AUSTRALIAN CUP DAY

Taranaki Daily News, 13 March 1933, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CUP DAY

TOPICAL HAS BRILLIANT WIN GAINE CARRINGTON WINS LLOYD. THE ASCOT VALE TO SHAKJKI. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright,. Rec. 6.30 p.m. Melbourne, March 12. Topical won the Australian Cup yesterday. The weather was fine and warm t and there was a large attendance for the third day of the Victorian Racing Club’s autumn meeting. Phocis led all the way in the Autumn Hurdles. The rider, Fullerton, was as- < sociated with the gelding’s win last week. Winooka made amends for his Newmarket defeat by a brilliant win in . the Leonard Stakes. He was not extended. The rider, Pike, won the event previously on Greenline, which was unplaced yesterday. Gaine Carrington registered his first, Victorian win by leading throughout in the Lloyd Stakes to beat the fartfinishing Kuvera. The winner is now trained by Cecil Godby and is owned by a bookmaker, J. Phillips. Topical won the Cup in a brilliant finish on the rails, scoring in the last few strides. Topical’s trainer is the veteran W. Kelso, who won the Melbourne Cup v/ith Statesman. Topical’s rider, Knox, was second with Yarramba in the Melbourne Cup. Yarramba was well fancied yesterday but ran badly. Wind- . bag, sire of Topical, also got Winooka. Shakuni, trained by the former New Zealander Georges Price, was prominent always and won the Ascot Vale narrowly. The time, lm. 11s., was the fastest ever recorded by a juvenile at Flemington. The Adelaide representative Magna Carta finished brilliantly, in the Farewell and won in the last stride. The runner-up is also owned and trained at Adelaide. G. Dally, rider of Ceildh in the hurdles, was suspended for two months for crossing the field too sharply at the home turn the first time. Sectional times in the Cup were: First . six lm. 21is., next four 525., succeeding four 49|5., last four 49]s„ concluding six lm. 12Js. Results are:— AUTUMN HURDLES. Of £5OO. Two miles and a-half. PHOCIS, 11.6 1 KUNAMA, 11.8 2 VYCHAN, 10.13 3 Eleven started. Won by a length and a-quarter, four lengths between second / and third. Scotch Guard was fourth. Time, 4m.. 34j5., a course record. THE LEONARD STAKES. Of '£6oo. Six furlongs. WINOOKA, 10.0 1 PARKWOOD, 9.4 2 CALL BIRD, 8.0 3 Thirteen started. Won by two and ahalf lengths, three-quarters of a length between second and third. Jacko was fourth. Petit Fils was left at the post . Time, lm. IOJs., a course record. C. M. LLOYD STAKES. Of £750. One mile. GAINE CARRINGTON (A. Sharpe) . 1 KUVERA (E. Bartie) 2 CHATHAM (E. Baxter) 3 Seven started. Won by a length. and a-quarter, three lengths between second and third. Denis Boy was fourth. Time, lm. 36Js. AUSTRALIAN CUP. Of £2600. Two miles. TOPICAL, 7.8 (Knox) 1 FLAIL, 7.8 (F. Dempsey) 2 EASTERN CHIEF, 7.3 (E. Britt) .... 3- .- Also started: Carry On 8.6, Yarramba . 8.6, Pretzel 8.4, Oratory 8.0, White Nose 7.12, Calmond 7.9, Ruach 7.9, Scalpel 7.8, . Adeline’s March 7.8, Cupidity 7.4, Lord Whittier 7.3, Khartoum 7.0, Infirmiere 6.11 Metallurgy 6.7, Distant 6.7, Anomalous 6.7, Gossiper 6.7. Lord Whittier made all the pace. Flail and Eastern Chief were disputing the lead at the distance. Topical finished fast on the rails to win by a neck, with half a length between second and third. Then came Anomalous, Pretzel and Distant, with Infirmiere last. Time, 3m. 52JS.

ASCOT VALE STAKES. Of £lOOO. Six furlongs. SHAKUNI (E. Baxter) >.... 1 MAID OF ORLEANS (Skidmore)’.. 2 HEROIC LASS (W. Duncan) ........ 3 Fourteen started. Won by half- a length, a length and a-half between second and third., Palphar was fourth. Time, lm. Ils. :

FAREWELL HANDICAP. Of £5OO. Nine furlongs. MAGNA CARTA (Britt). '■ 1 ROYAL REST (Mules) 2PRINCE. DAYTON (Skidmore) 3 Twenty started. Won by half a head,. half a length between second and,third. Cimbrian was fourth. Time, lm. 50}s.,' a course record.

Jamieson will go to Sydney to-morrow with Limarch, Closing Time, Jonker, Miramond and Panjandrum. K. Bracken will ride Cimbrian in the Sydney Cup.