AJAX TRIUMPHS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19884, 10 March 1939, Page 9

AJAX TRIUMPHS

KING’S PLATE VICTORY SEVENTEENTH WIN BOURBON O'OIOS WELL moil (.’A,STM’S SVOCMSS j l (Klee. Tel. Copyright—Unileil Press Assn.) (Reed. March 10, 9 a.m.) MELBOURNE, March 9. The weather was fine and there was an excellent attendance for the third day of the Victoria Racing Club's meeting at Flemington. 'lmitari, trained by the New Zea- i lander, Stan Reid, showed a great im- 1 provement on last Saturday's form to win the Autumn Hurdle Race. Celtic King, winner of the Pines Hurdle Race on Saturday, was unplaced to-day. Proof led throughout and registered a comfortable win in the Hopeful Stakes, in which the placed horses all finished near the inside rail. Bursary was never dangerous. Ajax registered his seventeenth successive win in tne King’s Plate. He now has 24 wins, three seconds and one third in 28 starts, and his stake winnings, totalling £28,175, place him seventeenth among the greatest stakewinners. Ajax scored an untroubled victory to-day over Aitchengee and Bourbon. He ran the last half-mile in 47sec. Bourbon finished stoutly and pleased his admirers in the Australian Cup next Saturday, in which he has 8.13. Aupapejo finished strongly to win the Elms Handicap in the last stride Horn tlie costly Carpentier. Swettenham was a good third. Crojick and National weakened in the final stages. Con Devon scored a surprise win in the River Handicap. Grecian Princess finished strongly and enhanced Iter Cup chances. Fearnought was a failthird. Stretto tired in the final stages. Desert Chief was a promising sixth. Hamurah is returning to Sydney. Anpapejo and Brazandt are remaining here for the Caulfield meeting on Saturday week. Results:— Autumn Hurdle Itace of £300; 2', miles.—lmitari, 9.0 (J. Crowe), 1; Peter Thrice. 9.3 (R. Sweetman), 2; Shere Khan, 9.12 (A. Fullarton), 3 Eight started. Won by four lengths; half a neck. Celtic King was fourth. Time, 4.4. Hopeful Stakes, of £400; 5 furlongs. —Proof, 7.7 (P. Simmonds), t; Notch Potch, 7.7 <R. Bailey), 2; Atlas, 7.10 (H. Badger), 3. Twenty-three started. Won by three lengths and a half; two lengths and a half. Sunshine Boy was 1 fourth. Time, 1.1. KING’S PLATE, Of £700; I} miles. AJAX. 9.0 (H. Badger) .. 1 AITCHENGEE, 9.0 fA. Brown) . . 2 BOURBON, 9.0 (R. Parsons) . . 3 The only starters. Won by a length and a half; half a head. Time, 2,35'.

ASCOTVALE STAKES, Of £1050; 6 furlongs. HIGH CASTE. 9.1 <E. Bartlc) .. 1 ZONDA, 8.10 (A. Reed) .. ..2 LUSSON, 8.5 (11. Skidmore) .. 3

Aurania also started. Won by a length and a quarter; three lengths. Time, 1.12.

Elms Handicap, of £300: 1 mile.— Anpapejo. 8.6 (D. Munro), 1: Carpentier, 7.9 (H. Badger). 2; Sweltenham, 7.6 (H. Morris), 3. Sixteen started. Won by a head; two lengths. Rexfelt was fourth. Time, 1.371.

River Handicap, of £300; 1.1 miles.— Con Devon, 7.2 (J. Duncan), I: Grecian Princess, 7.9 (E. Preston). 2; Fearnought, 7.11 (W. Elliott), o. Twelve started. Won by two lengths; three-quarters of a length. Irving was fourth. Time, 2.4',.

HIGH CASTE WINS AGAIN ASCOTVALE STAKES ZONDA OUTSTAVLD (Reed. March 10, 9 a.m.) MELBOURNE. March 9. The New Zealand-bred colt. High Caste, scored his third Victorian win n as many starts in the Ascotvale Stakes to-day. Zonda, who ran second to High Casio in the Sires’ Produce Stakes last Saturday, looked dangerous a furlong from the post, but nc was outstayed. Lusson was v moderate third. Aurania weakened. High Caste has won £3910 here.