RACING.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 October 1929, Page 3

RACING.

RANDWICK RACES

NIGHTMARCH BEATEN

(Australian Press Association)

SYDNEY, October 7

The weather and large attendance favoured the A.J.C. for the second day of its spring carnival. The New Zealand horse Ceremony, after its brilliant Tramway Handicap victory, was a popular fancy for the Shorts, but lie ran poorly throughout, never once raising his supporters’ hopes. A further disappointment awaited New Zealanders in the richly endowed Breeders Plate. Pomp, which carried the pronounced support of his connections, was not able to do better than gain second place. The outstanding performance of the day’s racing was that given by Nightmarch in the Metropolitan Handicap, carrying a ten pounds penalty, due to its Epsom victory.’ The horse ran prominently throughout, and looked like a winner at the distance, but a brilliant finish by Loquacious robbed him of victory in the final strides.

New Zealand’s “ iron horse,” First Acre, brightened what was otherwise a disappointing day if or his-countrymen by winning the Squatters’ Handicap in smart fashion. Results:— .*

Tire' Shorts.—Figure 1, Cimahue 2, Margarathel ,3. Fourteen, started. Won by two.lengths. Time. 1.11$; ; Breeders’ Plate. —Delwood 1, Pomp 2, Balloon King 3. Nine started. Won by two lengths. Time. I.os.

METROPOLITAN HANDICAP,. Loquacious 8.11 (Mun.ro) .... J Nightmarch D. 12 (R. Reed) 2 Paquito 8.7 (McCarten) ... ,3;

Fourteen started, including Concentrate and Oratrix. When the field settled down, Concentrate was in charge from Valparaiso, Oratri, and Kavalli. Passing the mile, Spearman showed the way to Valparaiso, Concentrate, Oratri, the Banker, and Nightmarch. Loquacious was last. At the half mile, Spearman and Valparaiso were together from Oratrix, Jhe Banker, Nightmarch and Loquacious. Making a smart move forward at the distance, Nightmarch then took charge and looked a likely winner, but was unable to withstand a brilliant finish by Loquacious, which gained the verJict by half a length. Time 2.44. First Steeplechase.—Burraform 1, M-yan 2, Honest Light 3. Six started. After a sharp struggle at the half distance, Burraform prevailed by two lengths. Time 4.295. Grantham Stakes.—Pentheus 1, Magnifier 2, Caradale 3. Eleven started. Won easily by three lengths. Time. 1.505. Squatters’ Handicap.—First Acre 1, Sunflare 2, Rionscup 3. Fifteen started . Won by comfortably by a length •Time:2.4J;-. - : •

VICTORIAN: SCRATCHINGS

MELBOURNE, October 7

Scratchings for the Melbourne Cup are: Clarogale, Albanian, Altimeter, North. Star.

Alhan'an is reported to be amiss, and will not race this spring. Crowdel was sold at auction to-day to J. Truskett for 1050 guineas.

Glenanton has arrived at Caulfield from Adelaide.