AUSTRALIAN RACING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21185, 4 November 1938, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN RACING

AJAX CONTINUES WINNING WAY United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph —Copyright (Received November 3. 8.10 p.m.) MELBOURNE, November 3. The weather was fine and warm and there was a good attendance at Flemington for the third day of the Victoria Racing Club’s meeting. Dominor had little difficulty in repeating his Cup day win in the November Hurdle. He has now had six hurdle wins in succession. Aspire was prominent all the wavon the outside rail and had a comfortable win in the Byron Moore Stakes. He cost 1200 guineas as a yearling. He has registered two wins and a second in three starts and looks a Derby proposition. Ajax was untroubled in the Linlithgow Stakes and registered his thirteenth successive win. His full record is: 20 wins and three seconds in 24 starts and has won £23,765 in stakes. He also won the Llnlithgotv Stakes last year. Results.— NOVEMBER HURDLE, Of £700; 2i miles. Dominor, 11.5 (A. Fullarton) 1 Grey Lash, 9.2 (C. Oakey) 2 Laveur, 9.2 (D. Mcßae) 3 Eight started. Won by one and a quarter lengths; four lengths between .second and third. Dress Suit was fourth. Time —4min 361 sec. BYRON MOORE STAKES. Of £700; 5 furlongs. Aspire, 8.5 (A. Breasley) 1 Girella, 8.0 (F. Shean) 2 Glenfino, 8.0 (H. Skidmore) 3 Eighteen started. Won by one and a half lengths; half a head between second and third. Romford was fourth. Time—imin Olsec. LINLITHGOW STAKES, Of £1000; 1 mile. Ajax, 9.0 (H. Badger) 1 Young Idea, 9.2 (A. Brca.sley) .. ..2 Ena, 8.9 (H. Morris) 3 Five started. Won by one and threequarter lengths; one and a half lengths between second and third. Mohican was fourth. Evening Mist Was last. Time— Imin 37 l iSec.’ CARNIVAL HANDICAP, Of £700; H miles. Adios, 8.9 (McCarten) 1 Caragona. 7.2 (F. Flannery) .. .. 2 Tregenna, 8.0 (J. O’Sullivan) .... 3 Thirteen started. Won by one and a quarter lengths, three lengths between second and third. Gladstone was fourth. Time 2min s*secs. OAKS’ STAKES Of £2000; li miles French Gem, 8.10 (M. McCarten) .. 1 Talkalot, 8.10 <F. Shean) 2 Gay Dell, 8.10 <D. Munro) 3 Nine started. Won by half a neck, a head between second and third. Lady Montague was fourth. Time 2min 35Ssecs. VETERAN STAKES, Of £700; 1?- miles. El Senorita. 7.9 (H. Badger) .... 1 L’Aiglon, 8.9 (D. Munro) Manolive. 8.4 <F. Shefeh) .. .. i

Twelve started. Won by a neck, a head between second and third. Check was fourth. Time 2min 29-lsecs. Adios finished strongly to beat the pacemaker. Caragona, in the Carnival Handicap. Netherlea who was improving ran fifth. The winner is trained by the former New Zealander George I Price. ; There was an exciting finish in the • Oakc, French Gem who was last at 1 the home turn displayed unexpected I stamina and won in the last few strides ' from Talkalot who headed the pacei maker Gay Dell 50 yards from the post I Acheron ran a poor race. Lady Moni tague was disappointing. The winner I is trained by R. Sinclair and owned by I G. W. Badman. the owner of Auries Star. An exciting finish was witnessed in the Veteran Stakes. El Senorita Leld off fast finishing runs by L’Aiglon and Manolive. Queen of Song had a poor run and finished sixth. Conveyor disappointed. Ajax ran the last half mile in 47!lsecs.