DOMINION INTEREST

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 27, 31 July 1936, Page 13

DOMINION INTEREST

THE AUSTRALIAN HURDLES

Interest in Australia tomorrow will centre in the contest for the Australian Hurdles, 3-J miles and 20 yards, to be decided on the opening day of . the V.A.T.C. Australian Steeplechase Meeting. The concluding day will be the following Saturday,,when the Australian Steeplechase will be decided. Pooley Bridge, who heads tomorrow's list with* 12.5, .recently gained high honours when he \von the V.X.C. Grand National Hurdles at Flemington and followed this success up a week later by also scoring in': the Doutta Galla Hurdles .under 12.0 at Caulfield..: Full Charge, next on the list with 11.10, was second in the Grand National and he now meets Pooley Budge at 121b bettar terms. Brililarit Son, recently a disappointment, will be making his first appearance in his new owner's colours. Last year's winner. Sixteen Annas,, was an early favourite for the race, but he was killed a fortnight ago.

Two *New Zealanders figure among "the lightweights. Revision has yet to make good in Victoria, but Mr. Kemball's turning four-year-old Cape Race was successful last week after several times in minor places and he is not without a form chance of success, despite his youth. .... .

A win for a New Zealand horse in the Australian Hurdles can be regarded as overdue. In 1908 Ataahua held such a commanding lead at the concluding hurdle that victory for him seemed certain. However, the unexpected happened. Ataahua struck the fence hard, with the result that his rider, R. Wilson, was unseated." Four years after Ataahua's failure' Wimmera made a bold bid for victory, but in a sensational finish _he Was beaten a neck by Uxbridge. :,