WIN FOR GRAND FILS

Southland Times, Issue 24878, 19 October 1942, Page 3

WIN FOR GRAND FILS

A.J.C. METROPOLITAN (Rec. 7.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, October 18. Interference to Main Topic, It’s Funny and Angus in the straight In the Metropolitan enabled Grand Fils to creep through and win from Goose Boy and Angus. Angus led all the way till coming down the straight, when the interference occurred. Goose Boy's jockey was suspended for a month for careless riding. Results of the main events:— THE METROPOLITAN, £3500. One mile and five furlongs—GßAND FILS 7.12 (Ross) 1, GOOSE BOY 7.9 (Moore) 2, ANGUS 6.8 (Doon) 3. AU started. Half a head, a length. Time, 2.45 li. CRAVEN PLATE, £l3OO. Standard welght-for-age. One mile and a-quarter— YARALLA 9.0 (McMenamin) 1, RIMVEIL 9.4 (Battle) 2, HALLSTAND 7.11 (Cook) 3. Also started: Baroda. Yaralla disputed the lead to the turn with Hallstand and then raced away and won easily. Three lengths; two lengths. Time, 2.4%. BREEDERS’ FLAT, £l3OO. Two-year-old colts and geldings only. Five furlongs— MOORLAND 8.5 (Freedman) 1, STAR GOLD 8.5 (McMenamin) 2, NEW PENTHEUS 8.5 (Cook) 3. Seventeen started. Four lengths; two lengths. Time, 1.0%. GIMCRACK STAKES, £l3OO. Two-year-old fillies only. Five furlongs—AJlXA 8.5 (Shean) 1, HECUBA 8.6 (Munro) 2, RUSTIC MEG 8.5 (McMenamin) 3. Fifteen started. Three lengths each way. Time, 1.0%. Caulfield” guineas Win For Great Britain (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, October 18. Great Britain proved beyond doubt that he is the outstanding three-year-old of the season with a brilliant win in the Caulfield Guineas at Flemington yesterday. He was started on the extreme outside, which is regarded as an extremely difficult task from the mile barrier, yet he won comfortably. He led over the last three furlongs and held off a strong challenge by Amazed, who, although game, was no match for the winner. Chatfield was a moderate third. Register improved on recent efforts to finish fourth. Graintrader and Lea Hero disappointed. The winner’s trainer, H. E. Feedman, won the Guineas previously with Lucrative. Great Britain cost 850 guineas as a yearling. His connections refused a big offer last week. There was a sensational finish in the Caulfield Stakes, which resulted in a narrow win for Tranquil Star from Tunitarata and True Flight. It was an unpopular victory, as Tranquil Star had failed the previous week. A scrimmage near the post affected the chances of True Flight and David Innis. A protest against the first two by True Flight resulted in the protest being upheld against Tuhitarata, but it was dismissed against the winner. The horses mentioned pleased their Cup Admirers, but the honours were with True Flight. Velocity and Pandect were High Road improved on recent form. The Caulfield Cup lightweights, Portfolio and Colonus, provided a surprise by winning the Herbert Power Handicap divisions. Wilson, with an improved effort, finished third in the First Division. Son of Aurous heartened his Melbourne Cup admirers by a strong effort, finishing third in the Second Division. Having his first start for some months, the New Zealand-bred Crojick finished btilliantly and won the Toorak Handicap. Darkfelt was unlucky and was hampered at a critical stage. The pacemaker, Hero, was third. Distinction and Trappe ran poor races and discounted their Cup chances. Results: — CAULFIELD STAKES, £lOOO. Standard weight-for-age. About one mile and a furIong.—TRANQUIL STAR 8.13 (K. Smith) 1, TRUE FLIGHT 9.4 (E. Preston) 2, lUHITARATA 9.4 (A. Breasley) 3. Twelve starters. A neck; one length and a-half. Time, 1.51%. CAULFIELD GUINEAS, 260 guineas. For three-year-olds. About one miIe.—GREAT BRITAIN 8.5 (H. Badger) 1, AMAZED 8.5 (K. Smith) 2, CHATFIELD 8.5 (A. Breasley) 3. Twenty-one starters. Two lengths and a-half; three lengths. Time, 1.39. TOORAK HANDICAP, £l5OO. About one miIe.—CROJICK 8.6 (A. Breasley) 1, DARKFELT 7.1 (McKenzie) 2, HERO 7.10 (H. Morris) 3. Twenty-one starters. A neck; a length. Royal Decree was fourth. Time, 1.40%.

