RACING IN AUSTRALIA

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19460, 27 December 1934, Page 11

RACING IN AUSTRALIA

THE RANDWICK MEETING, DARK CHIEF WINB CUP. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. SYDNEY, Dec 26. The second day’s racing at the Australian Jockey Club’s Summer Meeting was held to-day at Randwick m beautiful weather. Tlrere was a good attendance and the track was last. Homer scored his third successive win when he defeated the brilliant nel in the December Stakes. Great mterest was taken in Homer’s meeting with Strathardale, hut the contest was robbed of a certain amount of satisfaction, firstly because the latter secured several lengths’ advantage over Homer at the start and secondly because Strathardale lost several lengths at the entrance to the straight. Homer battled to the lead and was doing his best at the finish. Miss Nottava tried to win' all the way in the Summer Gup, but the effort was too great and at the Leger Brown Force and Dark Chief were fighting for the lead, the latter gaining a narrow victory. Senior was fourth. ’ In the Chisholm Handicap Wexford led into the straight from The Marne, Vista, Veilantif, High and Golden Gate. High took a good lead and managed to hold off Golden Gate in a particularly strong finish. Myra Tip lost a lot of ground at the start, but finished brilliantly.' Croupier, who was having his first race since April was near the tad of the field all the way.. An outsider, Dark Son, who won his first race in the first division of the Christmas Trial', Handicap, is a Beau Fils gelding from the New Zealand mare Kilmont. Love Song finished valiantly to win the Jockey ; ClulTs Handicap. The early leader was Kodapen, tout entering the straight almost the whole field drew abreast. Dromos appeared to have the race in his keeping when Love Song challenged strongly and was going away at the post. Following are the results: —

CHRISTMAS TRIAL HANDICAP, - Of £300; 1 mile. First Division. DARK SON, 7.10 (Weiss) ..... i GLENWITCH, 8.1 (Gough) 2 LEONE, 9.0 (Pratt) 3 Fifteen started. Won by a neck, 1 three lengths between second and third. Time, 1.375. Second Division. RUFFIAN, 7.7 (W. Cook) ■ t 1 KING BEGA, 8.2 (Knox) 2 FAMILY PRIDE, 8.12 (Barlle) .. 3 Thirteen started, including Palady. Won by four ’ lengths, a head between second and third. Time, 1.37. SUMMER NURSERY HANDICAP, Of £400; 5A- fur. URUNALONG, 7.13 (Lighti'oot) „ 1 OLANLEY, 7.10 (O’Sullivan) .. 2 PISTOL SHOT, 7.10 (Cracknell) . 3 Fifteen started, including Odyssey. Won by half a head, a length between second and third'. Time, 1.75. DECEMBER STAKES. Of £1300; for two-year-olds; 5 fur. HOMER (New Zealand-bred), J. S. Brunton’s, oh o, by Illacl— — Quadr rllateral, 8.5 (Bartle) .......» 1 STRATHARDALE, 8.10 (Pratt) «. 2 MEDALLIST, 8.5 (Munro) 3 Also Started.—Wise Boy, Womblebank, Gibson, White Lilac and Silver Rose. Won by half a neck, a neolc between second and third. Silver Rose was fourth. Time, lm. OHISHOLM HANDICAP, Of £500; 6 fur. HIGH, 8.0 (Hickey) ' 1 GOLDEN GATE (N.Z.-bred), 8.6 (Pratt) 2 MYRA TIP, 8.0 (Bartle) * WEXFORD, 7.12 (Gracknell) ..■* '* Dead-heat for third. Sixteen started, including Croupier and Visage. Won by three-quarters of a length, one length between second and third. Time, I.los. . SUMMER CUP, Of £1250; 1 mile 5 fur. DARK CHIEF, Sir H. Denison’s br g, by Dark Fox—Oruia, syrs, 7.3 (Lightfoot) 1 BROWN FORCE, V. L. King’s br g, by High Force —Wallas, 6yrs., 8.11 (Pilce) - • 2 MAGNITAS, P. Riddle’s b g, by Magpie—Saintly, 6yrs, 8.3 (Munro) 3 Also Started. —Senior, Mr Kerry, Miss Nottava, Wallace, Mimi, Nord and Volwood. -Won by a head, two lengths between second and third. Time, 2.465.

A.J.C. HANDICAP, Of £450; 1 mile 1 fur.

LOVE SONG (N.Z.-bred), 8.4

(Webb) i DROMOS, 8.4 (K. Cook) 2 TURBINE, 9.12 (Munro) • 3 Eight started, Including Kodapen. Won by half a neck, two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.51 J.

THE CAULFIELD MEETING. WIN FOR N.Z. HORSE. MELBOURNE, Dec, 26. There was a large attendance at the Victoria Amateur Turf Club’s meeting at Caulfield to-day. Following are the results of the principal races: — lIOPETOUN HANDICAP, Of £750; 1 mile and 3 furlongs. ISLE OF ASTUR, 8.3 (A. Read) . 1 VILLIUS, 7.7 (Harrison) 2 WORTHING, 7.6 (Tomison) 3 Eleven started, Including Shatter, Bunsby and Gaze. Won by 2* lengths; two lengths between second and third. Time, 2.18. MALVERN HANDICAP, Of £500; 1 mile. EPIGRAM (N.Z.), 8.10 (J. Maher) * BURLESQUE, 8.8 (Dewhurst) .. * PRESS GANG, 9.8 (Skidmore) .. 3 * Dead heat for first. Twelve started, including Quarto and Salt Spray. Won by a length and a-half from third horse. Time, 1.39. CHRISTMAS HANDICAP, Of £500; six furlongs, MSEASON, 8.0 (Rreasleyj 1 GALULU KING, 8.6 (Hailey) 2 C’l I SNARES, 7.1 (Simonds) .... 3 Sevenlecn slarlcil. Won by a neck. Time, 1.12 J. In Ihe .1 uvoiule Stakes, of £SOO, for Iwo-yoar-nlds, live furlongs, Lady Primrose was unplaced. In the Koornung Trial, of £4OO, one mile and half a furlong, second division, Gape Lilock was unplaced.