SPORTING

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 50, 28 August 1933, Page 9

SPORTING

SYDNEY TUBE NOTES

SAFARI'S POOR DISPLAY

(From "Vedette.") SYDNEY, August 22. The Moorefield Club had a field day on Saturday with a £400 race that drew a good class field, a bumper attendance, and a real benefit for the bookmakers. The agitation in the Press for increased prize-money from the proprietary clubs is already bearing .fruit, Moorefield having set the. ball rolling and the others arranging to follow. The principal event, run over a mile, was won surprisingly by Banchero, an outsider who had failed as a hot favourite in a mile and a quarter event in a very small and weak field at his last start a fortnight ago. But for being ridden by McCarten in both races and being owned and trained by G. Price, there would have been more talk of reversal of form. The mile course at Moorefield is considered to favour only smart horses. Banchero and Satmoth, however, were last five furlongs from home in a field of thirteen, yet finished first and second. Persian was a hot favourite for this event, but was in trouble at the turn, finishing in the middle of the field.

Comedy, a five-year-old gelding by Weatkervane from the Absurd niare Comic, attracted some attention in the second division of the novice event at Moorefield. He drew No. 16 at the barrier, jumped out smartly, and won well. He is a five-year-old and was practically unknown, to racegoers. Mr. W. Higgins would have been completely disgusted had he been present to see Safari's display at Moorefield. Fortunately he was on his way back to New Zealand. Safari was a pronounced favourite but would not gallop at any stage, being all at sea on , the Moorefield undulations.' McCarten 'gave him. a good drubbing with the whip over the last five furlongs, but then he galloped only in patches to finish fourth. The race went to Measure, trained by Peter Biddle. Greenline, one-time champion sprinter, ran his last race at Moorefield. Mr. Leslie Barnett,'liis owner, decided that he had done his share of carrying nine and-ten stone, from which the handieappers never dropped him, and the old fellow,;is to go out on the, grass for the remainder of his days. ,

Koda Pen was topweight in the Moprefield Handicap, but 9.2 was too much for him in a fast-ruu race. He had every chance, being fourth at the turn, but failed to como oii. Clangor had his first' run at Moorefield. He showed a good turn of speed •for the first four of six furlongs,1 but then faded out of the picture.

Autopay had his first real gallop on Saturday morning. Carrying a good weight he came out and ran half a mile at Randwick in 49Jsee. He is to be ridden in his immediate engagements by T. Webster.

Peter Pan was taken to Moorefield on Saturday- to be paraded. He trotted, round and then came home the last half-mile in 52sec. E. Bartle rode him and. he had his working shoes on, whielj are of the heaviest type for these days. Mooreileld trainers. considered it was a real champion's . gallop.

Bay Tree was a cabled entry from New- Zealand £oi; the Chelmsf ord Stakes, to be. run- at Randwiek on September 9. Animon JJa was not entered for this meeting, which suggests that he is |oft" to Melbourne for early weight-for-age races there. , .