LIMERICK SECOND

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 28, 26 April 1927, Page 6

LIMERICK SECOND

PIASTOON WINS SYDNEY CUP RACE RUN IN SLOW TIME By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright SYDNEY, Saturday. After two postponements c wing to unfavourable weather, the second day’s racing of the Australian Jockey Club’s Autumn Meeting was brought off at Randwick to-day. Though fine weather prevailed, the atmosphere wa * invested with a touch of winter. The attendance was estimated at 80,000 The race track was on the heavy side. With the exception of the Sydney Cup New Zealand’s representation was small.

Eighteen horses lined up for the cup, and after a little troubie a good start was effected. Piastoon immediately went to the front and held that position all the way. Limerick, Count Cavour and Battlement were among the bunch passing the stand the first time. Going along the back Bunkle went up behind Piastoon, and the pace increased. Piastoon led into the straight, followed by Heroic, Bunkie, Limerick, Luddenham, Valamita and Imitator. In a hard finish Limerick and Tibbie challenged the leader, but Piastoon had three-quarters of a length to spare at the post, with Tibbie & head behind Limerick. The time, 3.33]. was the slowest recorded since 1915. Aberfeldy made a poor showing in the steeplechase and finished many lengths behind the rest of the field, except Minterne and Monte Carlo, both of who mlost their riders. Prince Arim and Grey Knight jumped well. The following are the details of the racing:

FLYING HANDICAP Of £8 each, with £I,OOO added; 6 fur. PERSUASION, C. Brown's br f, Syrs, by The Welkin—Flowery Speech, 8.10 1 LTLE QUEEN, F. Sahnn’s b m, 8.11 - BAIRN, Mrs. A. Brown’s br rn, 9.1 3 Eighteen started. Persuasion, who was always handy, made a good run in the straight and won by a neck. Time, 1.11 EASTER STAKES Of £6 each, wdth £I,OOO added; for two-

year-olds; 7 fur. JOCELYN, J. S. Bruton’s blk f, by Rossendale—Maltine, 7.7 1 ASCALON, R. Millers br f. 5.0 .... } PRIME DON, A. Horton’s ch c, 8.2 .. 3 Thirteen started. Jocelyn put up an excellent performance. She was well back at the start, but moved up quickly entering the straight, and in a hardfought finish gained the verdict by threequarters of a length. Time, 129.

THE SYDNEY CUP Of £3O each, with £6,000 added and a Gold Cup, valued at £200; 2 PIASTOON, R. H. Edklns’s b h, 4yn?, by Piastre—Zaratoon, 7.12 (Davidson) 1 LIMERICK, H. A. Knight s br g, 3yrs, by Limond —Medley, 8.4 (M- c * . Carten) •• * TIBBIE, Cameron and Crisclale s br m, 4yrs, 7.5 (Daniels) Also Started.—Heroic, 9.13; Count Cavour, 9.5; Valamita, 8.3; Tookarby, Bacchus, Johnny Jones, Naos, a.'); ment, Bunkie, 7.8; Imitator, 1.2, 7.0; Firefly, 6.10; Luddenhaxn, Gegia,

Woolita, 6.7. . otAAn When the field settled down .Piastoon was in front, and held that position pass ing the stand, followed by Woonu, Johnnie Jones and Heroic. The pace w. slow till turning out at the back stmc, when several of the rear horses, >nclu Bunkie, Imitator and Limerick, came Piastoon showed the way inw> - straight, with Limerick fourth, exciting finish Piastoon won by quarters of a length, with Tiobie a away third. Time, 3.33].

FIRST STEEPLECHASE Of £2 each, with £750 added; about zt miles. PRINCE ARIM, J. Phoenix s b *■ i 6yrs, by Arim—Eppltnax, l®-* ■■ GREY KNIGHT, W. J. M-Donald f gr g, 10.3 •• •* 'j, ii ” 3 PAY DAY, J. Phoenix s b Z. l>- ! ' Ten started. Prince Ajrl,t ' TM Knight made most of tbe rtnnirig. former took charge at the “at and won by five lengths. Time, NURSERY HANDICAP Of £B, with £I.OOO added; 6 fur. First DivisionCA^S N by G Anton—Cariowindra, , SION, E. Moss’s ch c, 8.3 •• •• " j BOLLINGER, P. Fairies ch S •• Y, 00 i Seventeen started. Sion J h t p caß non from the start with Greensil, but ao d came along over the final won by a length and three Time, 1.17 J.

Second Division. WESTERN LASS, D. V. t °SLass, f, by Westcourt —\Voiaioi i ROZEXER, C. S. McPhiliamy’s ch *. ; PRESTV fV K.' Andrew’s br ■ ■ . Fifteen started. extern rn» d ; badly placed in the ’ and b«* l a great run in the straigi l ' j U j Rozener by a hAN ’dicAP HIGH-WEIGHT x mifc Of £8 each, with b r ROYAL SUN (imp.), Dart, 810 4yrs, by Sunstar —Koyai .. * (H. Cairns) ••••;•*’. * b g. 8-* i CUMERLONG, F. Moses b 3 (K. Bracken) c h g, . COOLGONG, W. J. Bryans I 8 8 (M. McCarten) -- ■• M , r ._ In • Eighteen started, incltidi. g - ne c»close finish Royal Sun won by Time. 1.431.—A. and N-Z-