1 MASTERTON RACING i CLUB r ; Enrich Wins Principal * Handicap . (P.A.) OTAKL October 18. i The Masterton Racing Club’s meeting was , held at Otaki yesterday. The attendance - was large and the course in good order. , The totalizator handled £30,114. Results:— OTAKI TRIAL HANDICAP, £lOO. Six i furlongs—- ! First Division: 3-2 FLYING ACRE 8.5 ' (Redstone) 1, 5-5 THE GRAND 8.5 (Sellars) > 2, 1-1 MANUTERE 8.5 (Burgess) 3. Three ' lengths: one length. Time, 1.13 3-5. Second Division: 4-6 RING SCARF 8.5 i (Midwood) 1, 7-4 FOX QUEEN 8.5 (Brough- ■ ton) 2, 10-9 VERIFY 8.5 (Atkins) 3. Four lengths: one. Time. 1.14. Scratched: Pohuka, Rawalpini, Gold Form, Athenian, Gay Falcon, Home Rule, Banco, Cordia. BL AIRLOGIE HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP, 1 £l3O. One mile and a-quarter—l-1 TALENTA 10.10 (Jenkins) 1, 5-5 ARABIC 9.6 (Burgess) 2, 3-5 DUSKY MORN 9.7 (Nicolson) 3. Scratched: Kineman, Straight Left, Hikorangi. Two lengths; one. Time, 2.83 1-5. MACARA HANDICAP, £llO. Five furlongs— First Division: 11-12 BANCO 7.10 (Ireland) 1, 4-5 JOLLY RULER 7.7 (Broughton) 2, 2-2 THEATRE 7.13 (Holland) 3. Half a length; a half neck. Time, 1.12. Second Division: 9-9 POMPIT 7.11 (Winiata) 1, 10-11 ASTROS 7.7 (Sellars) 2, 5-7 PIKO PIKO 7.13 (Aitken) 3. A head; six lengths. Scratched: Ex Pupil, Waipiro, Miss Portland. MASTERTON HANDICAP, £250. One mile and a-quarter—2-4 ENRICH 7.9 (Sellars) 1, 4-4 DON QUEX 7.4 (Waddell) 2, 7-9 TRIPLE CROWN 7.0 (Reid) 3. A length each way. Time, 2.6. Scratched: Centrepoise, Cheddington. GLADSTONE HANDICAP, £l2O. Six fur-longs—l-2 THEOLATERAL 8.5 (Broughton) 1, 7-118 STARLET 7.9 (Bowry) 2, 10MATALITE 7.7 (Sellars) 3. Half a length; a neck. Time, 1.13 3-5. Scratched: Golden Acre, Sunblaze, Prairie Girl. SOLWAY HANDICAP, £175. Six furlongs -3-3 PALORA 7.0 (Holland) 1, 4-4 POUTATAU 8.1 (Altkins) 2, 6-7 Alignment 8.6 (Sellars) 3. All started. Two lengths; a head. Time, 1.1314. CHAMPION HACK HANDICAP, £l5O. Nine furlongs—2-1 KINSMAN 8.0 (Jenkins) 1, 4-4 CORONACE 7.12 (Redstone) 2, 9-8 HIKORANGI 7.7 (Bowry) 3. All started. A length; a head. Time, 1.54. LANSDOWNE HANDICAP, £l2O. Seven furlongs—ll-13 INDIAN SPORT 7.7 (Reid) 1, 2-3 THE WHIPPER 8.4 (Nicolson) 2, 3-4 MADAME RACHEL 7.10 3. Three-quarters of a length; a length. Time, 1.26 1-5. Scratched: Sporting Sister, Genghiz Khan, Fox Queen, Ring Scarf, Once Again. GOLF INVERCARGILL CLUB The October stroke handicap of the Invercargill Golf Club was played at Otatara on Saturday in conjunction with the first round of a knock-out handicap competition for a trophy presented by Mr A. L. Walker. The best scores in the stroke round were: A grade, H. A. Wilkes 86-10-76; W. Buchan 85-8-77; C. C. Anderson 91-12-79; A. J. Vernon 91-12-79; B grade, A. Owen-John-ston 94-20-74; A. J. Kingsland 99-22-77; T. Gracie 104-24-80; L. G. Tomison 103-23-80; M. H. Mitchel 96-16-80. Following are the results of matches played in the knock-out competition: A. Owen-Johnston beat G. Bobextson 6 and 4; S. A. Bell beat J. A. Doig at the 19th; E. E. Broad beat E. Dell 4 and 3; L. G. Tomison beat T. Gracie 2 up; S. F. Williams beat J. P. Butler 4 and 3; E. H. Smith beat I F. H. Hughes 4 and 3; W. F. Poff beat N. Earl 1 up; J. R. Woods beat A. G. Seddon , 4 and 3; A. J. Kingsland beat A. L. Walker 1 up; C. C. Anderson beat M. H. Mitchel , 1 up; J. S. Dick beat R. C. Cook 6 and 5; T. Smith beat A. T. Walsh 5 and 4; A. J. Vernon beat H. S. J. Craig 6 and 5; J. D. Strettell beat W. Buchan at the 19th. QUEEN’S PARK MATCHES J The best cards returned in the October stroke handicap played oh the Queen’s Park golf links on Saturday were as follows: — A grade, N. H. .Webb 81-10-71; Q. B. Millar (

