AUSTRALIAN TURF

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 3, 27 September 1937, Page 11

AUSTRALIAN TURF

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Courtcraft Shows Promising Form at Rosehill \

NEW COURSE RECORD SET

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» YDNE^ , 36. i Seeuriag a run on the rails, Mohicau defeated several Epsom fancies in the Quality Handicap at the Hawkesbury races, run at Rosehill on Saturday. Mohican got up in the last couple of strides to beat King's Head by a long head, with Gay Chou oiiiy a short head away third. ^ Aladdin, who won twice at Victoria . Park on Wednesday, completed the hat ; triek in the second division of the ! Novice Handicap by beating Artsman on the post. Resulfcs are: — QUALITY HAjNDICAP, of £600; seven furlongs. MOHICAN, 7.8 (Glover) .. .. .. 3 JCing 's Head, 8.2 (Bartle) ...... 2 1 Gay Chou, 8.6 (McMenamin) .... 3 Scratched: Lough Neagh, Mitsui and j Country Party. j ! Courtcraft lay sixth for the major , part of the race and he finished fourth. Golden Chance was last. ! Won by 4 long head; short hekd. ^ I Time: 1.24$. i HAWKESBURY GRAND HANDICAP, . of £600; miles. i SILVER STANDAED, 9.0 (Munro) 1 Gay Blonde, 8.8 (McMenamin) .... 2 Sir Regent, 7.9 (O'Sullivan) .. .. 3 • All started. Speardale made the early running, f but the placed horses were never far , away and Silver Standard came to the front rounding the home turn and won • by two and a-half lengths. Half a length separated second and third. Time: 2.4i — a course record. NOVICE HANDICAP— FIRST I DIVISION DIATTER, 7.12 (Cook) 1 War Machine, 8.4 (Sbean) * Bengal Lancer, 8.10 (Munro) .... * *Dead heat for second. Fourteen started. Time: 1.13$. NOVICE HANDICAP — SECOND DIVISION ALADDIN, 8.13 (Munro) 1 , Artsman, 7.13 (Shean) ........ 2 , Tolerant, 8.2 (McMenamin) ....... 3 , Sixteen started, ineluding Nightin- ' gale. ' ' Head; two and a-half lengths. Time: 1.13$. Romani was unplaced in the third division of the Novice Handicap. Glenora Park was unplaced in the Maiden Handicap. Sturdee was unplaced in the three-and-four-year-old , handicap.