A BRILLIANT VICTORY

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 82, 4 October 1938, Page 15

A BRILLIANT VICTORY

ROYAL CHIEF AGAIN

SECOND DAY AT RANDWICK

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) . SYDNEY, October 3. Royal Chief, justifying expert racing opinions, demonstrated that he is the best stayer at Randwick by coming from the rear of the fießd and winning today's Metropolitan Handicap in race record time. Buzalong, who threatened most danger, was beaten by the super horse of the meeting. The jockey, Bartle, said Royal Chief galloped not too kindly early, other horses ahead hampering him. Bartle then pulled Royal Chief out and trailed Gold Rod to the home turn, whence he came home in good style, but had little in reserve at the finish. Other wellbacked horses had no chance with the winner. - The New Zealand representative, Beau Mari, in the Breeders' Plate, had every chance, but "the dead-heaters, Beaucaire and Royal Sceptre, had the issue between themselves at the distance. The Queenslander, Thurles Lad, confirmed his Epsom Handicap form by winning the Shorts after leading all the way. . • , The weather was again fine and the attendance very large. The detailed results are:— GRANTHAM STAKES, £600; for ■ three- and four-year-olds; 1 mile and 1 furlong. B. R. Payten's br h Micawber. by Tippler—Three Mints, 4yrs, 8.2 (McMenamin) 1 N. Wheeler's br h Oration, by Pantheon—Girton Girl, 4yrs, 8.0 (W. Cook) : 2 W. Staplemore's eh c Adios^ by Excitement—Tinkle Dell, 3yrs, 8.0 (Parsons) 3 Six started, including High Class. Three-quarters of>a length; two lengths and a half. Time, lmin 50§sec. SQUATTERS' HANDICAP, £650; 1\ miles. R. R. Smart's eh h Speardale, by Friarsdale—Spear Maiden, 6yrs, 8.12 (W. Cook) 1 F. W. Hughes's b h Highborn, ' by Baralong—Nobility, 4yrs, 8.4 (Hickey) 2 E. L. Ramsay's br h Jocular, by The Black Joke —Hoity Toity, 6yrs, 8.8 (M. McCarten) .. 3 Eleven started, including The Wrecker, who was last to finish. Length and a halfj length. Time, 2min 3£sec. SHORTS HANDICAP, £800; 6 furlongs. J. J. Doyle's eh g Thurles Lad, by Saltash—Hostess, 4yrs, 8.8 (K. Cook) ~ 1 K. Stuart's br f Delmestor, by Polymestor —Deltis, 4yrs, 7.6 (Finch) 2 W.-J. and A. E. Smith's br f Bon- ' heur de Pere, by Beau Pere— Silver Rule, 3yrs, 7.0 (Lappin) . 3 Twelve startedi Thurles Lad, who. did so well in the Epsom, led through-' out and hung on well in the run home, winning by a length, with threequarters of a length between second and third. -Bonnie Legion was fourth. Time, lmin ll^sec. CENTENNIAL PARK HANDICAP, £600; for three-year-old fillies; 1 mile. i W. T. Kerr's br f Talkalot, by Constant Son—Chatterbox,'3yrs, 8.6 (M. McCarten) 1 Bonnie L., 7.7 (Duncan) 2 Eclogue, 7.10 (W. Cook) 3 Thirteen started. Half a head; length and a quarter. «The limond filly Leif was fourth. Time, lmin 37? sec, BREEDERS; PLATE, £1300; for two-year-old colts and geldings; 5 "furlongs. ■*■•' P. H. Osborne's eh c Royal Sceptre, . by Excitement—Care Free, 8.5 (H. Hickey) ..* W- J. Smith and "Mr. Constable's" br c Beaucaire, by Beau Pere —, Timid, 8.5 (M. McCarten) * W. S. Glenn's br c Beau Mari, by Beau Pere—Betrothed, 8.5 (E. Bartle) : 3 *Dead-heat for first Sixteen started. Beau Mari and Rival Chief were the pacemakers, but inside the last furlong Beaucaire, who was last put of the barrier, dashed past the leaders, followed by Royal Sceptre, who got- up in time to dead heat, with Beau Mari two lengths away third. Avant Tout was fourth. Time, lmin lisec. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP, £5000; 1 mile and 5 furlongs. A. K. Firth's b h Royal Chief, by Chief Ruler —Modiste 11, 4yrs, 8.13 (E. Bartle) 1 A. Leftwich's br g Buzalong, by The Buzzard—Saccharine,. syrs, 8.5 (E. McMenamin) ' 2 B. H. Richards's b m Cooranga, by Dunnotar —Kooloona, syrs, 7.4 (J. O'Sullivan) ~... 3 Scratched: Genetout, Highborn, and Will Rogers. Eighteen started. Bachelor King set a merry pace from Gold Spark, Billy Boy, Bourbon, and Gold Rod. Passing the half-mile post, Billy Boy was in command with Royal Chief in the middle of the field on the rails. Buzalong shot to the front and opened a, big gap turning for home, with Perimond and Gold Rod his nearest attendants. Royal Chief, coming from behind round the field, won brilliantly by a length and a quarter. Cooranga was. half a length away third. Gold Rod was a close fourth. Then came Gay Knight, Bourbon, Silver Standard, Sir Regent, and Bachelor King. Time, 2min 42f sec—a race record.