82-9-73; B grade, J. Armstrong 89-16-73; A. Hodge 95-21-74; S. G. Little 93-19-74. Following were the best scores in the ringer competition, which was concluded on Saturday:—Senior, N. H. Webb 67-4 1 / 2 -62 1 ,4; A. R. Cullen 66-2>/2-63>/ 2 ; D. Richardson 69-31/2-651/2; E. B. Hughes 71-s’/2-65’/ 2 ; B grade, C. F. Williams 75-7’/2-67i/ 2 . The B grade field in the 1942 Plate competition has been reduced to two —C. F. Williams and E. Checketts, who will meet in the final. STEAD CUP TOURNAMENT The following is the draw for the first round of the Stead Cup golf tournament to b>. played tomorrow morning:— Renown.—Mrs J. F. Field v. Mrs A. G. Gifford; Mrs T. J. Dwyer v. Mrs A. E. Smith; Mrs D. Lee v. Mrs D. W. Stalker; Mrs C. J. McEachran v. Mrs D. K. Torrance. Bonny Jean.—Mrs G. E. Glennie v. Miss F. Milne; Mrs G. R. Martin v. Mrs J. M. Mackintosh; Mrs H. Halligan v. Mrs J. J. Lawson; Mrs J. C. Hannan v. Mrs A. Harrington; Mrs S. C. Smith v. Chisholm Park player; Mrs A. C. Ford v. Mrs E. Wallis. Lang's Nek.—Mrs W. H. Gregory v. Mrs A. D. Reid; Mrs G. Caldwell v. Chisholm Park player; Mrs G. H. Smith v. Mrs W. Anderson; Mrs P. B. Barnett v. Mrs R. Richardson; Mrs L. Barrett v. Chisholm Park player; Mrs E. Halder v. Chisholm Park player. Tait’s.—Mrs S. Keen v. Mrs J. Aitken; Mrs A. Stuart v. Mrs S. Adamson; Mrs W. Watson v. Mrs Hain; Mrs M. Watt v. Mrs S. Williams; Mrs V. Crombie v. Mrs M. Fairbrother; Mrs F. Mayhew v. Mrs McKain; Miss E. Marshall v. Mrs J. Kilkelly; Mrs O. Paton a bye.