WINDBAG BEATS VALICARE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19648, 6 September 1926, Page 4

WINDBAG BEATS VALICARE

A THRILLING FINISH. RAMPION DOWNS LIMERICK. SYDNEY SPRING CARNIVAL OPENS. Received September 5, 5.5 p.m. SYDNEY, Sept. 5. The spring racing carnival opened with the Warwick Farm meeting, which I was held in beautiful weather. The course was in excellent condition. New Zealand was well represented. Rampion annexed the Hobartville Stakes ‘after a great battle between him and the New Zealander, Limerick. Windbag added to his laurels by snatching ,a half-neck victory from the unbeaten Valicare after the latter had held the lead to within a few yards of the winning post. The New Zealanders, Rapine and Royal Tea. finished third and fourth respectively in this race, which was the centre of great interest. This is Valicare’s first defeat in the eight races in which she has started. Windbag put up a course record, beating Hemisphere’s time, 1.394, made last year, by one and a-half seconds. Pantheon’s time in the Spring Handicap was also a course record. Other New Zealanders ran as follows:—Bright Light, unplaced in the Hurdles; Young Lochinvar, unplaced in the Cambelltown Handicap; Count Cavour, unplaced in the Spring Handicap; Cawnpore and Siaosi, unplaced in the Glenlee Handicap. Star Stranger made an excellent bid for the Spring Handicap, running into second place. Principal results: — Spring Handicap.—Pantheon (Tracery—Scotch Rose) 1, Star Stranger 2, Lucky Thrice and Boonala dead heat 3. Thirteen started. From a bunched field Pantheon macle his run at the distance, stalled off a hot challenge from Star Stranger, and won by two and abalf lengths. Time: 2.184. Hobartville Stakes. (Of 1000 sovs.; seven furlongs) RAMPION (J. K and C. H. Brien) br c bv Rossendalc —Royal Pet, S. Cracknell 1 LIMERICK (H. A. Knight), br c by Limond—Medley, M. MeCarton 2 AMUSEMENT (C. W. L. Murchison), blk. c by Comedy King— Sumurum 3 Thirteen started. Miss Review made the early running, but when the straight was reached Rampion headed her, with Limerick third. The lastnamed, under the whip, made a great effort to overhaul the hard ridden leader, but the latter, finishing splendidly, won by two and a-half lengths. Time: 1.264. Warwick Stakes. (Of 1000 sovs.; one mile). WINDBAG (R. Miller), b h by Mag pie—Charleville, 5 yrs., 9.3, J. Munro 1 VALICARE (P. Osborne), b m by Valais—Courante, 4 vis.. 8.9 . . 2 RAPINE (A. B. Williams), b g by Martian—Pineta, aged, R. Reed 3 Also started: Royal Tea, Arendal. From the jump off Valicare took charge, two lengths ahead of Rapine and Windbag. There was little change till the straight was entered, except that the leader slightly increased her advantage. Once in the straight, however. Windbag began to decrease the gap. and caught Valicare a few strides from the post and had the best of a most exciting finish by half a neck. Rapine was four lengths away, with Royal Tea next. Time: 1.38. Glenlee Handicap.—Chris 1, Balbus 2. Onward 3. Sixteen started. Head. Time: 1.40. Cambelltown Handicap.—Quixotic 1, Calmest 2, Mooch Along 3. Fourteen started. Two lengths. Time: 1.13. MEMSIE STAKES HEROIC BEATS MANFRED. Received September 5, 5.5 p.m. MELBOURNE, Sept. 5. The Memsie Stakes resulted. —Heroic 1, Manfred 2, The Banker 3. Five started. Heroic and Manfred fought out a great battle from the home turn, Heroic getting the verdict by a neck. Time: 1.53. Hcatherlie Handicap.—Textile 1, David Garrick 2, Homerus 3. Sixteen started. Length. Time: 1.535. Monoxide 3. Also: 5 Roseday, 7 Coastguard, 6 Kapuna, 2 Fairy Tidings. Length; four lengths. Time, 1.48. Hunt Club Steeples.—2 Message Boy (J. T. Humphris) 1, 1 Goodform 2, 5 D('cruse 3. Also: .3 Nyanza, 4 Andy, 6 Punjaub. Twelve lengths; six lengths. Time, 6.10 4-5. AVingatui Trot. —10 Dan Huon OTAGO HUNT CLUB MEETING AT WINGATUI. PRINCIPAL FLAT RACE TO LAVA (Per Press Association) DUNEDIN, Sept. 4. The annual steeplechase meeting of the Otago Hunt Club was held in beau tiful weather. The course was a trifle dead after recent rain, but otherwise was in good order. There was a large attendance’, anil the racing was full of interest. The totaiisator handled £15,982 10s. compared with £15,076 last year. Before the third race- the stewards’ stand caught fire in the roof and was completely gutted. Results:— [ Sea View Hunters’ Hurdles. —<3 Ny- ; anga (A. Ruthven) 1,2 Muzzle (C. ; Dawson) 2, 1 Bandalero (E. J. Shaw) I 3. Also: 4 Rag Tag, 6 Red Art, 5 Hard ! Prince. Half a length; four lengths. • Time, 3.1 2-5. ; President’s Handicap.—2 Dismantle [ (J. A. Beale) 1, 5 Arrowmir 2, 6 DioxI ide 3. Also-. 6 Polly Flinders, 4 Sweet Melody, 3 Taboo, 1 Real Glad, 12 Ini cursio, 11 Royal Saxon, 8 Clutha, 9 Mudlark. 7 Captain Sarto, 10 Lady Di- . latory. Head; length and a-half. Time, I 1.17 1-5. ; Jockey Club Handicap—4 Lava (J. j T. Humphris; 1, 1 Heather Lad 2, 3

(O’Connell) 1, 4 Spring Chimes 3, 9 Mirella 3. Time, 4.14 3-5. Hunters’ Flat.—l Flourish (J. T. Humphris) 1, 5 Incursio 2, 3 Bandalero 3. Also: 7 Ahuriri, 2 Krasnoi, 4 Hard Prince, 8 Gold Dollar, 6 Matapuke. Four lengths; three lengths. Time. 2.2 T 1-5.

Broekville Steeples.—3 Cartoon (C. Dawson) 1, 1 Osterman 2, 5 Goodform 3. Also: 2 Kipling, 4 Prize Rose, G De Cruse. Six lengths; 20 lengths. Vauxhall Handicap.—4 High Gear (J. Dooley) 1, 6 Piton 2, 1 Rosenor 3. Also: 2 John Bradbury, 5 Equerry, 3 Pink Terrace, 7 Sweet Melodv, 9

. Bachelor Gay, 10 Prompter. 11 Captain ; Sarto, 12 Mudlark. S Wingatui. Short ; length; length. John Bradbury was [ fourth. Time L2O.