PRODUCE STAKES

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21051, 1 March 1940, Page 11

PRODUCE STAKES

MELBOURNE ACCEPTORS CENTENARY CUP STARTERS (United Press Assn.-—Elec. Tel. Copyright) MELBOURNE, Feb 29 Final acceptors Tor the Sires’ Produce Stakes, of £3295, two-year-olds, seven furlongs, on the llrst day or the Victoria Racing Club’s autumn meeting at Flemington on Saturday are Lucrative, General Havelock. Link Boy, Black Legend, Pandect, Stagelaw, Sun Valley. Halifax, Distinction, Industry, All Veil, Broadcaster Partoer, Tranquil Star, Trueness. The Newmarket Handicap is timed to start at 3 p.m. The draw for barrier positions in the Newmarket Handicap include Gold one; Graceful Mover, two; Kanuri, three-’ Ramdin, four; Mildura, five; Operatic’ nine; Chatsbury, 18; Untshak, 23; Puregold, 21; Manrico, 24; and Aurie’s Star 2 6. Final acceptors for the St. Leger stake s of £I6OO, three-year-olds. 13 mile-, on Tuesday, are Mac Rob, High Caste, Reading. Seventeen acceptors Tor the Centenary Cup, of £2OOO and trophy valued at £100" 1} miles, on Saturday, include Plvmoutli Hoe, Round Up, Pageant, Seven 1 iftv Tomita. Elanage, Vahniki. Operatic has a penalty of 41b Tor the Newmarket Handicap, making bis weight Ashley Reed is to ride Cooranga in the Australia Cup. P u regold worked freely to-day and showed no signs or lameness as a result of his accident yesterday. A> a result or a favourable barrier position Graceful. Move,- is now regarded as a sure runner in the Newmarket Handicap. I. \\ ebster has been engaged to ride Pamelus. and .0. Phillips Hilton in the Newm a rk et Han d i cap. Nil Veil (lid a pleasing trial for the Sires’ Produce stakes by healing Siageiaw and War-bird over rour rurlongs at Mentone to-day in 49}*.