VICTORIAN RACING CLUB

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 605, 6 March 1929, Page 12

VICTORIAN RACING CLUB

STEEPLES TO LE PROCYN j iUnited Telegraph — Copyright) MELBOURNE, Tuesday. In splendid weather and before a large attendance, the Victorian Racing Club’s carnival was continued at Flemington to-day, when the Australian Cup was the chief attraction. j An outsider in the shape of Athalie won the Hopeful Stakes nicely. The trainer, W. Foulsham, had a previous success in the same race with Redj shank. Mytanis led always in the Elms Handicap, and won nicely. He is a , full-brother to Morell, who was reI cently raffled in aid of the Lord ! Mayor’s fund by the owner, Mr. E. E. D. | Clarke.

In the decision of the March Steeplechase Le Procyn was prominent throughout and won a good race. The owner, Mr. A. T. Craig, also races Bitalli. A field of fifteen was paraded for the Australian Cup, and it furnished a great race. Some Quality, who was third from last at the mile, made a fin© run and won in the last few strides from Kidaides and Octember, who fought out an exciting battle for second place. Mondiaga had every chance. Some Quality won recently at Port Adelaide, and has now won stakes to the value of £8,463 as the result of six wins, 14 seconds and eight thirds. She was one of the favourites for the Australian Cup since the weights were, declared. The total value of the stake attached to the Australian Cup is £3,618, of which £2,718 goes to the owner of the. winner. North Star led throughout in the Nursery Handicap and won easily. He cost 575gns as a yearling and lias recorded two wins and a third in four starts.

There was a great finish in the Bourke Handicap, Pecunis coming on at great pace and making a dead heat of it in the last stride with Gilt Edge The latter is owned by Mr. A. T. Craig. Results; HOPEFUL STAKES A sweepstakes of £;> each, with £SOO added; for two-year-olds; special weights; 5 fur. ATH ALI E. 7.7 . . GREEN VIEW, 7.7 .. o AMOUR PROPRE, 7.S .. .7 7 3 Nineteen started. Won by half a length, three-quarters of a length between second and third. Benjamin was fourth. Time, 1.2£. ELMS HANDICAP A sweepstakes of £5 each, with £SOO added; 1 mile. MYTANIS (E. E. D. Clarke), ch c, by Cyklon—Besbos, 6.11 1 BEBIQ UE, 7.11 ..... i RED JAVELIN, 6.11 .. 7. 7 3 Eight started. Won by two and a-half lengths, four lengths between second and third. Silent Quest was fourth. Time. MARCH STEEPLECHASE A sweepstakes ot £2 each, with £SOO added; for three-year-olds; about 2 . miles and half a furlong. LE PROCYN (A. T. Craig), 1> g. by _,, Procyn—Bady La, 9.6 -f ORANGE PARK, 9.6 . . . . o jubra, 9.0 77 7* ;; 2 Eight started. Won bv a lenerlh nn.i three-quarters, 12 lengths between second and third. Severac ran off. Time, 4.5. , AUSTRALIAN CUP A sweepstakes of £2y each, with £5,000 added; 21 miles. SOME QUALITY (J. E. Pelham and M. Cummings), ch m, by Ethiopian—Sessa, 4yrs, 7.5, W. Elliott 1 KIDAIDES (T. O’Dea), bv g, syrs, by Aides—Passandra, 6.13, N. Perc:i’OCTEMBER (W. G. Williamson), br g, byrs, 7.6, R. Bewis 3 Fifteen started. Mondiaga was the early leader, but Bavaroy led into the straight the first time, the last three being 9“t U - ty ’, Naos a . nd Valamita -9 fro pt Passing- tlie stand, and at the mile post he was leading from Bavaroy, with Kidaides, Mondiaga. Amore, Beadhght and The Banker close up. Some Quality being third from last. Kidaides rushed to the front approaching lorn, where Some Quality moved up. Kidaides and Octember were together at the entrance to the straight, with Some Quality next on the outside, even with Mondiaga. Some Quality kept up her run and won in the last few strides bv a neck from Kidaides, with Octember half a head away, third. Then came The Banker Mondiaga, Beadlight, Gleamlight, Naos. with Amore last. Time, 3.558 Scctiomil times: First six furlongs, 1.24; next four, 50\; the last four, 502; last mile, 1.41 - final 12 furlongs, 2.31 i. MARCH NURSERY HANDICAP A sweepstakes of £5 each, with £s(>o added; 6 fur. NORTH STAR, 8.2 BINE AGE, 7.2 3 BESSEMER, 6.1 3 Fifteen started. Won by five lengths, a length and three-quarters between second and third. Time, 1.141. BOURKE HANDICAP A sweepstakes of £7 each, with £750 added; 7 fur. GILT EDGE (A. T. Craig), ch e, 3yrs. by Valais—Glittering Gold, 7.13 . . t PECUNIS (J. Wren), b f, 4yrs, by Ethiopian—Paper Money, 6.9 7 . . 1 BARRY GAVTN, 7.12 3 Eleven started. Dead heat for first place, third horse length and a-half a wav. Crowdel was fourth. Time. 1.261.