SYDNEY TURF NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1932, Page 8

SYDNEY TURF NOTES

NEW-ZEALAND SUCCESS

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S YDNEY,. 28th Jaiiuary.

.If the New Zealand Racing Conference's president, Mr. O. S. Watkins, had been in. Sydney: for the two-days, of the Randwick Meeting- he would have been1 more than interested.:; Golden Gate,: who is by Lirnond from. Royal Exchange, a family in; which "he has had a. direct interest, won: the Challenge Stakes, and, but for bad luck, might have beaten tlie Vietoriau, filly. Gallantic..(by . Heroic) in the fijlies' classic] 'the Adrian Knos Sjtakes; ;/; .:' ■ - .:{ \. ■ ;/, .;;;. ; ;vlT'- .-' - ' Golden Gate beat .k high-class: field' of sprinters in- good-style in the Challenge Stakes. , :i In the; Adrian,, Knox..Stakes' she. was last away from the barrier',.giving Gallantic at least twelve lengths start. She raced found her field, but the early Effort:-left her. to: finish^ weakly at .the.end .of a. fast mile.- GoWen Gate is certainly another .good advertisement, for LimOnd. •' r : - >'■'■'-.;,■. ■'.'■. .■ '- Bayacre aud Hunt the Slipper.: were amongst; ijhe. beaten jiorses at Randwick, Bayacre . an" expensive' failure in'"the Challenge. Stakes.'.buti't is doubtful ifthe three-year-bid; coßt.-A?.;p.:'Webster inucli cash. 'A course of Bchooling has-dimmed Bayacre's ■ brilliancy; and he' is ■ hardly good enough 'for top class sprint • events aon',', --: ..•:■ ■■:-'•■' ■:. ::'\-> '~; ■:,: ':■■:'. ._ '•..: Riiig Boy had his first run;oyer hurdles on Tuesday. ;;With;t6p tweight , (11.0), he .was certainly not 'disgraced in : running second to. his: stablemate, Hudibras." • i ~Mr; . ,E. ;J;, Watfc wpa ; the; * first day's nurdle.fraceiv'itKJJraconici who was. mak? jing hisi/first.,;',appearance. ''.' -He] fihisKed third.on Tuesday. 'He was ridden.on.'each .occasion by/the'former New. Zealander. o. CuHum.,,v-:;:,;'/ ,-' ■■■■■.;•:■:-.■... ■;■ The ' two-year-old:," race each day: a t Randwiek was wo,u ;by. a smart' filly in lady Joy, who Taas won "at; her last three starts. She is'by-. a 'new ■ sire, - Grand Joy, by 'Grand::' Knight's '. sire,. Grand Parades She. may !be ;■ sent tp': Melbourne to contest ithe.-Oakleigh r Plate, •; for; all age».;;She\jis>owned-;andi itrainedpby a Sydniey, hotelkseper,? Mb.- G. -Lusconjlsei irhp js;laving;'-a remarkable; run, of., success with 'the three-year.-old. Gold. Digger and has ..won ;a -race" with another two-:year-old by. Grana. JpyLan. Jeanie' McNishi Grand Jpy. is ownedjbyvMr. 3:'C;.Tr»utwein, the buyer/of .two'expensive" New: Zealand- failures' in rChide : and'/ Kunhy- ' ■■/;"..'"■ ■'*-■/• ■.iVi'-'J-' >-.<;";.':-;'-". 'fr\i.~^~-?tC; Financial; the speedy Paper Money 'filly; was among' the' leaders in both the" Challenge Stakes and. Adrian Kriox Stakes, but failed to finish, on- and; was vwellback at the end of both races. > .•-.- •;- ' • H. .R. Telford hurrjed -the three^yearold filly- Bondalina oyer. from Melbourne, where she raced on Saturday, to Randwick for the. Adrian, Knox Stakes on Tuesday., All things. considered,." she did well td'.finish; fifth.'.- ,-. .". Vr \ ■ -'::' :f Love : Song was'unplaced with 10;10;'iii a seven-furlong■ jielter at Rahdwick on Tuesday. As tfe winner, David Blake, 8.0, won in lmin^2ssec,;"it; was*n6t surprising that the - topweights;[including Love Song,- finished down; the course. '■■'"-;