AUSTRLAIAN RACING

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 42, 5 March 1937, Page 13

AUSTRLAIAN RACING

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Golden Promise Scratched For Cuo

V.R.C. METING RESULTS

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MELBOURNE, March 4. Golden Promise failed to make the anticipated progress and was scrabehe] for the Australian Cup at 1.34 p.m. The weather was fine and there was a large attendance at the races. Soloist, which' had every chance in ,the Hurdle, was beaten for third place in the last stride. He will find it difficult to win here as to-day ;s field was weak. Prinee Quex was a certainty beaten in the Elms Handicap. He was last at the straight entrance but finished brilliantly. Caesar oufcclassed his opponents in the Ascotvale. He ha3 now had two wins and .two seconds in four starts. He races in ihe same interest as Fidelity, the winner last year. Demotic enhanoed Ms Cup prospects by a brilliant finish in the River Handicap, in which Elsenorita led always. |Gay Blonde rau a fair race but. was troubled by weight. Jilt had a comfortable win in the Hopeful Stakes. Elmeynelle and Princess Quex were never dangerous. Quasimodo finished fast to set a Flemington Tecord and to equal the Australasian record in the first division of the Welter. AUTUMN HURDLE. Of £600; 2£ miles. RASKASSA, Mr P. Foster's b.g. by Eastern Monarch — Fostina agod, ■9.8 (Dummet) I Grey Lash 10.18 (W. Outler) 2 King Colossus 9.6 (J. McMahon) ... 3 Eight started. Opinion wa® left at the post and Asolando fell. Time, 4.5. ELMS. HANDIOAP Of £700; one mile., BUDAPEST, Mesdamea O. and N. Meyer' s ch.c. by Gay Lothatio — Fission 3yrs (E. Preston) ...... 1 Mitsui 8.4 (W. Elliott) 2 Prince Quex 9.1 (J. O'Brien) 3 Thirteen atarters : Won by a neckj half a head. Valpan was fourth. Timo. 1.37. ASCOTVALE STAKES. Of £1500 ; 0 furlongs. OAESAR, Sir Colin Stephen's b.o. by Silvius — Wingecararibee 2yrs 8.5 (D. Munro) 1 Ajax (M. McCarten) 2 Hua 9.1 (F. Dempsey) 3 Nine starters. Won by two length's ; half a neek. Nightguard wa® fourth Time, 1.11J. RIVER HANDIOAP. Of £700 j 1 J mile. EL SENORITA Mr H. Charlton's br.m. by E1 Cacique — Secret Wedding 5yrs 7.11 (O.^PhiUips) 1

Lilirene ftfi (P. Simonds) Demotio ?;6 (W. Cox) Thirteen stax*ted. Won hy a neck; half a lsngth. Upoko Ariki was fourth. Time, 2.2f — equalled the course record. HOPEFUL STAKES. Of £500 ; 5 furlongs. THE JILT, Mr R. Mead's b.f. by Constant Sun — Valfree 2yrs 7.7 1 Aurous 7.10 2 Rosinate 7.7 3 Twenty-two started. Won by thi'ee lengths; a head. Winoorba was fourth. Time, 1.0JWELTER (First Division). Of £600; 7 furlongs. QUASIMODO. Mr A. Morrow's ch. h. by Bullhead — Esmeralda 4yrs 8.3 (R. Wilson) 1 Ory Havoc 8.1 (H. Skidmoi'e) 2 Bombus 8.5 (D. Munro) 3 Twelve started. Won by half a length ; a neck. Spinifex was fourth. Falstalf was left at the post. Time, 1.23a. Evening Mist had a comfortable win in the Wplter seoond division. Oountry Party had every show and Treasure Trove was never dangierous. \ , 'WELTER (Second Division). EVENING MIST Mr Theo and Capb R. V. Govo's br.m. by Beau Fils — Misty Night 6yrs 8.11 (N. Creighton) 1 Master Motley 8.1 (A. Breasley) ... 2 Country Party 8-1 (E. Bartle) 3 Thirteen started. Won hy a long neck; two lengths. Desert Dream was fourth. Time, 1.24}.