RANDWICK OPENS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 74, 20 December 1937, Page 11

RANDWICK OPENS

-PreBB Assn.—

ViHiers Stakes Won By Ramdin FIVE NOVICES FALL

(By Telegraph-

Oopyrighfc.)

(Received 20, 9.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, Uec. 18. Tlie A.J.C. Summer meeting opened to-day at Randwick. Results: — VILLIERS STAKES. Of £1000; 1 mile. RAMDIN, Mr D. W. Reddan's br.h. 4yrs by Rampion — Dionette, T.lz (O'Sullivan) ». 1 Valbeau 8.12 (K. Coo'c) 2 Salvolatile 7.10 fHickey) 3 Scratched: Acinom. Alight Not made the early- runnlng, but Yalbeau took charge passing the half-mile followed by Might Not, J'ocular and Lord Bine. Yalbeau was still leading witli a furlong to go, but Ramdin tinished best to beat him ,by one and a-quarter lengths. Salvolatile. was a length furtlier away third. Silver Standard, having his ilrst race sjncfc November, was always in the bunck, and finished last. The time was 1.351, which is ecjual to the A.ustralasian record. DECEMBER NURSERY. Of £500; for two-vear-olds; 5 furlongs. BONHEUR DE PERRE, Messra W. J. and A .E. Smith 's br.f. by Beau Pere — Silver Rule x LQOMBAH ' x Kuttabul . .1 1 xDead heat for first. HOLIDAY HANDICAP. Of £500; 1^ mile. BILLY BOY, Messrs "E. Macgill's and Jack King's ch.h. 5yrs by Pantheon — Earloona 8.5 (Shean) 1 Country Party, 8.0 (Bartle) 2 Cathartes 7.8 (Parsons) 3 S'cratched: Hope. Won by four lengths, third back a length. Time, 2.3f; HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP) Of £500; one mile. COOL SPELL, Mr N. B. Bowd's b.g. aged by Spelthorne — Coolante 8.13 (Bartle) .1 K'-isfolk 8.9 (Finch) 2 B xeno 8.7 (Heaph) 3 Eourteen started, including Mananui, Troy and Red Rosebud. Won by three lengths, third back three-quarters of a length. Time. 1.36$. Capaneus and Silver Coat were unplaced in the hurdle race. The Squire, the* Iliad colt, Glaucus, and the Iliad filly, Litigation, were unplaced in the December Nurscry Handicap. Kowtow, Lion Hunt, Br«nze Tulip and Pantan were unplaeed in the first division of the Novice Handicap, in which one of the worst smaehes seen at Randwick occurred, five horses, including Bronze Tulip, falling. Sweet Brigade was killed and Glenman was iniured and had to be destrovod. Three iockeys were sent to hosnital, none, however,- in a serious condition. Ili.s-sus was unnlqced in the second division of the Novice Handicap.