AUSTRALIAN RACING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 255, 28 October 1939, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN RACING

MOONEE VALLEY RIDERS CLASH OF NEW ZEALANDERS Received Oct. 27, 11.30 p.m. MELBOURNE, Oct. 27. The Brisbane jockey, J. Conquest, has arrived and will ride Bill Poster in the Cox Plate and the Melbourne j Cup. M. McCarten '>»’ ride Catalogue, F. Shean Gold Salute, E. Bartie High Caste and W. Cook Beau Vite in the Cox Plate. McCarten will ride Mildura and Ashley Reed will be on Temple Coyn in the Phoenix Handicap. New Zealand horses engaged in the minor events to-morrow are:— St. Alban's Handicap.—Flashlight (by Tidal). Steeplechase—Cape Morn. Dundonald Handicap.—Te Hero. National Handicap.—Crojick, Bankshaw, Royal Order and Compaion. Impressive Gallons Conditions were ideal for galloping at Caulfield yesterday. The course proper, with the flags 33 feet out, was : used. High Caste, moving freely, easily beat Cairnsmore over the four fur- 1 longs in 49isec., the best gallop ot the I morning. Ortelle's Star beat Respirator over ? a mile in Imin. 45Jsec., the last four 1 in 50Ssec. Maikai ran a comfortable mile, improving over the last half in 52sec. On the steeplechase grass. Beechwood did extra well over live furlongs, the first four furlongs in 48isec. Buzalong impressed, showing that he had received no harm from his ] cup race, and ran seven furlongs in 6 Imin. 291 sec., the last six in Imin. 161 sec. Wilson, showing no signs of soreness, ran seven furlongs in Imin. 44 sec. Keeline did the best nine furlongs of the morning in Imin, 59»sec., the last five in Imin. 4}sec. Hilton was not extended over six furlongs in Imin. 221 sec. He looked - very lit. ,• Erato ran the fastest seven furlongs 1 of theh morning in Imin. 281 sec., the ] first six in Imin. 15sec. Son of Aurous. doing well in his ' Melbourne Cup preparation, ran nine furlongs in 2min. 3sec. On Ihe sand. Beau Vite, who has never looked better, ran three furlongs in 38.’sec. Pantoon did the best six furlongs of the morning, beating Mitosis in Imin. 117 sec. At Flemington down the straight. Securities beat Brown Model and Dollar Bill over five furlongs in Imin. 2;sec. Happy Boy, going well, ran five fur-j longs in Imin. 31sec. I J Procyon beat Star Boarder over 1 1 three furlongs in 37sec. ; ; On the course proper, with the flags z 33 feet out, Anpapejo and Climax bn-; ished together over a mile in Imin |7 46Jsec. . | Bill Poster, going better than L'Aig-1 lon, ran seven furlongs in Imin. 331 sec. On the .sand Lusson, who is improv-] ing daily, ran seven furlongs in Imin. ] 33see. ' | On the inside grass, Illustration did a brilliant, four furlongs in 481 sec. ] I Feminist was not extended over a i mile in Imin. 54'ssee. | Inazuma. in an excellent gallop for] a jumper, ran nine furlongs in 2min. I 1 Isec. i Sir Harold beat Magnetic Knight ■over 10 furlongs in 2min. 14sec. |