THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 35, 5 November 1919, Page 3

THE TURF

MELBOURNE CUP won bylrtTlleryman

TIME A RECORD By Telegraih-Presa Association-Copyright (Itec. November i, 7.15 p.m.) Melbourne, November 1. The weather was lino and bright for tho second day of the V.B.C. Spring Meeting. The attdndanco was .1 record and tho going sas good. Sartrillo led nearly all tho way in tho Cup Hurdle Race. Tho timo for the race, 3min. 421 sec, equalled the courso record. Colonel Chutney was favourite in . tho Railway High-Weight Handicap, and won well. Ho cost JiCiOO last season, and this is his first win since. Pontoon was not in' the first ten. Capclla made nearly nil tho running in tho Nursery Handicap and won well from Delight, who looked dangerous at the distance. Artilleryman scored 11 runaway victory in the Melbourne Cup. He led for tho last two and a half furlongs, and won with a lot in hand, and broke tho Cup record by one and a quarter seconds. Richmond Maiu was well up all the way. Smib was running on at the finish. British Arch died out over the last halfmile. R. Lewis rodo his third cup winner on Artilleryman. It was a. very clean race. Tararu Jack was fourth in tho Steeples. Tho winner, Vnnitov, 1«1 all tho wav and won easily. Results:— CUP HURDLE RACE, a sweepstakes of 5 sovs., with 500 sovs. added.. Two miles. Messrs. J. Ryan and Lionhop's br. g. Sartrillo, by Petrillo—Sarsa, aged, 9st. 121b 1 Mr. R. J. Watson's br. m. Lady Regal, by Majestic—Franzipani, aged, list. 101b. 2 Mr. A. E. Bowman's b. g. Silver Heart, by Challenger—Pianola, lOst. lib 3 There wero eight starters. Won by fthree-quarters of a length, with two lengths between second and third. Time, 3min. 421 sec. RAILWAY HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, a sweepstakes of 5 sovs., with

500 sovs. added. Six furlongs. Mr. C. T. Godby's eh. h. Colonel Chutnev, by Downshire—Chutney, syrs., Bst. 111b '. 1 Mr. F. P. Robinson's b. h. Michael tho Bravo, bv White Englc—NoMe Martha, Bst. 101b 2 Mr. S. B. Ferguson's br. m. Girralong, by The Welkin—Miss Dorothy, iyrs., 9st. 2lb 3 There were nineteen starters. Won by three-quarters o£ n length, three lengths between second and third. Time, lmin. ISlsnc. NOVEMBER NURSERY HANDICAP, a sweepstakes of 5 soys., with 500 sovs. added. Five furlongs. Kr. P. Miller's br. f. Capclla, by. The Wclkin-Wilga, 2vrs., Bst. oil). ... 1 Mr. W. G. Stead's br. f. Delight, by Demosthenes—Sunlight, 9st. 1ib.... 2 Mr. N. Falkiner's b. f. Midilli. by Tressady-Lesbos, 2yrs., Bst. slb. ... 3 There wero eight startersi Won by a. length and a half, a neck between second nnd third. Time, lmin. lijsec. MELBOURNE CUP, a sweepstakes of 50 sovs., with 7000 sovs. added. Two miles.

Mr. A. D. Murphy . and Sir Samuel Hordorn's br. c. Artilleryman, ">J Comedy King—Cross Battery, 3vrs.. 7st. Gib (R. Lewis) 1 Mr. J. Baron's ch. c. Richmond Main, by Prince Foote—Australian Gas, 3vrs.. 7st. Gib (J. Killorn) 2 Mr. S. M. Wilson's br. g. Two Blues, bv True Blue—Countess. aged, Gst. 151b. (V. Hillynrd) 3 (Winner bretl by Sol. Grcwr.l There were twenty starters. Millieme ninl British Arch led to the nine furlongs post from- Dick Meagher and Birtimoiid Main. Snub was twelfth early. Link Meagher had charge at the halfmile. Artilleryman led round the home turn and woir'very easily by six lengths. Richmond''Main beat the fast-nnudiing Two Blues bv half a length. Lucknow was close un, fourth. Snub sixth, and British Arch fourteenth. Time, 3mm. 21iscc.

