PHAR LAP WINS AGAIN

Taranaki Daily News, 12 May 1930, Page 5

PHAR LAP WINS AGAIN

KING’S CUP MEETING OPENS DORADUS TAKES GOODWOOD MILE. STORMY IS BEATEN AT ROSEHILL. By Teleffrapli—Presi Assn.-—Copyright. Rec. 5.5 p.m. Sydney, May 10. At the Sydney Rosehill races on Saturday the ex-New Zealander Stormy was -beaten in the chief event. ROSEHILL HANDICAP. Of 282 sovs. One mil© and a-quarter. NEW SWEET, G. H. Moody’s br m, by Newmarket—Sweet Alison, syrs, 7.9 (Pratlt) 1 STORMY (N.Z.-bred), “D. M. Ednie’s” b g, by Quin Abbey—Gipsy Martian, aged, 8.5 (Bartie) .... 2 CATHMAR, Hunter White’s b c, by Tippler—Clair Obscure, 3yrs, 7.10 (Goddard) 3 Eight started. New Sweet won by a length and three-quarters. Time, 2min 7soc. Tire King’s Cup meeting of the South Australian Jockey Club at Adelaide opened on Saturday, when Phar Lap scored a comfortable win in the Elder Stakes. The big sprint event, the Goodwood Handicap, was won by Doradus. Phar Lap will start in the Adelaide Cup on Wednesday. This race is run overone mile and five furlongs, and Phar Lap has been weighted at the top of the list with 9.8. The King’s Cup will be run on Saturday, in which event Phar Lap has the maximum weight of 9.5. .Saturday’s chief results: — ELDER STAKES. W.f.a. Of 500 sovs. Nino furlongs. PHAR LAP (N.Z.-ibred), H. R. Telford’s dr g, by Night Raid—Entreaty, 3yrs, 8.4 (Elliott) I FRUITION, T, W. Gilbert’s ch m, by Eudorus—Caressetta, aged, 8.13 (Whittaker) 2 These were the only starters. Phar Lap won by five lengths. Time, Imin 52see. GOODWOOD HANDICAP. Of 1000 sovs. Six furlongs.

DORADUS, G. Cann’s br g, by White .Star—La Chapelle, 6yrs, 8.9 (H. Jones) 1 LINDBERGH, A. C. Crescence’s br h, by Biplane—Helene Hatan, 4yrs, 7.9 (Mules) 2 ANTON PRINCE, F. W. Mortlock’s b h, by St. Anton —Little Marjorie, aged, ; 7.6 (Badger) ...... 8 Seventeen started. Doradus won by 'three lengths. Time, Imin 13sec. AUSTRALIAN TOPICS. NEW ZEALANDERS PROMINENT. (By ‘Moturoa.’’) Fool’s Paradise (Absurd-Mascot) ran second in the. Opening Handicap at the Goulbourn meeting on April 26. Two races liater he carried ■ 8.8 into first place in the Goulbourn Handicap, seven furlongs, but, produced for the third time, was unplaced in the Welter Handicap, in which Tho Hare (by Absurd) ran second. Timi. Inihi (Bourbon ZI.-r-Gipsy Belle) and John Bradbury (Paper Money— Paphia) ran second and third in the Belmont (Western. Australia) Purse on April 26. The announcement of tho retirement of The Hawk appears to be premature as the old Martian gelding has been entered for the Brisbane Cup and the Stradbroke Handicap at the Q.T.C. winter meeting. The veteran has often been retired a la Melba, and this hardy galloper may not be finished with yet. The ex-New Zealander H. R. Telford headed the list of winning owners in the distribution of the Randwick prizemoney, the wins of Phar Lap in the St. Leger, Cumberland Stakes and A.J.C. Plate totalling £5291. A win and two seconds brought Mr. A. Louissori £2815 and placed him sixth on the list. Veilmont, High Disdain and Sir Roy won for their Australian owners £1660, £1474 and £892 respectively, and Goshawk won £BO2 for" Mr. J. M. Cameron. Messrs. A. F. Roberts • (breeder of Phar Lap) £125, and H. Murphy (Cimabue) £lw were other New Zealanders to participate in the stake-money. The A.J.C. Hurdles, 2 miles 3 furlongs, and tho A.J.C. Steeplechase, about 3 miles, both carry stakes of £2OOO added money and are run on June 0 and 14 respectively. Starboard Light, Homemade, Royal Elm, Kilperon, Elicit and Roman Abbey are entered for the hurdles and Home Made, Royal Elm and Roman Abbey figura among the entrants for the steeplechase. According to the "Referee” computation Amounis has now won £40,693 10s and he requires only another £2407 to pass Gloaming's record total. Unlike Gloaming, Amounis has amassed a big percentage of his winnings in handicap races, winning both the Epsom and Cantala Stakes twice. In 70 starts he has a record of 29 wins, 10 seconds and seven thirds and heavy going has accounted for most of his defeats. One of the sons of Mr. Sol Green received a cable from his father last week to tho effect that there is a possible chance that Strephon w,ill not race in Enghnd this ; J. Greed .arrived in England early in : the wdek, ■andr .wpA present tq sej th§ hotee Worts'

