Easy Race for Crack Phar Lap

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1077, 15 September 1930, Page 12

Easy Race for Crack Phar Lap

PAQUITO TAKES HANDICAP SARGON A WINNER United P.A. —By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, Sunday. Sydney Tattersall’s Club races were held yesterday before a large attendance. The weather was line. but a hot westerly wind was blowing. New Zealand horses won the last two events. Niglitmarch was second in the chief event. The* stewards opened an inquiry regarding Roy Reed’s handling of Xightmarch in the Chelmsford Stakes. Tho reason has not been stated, and commentators are mystified. They point out that Phar Lap won on the bit, while Xightmarch beat the rest of the field. Tho inquiry was adjourned till Monday. Paquito is considered to have improved his prospects for the Metropolitan by his win in the Spring Handicap, but High Disdain# disappo in ted su I>l>or u-rs in _th»- Tramway

Handicap, in which Gay Ballerina and Goshawk finished in the ruck. D unraven' ran poorly in the Novice Handicap. Sargon. one of Jamieson’s team, won the Welter. Tho principal results were as follow : TRAMWAY HANDICAP 7 furlongs KILLARNEY (D. Mclnnes) b g, Gyre, by Kenilworth —Lastnon, 9.1, McCarten . 1 FUJI-SAN (A. J. Matthews), b g, aged, by Valais—Lady San, Matthews • PORNEIT, G. 7, Carter • *Dead-heat for second. Twenty-three started. Tom Pinch set the pace most of the wav to the straight, but then tired. Fujisan crept up on the rails and was half a length behind Killarney at the finishing post. Tom Pinch was fourth. Time, 1.25£. CHELMSFORD STAKES. A sweepstakes of £lO each, with £1,250 added; weight-for-age; 9 furlongs PHAR LAP (H. R. Telford), ch g, 4yrs, by Xight Raid—Entreaty, 9.4, Pike 1 XIGHT MARC II (X.Z.) (A. Louisson). h h, syrs, by Xight Raid —Marsa, 9.11, R. Reed 2 WEOTARA (Miss Una Clift), ch g. 3yrs, by Top Gallant—Meenah, 7.6, Simpson 3 All started. Burracootboo led the field to the straight, but Phar Lap kept in a handy position, and at the distance simply walked past, to beat Xight march by two and a-half lengths, with Weotara half a length away. Time, 1.52£. SPRING HANDICAP A sweepstakes of £8 each, with £6OO added; miles PAQUITO (X.Z.) (H. A. Knight), b g, 6yrs, by Thurnham—Madrid, 9.2, McCarten 1 GAY CREST (X.Z.) (Dr. M, G. Louisson). ch g, syrs, by Shillinglee— Hoopee, 7.12, Humphries 2 JOHN BUCHAN (P. 11. Osborne), b h, syrs, by Buchan—Motherwort, Johnstone 3 Twenty-one started. Won by a neck, three lengths between second and third. Papatu was fourth. Time, 2.4§. WELTER HANDICAP 1 mile SARGON (X.Z.) (Dr. E. H. B. Milsom). b c, 3yrs, by Catmint— Hukapapa. 7.9. K. Voitre 1 POTENT. 7.12, White 2 FIRST SIGHT (X’.Z.), 10.3, McCarten 3 Nineteen started. Won by a length and a-half. Time,* 1.091. MOONE' VALLEY RACES ROMEO WINS STEEPLECHASE United P.A. —By Telegraph—Copyright MELBOURNE Sunday. At the Moonee Valley races yesterday the steeplechase resulted:— ROMEO. 10.0 (J. Winks) .. -i GOOD WHISKY, 11.0 (R. Fuller) 2 BAXG BANG, 11.0, Fullarton) 3 Twelve started. Won by a length and a-quarter. Time, 5.13.