HILL STAKES TO HIGH CASTE

Southland Times, Issue 24546, 22 September 1941, Page 2

HILL STAKES TO HIGH CASTE

Race Record Broken (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, September 21. High Caste scored his thirtieth win when he led the field home in the Hill Stakes at the Rosehill Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday. He reduced the race record by a second and a-half. The former New Zealanders' win restored his popularity as an Epsom Handicap candidate. The Rosehill Guineas was won by Laureate, who made a brilliant finishing run to defeat the favourite Yaralla. The New Zealander Foxsen was unplaced in the Spring Handicap. Sir Amyas was unplaced in the Highweight Handicap. Results:— CAMELLIA STAKES, £3OO. Seven furlongs. RIMVEIL, 9.3 (Munro) 1 AMIABLE, 8.9 (Cook) 2 VALVE, 7.2 (J. Thompson) 3 Twelve started. A length; two lengths. Time, 1.24%, a course record. ROSEHILL GUINEAS, £750. For three-year-olds. One mile and a furlong. LAUREATE, 8.5 (McCarten) 1 YARALLA, 8.5 (Davis) 2 IT’S FUNNY, 8.5 (Cook) 3 Twelve started. A length; one length and a-half. Time, 1.52. ROSEHILL SPRING HANDICAP, £3OO. One mile and three furlongs. GUNDAGAI, 7.11 (Cook) 1 CHATONNA, 7.11 (Knox) 2 BINNIA HERO, 8.7 (Munro) 3 Twelve started. Half a head; four lengths. Time, 2.16’,4, a course record. HILL STAKES, £5OO. Welght-for-age with penalties and allowances. One mile and 110 yards. HIGH CASTE, 9.4 (Bartie) 1 PANDECT, 9.0 (Cook) 2 READING, 9.4 (Munro) 3 Four started. Half a length; three lengths. Time, 1.45, a course record. EL GOLEA WINS MENTONE CUP (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, September 21. Results at the Mentone Turf Club’s meeting were:— LESLIE STUART STAKES, £3OO. About six furlongs. Panka 7.1 (Purtell) 1 Angular 6.7 (Armfield) 2 Orcadian 7.3 (Percival) 3 Eleven started. One length and threequarters; a head. Time, 1.13. MENTONE CUP, £4OO. About one mile and a-quarter. El Golea 9.5 (Creighton) 1 Ronolive 7.5 (Percival) 2 Historian 9.1 (Box) 3 Eighteen started. A neck each way. Time, 2.15%. GORE RACING CLUB TRAINER FINED FOR BREACH OF REGULATIONS J. R. Cochrane, the Gore trainer, appeared before a meeting of the committee of the Gore Racing Club, charged with a wilful breach of the club’s track regulations. After hearing the evidence of the club’s caretaker and Cochrane, the committee decided that the trainer be fined £2 and severely cautioned. Mr M. Green was chairman at the meeting and there was a full attendance of members. A deputation from the Gore patriotic committee was heard, and after discussion the sum of £5O was voted to the fund. It was decided that arrangements be made again for the installation of a sound system for the forthcoming meeting, and that the Gore band be offered an engagement for both days.

CYCLING

DRUMMOND RACE WON BY C. WADDICK Strong winds were encountered on Saturday by members of the Invercargill Amateur Cycling Club in a road race to Drummond. The course was from the motor camp in Elies road, out the Riverton highway, and north through Waianiwa and Otahuti, a distance of 28 miles. The race resulted in a win for C. Waddick, from R. Hall and A. Wilson. A field of 16 riders faced the starter. They were: L. Young (9|min), G. Aslett, A. Pedlar R. Hall, A. Wilson (7Jmin), D. Young, D. McKenzie (6min), J. O’Neill, J. McKenzie, C. Waddick, L. Hubber (smin), A. Waddick, C. Campbell, R. McDougall, L. Johnson (2min), H. Hubber (lmin). Promptly at 2 o’clock the first man, L. Young, was sent away. At Jensen’s corner, Aslett and Pedlar, who were 35sec ahead of Hall and Wilson, had overtaken L. Young. Forty-five seconds later came D. McKenzie and D. Young. At this stage H. Hubber was five minutes behind the leaders. At Waianiwa, after 12 miles had been covered, Aslett, Pedlar and L. Young were leading. Hall and Wilson were only five seconds away and they were followed half a minute later by D. McKenzie, J. McKenzie and the remainder of the five and six-minute men. Two minutes later came the two-minute men. Soon after J. McKenzie, A. Pedlar and L. Young were dropped. With 18 miles covered, the five, six and seven and a-half minute men were together, while McDougall, Campbell and Johnson were only one and aquarter minutes away. Near Otahuti, D. McKenzie, J. O’Neill and L. Hubber had a fall. This was probably due to the strong wind which was blowing, and some of the new riders found it difficult to lap correctly into the wind.

The final placings were:—C. Waddick 1, R. Hall 2, A. Wilson 3. Fastest time was gained by C. Campbell, who covered the distance in Inr 18min 36sec. After the race the riders and officials were entertained to afternoon tea by Mrs W. Rookes. Mr Rookes presented a cup to the winner, and trophies to the other placed men. Next week several prominent Southland riders will visit Oamaru to ride in a 38-mile race staged by that club. They are A. Wilson, F. Aim, R. Duncan, J. Johnston and C. Campbell.