AUSTRALIAN TURF

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 36, 5 November 1937, Page 14

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Ajax' Sets Course Record at Flemington PRAIRIE MOON'S OAKS

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. MELBOtJRNE, Nov. 4. : The weather was warm and there was a large atteridance at the Flemington races. f St. Fox, prominent throughout, won the hurdles comfortably. He is owned and trained in Adelaide. Pandava led always in the Mooro Stake's. He has scored two wins in three starts and is trained by the New ' Zealander, George Price. Ajax led fhroughout in the Liniithgow Stakes. Young Idea beat King's Head in the last stride. Ajax is entitled to be rated the best middle distance performer seen in recent years, Sackville surpriSed, finishing strongly to win the Carnival Handicap, his first success. Pantoon ran a good race and was beaten in the last few strides. Royal Order and Only One were never . dangerous, j Prairie Moon had a comfortable win 1 in the Oaks, Ortelle 's Star ran a game I race and Ena finished well after inter- | ference near the mile. Prairie* Moon is the fourth filly to win the Wakeful Stakes-Oaks double. Six years' old, she is trained by fhe former jockey, 'P. Mufichialli. Young Crusader returaed to his old style of racing when he went to fhe front from the start in th^ Yeteran Stakes aad held off the fast-finishih^ Prince Quex for a comfortable Victory, Red Manfred was ne.ver dangerous and. Gay Blonde broke down. Results: — " "| NOVEMBER HURDLE " 1 ST; FOX, 10.1 _(T, Ryan) .. .. 1 Restford; 10.3 (H. Thomson)* .... 2' Greylash, 10.3 (A. Fullarton) .. .. 3 Nine started. Ten lengths; a head, Star Dennis was fourth. Time, 4.35, * BRYON MOORE STAKES, PANDAVA) 8.12 (T. Webster) ^ 1 Sir Harolds, 8.0 (H. Skidmore) j,% 2 • Larissa, '8.0 (A. Breasley) .. »« 3' Eleven started. Neck; half a neck. • Atticus was fourth. Time, 1.0J, . LINLITHGOW STAKES i AJAX, 8.0 (H. Badger) .. .. . ] Young Idea, 9.2 (D./Munro) ,.., ... % King's Head, 9.2 (E. Bartle) w. 3 Five started. Length and a-half; a. neck. Regular Bachelor was fourth/ The time was 1.351, which is.a Flem^ ington record, equalling the Ausfrali asian record. *> ■ ; CARNIVAL HANDICAP^ " 1 SACKVILLE, 7.4 (Cooper) ••w i*«i Jj Pantoon, 8.2 (J, Barry) .. j) • Ronsardian, 9,0 (A. Reed) .. ... ,, S; Ten started/ Half a neck; half a head. Bellevue was fourth. Time, 2.71. . OAKS STAKES. PRAIRIE MOON, 8.10 (B. Wilion), 1[. Ortelle 'a Star, 8.10 (A. Reed) .. S Ena, 8.10 (A. Breasley) .. 3 Nine started. Length aud a-half; two and a-half lengths. Princess Pamj was fourth. Time, 2.32 — a xace recordJ i ' VETERAN STAKES. ' YOUNG CRUSADER, 7.9 (E. Pres-. i ton) • # >««i '• o' « « t»«! law 1 Prince Quex, 9.0 (J. O'Brien) »« h>« 2 Gay Enight, 7.9 (J. Finch) 3 .Ten started. Two and a-half lengths; a length, Highardo was fourth. Time, 2.301, ; _ _ ' /. i