THE TURF.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3571, 4 October 1916, Page 3

THE TURF.

AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB

Wins for Kilboy and Sasanof.

(Per Press Association—Copyright)

SYDNEY, October. ;3

The spring meeting of the Australian Jockey Club was. commenced to-day. The weather was fine, though the course was heavy, and there was a large attendance. In the Derby, Kii■boy, who. was favourite, ran last in the early stages, but joined the leaders half a mile- from home. Thereafter he was untroubled, McLachlan taking no chances. In the Spring Stakes the favourite, Sasanof, was well placed ithroughout, and scored by a narrow margin from another New Zealander, Bee. The following are the.details of the racing: —

Hurdle Handicap.—Jack Itice 1, Kooya 2, Sweet Step 3. Won by eight ■lengths. Time,' 4min. ■ Trial Stakes. —Quinologist 1, Two Blues 2, Court Jester 3. Won by half a length. Time, 2min 10.?scc. DERBY STAKES, of 20' soys each, with 5000 soys added. One mile and a-half. Messrs W. G. Stead and E. S. Luttrell's b c Kilboy, by Kilbronoy —Cyre, Bst I.olb (W. H. McLachlan) 1 Mr D. XI. Seaton's be Easteourt, ■v- ■ Bst 101b ... ... (M. Connelly 2 Mr W. Brown's b c Colbert, Bst 101b (C. 0. Davies) 3 Kilboy took? : command * in the straight, and, increasing his "lead at the distance, he won by two lengths from Eastcourt, who beat Colbert by half a length. v Time,'2min 391 sec. :

EPSOM HANDICAP, of 20 soys each, with 1500 soys added. One mile.

Pa nacre, by Linacrt —Panara, Bst 101b ... ... (CO. Davies) 1\ Polycrates, Bst 61b ... (M. Conncll) 2 Colugo, 7st 31b ... (F. Dempsey) 3 Won by three-quarters of a length, Colugo being half a, length away. Time, Imin 4.2 sec. ""..■•' SPRING STAKES, of 10 soys each, with 1000 soys added. Weight-for-age. One mile and a-half. Mr.,W. G. Stead's br.g Sasanof,-by '.' Martian-—Ukraine, 3yrs,7st 21b 1 Mr H. G. Taylor's b m "Bee/9st ... 2Messrs P. Roger and Rivers's b or br'm Carlita, 9st ... ...... 3

At the bend Sasnnof and Boe went to the front, and the two New , Zealanders fought out a good finish', Sasanof winning by half a length. Time, 2min 37-Jsee.' Kensington Handicap.—St. Rosaline l^Cesarius 2, Bandolerjo .3, Won by five longtlis. Time, Imin 29£ sec.