RACING IN AUSTRALIA

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 425, 17 November 1930, Page 4

RACING IN AUSTRALIA

MEETING AT RANDWICK. A.J.C. NOVE.MBER FIXTI'IiE. Received Nov. 16. 5.5 p.m. SYDNEY, Nov. 16. The November meeting of the Australian Jockey Club was held in ideal weather on Saturday. November Handicap.—Spiarshot 8.0 (Cook) 1, Promara 7.4 (Parr) 2. I.ord Kennaqhair 8.9 (Marsden) 3. Eleven started, including Papatu. Won by a length, with second horse two lengths away. Time: 2.3 A. Highwoight Handicap. — Exact 5.5 (Mt-Lachlan) 1. .Magnetic. 9.6 (Barth-) 2, Shrill Thrill S.O (Cracknell) 3. Nineteen started, including Gesto, Rational and Stormy. Head; neck. Time: 1.37:.' FIXTURE AT CAULFIELD. Y.A.T.C. HOLDS MEETING. Received Nov. .16, 5.5 p.m. MELBOURNE-:, Nov. 16. The Yietorai Amateur Turf Ulub races were held on Saturday. Results: Armadale Handicap.—Taisho 8.5 (Wilson) 1, Mirationna 6.13 (l-llliott) 2. Spang 9.2 (Winks) 3. Fifteen started, including Cimbrian. Half a heat!; length. 'Time: 2.191. Ormond Stakes.—Hellenist 8.2 (McGill) 1. Nepean 8.9 (Jones) 2, Lindberg 5.7 (Nicht'lls) 3. Seventen started. Four lengths; neck. Time: 1.39’). RACING IN ENGLAND RESULT OF DERBY CUP. LONDON. Nov. 11. The following is the result of the Derby Cup. (Of 750 sovs.; l!j- miles). NOTICE BOARD, b g by Trespasser BOLDERO. gr g, by Ilerodote— Bongo, syrs 2 PROMPTITUDE, ch g, by Decision —La Tigra, aged 3 There were sixteen starters. Won by a length, with three-quar-ters of a length between second and third. WINNERS IN ENGLAND BEST OF THE SEASON England has no wi 'iter this season whose earnings approach those of the three-year-olil Gallant Fox ami the two-year old Jamestown in America. With very few exceptions, however, all the Old Country’s best stakes an* for horses two or three years obi, and the principal winners up to the end of September were as follows: Rustom Pasha (3yrs), b c by Sou-in-Lttw —Cos, two races, £12,193. Singapore (3yr.s), b c by Gainsborough. Tet rabbazia, two races, £11.616!. Blenheim (3yrs), br <• by Blandford —Malva, one race, £ll>,ii3(H. Diolitc (•"■yrs), b c by Diophin--Needle Rock, one race. £9947. Fair Isle (3yrs), b or br f by Phalaris Scapa Flow, two races, £9123!. Rose of England (3yr.s), br f by Teddy—Perce Neige, one year, £B].>:>?.. Atitara (2yrs), gr f by Tetratema— Zareba. four races, £8989. Thyestes (2yrs), to c by Totratema — Thyene, two races. £7S2-L bindos Ojos 'dvrs'), gr f Ly Buen Ojo—Fourfold, six races. £7l'Bl. Lemnarchus (2yrs), b e by Friar Marcus —Lemnos, four- races. £6-138’. Qurrat al-Ain (3yrs), b or br f by Buchan —Harpsichord, one race, £CSOO. PHAR LAP SENSATION ECHO OF SHOOTING OUTRAGE. AUSTRALIA'S CREDIT SUFFERS. Tn the Sydney Referee “Pilot” has something to say about the attempt Io “got. al ’’ Phar Lap before the Melbourne Stakes. Australia has been held up 1-> other countries as a model in the conduct ol racing, he says. What, however will be thought ot the news cabled all over the world that, associated with it are meh so desperate as to arrange for the shooting of a .Melbourne Cup favourite, Phar Lap, a few days prior to the running of that race? 'l’he lessee of Phar Lap is said to ascribe Hie attempt on his horse to bookmakers. That is the natural inference, as some of those who had done extensive antepost business were alleged to be in danger of being heavily hit. by Phar Lap’s possible success. Whether any leading bookmaker was ever really in danger of being unable to meet Pliar Lap liabilities is questionable. Bookmakers are generally prone to exaggerate where a favourite for a big race is concerned. With Phar Lap at a short price from the appearance of the weights it is improbable that any prominent man would risk getting out of his depths.

It must be stressed, too, that only men doing heavy ante-post business could possibly have been substantial gainers by Phar Lap being so seriously injured that he could not start. 'There are not a great many of these, and now that the race is over it would be a good move on their part to voluntarily submit their ante-post volumes to the V.R.C. committee to prove that thev were not. involved to the extent of being party to an unforgivable offence in order to get out of financial trouble. Men who have nothing to fear should be pleased to take such a step. Then' is room for suspicion attached to those who stand out.

Tf the idea does not appeal to them, thev should not be surprised if an attempt is made to legislate ante-post betting out of existence. Better that, he concludes, than Australia should get the reputation all the world over .of being a country where n police escort is necessary for the safe conduct of a favourite to and from a r ecourse, and that in order to prevent possible interference during the running of race it is necessary to almost lino a track with jiolico.