with Sartellus. Apparently .Sam Darling is not quite satisfied that Strephoa has acclimatised well enough, and, rather than run any risks, Mr. Green would put him aside for a year. Probably Strephon would have done better had his owner adhered to his original intention of allowing him to winter in the South of France. England had a severe winter and that would tell against him. It is rather unfortunate 'that Strephon has not acclimatised well, but he will not be past his prime if he is allowed to rest until the next racing season.

Amounis went to Doonside last week with autumn honours thick upon him. Since the beginning of November last, ha has won nine races, and run two seconds, one of the seconds to Phar Lap, and the other to Nightmarch. As he turned tho tables on Nightmarch In the All-Aged Stakes, honours were easy between the pair. F. McGrath is confident Amounis will overtake Gloaming’s record in the spring, He goes for his holiday thoroughly sound, and the fact that he needs very little work ,to fit him for racing is the secret of his continued fitness. As a six-year-old, Amounis was relieved of Iris autumn engagements because of suspected unsoundness, but F. McGrath is now firmly convinced that the trouble on that occasion was due to a slightly wrenched shoulder, and not in the joint, although veterinary advice said tho latter. That was the only mishap of his career. Up to tho present, Phar Lap has started in only one mile race. Ho was fourth in the Warwick Stakes, ono mile, at Warwick Farm to Limerick, Mollison and Winalot. He ran second to Mollison in the Chelmsford Stakes, 9 furlongs; won the Rosehill Guineas, 9 furlongs; and ’beat Mollison in tire A.J.C. Craven Plate, 10 furlongs. This season he was beaten at his first start (St. George Stakes, 9 furlongs), by Amounis and Parsec. On this occasion he was short of work, and in the other races mentioned ho had not yet “come into Iris owri” —he was only just beginning to strike form which has since made him invincible. Mile races, of course, aro usually run differently from races oyer greater distances; but not with Phar Lap in them, in his present form. This is a most unconventional horsejust as Napoleon was an unconventional military leader. History records'that St. Simon and the famous Eclipse used to beat their opponents in riiuch the same way that Phar Lap does; but wo have never had in this country a horse capable of making good horses look like hacks until Phar Lap appeared on the scene. He is not merely the most wonderful all-distance horse in Australasia at tho present time, but he may bo classed as the greatest miler wo ha Sb seen. With his amazing speed and stamina lib could win at any distance from five furlongs to three miles.—“Warrawee.” • " ,

Phar Lap*s presence in tho S.A.J.C, King’s Cup will be compensation for the fact that he may spoil a race or two there, as many racegoers at carnival time'would prefer to see a champion do an exercise gallop to a field off second-raters battling out a gopd finish, writes the “Referee.” It is satisfying to the public to say they have seen a horse like Phar Lap race, ami, as many Adelaide people arc never able to join the crowd at Flemington or Rand lick, they 'are bound to avail themselves of the unique opportunity of seeing Australia’s, greatest horse in action on their own course.

The' Banker and Ulah have finished racing in Australia. They were sold privately recently and were to leave for Singapore last week. Australian jockeys who have recently ridden in the Federated Malay . States and Straits Settlement' say the horses at present facing there are decidedly poor, and that may give The Banker a chance in shorter races than,he would have any hope of winning in Australia. The Banker (Kilbroney —Bonville), who is rising nine, won the New Zealand Cup, among other good races in the Dominion, and in Victoria-his wins were the Balaclava Stakes, Herbert,. Power Stakes and V.R.C. Handicap. He also ran second in a Caulfield Cup, fourth in an Australian Cup, and fifth in a Melbourne Cup. In Sydney this season.he regained a little of his earlier form, winning the A.J.C. November Handcap, 1-mles (8.7), and the Rosehill December Handicap, I£ miles (9.5). Ulah, who will be seven, in August, is by Magpie from Booran’s Sister, and is the winner of four races at distances ranging from six furlongs to a mile. He was so promising as. a four-year-old that Mr. 0. Falkiner gave 2000 guineas for him, but. though he-ran well in that owner’s colours, on other occasions, he won only two races for him. As he is speedy and a weightcarrier, Ulah should do well in his nevr home.