TURF IN AUSTRALIA

Evening Star, Issue 23694, 30 September 1940, Page 9

TURF IN AUSTRALIA

WIN FOR HIGH CASTE SYDNEY, September 29. The racing at Rosehill on Saturday revealed another Derby possibility in the Mareonigram co'lt Scientist, who won the Hawkeshury Grand. Handicap in a courageous finish with Binnia Hero and Malagigi, in which less than half a length separated the trio. Nightbeam caused a surprise by win-, ning the Rowley Mile narrowly from Clouston and Bourbon. That consistent colt Ensign set a cracking pace in the Quality Handicap, spreadeagling a good field to win by two lengths from Katanga and Delmestor. Showing that High Caste improves with racing, he won the Clarendon Stakes comfortably from Buzalong and St. Constant. The chief results:— CLARENDON STAKES, £4OO. One mile one furlong. HIGH CASTE, 9.0 (Bartle) 1 Buzalong, 9.1 (Shean) 2 St. Constant, 9.4 (M'Menamin) ... 3 Six started. Won by half a length, with one length and a-half between second and third. Time, Imin 52iscc. QUALITY HANDICAP, £4OO. Seven furlongs. ENSIGN, 7.7 (Thompson) 1 Katanga* 8.3 (Bartle) ... ... ... 2 Delmestor, 8.11 (M'Menamin) ... 3 Twelve started, including Gladynev. Won by two lengths, with one length and a-quarter between second and third. Time, Imin 24Jsec, which equals the course record. HAWKSBURY GRAND HANDICAP, s £350. One- mile and a-quarter. SCIENTIST, 7.2 (Thompson) ... 1 Binnia Hero, 8.0 (Cook) 2 Malagigi, 8.6 * (Bartle) 3 Thirteen started. Won by a neck, with half a neck between second and third. Time, 2min ojsec, (ROWLEY MILE, £2OO. NIGHTBEAM, 8.12 (Coutts) 1 Clouston, 7.4 (Andrews) *.. 2 Bourbon, 9.11 (M'Carten) 3 Fourteen started. Won b~ half a head, with a head between second and third. Time, Imin 391-sec. MOONEE VALLEY MEETING MELBOURNE, September 29. Rain marred the Moonee Valley races, and the course was heavy. The principal results were: — TULLAMARINE HANDICAP, £SOO. One mile and a-quarter. TRAGOPAN, 8.2 (Hanley) 1 Apostrophe,' 7.11 (Callinan) 2 Marcius, 7.7 (Elliott) ... 3 Nine started. Won by three lengths and a-half, with three-quarters of a length between second and third. Time, 2min 10|sec. QUALITY HANDICAP, £BOO. One mile. CHATSBURY, 7.8 (Ralph) 1 Judean, 7.11 (Elliott) ... 2 Aurania, 7.0 (Preston) 3 Seven started. Won by two lengths, with three lengths between second and third. Time, Imin 421 sec.