RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18170, 7 November 1930, Page 2

RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

VICTORIA CLUB. PHAR LAP WINS LINLITHGOW. THE OAKS TO BARBETTE. Ltiited Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. MELBOURNE, Nov. 6. The Victoria Racing Club’s Spring Meeting was continued to-day at Flemington. In the November Hurdle Race -c\ Plunderer was well placed in the last round and won nicely. His trainer, Quinlan, won , recently with Gragford and Mystic Peak. The New Zealand gelding Hunt the Slipper led all the way in the Byron Moore Stakes and won brilliantly. He shows distinct promise. He was ridden by T. Webster and trained by A. Webster. , , . . Phar Lap had a comfortable win in the Linlithgow Stakes. He has now wmn £45,842 in stakes. This was Pike’s third win in the race> Barbette put up a remarkable performance in the Oaks. • She lost 50yds at the start and then *won narrowly. Barbette was trained by the former New Zealander, Lou Robertson. Her owner, A. P. Wade, won on \Tuesday with 'First Arrow. Barbette’s stable mate, Gay Salute, led all the way in the Veteran Stakes, but was caught in the last stride by El Rey. This gave Duncan, the jockey, his first win at the meeting. Pinnacle was eighth at the home turn, but, finishing fast, won the Carnival Handicap nicely. He was ridden by W. Cook. The' stake values were: Oaks, £1198; Linlithgow Stakes, £1000; Hurdle Race, £500; others, £450 each. Results: — NOVEMBER HURDLE RACE. Of £650; 2* miles PLUNDERER, J. Grant’s b g, by Violoncello Court Martial, 10.12 (W. Howson) 1 BEAST, H. L. Cummings and Miss MacKerlar’s ch c, 9.2 2 PAUL T., J. H. Trenoweth’s ch g, 9.11 3 Nine started. Won by three-quarters of a length, one and a-half lengths between'-second and third. Home Made was fourth. Time, 4.38, a race record. A protest for interference in the straight was dismissed. BARON MOORE STAKES. ' Of £600; for two-year-olds; 5 fur. HUNT THE SLIPPER (New Zea- . land), 8.0 1 . HEROIC PRINCE, 8.3 2 j ROADSTEAD, 8.3 3 Fifteen started. Wonoby half-a-length, one and aquarter lengths between second and third. Old Ming was fourth. Time, 1.3*. LINLITHGOW STAKES. Of £1300; weight-for-age; 1 mile. PHAR LAP, H. R. Telford’s ch g, ‘ 4yrs, by Night Raid—Entreaty, 8.12 (J. E. Pike) 1 MOLLISON, E. M. Pearoe’s b g, 8.13 2 MYSTIC PEAK, C. G. Brown’s br h, 9.2 j 3 Five started. Won by four lengths, a neok between second and third. Wise Force 1 was fourth and Amounis last. Time, 1.37. / : CARNIVAL HANDICAP. Of £600; 1* miles. PINNACLE, J. Clark’s b g, by The Welkin Athena, 7.10 (W. Cook) 1 GLAIVE, J. C. Hutchinson’s b f, 7.0 2 KENNEY, G. Officer's br g, 8.8 .. 3 Fourteen’; started. Won by one and a-lialf lengths, a long y neck between second and third. Sartaress was fourth. Time, 2.4*. ■ .OAKS STAKES. Of £2Q each, with £IOOO added; for three-year-old fillies; weight, 8.10; 1J miles. BARBETTE, A. P. Wade’s b f, by Top Gallant—Columbia, 8.10 (S. Tomison) ' 1 MIRA DONNA, R. C. Power’s ch f, 8.10 2 CARRY ON, J. S. Brunton’s b f, 8.10 .' 3 Eleven started. Won by a head, half a length between second and third! Ormolu was fourth. Cold Shoulder lost her rider. Time, 2.38*. VETERAN STAKES. Of £600; for four-year-olds and upwards; 1* miles. El! REY, Harris and Dunne’s br or b g, by Comedy King—Warraim, 8.0 (W. Duncan) 1 GAY SALUTE, A. G. Hunter’s bc, > 6.10 2 HASTA, C. 0. Fairbairn’s br m .. 3 Eight started. Won by a neck, two lengths between second and third. Aleman was > fourth. Time, 2.35*.

A CHAMPION. A PHAR LAP’S PERFORMANCE. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. MELBOURNE, Nov. 6. The question of arranging international test races with Phar Lap in Melbourne and Sydney is being discussed by racing men. 4 Phar Lap’s sectional times In the Linlithgow Stakes were:—First two furlongs, 255; next two, 2445; last four, 47^s. Pike says he considers Phar Lap could have run the mile in lm 35s today if he had been pushed.