Nedda Defeats The Unbeaten Parkwood

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 603, 4 March 1929, Page 6

Nedda Defeats The Unbeaten Parkwood

RACING AT FLEMINGTON ST. ARDENT A WINNER (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) MELBOURNE, Sunday. Tli© Victoria Racing Club’s autumn meeting opened at Flemington yesterday in tine weather, and there was a large attendance, which included a number of New Zealanders. The Governor-General, Lord Somers, was present. The race track was in capital order, and some fast times were recorded. Cobranveil and Announcer had an exciting struggle over the last two furlongs in the contest for supremacy in the Pines Hurdle Race, Conbranveil winning narrowly. T. Butler, the rider of the winner, gained his third success in this race. The time was a course record. Strephon scored a comfortable victory in the St. Leger Stakes, after being among the leaders throughout. His record is five wins and a second in the last seven starts. Strephon is engaged in the Sydney Cup. Black Duchess led all the way in the Essendon Stakes, and won nicely, giving her rider, J. O’Brien, his 19th win this season. The time is a race record. St. A-rdent was at the front throughout in the Newmarket Handicap, goingall the way on the outside rail. Figure, who filled second place, had every chance. Violian, who ran third, finished well. Mollison struck trouble at a stage of the contest, and might possibly have run second, but he had no chance with the winner, whose trainer, H. Cabell, won the Oakleigh Plate with Baringhup in 1927. The winner’s portion of the stake attached to the Newmarket Handicap was £2,579. The time constitutes a. race record. N. Percival, who steered St. Ardent, had the mount on Thracian Belle in the Newmarket Handicap last year. Parkwood tried to lead all the way in the Sires’ Produce Stakes, but the New Zealand filly Nedda, who was lying second to last at the turn, finished with a lightning run, and gained honours in brilliant style. The value of the first prize amounts to £3,295. This was Parkwood’s first defeat in four starts. In the Brunswick Stakes, Red Sea, after lying fourth in the early stages, came through on the rails at the straight and beat the fast-finishing Horoscope. Red Sea, who is trained by E. O’Dwyer, was ridden by W. Scanlon. The following are the details of the racing: PINES HURDLE RACE Of £500; 2 miles. COBRANVEIL (J. Holt), b g, aged, by Lily veil—Magine, 9.8, T. Butler 1 ANNOUNCER, 9.0 2 REARGUARD, 10.2 3 Thirteen stai’ted. Won by half a neck, three lengths between second and third. Time, 3.39. Coybeau, Lord Bounty, Vanto and Valbee fell. V.R.C. ST. LEGER STAKES A sweepstake of £25 each, with £1,500 added; li miles. STREPHON (S. Green), ch c, by Saltash—Soldier’s Love, 8.10, J. Pike .. 1 PRINCE DON (R. Cameron), ch g, 8.10, N. Percival 2 BALMERINO (J. Edmonds), br c, 8.10, R. Lewis 3 Six started. Strephon won by live lengths from Prince/ Don, who was four lengths in front of Baimerino. Time, 2.59 i (race record). Sectional times: First two furlongs, next four, 504; the last six, 1.134; final mile, 1.391*. ESSENDON STAKES A sweepstakes of £lO each, with £1,500 added; 14 miles. BLACK DUCHESS. (Mrs. P. G. Mcy Namara), blk m, 4yrs, by Magpie —Extension, 8.11, J. O’Brien .... 1 MAPLE (E. Lee Steere), br in, syrs, 8.13, R. Lewis 2 SAILING HOME (imp.), (N. Falkiner), blk h, aged, 9.2, W. Scanlon .... 3 Four started. Won by a length and a-quartev, two lengths and a-half between second and third. Time, 2.4 i. Sectional times: First six furlongs, 1.151; next four, 49; last six, 1.133; the final mile, 1.38 j&. NEWMARKET HANDICAP A sweepstakes of £25 each, with £2,500 added; 6 fur. ST. ARDENT (C. Rufolt), ch g, 6yrs, by St. Anton —Probation, 7.4, N. Percival 1 FIGURE (J. F. Donoghue), b f, 3yrs, 7.7, W. Cook 2 VIOLIAN (J. M. Forsyth), b h, 4yrs, 7.9, W. Brady 3 Also started: Gothic, 10.7; Greenline, 9.13; Mollison, 8.13; Aga Khan, 8.9; Karuma, 5.6; Cheosan, 8.1; Greensborough, 8.0; Farramanch, 7.12; Greener, Byron, 7.9; Harry Gavin, 7.8; Crowdel, Farrago, Fission, 7.7; Parsee, Bonny, 7.6: FairyHouse, 7.5; Kongoni, 7.4; Arctic Fox, 6.9. St. Ardent won by a length and threequarters from Figure, who was half a length in front of Violian. Mollison finished fourth. Time, 1.103. SIRES’ PRODUCE STAKES A sweepstake of £25 each, with £3,000 added; for two-year-olds; special weights; 7 fur. NEDDA (B. S. Irwin), b f, by Paper Money—Michaela, 8.7, J. Munro - . 1 PARKWOOD (C. Bail leu and W. R. Robinson), bc, 8.10, J. Daniels . . 2 METAPHOR (F. Robinson and J. Fell), br g, 8.7, W. Scanlon .... 3 Ten started. Nedda won by a length and a-half from Parkwood, who was a length and a-half in front of Metaphor. Carradale was fourth. Time, 1.26. BRUNSWICK STAKES A sweepstakes of £5 each, with £SOO added 14 miles. RED SEA, 9.12 1 HOROSCOPE, 8.8 2 HARBINGER, 7.6 3 Thirteen started. Won by a length, a length and a-half between second and third. Gleamlight was fourth. Time, 2.43. HAWKESBURY MEETING GESTO AGAIN A WINNER SYDNEY, Sunday. The Hawltesbury Racing Club held its meeting yesterday. The New Zealand gelding Gesto followed up his win at Rosehill a week back with another success. The following are the details:— CLARENDON HANDICAP Of £200; 1 mile. GESTO —J. Tylden’s ch g, Syrs, by Lord Quex—Queen Lizzie, 8.9 1 FRANCISCAN, 7.5 2 TRESSILIAN, 7.9 3 Won by two lengths. Time, 1.424 NEWCASTLE CUP VICTORY FOR HONAN NEWCASTLE, Sunday. At the Newcastle Jockey Club’s meeting yesterday, the following was the result of the leading event; NEWCASTLE CUP Of £1,000; 1 mile 3 furlongs HONAN (imp.), E. Steele’s ch h, aged by Chaucer—The Tylt, 5.9 .. * 1 PAT AD AWN, Mrs. F. D. McLiver’s br c, 3 yrs, 7.9 .... o LORD KENNAQUHAIR, J. T.* Cush’s ch h, 4yrs, 7.11 3 Ten started. Honan won by half a length, a head separating second and Jfiird. Lord Banner was fourth. Time,* l FRANKLIN RACING CLUB Additional acceptances for the Franklin Racing Club’s annual meeting, to be held next Saturday, are: Waiuku Handicap, 6 furlongs I Handstitcli, 7.0. Bombay Handicap, 6 furlongs Handstitch, L 9, i