First Day's Racing at V.R.C. Fixture

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 811, 4 November 1929, Page 12

First Day's Racing at V.R.C. Fixture

BRILLIANT HIGH SYCE EVERGREEN AMOUNIS (United P.A. — B\j Telegraph — Copyright) MELBOURNE, Sunday. The Victoria Racing Club’s spring meeting opened at Flemington yesterday in line, warm weather. The Governor-General, Lord Stonehaven, and four State Governors were present, and there was an enormous attendance, several New Zealanders being included with the visitors. In the decision of the Maiden Plate Lineage, who was running seventh at the half-mile post, was in the lead at the distance and won comfortably. The rider, W. Duncan, previously scored in this race on Armed Alliance and Gilt Edge. Lineage is engaged in the Oaks. Green Wave led always and had a comfortable victory in the Maribyrnong Plate. This horse lias registered two firsts and a second in three starts. His only defeat was in the Debutant Stakes, where he was most unlucky, lie was bred by his owner-trainer, G Murrell, who had a good jumper in Roisel. The winner’s portion of the stake amounts to £2.223. Defeat of Nightmarch The Melbourne Stakes gave rise to a stirring contest. High Syce caught the pacemaker Mollison in the last 10 yards, and scored a victory. Nightmarch was interrupted in the passage to the straight, but finished a good third. J. Holt, trainer of High Syce, won the race twice previously with Eurythmic. Up to the present High Syce has won £18,588 in prize-money. The seven acceptors for the Victoria Derby went to the post. In the early stages of the contest Phar Lap was in fourth place, but the New Zealandbred gelding disposed of the opposition when it came to real business and he won handsomely from the Victorian colt Carradale. The first prize attached to the Victoria Derby is valued at £4,456. Phar Lap, who was bred in New Zealand, cost 160gns When a yearling. So far he has won stakes to the value of £14,711. E. J. Pike, who steered Phar Lap, had the mount on three previous winners of the Victoria Derby, viz.. Revenge (1910), Berragoon (1913) and Strephon (1928). The veteran responsible for a brilliant performance in the Cantala Stakes. When the concluding live furlongs came to be undertaken he was running third to last, but finished in great style. Amounis previously won the Cantala Stakes in 1926. He was ridden by J. Munro on both occasions. Up to the present Amounis has won 21 races, and over £26,000 in stakes. The value of the first prize in this year’s Cantala Stakes was £2,488. In the Hotham Handicap Shadow King was fourth early, but finished with a brilliant run and won easily. Prince Viol suffered interference at the nine furlongs post and almost fell, but put up a good performance. The winner, who is trained by Ehvood Fisher, is engaged in the Melbourne Cup. Details of the racing: MAIDEN PLATE A sweepstakes of £6 each, with £6OO added; 1 mile LINEAGE (D. D. Mackinnon), br f, 3yrs, by Spearhead—Lady Swynford, 7.9 (W. Duncan) 1 PHOCIS, 3yrs, 8.0 (W. Elliott) .. 2 THE HAPPY WARRIOR, 4vrs, 8.6 (T. Lewis) s Fourteen started. Won by two and ahalf lengths, half a head between second and third. Roc was fourth. Time, 1.391 (race record). MARIBYRNONG PLATE A sweepstakes of £25 each, with £2,000 added; for two-year-olds; 5 fm-longs GREEN WAVE (C. W. Wheeler), br g, by Greenstead—Adiie, 8.10 (A. Reed) i COMIC SONG (R. E. H. Hope), bi* g, 8.6 ((H. Jones) 2 THURLSTONE (R. Turnbull), b g, 8.10 (F. Dempsey) . . 3 Fourteen started. Won by two lengths, half a length between second and third. Meadowlea was fourth. Time, I.o}. MELBOURNE STAKES A sweepstakes of £lO each, with £1,500 added; weight-for-age; 1} miles HIGH SYCE (Mrs. L. R. Buxton), ch h. syrs, by Highfield—Concise, 9.3 (W. Duncan) 1 MOLLISON -(E. M. Pearce), b g ___ 4yrs, S.ll (W. Cook) . 2 NIGHTMARCH (A. Louisson), br h, 4yrs, 9.0 (R. Reed) ’ 3 Five started. High Syce won by a neck from Mollison, who was half a length in advance of Nightmarch. Winawas fourth and Cathmar last. Time 2.4 L Sectional times: First two furlongs, 26}; next four, 501: succeeding four, 4<2; last six, 1.12}; mile, 1.38. S VICTORIA DERBY A sweepstakes of £3O each, with £5.000 added; second £1.000; third, £SOO- - or geldings 8.10; fillies 5.5; 1 ; ‘ miles. * PHAR LAP (H. R. Telford), ch g, hv Night Raid—Entreaty, 8.19 ’(j Pike) - CARRADALE (L. K. S.' Mackinnon )' 7 1 ’ c, lay Caravel—Vicella. 8.10 (A. Wilson) o TAISHOE (J. P. Arthur), br g, l»v Eastern Monarch—Averse, 8 10 (J. Munro) .... Also:— 0 Limber Up, G. Buckley’s br g, by WOOI ak—Queen Batterv lb n Pentheus, R. Walder’s br c ’bv L' 0 sendale—Cereica, 8.10 .. .. * n Temoin, s. A. Rawdon's br c, by brake Third King, H. WMlesden's hr ' l',v King Ingoda—Mnemonic, 8.10 .. o in P Z th rrlv aC . ted the role of pacemaker Lap l ecl a^, S th E e eS s t l f aighs. C an t d B he P r;n j SES: VAt foSr fSSSSj*,- | four, oli: last six, 1.13; mile, IfeS?! * CANTALA STAKES A sweepstakes of £2O each, with ■ non added; 1 mile ~- OCO AMOUNIS <w. Pearson), b c Magpie—Loved One, 9 ’,» Munro) . ~ ■ ' - '»'• Vyr-. ' O’Brien) .. Fifteen started. Amounis won by

