AUSTRALIAN TURF

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 20, 8 February 1937, Page 10

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Sir Regent Scores Win At Moorefield (Received 8, 8.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 7. Results of the Moorefield races, hc'ld on Saturday, were: — ST. GEORGE HANDICAP; 1 mllft. TUCKTAR, 8.6 — Mr L, Lenoil's b.h., by Heroic — Miss Dirrette, 3yr». (Kuox) 1 Goorka, 3.8 (Hanley) 2 The Marae, 9.9 (Monro) ..t. ..... 3 Eleven etarted, including On Parade who -was llf th. Won by three-quarrers of a length and a neek. Time, 1.41. .THEEE AND FOUE-YEAE-OLP HANDICAP, SIE EEGEWT, 7.7 — Messra W. H. Hemliull's and S. S. Criclc's b.c.. by CMef Euler — Irish Lyric, 3yrs. (Khox) ,l Timur Khan, 8.0 (Weiss) 2 Bengal Lancer, 8.0 (O'Sullivan) .. 3 Ten slarted, including Linkget, ,Tul)iim Singer. Won by four lengths both ways. Time, 1.41. The Chief Euler gelding Sir Eegent h^ .ju^TQv«gi wondfljpfully in recent weeks m ■whicli be beb had three ^rine

and dofcatea eome really smart horses in to day's races. Timur Kiian owned and trained by the former jockey, Jim Pike, The Hiad colt Diomedes was.having his first iace in the Juvenile Handieap for colt3 and geldings and performed creditably to finish fifth in a good field. The Night Eaid candidates Nightingalo and Ean Tan were unplaced in tho Juvenile Handieap for fillies. Silver Coat was unplaced in the Flying Wclter. DEAD-HEAT TO TWO N.Z.-BRED COLTS Williamstown Races •(Eeceived February 8, 8.45 p.m.) MELBOUENE, Feb. 7. The New Zealand-bred horses, Golden Pxomise and Prince Quex, fought out a stirring finish in the richly-endowed Williamstown Stakes. Prince Quex Jter following Golden Promise in the middle of the field in tlie early stages shot to the front entering the straiglit and appeared to have the race won when Golden Promise, yigorously ridden by Skidmore, got up in the last atride for a dead heat -vvith Boongarry one and a-half lengths away third. Greenhorn was unplaced in the Wyndham. Handieap and Cape Lilock was un-

placed in the February Jrial. Chief results were: — WILLIAMSTOWN STAKES Of £1500; one mile. PEINCE QUEX, Mr W. E. Kemball's b. c,, by Lord Quex — Princess Pat, Syrs * GOLDEN PEOMISE, Mr J. M. Niall's b. h., by Liinond — Lady Bentnick, 4yrs 3 Boongarry 3 *Dead-heat for firsU