AJAX NOT STARTING

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 157, 29 March 1939, Page 15

AJAX NOT STARTING

Chipping Norton Stakes By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. SYDNEY, March 28. Mr. E. L. Baillieu, speaking for the three part-owners, announced that Ajax would not start in the Chipping Norton Stakes at Warwick Farm mi Saturday. Defaulter will have hL fiiwt Australian race in the Chipping Norton. Stakes, in which he will be opposed by Spear Chief, the conqueror of Ajax.

Australian Cup Winner. Regarded as a hopeless ease when first put into work, Pageant rewarded his trainer. F. W. Hoystead. for his perseverance by winning the Australian Cui' nt Flemington from Dark David ami Ortelle’s filar. Pageant suffers from chronic* soreness and is still very "stilly when he goes on the track, ’but improves as Im warms up. Hoystead made no secret of the fact Unit lie expected his charge to score lit the long-distance Austruliitti Cup. and cinimed that lie would have won tile King's Cup instead of finishing third, only that Hailey dropped his whip at the turn, as Pageant requires vigorous riding at the finish of a race.

Mr. fitmiley I ’lirves. of Rail ion. Tasmania, nits a guest at the Wellington Rotary Club's luncheon yesterday. Mr. Purves. who is connected with the Goliath Cenieitt Company Ltd., TasinaiiitL ha.s been touring New Zealuntl i for health and pleasure ami lias found ‘ both. He left for Sydney by the Awatea last night.