tliree-quarters of a length, one and a quarter lengths between second and thirl* Reonui was fourth. Time. I.3SJ. j*2r tional times: First four furlongs, last six, 1.125. HOTHAM HANDICAP Of £600; li miles SHADOW KING (F. E. Shillabeer) h g, 4yrs, by Comedy Kinc-J Beryillia. 7.10 (J. O'Brien) .. % j HARBINGER (E. Manifold), cli * * 6vrs, 5.4 (J. Nicholls) .... | PRINCE VIOL (Lyons and CooperV. " ch g, oyrs, 5.7 (R. Medhurst) .* J j Ten starters. Won by three length* a liead between second and third. £adv J Kentrel was fourth. Time, 2.34 i. I BIG WINNERS VICTORY OF HIGH SYCE Biggest winner over the Caulfiety Cup was a stable connection who, ove# two months ago, accepted a singja wager of £16,000 to £I,OOO about High Syce from one bookmaker. It is said that he took other bets qa a smaller scale from other books at the same time. But of the big aggregate he gathered early he was able to lay off when the horse came to short odds, and thus ha stood on ''velvet. It is said that ha netted in the neighbourhood of £20,000. The lady owner of High Syce is not a big bettor, but Trainer Jack Holt 13 reported to be a good winner over the race. In fact club circles state that he had the biggest success of hJa career. He deserves it, realising so early; that he had a good Cup horse, and tim* ing as lie did the horse’s condition tq the hour. A member of the committee of onq of the big racing clubs was another big winner, having a parcel of £7,500, while there were several punters who had wagers aggregating £ 500 straight out about High Syce. A Lucky Fielder A happy man after the Cup was i * Melbourne bookmaker in a small way who coupled Phar Lap with High Syc# to the tune of £B.OOO to £ 80. Ha | thus has Phar Lap going for that sum, and if be liked now could make encr* ; mous profit out of it by laying the th.ree-year-old at the cramped Cup odds at which he stands. Probably the books would have been in a worse corner over the High SycePhar Lap double, but for the premature announcement that Phar Lap would not start in the Melbourne Cup, There were two disappointed men , over Paquito’s failure in the Cup. One backed him straight out for £IO,OOO, the other him in doubles. The straight-out money was laid at 33 ta 1 by a Victorian and a Sydney boob maker for the purpose of inducing the New Zealanders to make the trip with Paquito in the hope that it would improve the Cup market and give the books a chance to bring about the downfall of High Syce. A Small Outlay S The punter who took the double# secured £20,000 each with Phar Lap, "Winalot and Nightmarch. He got these for a small outlay just ahead of the straight-out wagers, and thus fore* stalled the market. Ante-post books lost heavily over the Caulfield Cup, for they laid numerous 5 sums of £SOO, £I,OOO and £5.000 ai odds of from 33 to 1 down to threes against High Syce. But courrse books didn’t lose a great \ deal over the Cup betting on the das _ for they had an established market tj work in, and many reported a winnings day, thanks to the outside success 0$ | Brockwood in the last race. TWO-YEAR-OLD FORM Satisfy did not run to expectation! in the Wellesley Stakes. She began y brilliantly, but she was steadied at the entrance to the straight, where sev* eral of the others were setting a hoi pace, and when required to go oves the last furlong she failed to respond, It is hard to credit that this was her best form, and probably she will d® much better later at Kiccarton. , / The Wellesley Stakes was a triumph for Hawke’s Bay, the places being | filled by Watch” Officer, ChrysologJ | and Simba, all of whom are trained* at Hastings. The result was a sur*§ prise, as of the three, the winner, | Watch Officer, was not regarded having much chance of beating tb« f other pair. He was well placed W l the way, and he made an exhibition . of his opponents over the last two ntf* p|' longs. It was an impressive perform'' ance. Chrysology ran a solid race finish second, and was going betttf N than any of the others at the ena Apparently he is improving with rac* ing, and he may be high-class lat on. The much-boomed Simba squarely beaten.