AUSTRALIAN RACING.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11392, 11 March 1930, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN RACING.

FLEMINGTON EVENTS. United Press Assn—By Electric Teleg; a] li—Copvr.ght. MELBOURNE. March 9. Tile weather was dull and threatening for r!:e Flemmgton races but the attendance was good. Uriah Hcep \v:.s prominent all thy way and bear tlie fast-finishing Rigadoon in the Carmichael Stakes. He cost HOOgns and won at Sundown recently. He is a . nod hr a bookmaker named \\ aiUicc Mitchell. Pilar Imp led always in the King’s Plate and had, half a furlong advantage' at one stage, won pulling up and le.s lmd seven wins and two thirds tit the last nine starts. Phar Lap has won approximately £19,000 j.i stakes. Night Lark led eariv in the Steeples but Scaiit took charge at the last fence and won comfortably for Night I nark was tired. Seafit has been a consistent performer at Flemington. Spanish Galleon was prominent all the way and beat the fast-finishing f ission in’the Leonard Stakes, llie owner, Mr Pearce, won the trace previously with Lady lliril] Doth are trained V Eft d Koulsbam Spanish Galleon was unlucky ill the Newmarket and struck trouble at the start, headlight was third, early and finishing well on the rails in the Nortbeotc Handicap, won in the last stride. His rider, A. Parr, cave a. brilliant exhibition and scored with Uriah Hcep early in the afternoon. Glenantoii wins fourth. early and won the. Farewell Hnndk-atp . nicely. This horse is owned and trained in Adelaide and galloped weli prim to the Newmarket but went slightly amiss and had to bo scratched for that event. Ilebrus litas had three successive seconds at the meeting Results : Carmichael Stakes: Uriah Hcep U Rigadoon 2. Axius 3. Won by a nirck, 1A lengths. Income was fourth. Tunc, U26U King’s Plate: Pliar Lap 1, Freon,i Wind 2, Lineage 3. Won by 20 lengths, three lengths between (second" and third. Mondiaga was fourth and Some Quality last. Time, 3.25, a, race record. Autumn Steeples. S-oafit L Mera.uki 2. Night Lark 3. Won by five lengths, ten lengths. Glen ironic was fourth. Cobbon fell Th'o time, 4.56, knocked six seconds off the course record. Leonard Stakes: Spanish Galleon U Fission 2. King of Revelry 3. Won by a long neck, half a head Cleave was fourth. Time, 1.131. North cot© Handicia,i>: Headlight 1. Romany Rye 2. Finsbury 3. Won by a bead, one and a-half lengths. Taciturn was fourth-. Time, 2.341. Farewell Handicap: Glenantoii 1. Ilebrus 2. Whit-some 3. Won by a length, two lengths. Pgrsce was fourth. Time. 1.38}. The stipendiary stewards aiiiioiinrcd :,t Flemington that l ord Bounty, winner of Saturday',- Pme lluidl.-s. had been disqualified for a- breach ol ,-n.le H7a. which debars tin- wife of a hoel:maker from entering or sta.rt-

jng a horse. The trainer, S. Murphy, was fined £SO. The decision affects the stakes only. J. Pike has had five wins at the meeting, A. Parr three wins and Aqliley Reed and IV. Elliott two wins each. These were the most successful jockeys at the meeting.