AUSTRALIAN RACING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 April 1939, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN RACING

MEETING AT RANDWICK DEFAULTER DEFEATED IN SYDNEY CUP. MOSAIC WINS IN EXCITING FINISH. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. SYDNEY, April.lo. Today’s racing at Randwick was de- 1 cidedly better than on Saturday, there being larger fields, thrilling finishes, 1 and some fast times. ' The New Zealand-bred Posterity colt Mosaic, who did so well in the St. Leger on Saturday, ran up to form and < won the Sydney Cup convincingly from c last year’s winner, L’Aiglon. The New ( Zealanders, Defaulter and Malagigi, i were crowded in and found the early pace hot. Malagigi alone showed to ’ some advantage, finishing third in a 1 race run in time only a quarter of a second outside Wotan’s Australian and ] New Zealand record. i The trainer George Price at the ( A.J.C. meeting has so far won the J Doncaster Handicap with Gold Rod, the , Easter Plate with Waireka and the j Biraganbil Handicap with The Squire, < all of whom carried the colours of Mr r E. J. Watt and were ridden by McCarten. ■ The jockey L. J. Ellis, describing De- ( faulter’s disappointing display in the , Sydney Cup, said he struck trouble in , the first ftirlong, where six or seven * horses “squeezed round me,” after j which Defaulter refused to do his best. ‘ Badger said Malagigi was outstayed , by two better horses. _ , The weather was again glorious and the attendance was 62,000. Results: — Easter Plate. 7f,r Waireka, 8.12 (Me- i Carton), 1; Anne, 8.7 (Munro), 2; Bona- - fide, 8.0 (Badger), 3. Eight started. Won ; by three-quarters of a length, with ■ half a length between second and • third. Dagmar was fourth. Time, . 1.254. La Perouse Handicap, 6f.: Bodley Head, 7.4 (Cook), 1; Hamurah, 9.7 (McMenamin), 2; Micawber, 8.0 (Bartie), 3. Eleven started. Head; half a head. Caesar was fourth. Time, 1.101-. Biraganbil Handicap, Im.: The Squire, 8.0 (McCarten), 1; Baveon, 7.7 (Cook), 2; Pantier, 7.3 (O’Sullivan), 3. Seven started. Half a neck; head. Pen Name was fourth. Time, 1.37. Sydney Cup, of £7uuu," 2m.: Mosaic, 8.2 (Bartle), 1; L’Aiglon, 8.7 (Davidson), 2; Malagigi, 7.11 (Badger), 3. Also started: The Trump, Bourbon, Marauder, Defaulter, Ortelle’s Star, Pageant, Respirator, Cathartes, Young Crusader, Plectrum, Hedonic, Sal Volatile, Will (Rogers, Feminist, Jan Boz. The Trump, Young Crusader, L’Aiglon and Jan Boz were the leading division for a mile. Defaulter at the rear of the field made a forward move at the seven furlong post but then fell back and was not . afterward dangerous. Malagigi came • prominently into the picture at the six ; furlong post, but was unable to over- , take the leaders. In an exciting finish, ; Mosaic, vigorously ridden, headed ; L’Aiglon and won by a length and a quarter, with Malagigi a length and a, ' half off third. Feminist was fourth. Jan Baz fifth and Marauder sixth. Defaulter was second to last in a strungout field. Time, 3.2lJ—a course record. ■ Wentworth Handicap, 6f.: Bonny Loch, 9.5 (Munro), 1; Fortune, 7.7 (Knox), 2; Tobasco, 8.10 (Bartie), 3. Nineteen started, including The Stork. Won by a length and a quarter, with Tobasco half a head away third. Telasur was fourth. Time, 1.115. Tocal Handicap, 14m.: Herrarde, 8.4 (McMenamin),l ; Hilarious, 7.0 (Lappin), 2; Fearless, 7.9 (O’Connor), 3. Twelve started. Head each way. Proceed was fourth. Time, 2.31. GREAT EASTER STEEPLECHASE. WON BY GRANTLEY. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. ADELAIDE, April 10. The Great Easter Steeplechase, of 3.] miles, at Oakbank today resulted:— Grantley, 11.2 (Ryan), 1; Noboby’s Son (Smith)’, 2; Turf Boy (Fullarton), 3. Eleven started. Three-quarters of a length; two lengths. Time, 6.111—a race record. WILLIAMSTOWN RACES. EASTER CUP TO SON OF AUROUS. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. MELBOURNE, April 10. At the Williamstown races, the Easter Cup resulted: —Son of Aurous (Olsen), 1; Mutable (Moran), 2; Lantus (Preston), 3. Thirteen started, including Desert Chief. Two lengths and a half; half a length. Time, 2.3}. North Cape finished second in the | Seaholm Hurdle Race.