AUSTRALIAN TURF

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 21, 18 October 1937, Page 14

AUSTRALIAN TURF

-Press Assn.-

Interesting Racing at Randwick

HOMILY WINS STAKES

(By Teleeraoh

-Copyrlcbt.)

•wn. , SYDNEY," Oct. 17. 1 With the postponement of the Caulj field raees added interest was taken i» the Tattersall 's meeting at Randwick! which was also threatened by ba«l| weather but only showers prevaiied.} The course was not affeeted, Homily won well again, revealing, rare speed in the run home after «1 sluggish beginning and defeating th* smart Beaupere filly Bonheur Depere by a length in the Two-Year-Old Stakes. " Royal Step showed great improvement on recent -form to take the Cityi Tattersall 's Handieap in which Youna Crusader, who tried to lead all the wav! fim^hed second. Bodley Head witi °n^e ^ed the major places i*i the Flying Handieap to the discomfitur*' of bettors. The chief results were: — NOVICE HANDICAP: Oration, S.9 (Shean) 1; Roision, 7.7 (Cook) 2d Strathbogie, 7.7 (Viekers) 3. Thirteeuj started, ineluding Haere Ra. Wbn by ' three lengths; two lengths. Time, 1.38 }J TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES: Homily 8.7 (Atkins) 1; Bon Heur Depere, 8.(1 (McMenamin) 2; Vanquisk, 8.5 (Bar-i tle) 3. Fifteen started. Won by 4 length; a neck. Tiine, 1.1}. CITY TATTERSALL^' HANDICAPs, Royal Step, 7.10 (Zensky) 1; Yqung Crusader, 8.0 (Duncan) 2; Billy Boyi fA (Hanley) 3. Golden ireasure wai scmtched. Won hy three-quarters of 4 length each way. Time, 2.3}. THREE AND FOUR-YEAR-OL® HANDICAP: Aarbia, 8.9 (McMena^ min) 1; St. Cfonstant, 8.7 (Cook) f; Valbeau, 9.5 (K. Cook) 3. Fifteeai started, ineluding Sturdee. Won by) two lengths; 1} lengths. Time, 1.25. Aiwai was unplaced in the CfiuH Weltcr which was won hy Forestage, ;