SYDNEY TURF

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 154, 29 December 1930, Page 11

SYDNEY TURF

PAYJLIOX'S RECORD

From ''Vedette." SYDNEY, 24th December. Pavilion, a pronounced favourite for the Villiers Stakes on Saturday, consequent on two impressive wins, duly won the mile event, but" had to register record figures for the mile to do so, lmin 36sec. Wangoola, a much improved horse, was holding her a furlong from home, and it was only in the last one hundred yards that Pavilion asserted her superiority. Pavilion is a mare by William the Silent from Pavlova, :i Persian Knight mare. She is owned and was bred by an A.J.C. committeeman, Mr. E. C. Allen, who refused 143 guineas for her as a yearling. George Price won a division of the six-furlong Trial Handicap with the four-year-old Clarence, who was well supported considering the limitations of the day. He just scored after a.close finish, and is just a useful gelding. Phar Lap's stablemate, Old Ming, brought from Victoria, beat a smart field in the Nursery. Jumped out smartly on the rails by J. Pike, he was kept up to his work by the Paper Money—Eebekah filly Financial, who began very fast from, wide on- tho outside. She was beaten at the end of half a, mile. And then Old Ming had to fight off solid challenges by East Maitland and Dilemma, two useful iiivo-year-olds. Old Ming wore Phar Lap's mantle during the latter's absence after the shooting episode, at Caulflold. He is a fine chestnut colt and a determined galloper. Mr. E. Kiddiford's Grecnmantlc (Kiltironey—Mascot) was given another run at Eandwick on Saturday, but did not show up. He is working fairly well at Eandwick, and should win ;i race soon on the suburban ■courses. Gesto is galloping like an early winner. He is a great track-worker. Coolmint gave another of his disappointing displays at Eandwick on, Saturday. The opposition was not strong, but after looking all over a winner a furlong from home, he did not finish on. Dalston was unlucky not to have won the Holiday Handicap on Saturday. He did not begin well,, and was hampered and hemmed in until very late in tho straight. He was catching the winner, Bawn-na-glas, at every stride at the finish, and then was beaten by only half a length.