AUSTRALIAN TURF

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18546, 5 November 1934, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN TURF

THEO’S V.R.C. DEREY STAKES TO PETEK PAN BIMELLA ANNEXES PLATE. (Klee. Tel. Copyright —United Press Assn.) MELBOURNE, Nov. 3. The weather was line and there was an excellent attendance for the V.R.C. races. Araehne. was untroubled and led always iu the. Wakelield Stakes. She is engaged in the Oaks. The last two Wakeful Stakes winners followed up with an Oaks success. It cost only SOgns as a yearling, and has won upproxiinately £3OOO. Uiniella led always and had a. surprise win in the Maribyruong Plate. Golden Promise ran a great race, but Lady Primrose and llonicr tired over the last furlong. Peter Pan dispelled any doubt regarding Ids condition and scored a brilliant win in the Melbourne Stakes. Hall Mark finished strongly. Nightly ran a good race. Chatham tired, also Sir Simper, but the latter would appreciate the drop in the weight for the Cup. There was a wonderful finish in the Victoria Derby by Tlico and Sylvandale, both trained by Fred Williams, who had won the Derby previously with Rampion. The latter, like Theo, won the A..J.0. Derby. Other dual winners in recent years have been Hallmark, Phar Lap, Trivalve, and Manfred. Hyperion ran a good race, and Marabou enhanced its Melbourne Cup prospects and fared better than its more fancied slablcinate Farndule. Though tiring, the pacemaker, Indite fought gamely to win the Cantala Stakes from the fast-finishing pair, Australia Fair and Closing. Time. Epigram, who had every show, was fifth. Silver King tired from the home turn. Panto scored a sterling win in the Hotliam Handicap, blit is up ,101 b. in the Melbourne Cup. Upoko Ariki ran a good nice. Latrobe finished strongly. Melisande and Miramond ran poor races. Sectional limes were: ■ V.R.C. Derby: First four furlongs, 54see; next four, 481 see; concluding four, 53Asee. ; last six, I.l7)jsee. Melbourne Stakes: First, two, 26sec; next four, 51see ; last four, 48sec. I lot Ini rn Handicap: Concluding four, 'UPper. Cantala Stakes: First four, 49/,see; last four, 43;} sec. Results were : Wakeful Stakes. Araehne, 9.0 (Davidson), 1 ; .Myra Tip. 9.0 (E. Barfie), 2; (juaito (D. .Monro), 3. Thirteen started: Won by 2/. lengths and four lengths. Limrvus was fourth. Time, 1.391. .Maribyruong Plate. llinnlla, it.s (11. Itadger), l;i Golden Promise, 9.3 (K Reed), 2; Slralliardale (R. Bailey), 3. Nineteen Started. Won by 11 lem’-tlis and two lengths. Time, 1.21. Gay Lover was fourth. Melbourne Stakes. Peter Pan, 0.3 (D. Monro). I ; Hall Mark, 0.0 (F. Dempsey). 2: Nightly. 9.0 (M. McCarten}, 3. Eight slatted. Woo by a length and a head. Time. 2.5;}. Victoria Derby.—Then (M. McCarten), 1: Sylvandale (■). Pratt), 2; Hyperion

(H. Skidmore). 3. Eleven started. Curator got left by 100yds. Spearflash made all the pace,'but fheo and Sylvandalc bad a great battle over the last two furlongs. Then won by half a bead : Hyperion three-quarters of a length away, third. Then came Marabou. Ghulswood. and Allenty. with Spearflash and Curator last. Time. 2.35=j. Cant ala Stakes.— Lelite (A. Breaslev), 1; Australia Fair (F. Dempsey). 2: Closing Time (E. Baltic). 3. Twenty started. Won by three lengths and a head. Dermid was fourth. Time. J. 38. Ih4hain Handicap.—Panto. 7,5 (H. Skidmore). I : Ircvford. 7. A (O. Steeling), 2; Cpoko Ariki (O'Sullivan), 3. Sixteen started. Won by t-hreequarters of a length and half a length. Latrobe was fourth. Time, 2.31.