AUSTRALIAN TURF

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17452, 29 December 1930, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN TURF

TATTERSALL’S MEETING BIG EVENT TO PAVILION (Elec. Tel. Copyright- —United Press Assn.) SYDNEY, Dec. 21. TattersaH’s races were held in bright sunshine. The attendance was moderate. Following are the chief results : Chelmsford Handicap: Tippo 8.5 (Hornery) 1, Sunlit Reef 8.10 (Knox) 2, Tantrum 7.6 (Pratt) 3. Fourteen started. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 1.38-4-Carrington Stakes: Pavilion 8.5 (McCarten) 1, Waugoola 8.9 (Matthews) 2, High Disdain 9.2 (Cook) 3. Sixteen started. Pavilion shot to the front, in the straight, and won .brilliantly by a length and a half from Waugoola, with High Disdain half a length off third. Cleave was next and then came Greenline. Time, I.loj, a course record. Denman Handicap: Spearman B.IC (Johnstone) 1, Gesto 8.11 (Pike) 2, Don Moon 8.4 (Williams) 3. 'Seven started. Won bv a neck, and four lengths. Time, 2.5. The hurdlers Praetor, Paul T. and Kinross fell in the hurdle race. Kinross rather seriously cut his legs and chest, and Carter, rider of Praetor, suffered from severe head injuries. Funnel broke a leg in the Pace Weller and had to be destroyed.

RACING CLUB’S ECONOMIES

SYDNEY, Dec. 16. Tattcrsall’s Club committee to-day decided in view of falling attendances and other shrinkages in racing revenue to eliminate official race day lunches. A SENSATIONAL CRASH JOCKEY INJURED IN BRISBANE BRISBANE, Doc. 16. What looked to be at one time one of the most serious crashes that have occurred at Ivedron Park happened to-day in the second division of the Division Handicap. Fortunately most of the jockeys concerned were not seriously injured, but a well-known unregistered rider, K. Peterson, was taken to hospital suffering from a fractured arm and a. severe shaking. A useful old horse, Gatinan, died on the course from injuries.

The accident occurred in a field of nine, three horses fewer Ilian the number allowed under the new regulations. The explanation is that- Jayardee galloped on the heels of another horse and fell, bringing down Onucussa, Bombstick, and Gat man. The accident occurred at the home turn, and the field were fairly close together rounding the turn. The situation looked very bad, with jockeys and horses in a. struggling mass.