth June. 1.39 J floorak Handicap ©t 1500 . ov „ One miie: Kalloui 7.9 (AY. Duncan) i; Highland 9.7 (J. Pike) 2: He,nitcd Knitr. ~n (H. Knevitt) 3 T\v viilmlV'"- St |e^ e o l Von bv ,our lengths: tlii -d * hetween second ana 1.39': " " as fourt **- Time,

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