THE AUSTRALIAN TURF

Southland Times, Issue 23140, 5 March 1937, Page 11

THE AUSTRALIAN TURF

VICTORIA RACING CLUB NEW RECORD SET (Received March 4, 8.35 pan.) MELBOURNE, March 4. The weather was fine and there was a large attendance at the third day of the Victoria Racing Club’s meeting. Soloist, which had every chance in the hurdle race was beaten for third place in the last stride and will find it difficult to win here as today s field was weak. Prince Quex was a certainty beaten in the Elms Handicap. He was iast at the straight entrance but finished brilliantly. . Caesar outclassed his opponents in the Ascot Vale Stakes. He has now had two wins and two seconds in four starts. He races in the same interest as Fidelity, the winner last year. Demotic enhanced his Australian Cup prospects by a brilliant finish in the River Handicap in which El Senorita led always. Gay Blonde ran a fair race but was troubled by her weight . Jilt had a comfortable win in the Hopeful Stakes. Elmeynelle and Princess Quex were never dangerous. Quasimodo finished fast to set a Flemington record and equal the. Australasian record in the first division of the Welter Handicap. Results:—

AUTUMN HURDLE HANDICAP, £6OO. Two miles and a-quarter. P. Foster’s b g Ras Kassa, by Eastern Monarch-Starlike, aged, 9.8 (F. Dummett) 1 S. B. Ferguson’s br g Grey Lash, aged, 10.13 (W. Cutler) 2 A. G. Silks’s b g King Collossus, aged, 9.6 (J. McMahon) 3 Eight starters. Opinion was left at the post and Asolando fell. Time 4min ssec.

ELMS HANDICAP, £7OO. For three-year-olds. One mile.' Mesdames C. and P. Meyers’ ch c Budapest, by Gay LotharioFission, 7.7 (E. Preston) 1 C. M. Sawyers’ blk c Mitsui, 8.4 (W. Elliott) 2 W. B. Kemball’s br c Prince Quex 9.1 (J. O’Brien) 3 Thirten starters. Won by a neck, third half a head away. Valpan was fourth. Time lmin 37sec.

ASCOT VALE STAKES, £l5OO. For two-year-olds. Six furlongs. Sir Colin Stephens’ b c Caesar, by liilvius-Wingecarribee, 8.5 (D. Munro) 1 E. L. Brillieu and A. W. Thompson’s, ch c Ajax, 8.12 (M. McCarten) 2 E. E. D. Clarke’s b c Hua, 9.1 (F. Dempsey) 3 Nine starters. Won by two lengths, third half a neck away. Nightguard was fourth. Time lmin lljsec.

RIVER HANDICAP, £7OO. One mile and a-quarter. H. Charlton’s br m El Senorita, by El Cacique-Secret Wedding, syrs, 7.11 (O. Phillips) 1 S. Thomas’s b m Lilirene, syrs 7.0 (P. Simonds) 2 L. Kennedy’s b g Demotic, 6yrs, 7.6 (W. Cox) 3 Thirteen started. Won by a neck, third half a length away. Upoko Ariki was 'fourth. Time 2min 2jsec which equalled the course record.

HOPEFUL STAKES, £5OO. For two-year-olds. Five furlongs. R. Mead’s b f The Jilt, by Constant Sun-Valferre, 7.7 (W. Cookson) 1 F. G. Doran’s br c Son of Aurous, 7.10 2 J. Kelly’s b f Rosinate 7.7 (W. Cox) 3

Twenty-two started. Won by three lengths, third a head away. Winoobru was fourth. Time lmin OJsec.

WELTER HANDICAP, £6OO. Seven furlongs. (First division). A. Morrow’s ch h Quasimodo, by Bullhead-Esmeralda, 4yrs 8.3 (R. Wilson) 1 W. Clark and W. Robinson’s gr m Cry Havoc, syrs 8.1 (H. Skidmore) 2 B. R. Payten’s b g Bombus, syrs 8.5 (D. Munro) 3, Twelve starters. Won by half a length, third a neck away. Spinifex was fourth. Falstaff was left at the post. Time lmin 22Jsec. Second Division Theo. D. and Captain R. D. Gove’s br m Evening Mist, by Beau Fils-Misty Night, 6yrs 8.11 (N. Creighton) 1 R. B. Campbell’s br h Master Motley, 4yrs, 8.1 (A. Breasley) 2 G. Tancrest’s ch g Country Party, 4yrs, 8.1 (E. Bartie) 3 Thirteen started. Won by a long neck, third two lengths away. Desert Dream was fourth. Time lmin 24j&ec. THE AUSTRALIAN CUP GOLDEN PROMISE SCRATCHED (Received March 4, 8.45 p.m.) MELBOURNE, March 4. Golden Promise failed to make the anticipated progress after his lameness and was scratched for the Australian Cup at 1.34 p.m. today.