RANDWICK RECORDS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 80, 28 December 1937, Page 11

RANDWICK RECORDS

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Summer Cup Won By Young Crusader PANDAVA'S STAKES

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SYDNEY, Dec. 27. The Randwick races were held to-day. Young Crusader, whose iorm lately has been disappointing, staged a runaway charactenstic victory iu the Summer Cup at Randwick to-day, setting an Australasian record of 2.42£ for the race, which is a mile and five i'urlongs. The Brazen colt, Pandava, also broke the course record for five furlongs by winning the December Stakes for two-year-olds in 58j. The Summer Nursery Handicap went to the Veilmond filly, Vigil. Country Party won the A.J.C. Handi,cap. , Chief results are: — i SUMMER NURSERY. .VIGIL, 7.9 (Jeffers) J Benburg, 8.2 (Bhean) j Simple Simon, 7.9 .. 3 Tliirteen started, including Vanquish. Head; a long head. Time, 1.6*. DECEMBER STAKES. PANDAVA, 8.12 (K. Cook) 3 Creditor, 8.5 (Parsons) S Kooba, 8.10 (Munro) 3 Five started. Half a neck; one anf" a-quarter lengths. Time, 58£ a coursi record. CHISHOLM HANDICAP. ST. CONSTANT, 8.4 (W. Cook) .. 3 Hammerhead, 7.13 (Harvey) . • •• Bodley Head, 7.10 (O'Sullivan) .. 1 *Dead-heat for second. Sixteon started, including Troy. Woi by a neck. Misnomer was fourth Time, 1.11. SUMMER CUP. YOUNG CRUSADER, 8.2 (Bartlo) 3 Journal, 8.7 (Munro) 2 Cathartes, 7.2 (O'Sullivan) 2 Ton Btarted. Jocular was scratched Young Crusader weut to the fronl with a commanding lead, his nearcst attendants being Friar's Switch, Journal, Jovial Son, Billy Boy and Cathartes. Young Crusader was nevcx headed aud won by two and a-half lengths froin Journal, with Cathartes one and a-half lengths away .third, Billy Boy was fourth and Salvolatile fifth. Timo, 2.42^ — an Australasian record. A.J.C. HANDICAP. COUNTRY PARTY, 8.11 (Bartle) . 1 Bobby, 8.9 (K. Cook) 3 Kinsfoik, 8.5 (Shean) 3 Thirteen started, including Mananui, who finished a close fourth. Head'; two and a-half lengths. Time, 1.50|.