PERVIOUS WINNERS. . Previous winners of the raco (1901M918 Incraisive) are as under:— Horse. n Sire. . Ttaw. Clean Sweep Zalmslu 3 ?9i BevenußSS ent ? 1 } • T" »Su Tho Victory The Admiral... 3 291 Lord Cardigan Positano \ f Acrasia Gozo o m Tiluefipeo True Blue 3 27-5 I'oßeidon Positano 3 oil Apolosuc PhoebUßAplo i I.ord Nolan Positano 3 28* Prince Foote Sir Foote 3 27a Comedy King Persimmon ... 3 27} The Parisian Uobadil 3 27 Piastre Positano 3 27J Posinatus ForLunatuß ... 331 King3burgh > Wallace 3 26 Patrobaa. Wallace 3 235 fiasnnof Martian 3 ?.? Veatcourt • Bright Ptecl ... 3 26? Nightwatch. St. Alwyne ... 3 25? CUP STEEPLECHASE, a sweepstakes of a sbvs., willi SCO sovs. added. About two miles and half a furlong. Mr. F. Burn's br. g. Vanitor, by The Inquisitor—Silvana, aged Bat. 71b. 1 Mr. E. Iteddan's b. g. Compromise, by Trenchant—Promise, aged, JOst. 61b 2 Mr. A, E, Tyson's-b. g. Tirruproan, by Sir Baymont—Lucretia, Gyrs. 9st. S There were fourteen starters. Won by four lengths. Time, 4inin. lOJsec.,' ft record for the race. YAN YEAN STAKES, a sweepstakes of 5 sovs., with 500 sovs. added. One mile. Mr, W. Etonian's b. h. Ethiopian, bv Dark Bonald-Zoboydc, Gyrs., 7st. 101b 1 Mr. W. S. Hickcnbolhnm's ]>. h. Gringalet, bv Flavian—Young Vennnpn, 4yrs., Sit. 2ib 2 Mr. .T. Campbell Wood's b. h. Panacre, by Lin'acre—Panara, aged 9st. 41b.' '3 Thero were sixteen starters. Won by a head. Time, lmin. 39sec. NOTES ON THE RACING. (l!y "Wairiki.") When Artilleryman -finished at the head of the Melbourne Clip field at Flemington yesterday he was tho eighteenth three-vear-010. to win the race in its fifty-nino years' history. Apparently the three-vear-old made no race of the event, as- he won by six lengths in !)min. 2-t 1-Isec, a second and a half better than the previous best timo registered. Tho time is only a quarter of a second out of tho Australasian record established by Warstep at Trentham. Early this season Australian writers suggested that the reason's three-year-olds were an indifferent lot. but with Artilleryman iiist' nnd Eichmond Main second in the Cup, this suggestion lias turned out to be a verv baa' one. Artilleryman is bred to Btay. His .sire Comedy King (Persimmon—Tragedy Queen) could get over a distance, and his dam Cross Battery (Stepniak—Firecross). is a grand-do lighter, ou. the maternal side, lo Crossfire, tvhose brother Arsenal won the Cup in 188 G. Crossfire threw Alawa, who carried list. 31b. ; n to second place in the JflD!) Melbourno Cup. Artilleryman hus 'been. a ' grand bargain, seeing that Sir Samuel tiordern orjy paid a lliOOgns. for hiu at the Shipley oispereal sale in ' 'January last year. The following horses have won the Melbourno Cup and later sired ' winners of Iho same race:—Tim Whiffle!, won in 18117, and sired Briseis, who won in 1870, and Darriwell, ' wlin scored in 1879; Malua won in 188J-, and was the sire of Malvolio, winner of tho 1891 race. Comedy King, the only Eng-lish-bred horso to win, is now to lx' lidded to the short list of .Melbourno Cup ■winners who have sired winners of that event. E. Lewis, rider of Artilli-ryman, has riodeii in over a score of Melbourne • Cups.' and has been first home in previous events on The Victory in 1902 and Fatrobas in 1915.

I The winner of the November Nursery Handicap. Capclla, is one of Mr. B. E. D. Clarke's breed, being by The Welkin from Wilga. I'ho New SCenhmd-bred and owned Delight, with list, lib., could onlv get second, but this was creditable, seeinir she was giving the winner a good deal of weight. The, winner of the Yan Yean Slakes, ISlhiopiaii, is an English-bred horse, fcjing by Dark I'onalo'froni Zobeyde. He is owned by.tho ex-New Zealander, Mr. ,W. Eiordak,

RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES. By Tolegrapli.-Spocial Correspondent. Christchurch, November i. The outside of the courso proper was open for fast work at Riccarton to-day. Tho rain of Monday, left tho track in perfect, but) not fust, ordor for galloping on, Michaela, wiho stripped well, and Motuihi opened the ball by running six furlongs in lmin. ISsec. This was a. good performance, as neither had galloped for somo days. Miss Mimic ran a mile in lmin. '18 l-ssee., while Heathoreote, who was picked up by Macduff at tho mile peg, ran ten furlongs in 2iuin. 11 i-osec. The Cup candidate finished fairly well, but it was not an impressive performanto. Inah put lote of energy into a fourfurjong sprint that took 51sec. Nobleman, with Kipling, ran seven furlongs in lmin. 35 2-ssec. Onslaught, Royal Star,, and Nightraidor was the order in which this trio finished at the end of a mile run in lmin. ■ifisec Austin jumped a few hurdles smartly. He is in great buckle. Kohu schooled in a lazy manner. Mustard Pot finished in front of Burrangong, who was very tired, at the end of seven furlongs, vim in lmin. 31 3-ssee. Rossini, with Falslaff to help him, took lmin. -Msec, to covor a mile, but ho looked as if he could have done better. Gay Lad, carrying about Sst. 101b., jumped off at tho ten-furlong peg. and got to the end of two furlongs in" 2G 2-5 sec, four in 51 3-sscc„ six in lmin. 18 '2-ssec., and the full distauco in 2min. Mssc, Tho Cup favourite was not ridden out, and, though ho finished well, did not look ns if he could have done much better. Considering that: lie w'as heavily shod and had not been on the grass for a long timo, tho gallop was entirely satisfactory. Eleus was too good for Bingham over twelve furlongs in 2min. 47 4-ssec. St. Winnow finished well at the end of a sprint.

Desert Gold and Murihiku jumped off at the five-furlongs peg nnd raced together to the straight, where Desert Gold had her companion's measure, and went on alone to reach the winning post in lmin. 3 3-ssec. Brackenfield, who looked to bo carrving a few pounds more than Punka, finished with her at the oud of five furlongs, run in the good time of lmin. 2 'l-ssec. _ Red Pool, Achilledes, and Spyglass finished in that order, at tho end of seven furlongs, run in lmin. 35 l-ssec. Kilbrogan, was too good for Link Up over fivo furlongs in linin. 3 4-ssec. Vagabond, Mascot, Lucid, and Hurry Up finished in the order named at the end of ten furlongs, run in 2min. li ,4-ssec. All were carrying feather-weights.. Mascot forced the pace at tho top of lihe' straight. She had a big lead, but Vagabond wore her down and won somewhat comfortably at the finish, with Hurry Up beaten off. Yolo was given n, working gallon, while Arch Salute and First Salute ran a mils in lmin. 49sec. Glenshine and Flcetham finished together at the end of seven furlongs, run in lmin. 34 d-sscc., but Flcothnm'looked to be holding his companion. Algedos was too good for Nantvillo over'five furlonus. run in lmin. <tsec. Wardaneer, with tho assistance of Warlove (who was brought out of tho paddock a.pd was barefooted) over (lie last seven 'furlongs, ran a mile in lmin. 47sec. Trotting round to the five-furlongs peg Bon Spec jumped off and rattled horns in the smart time of lmin. 1 3-ssec. Tt transpired afterwards that, Bon Spec had swerved inside the trestles when ho rushed off, which means that he did not cover as much ground as tho other* •ivho went five furlongs. Royal Star'and Tramina, brought home by Amaranth, ran six furlongs in lmin. 17. 3-ssec, Royal Star being an easy' winner. After breakfast Sedd-el-Bahr and Cabin- j ria ran six furlongs together in lmin. ! 19 i-osoc., finishing will. .- j Kilrush and Sans Souei both'carrying i small boys, set out from the seven-fur- j longs peg together. Kilrush was an ! oihy winner in lmin. 32sec. Sans Souci's j time for tho distance was lmin. 31 l-ssec. Loyal Arch, who is a doubtful runner in tho hurdles on tho first day, galloned six furlongs in lmin. 19,2-ssec. She' is in great heart. There was little between Bcimbproof and Acquittal over six furlongs in lmin. 17 4-ssec, while Moorabbe was .easily too good for Fabiscu over five furlongs in lmin. 5 l-sset. Tori'rcdn dashed over four furlongs in 51soc, whilo Counterscarp was not troubled to run six furlongs in lmin. 19sec. Thestius sprinted four furlongs in •51 2-ssee., and Cerberus ran a mile mi lmin. 47sbc. finishing fairly woll. ■A number of two-year-olds were jumped out from the four-furlongs barrier, tind rattled down the (straight. _ Of these Humbug made the best imprc-siion. Ho simply romped homo in front of the division he galloped with. Whilo riding a green filly, a sister to Partisan, at the barrier, F. Cann, an apprentice in F. Christmas's stable, got thrown, and had tho misfortune to break a bone in, his shoulder. ■ Tho C.J.C. have arranged to erect seating accommodation for 2000 people m the. temporary stand, and a start was made on the job to-day. Maiolni and Tigritiya, who wero lamo for a few days are recoverim:. R. O'Donn.ill was down from Yaldhurst with some of his team, and sprinted them down tho straight,