DONCASTER CUP

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 240, 11 October 1938, Page 4

DONCASTER CUP

VICTORY TO EPIGRAM MAGNIFICENT HORSEMANSHIP GREAT PRAISE FOR CARSLAKE. LONDON, Sept. 12. After winning the St. Leger with Scottish Union, Mr. J. ,V. Rank went on to annex the Scarborough Stakes with Michoumy and the Doncaster Cup with Epigram. B. Carslake, 53 years of age, was the rider each time, and all three horses are trained by N. Cannon. The Cup was a great race and an exciting one to watch, for Epigram’s victory was only a head from Slip On, with Fairing third, Senor, the favourite, fourth, and Overthrow fifth and last. Epigram is a five-year-old horse by Son-In-Law out of Flying Sally. He carried in-'t. and gave the second horse 271 b.

Slip On led into the straight, going easily, by four or five lengths. Overthrow was out of the race, but the other three, close together, went after the leader, but it was left to the topweight tc try to catch the leader. Carslake never uses a whip unless it is absolutely essential, but he used it. One hundred yards from the post it did not seem possible that Epigram could catch Slip On, but Carslake did not give up trying, and with the horse under him doing all that he could do the gap between the two horses decreased. Fifty yards from home it was thought just possible that Epigram could win, but Carslake has never ridden better than he is doing now. He really lifted Epigram past the line and won a most wonderful race by a head. No rider has ever known’ better where the winning post is, and the moment that horse and rider were past it they stopped. The Sunday Times’ correspondent writes: ’’lt was a fine achievement or. Carslakes part to ride the winner of this great race in the evening of his career. He looked tired after the racs, but he is certainly a wonder, and in the middle fifties is riding with all the strength and brilliance of 20 years ago. I never saw the giants of old-A-.her. Fordham and the rest of them - but I cannot believe there was evei a greater jockey than ‘Brownie’ Carslake, and his colleagues in the weighing room are of the same opinion. In the Scarborough Stakes on Michoumy, also in the colours of Mr. Rank, his perfectly-timed effort was an objeetlesson to all jockeys.”

Epigram and Slip On are among the Cesarewitch ac: jitors. In the handicap Epigram is set to concede 311 b. to his youngea rival, so that it Slip On makes normal progress during the next six weeks he should have a good chance in the big Newmarket event. Panorama’s victory in the Champaigne Stakes was smart work, even although he beat the Apple Ring colt by only a head. With seven victories in seven outings to his credit, Panorama, one of the most mature two-year-olds ever seen, goes into retirement for the season. Mrs. J. J. Corrigan is the owner and Captain BoydRochfort the trainer.

Seven races a day, run at intervals of 25 minutes, is a programme to be tried at Warwick. It is doubted whether these tactics are going to be appreciated.