ANOTHER WIN FOR BERNBOROUGH

Chronicle (Levin), 14 October 1946, Page 8

ANOTHER WIN FOR BERNBOROUGH

Received Sunday, 7 p.m. SYDNEY, Oct. 13. Tlie New Zealander, Hiraji, outsider iu tlie _ t'libbqru Handicap, surprised evervone lueluding his owner, Mr. P. W. iiuglies, by leading all the way. His run wus experinieutal- as it was not tliought he would last the distance. Hiraji was neai'ly lieaded by Rotten J'ow near the finish, but he eame again to win by a long head. The New Zealand gehiing si&rted well in Australia, but lost form and was given a run in Ihe Ciibborn preparatory to being spelled. Ilis owner now intends raeing him in Christmas events. By beating Plight deeisivelv again in the Iving's Cup, Shannon proved hiniself tlie only danger to Bernborough in Australia. He rau siniilarly to last week's George Alain Stakes, hanging baek while Plight took the lead. Joekey XLunro theri took Shannon to within a length of the mare until challenged by (iood Idoa from the outside. A cut of the wliip sent. Shannon fhrough on the rails to win by two and a-half lengths. In yielbonrne, Bernborough won the Caultield Stakes ivith ease, elipping a quarter of a second off the eourse record sliared by Ajax and Tranquil Star. -Mulley eased him down with a furlong to go, otlierwise he must have broken Fuji San 's New Zealand and Australian reeord of 1.49|. The victory, which was Bernborough 's fifteenth eonsecutive win and which brought his stake total to £25,416, assured punters 'tluit the champion's recent lethargv was only teniporarv." Columist, two lengths awav second, is now considered Bernborough 's -greatest danger in Saturday's Baul field Cup, as he will have tui udvantage of .'IDlbs. The New Zealander, First In, rau handy third. An oarly meeting lietween Shannon and Bernborough is not likely as Shannon will probably not raee again till the Autumn. The favourites were uowliere in the .Canfield Guineas. I'ntetor and IYoctor fought it out all the way, with Praetor just managing to stay in I'ront. Bosnits: — FANONBURY STAKES: ni:i;p SEA. S.5 (c0ok) i Set Purpose, s.5 (Podmore) 2 Skip Court, S.5 (Hiekey) 3 Seventeen started. Three lengths; leugtli. Tinie, l.U. WIDDEN STAKES: K1NDT.Y LKiHT, S.5 (Hickev) .. 1 Cnurtesy. S.5 t Podmore) 2 Sitnto Mtiria. S.5 (Cook) 3 Sixteen started. Two lengths; two lengths. Ti tne, 1.1. 1. CHESTEK ITANDICAP: WATISPITE, S.ll (Cook) 1* Puffhani, Ji.Pl (.Tohnson) 2 Crti i'tsnian, S.2 (Parsons) 3 Seven started. Length; neck. Time, 1.24?.. KrNG'S CUP: SHANNON, 9.5 (SIunroT ' 1 Eliglit, s.7 ( O 'Sullivan ) 2 Good Idea, S.ll (Fordyce) 3 Eiglit started. Two and a-half lengths; oue and a-quarter lengths. Time, 2.29^ CLTBBO-RN HANDTCAP: IIIRA.TLS.13 (S winton) .. ... 1 Rotten Eovy, 7.4 (YTeGrowdie) 2 Deeorate. 9.1 (Ward) ... 3 Six started. Long head; two and alialf lengths. Time. 2.54. * ' FINAL HANDTCAP: WARATAH. 8.13 (Ward) 1 Rouge d 'Or, 8.1 (Thompson) .... 2 (Jay Monarch, 9.3 (Cook) 3 Nineteen started. Long head; one and a-quarter lengths. Time, 1.38J.