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Chronicle (Levin), 11 October 1948, Page 7

Received Sunday, • 7 p.m. 'MELBOURNE, Oet. 10. The easy win of the New Zeaiander Howe in the Herbert Power Hanaieap at Caulfield has greatly strengtheued his chancea for tlie Caulfield Cup. He carried 9.2 whieh is six pounds more than he wi'll draw in th'e Caulfield Cup run over the same distanee next Saturday. The reault was hooted by some punters who • could nQt reconcile the present finish with tliat shown in the Turnbull Stakes.. In the going Ilowe had the raee under control frora the start and moved away at will. Saxonian tried to lead all the way but Howe cut hiin down at leisure. During the raee Howe auatained a alight cut on the leg whieh is stated to- be superiicial. Trainer H. C. Nesbit said tliat Howe waa always a better proposition in the handicaps than at weight-for-age and tliat though the field he beat waa not first class, conneetions were optimistie about the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. ^ His performanee before tlie start of the Caulfield Guineas threatened Riptide with banning in Melbourne. At the start he jumped away and led until well into the straight but could not'do better than third. Phoibos proved himaelf the beat Australian miler of his age by taking the event for his third successive win and tliough his stamina is doubted by some judges, lie is given every chance iu tlie Victoria Derby. Yesterdav he stayed at the tail of the field till late in the raee and tlien went past Riptide without trouble. Results: HERBERT POWER HANDICAP. HOWE, 9.2 (Badger 1 Saxonian, 7.8 (Powell) 2 Black Beau, 7.2 (Smith) 8 Twelve started. Two and a halt lengths, three lengtlis. Time 2.30. CAULFIELD GUINEAS. PHOIBOS, 8.5 (Breasley) 1 ellerslie, 8.5 (Ralph) 2 Riptide, 8.5 (Moore) '. . . 8 Eleven started. Two and a half lengths, half a neck. Tiine 1.381. IOLA WELTER. BRUIN, 8.0 (Smith) 1 Solitas, 8.1 (Ralph) 2 Sir Fellowship, 8.6 (Rosseley) ..... 8 Twenty-one started. Oue and a half lengtlis; oue and a half lengtlis.' TOORAK HANDICAP. SAXONY, 7.10 (Gilmore) ...... I Hororata, 8.6 (Heatlier) 2 Solvive, 8.0 (Badger) 8 Eighteen started. Oue and three-quar-ter lengths, half hcad. Time 1.38;j.