FLEMINGTON EVENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 4 March 1935, Page 12

FLEMINGTON EVENTS

I COUNT ITO’S NEWMARKET

K. VOITRE RIDES THE WINNER.

VINTAGE ‘‘HAD EVERY CHANCE.”

By Telegraph—Press AsSn.-Copyright-Rec. 9.30 p.m.' ; Melbourne, March. 3 The weather was dull but the attend? ante satisfactory for the races at Flemington yesterday. .., \ The Adelaide-owned Bumburnie registered his sixth hurdle win of the season in the Pines Hurdles. He has won three at Adelaide and three in Victoria. , Young Idea established his claim as the best two-year-old of the season. With a brilliant finishing effort he beat the NeW Zealand-bred Homer in the Sires Produce Stakes. The winner’s trailer, Fred Foulsham, won the event previously with Mollison. Palfre?co created a great surprise, finishing third. The New Zealander, Lady Primrose, was niver dangerous. . < . -p Vintage had evfery chance in the Essendon Stakes. She made the pace hut was no match for Topical in the. final furlong. He may be benefited by the race, but .meets Topical on 91b. lyorse terms in the Australian Clip, bearing out tfift argument of Vintage’?/connections that the New Zealander'is badly handicapped in the Cup. Count Ito on the inside was prominent always in the Newmarket and outstayed Melhson in the last few strides. Closing Timp finished well to beat Winooka nkfrowly for third place. Arachne, the early leader, tired over the last half fur? * The winner was ridden by K. Voitre, who ■ was having his first Newmarket mount. Count Ito has now won three race?, in succession. He was sold prior to. his Caulfield victory last week- to go to India, but the conditions of sale provided for him to race for his former owner, Mr. P. B. Quinlan, in the Newmarket. Radiant Star was never dangerous. Sylvapdale had an effortless victory in the' St Leger.- He led throughout. Theo proved a disappointment, his formbeing far below that displayed in the spring. Contact ran a fair race and enhanced his Cup prospects, where he has a big drop in weight, Latrobe also greatly enhanced his Australian Cup prospdcfs by a brilliant wjn in the Brunswick Handicap. Only five horses were behind him at one stage. He finished with a remarkable run. He comes down 91b in the Cup. King March flashed up at the turn but died away. Gold Trail was never dangerous. Sectional times in the Espendon Stakes were; First two furlongs, 275; last four, 48’/zs. The last four furlongs in the St. Leger and Brunswick were run in 48s. D. Munro, rider of Arachne, was suspended for one month for crossing after the start. The stewards warned the riders before the race regarding such action. Results were:— PINES HURDLES. Two miles. BUMBURNIE. 10.4 (L. Hynes) 1 BAYNTUM, 10.2 (Miller) ..• 2 ROYAL CHALLENGE, 9.11 (Fullartan) & Nine starters. Long neck; half a length. Etymology wa? fourth. Time; 3m lO’/is. SIRES PRODUCE STAKES. Seven furlongs. YOUNG IDEA, 5-10 (H..Skidmore) 1 HOMER (N.Z.-bred), 8.10 (McCarten) 2 PULFRESCO, 8.10 (Munro) 3 Twelve starters. Half a length; neck. Sithon was fourth. Time, Im 26%5. - / ESSENDON. stakes. . One and a-quarter miles. TOPICAL, 9.2,CD. Munro) .... 1 VINTAGE (IJ.Z.), 8.2, (McCarten) .... 2 TtALT, MARK/9.7 (Skidmore) 3 Other starters were Rogilla fourth and Ruach, One and .a-half lengths; neck. Time, 2m ss. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. Six furlongs. COUNT ITO, 8.3 (K. Voitre) ‘ 1 MELASON, 8.6 (T. Lewis) 3 CLOSING TIME, 9.7 (E. Bartie) 3 Twenty-nine starters. Double Bard scratched. Half a length; two lengths. Winooka was fourth. V.R.C. ST. LEGER. Of one and three-quarter miles. SYLV ANDALE, 8.10 (J. Pratt) 1 FARNDALE, 8.10 (H. Badger) 2 CONTACT, 8.10 (A. Knox) 3 Five starters. Super Valve was fourth, 'time, 3m Is.

BRUNSWICK STAKES. One and a-half miles. LATROBE, 8.4 (W. Cox) 1 NUTT D’OR, 8.3 (Skidmore) 2 WHITTINGHAM, 8-7 (Pratt) ........ 3 Nineteen starters. Eastern Chief was fourth. Time, 2m 31Vts. AFTER MONEY WINS. CANTERBURY PARK MEETING. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright Rec. 6.30 p.m. Sydney, March 3. Canterbury Park race results included: CAMPSIE HANDICAP. AFTER MONEY (N.Z.), 9.8 (Jones) 1 AIR PAGEANT, 8.0 (Thomas) 2 PRATE, 8.5 (Cook) 3 Seven started. Won by a length and a-half, a length between second and third. Time, Im. 555. Lavington was third in the Canterbury Handicap, in which Antique was unplaced. . Norman Conquest was unplaced in the Highweight. MEETING ABANDONED. POOR NOMINATIONS AT KUROW. By Telegraph—Press Association. Oamaru, March 2. Nominations for the Kurow races were very poor and it was decided to abandon the March meeting. An endeavour will be made io arrange a date in October.