AUSTRALIAN RACING

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 58, 6 September 1926, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN RACING

AT WARWICK FARM

WINDBAG DEFEATS VALICARE.

(United Presa Association. —Copyright.) SYDNEY, 4th September.

The spring racing carnival opened with tho Warwick Farm Meeting In beautiful weather. The courso >vas in excellent condition. New Zealand .was well represented. Ramplon annexed tho Hobartvlllc Stakes after a great battle between him and the New Zealander, Limerick. Windbag added to his laurels by snatching a half-neck victory from tho unbeaten Valicare, after tho latter had led to within a few yards of the winning post. Tho New Zealenders, Rapine and Royal Tea, finished third and fourth respectively In this race, which was of great interest. This is Valicare. first defeat in eight races in which she has started. Windbag put up a course record, beating Hemisphere's time of liuin 39 »/_sec, made last year, by one and a half seconds. Pantheon's timo in tho Spring Handicap was also a course record. Besides the victories of Kampion and Windbag, Star Stranger made an excellent bid for tho Warwick Farm Spring Handicap, running into second place. Other New Zealanders ran unplaced as follow:— Bright Light in the Hurdles, Young Lichinvar in the Campbelltown Handicap, Count Cavour in the Spring Handicap, Cawnpore and Siaosl in the Gienlee Handicap. S. Cracknell rode Ramplon, M. M'Carten Limerick, J. Munro Windbag, and R. Reed Star .Stranger. Principal results: — Tilt; li: ' '_X STAKES, of 10 soys each and 1000 soys added. For thrco-ycar-olds. Colts and geldings 8.10, fillies 8.5. Seven furlongs. J. E. and C. H. Brien's br c Ramplon, by Rossendale —Royal Pet 1 H. A. Knight's br g Limerick, by Limond— Medley 2 C. W. L. Murchison's blk c Amusement, by Comedy l£ing—Sumurum S Thirteen started: Miss Review made the early running, but when tho straight was readied Rampion headed her, with Limerick lying third. Tho last-named, under the whip, made a great effort to overhaul the hard-ridden leader, but the latter finished splendidly and won by two 'lengths and a half. Time, lmin _6_ssec. THE WARWICK STAKES, of 750 soys added. Welght-for-age. One mile. Robert Miller's b h Windbag, by Magpie— Cliarloville, syrs, 9.3 1 P. H. Osborne's b 1 Valicare, by Valais— Courante, 4yrs, 8.9 2 A. B. Williams's b g Rapine, by Martian— Pineta, aged, 9.9 3 Also started: Royal Tea and ArendaL From tho jump, Valicare took charge and ran two lengths ahead of Rapine and Windbag. There was little chango till the straight was entered, except that the leader slightly increased her advfttage. Once In tlio straight, howevor. Windbag began to decrease tho gap and caught Valicare a few strides from the post. He had the best of a most exciting finish by half a neck. Rapine four lengths away. Time, lmin 38sec. THE WARWICK FARJI SrRING HANDICAP, of 500 soys added. Eleven furlongs. J. E. and C. H. Brien's b or br h Pantheon, by Tracery—Scotch Rose, syrs 1 A. B. Williams's b g Star Stranger, by Martian—Star. Lady, 4yrs 2 M. Weber's b m Lucy Thrice, by Thrice— Glenluco, syrs f Ross Saywcll's J) g Boonalla, by Woorak — Orlellct, flyrs + fDead-heat for third. Thirteen started. From a bunched field Pantheon made his run at tho distance, and stalled off a hot challenge from Star Stranger, to win by two lengths and a half. Time, 2min lS'/.sec. Glcnlee Handicap, of 300 soys: one mile.— Chris, 1; Baibus, 2; Onward, .". Sixteen started. Won by a head. Time, lmin 40sec. CAMPBELLTOWN HANDICAP, of 500 soys; six furlongs. Mrs. P. H. Osborne's br g Quixotic, by Absurd—Los Vegas, syrs, 7.12 1 G. M'Night's b f Calmest, by Greenstead— Airify, 3yrs, 7.7 2 H. R. Telford's br f Mooch Along, by _,uacrc— Stcelaway, 3yrs, 7.1 3 . There were fourteen runners. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin 13sec.