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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21419, 11 March 1935, Page 15

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AUSTRALIAN CUP WON BY SYLVANDALE KIMILLA AND COUNT ITO SUCCESSFUL (UNITED CRESS ASSOCIATION- FIT EI.ECTKIO TELEGttAI'H—COPY R.HI TIT.) (Received March 10, 5.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE, March 0. The weather was warm and there j was a large attendance for the con- I eluding day of the Victoria Racing Club's autumn meeting. J Menelik appreciated the longer journey. and improved on his Pines j Hurdle form to win the Autumn Hurdles. lie is raced by I'har L,ap owner-trainer, H. R. Telford. Bayntun was very distressed al'ter the race, and his connexions held a suspicion that the gelding had been doped. Swabs were taken, and an enquiry will be held later. Despite the fact that he steered an erratic course over the final stages, | Bimilla outclassed her rivals in the Ascot Vale Stakes, directing attention to the unfortunate oversight in not nominating her sire, Excitement, for the Sires' Produce Stakes, thus making the lilly ineligible for that event. She will probably prove the outstanding juvenile of the season. K. Voitre's. vigorous horsemanship was the chicl factor in Count Ito's victory in the C. M. f.loyd Stakes. Lie was loudly cheered. Count 110 has now had four wins in succession. Today's was his last run under the ownership of his trainer, P. B. Quinlan. SylvandnJe was always well placed in "the Australian Cup. and had do trouble in withstanding La Trobe's challenge. Flail finished well to beat Topical for third place. King March was a possibility at the straight entrance, but tired. Gold Trail was never dangerous. The time was only half a second outside Nadean's Flemington record. Sylvandale is owned by Miss Lorna Doone, the first woman owner to win the race. Sectional times of the Australian Cup were: —First six furlongs lmin 21sec, next four 492 sec, subsequent four 51sec, last four 48jsec, last six lmin 13£ sec. La Scala displayed improved stamina in the Bourke Handicap His sire, Manfred, and dam, Frances Tressady. both won the Victoria Derby. Whittingham, trained by G. Price, had a comfortable win in the Farewell Handicap. He had two wins, two sec-

Details of the races are:' — AUTUMN HURDLE RACE (If tioo fovs; second horso l'-IS taivs, and third liorso 75 sovs from stake. Two liiilrs and a half, i I. Telford's oil M I r .NKLIK by Etbioj<i;i 11 - -Norn Kenilworth svrs 9-0 F. Douglas 1 J'. i'uslci''.-- 1) g Kas Kassa by Eastern Mouarch—Fust in si aged 10-(i Healey 2 T. Pearce's br g Otnlan by October — Scarlet Symbol aged 10-8 Lynch 2 There were seven starters. Won by ;i length and a quarter; third horse three lengths and a halt' uwuy. Royal Challenge was fourth. Bnynton was pulled iij). Time, -iniin :<s. : isoc. ASCOT VALE STAKES, of 'JHDD sovs; second horso 400 sovs, and third horse L'UO sovs from stake. For two-j ear olds. .Six furlongs, i'. S. Austin's b f JiIAIXLLA by Excitenieul —Concal D-li . . U. badger 3 J. J'. Aiihur'.s b c Carnarvon by Fait- • -I'll Monarch— Starry Night 8-10 K. N oil re - j E. !' cc 1 e,\'h c The Trump by Manfred—Koanie 6-1.0 .. \V. Cox 'i There were 15 starters. si rat luirrliile was fourth, and f.ady Vrinv rn.se was lasl. Time, Jinin Jl:,'sec. C. M. LLOYD STAKES, Of 750 snvs; sl'i:oihl horse ll!5 sovs, and third horse 75 sovs from stake. Weight-for-age. One mile. J'. 11. Quinlan's b c COUNT -ITO by Spearhead—Souora 4yrs 8-0 K. Voitre 1 A. T. Craig's b g Preps Ciung by The Night Patrol-—Quillion tiyrs 8-1 H. Skidmoro 2 11. 11. Telford's b c Break Up by Dignity—Lido Lady 4yrs 8-0 A. Knox 3 There were seven starters. Won by a head; third horso two lengths ;u\*ay. Capris was fourth. Time, lmin U7 soc, last half mile -174 sec. AUSTRALIAN CUP, Of ."iipQ Mus, and troj)hy value 100 sovs; second horse 000 sovs, and third horse ::do sovs from slake. Two miles and a quarter. Miss Korea. I 'none' s h c SYLVANDALE by Silvius—llorgcronnetlc Uvrs 8-1! J. l'ratt 1 I i. J«. Scott's l.i 1 kg l,a Trobo, by .Simeon's Fort—Saucy Suo 4yrs 7-0 W. Cox 'J II 1., mul 11. I". Spry's br g Flail by Comedy King—Switch 8 8 T. Lewis 3 There "ere 15 starters. Dark Cliie'f made most of the running, with Sylvandale fourth, King March lifth, and Gold Trail seventh. Gold Trail dropped back at the seven furlong post, where Kina March was second, but the latter tired in the straight. Sylvandale dashed to the front in the straight, and withstood a challenge from La Trobe, winning by ti length and a half, Flail, finishing well, was two lengths away. Then came Topical, Dark Chief, Contact, King March, and Nuit d'Or, witb Lesray last. Time, Jmin Slsec. BOURKE HANDICAP, Of GOO sovs; second horse 100 sovs, and third horso 50 sovs from stake. Seven furlongs. H. I. eel; ; i n d R. C. Power's f !, A ..ijtiALA by Manfred—Frances Tressady 4yrs 8-5 .. 11. Morris 1

if. Cimsens's In- <- Collinswood by Magpio—Bright Potts 3yrs 7-11 W. Cox 3 THcro wcro 3(3 starters. Won by a length and a half; third horse half a length away. Polvspee was fourth. Time, lmin 25iscr. FABEWELL HANDICAP, Of 500 sovs; second horse 100 sovs, anil third horso 50 sovs from stake. Ono j railo and a furlong. G. W. Lightford's br jr WHITTINGIIAM ; by Rosewing—Linlass Cyrs 0-4 J. Pratt 1 ' H. 'JVlford's br e Petit Fits by Beau Fits —Dark Caroline svrs 7-12 A. Knox 2 11. and G. Leek's blk c Blnck Alee, by Reau Fils—Moonbar 6yrs 11. Morris 3 i There wcro 14 starters. Won by three-quarters of a length; third horse two Ipnirths and a half away. Kitty Shea was fourth. Time, .train fiUlJscc, equal- i ]iir„' the course record. IN SYDNEY NKW ZKALANP SI CCKSfi (Received March 10, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNKY, March 0. At tlie Rosehill Racing Club's meeting to-day tlio following: was the result of ROSEHILL HANDICAP, Of 200 sovs; second horse 35 sovs, arid third horse 20 sovs from stake, C>no mile atul a quarter. J. Kind's br f MMYRIS by Limond— Polyinyrix «'>yrs 8-f» . . Kirkwood J K. D. Liiwson's 1> m Fame by Heroic —Sarrawonpa syrs 7R Murphy 2 W. Kelso's b £ Nord by Roubaix —Marcello acred 7-8 . . . . S. Weiss There were seven starters, including I.a v i n£ton. Won by half a third horse a length away. Time. Cinin 7sec. Amoii.c the unplaced horses wcro Mon«\v Spi in the Maiden Two-year-old Handicap. School Sonp in the tirst. division of th" Maiden Handicap, Golden Gate, and "Norman Conquest in the Flying Handicap, and Limou.v in Ihe Cnrlinirford MHe.