Phar Lap an Easy Winner at Rosehill

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 775, 23 September 1929, Page 12

Phar Lap an Easy Winner at Rosehill

DERBY GELDING’S FORM WINALOT BEATS MOLLISON ( United P.A. — lsj Telegraph — Copyright) SYDNEY, Sunday. The Rosehill Racing Cl ib’s Spring Meeting was held yesterday In line weather. The New Zealand gelding Phar Lap won the Rosehill Guineas in good style, defeating a field of eleven. CAMELLIA STAKES Or £250; 7 furlongs. DON MOON (YV. Booth), b g, aged, by Lon Reynaldo—Full Moon, 8.3, E. J Bar tie ] : FUJISAN, 9.9 2 i FIGURE, S.S 3 i Eighteen started, including Crown Area and Royal Luke. Magarethal led for half-way, then I Figure and Fujisan took command, but the latter was unable to withstand a challenge by Lon Moon, who won in the last 25 yards by half a length. Time, 1.25, which equals the course record by Amounts in August, 1026. ROSEHILL GUINEAS Of 1,000 guineas; for three-year-olds; special weights; 1 mile and a furlong. PHAR LAP (H. R. Telford), ch g, by Night Raid—Entreaty, 8.5, J. Murvro 1 t.OR A SON (Mrs. 11. White), b g, 5.5, 2 HOLDFAST (F. Gahnn), br g, 5.5 .. 3 Twelve started. Holdfast and King * 'row were most conspicuous in the early part of the race. I’har Lap was unable to get .an opening till rounding the home turn, where be was fifth. Then coming on the outside he won easily by three lengths. Time, 1.52. ROSEHILL CUP Of £SOO and a trophy of the value of £100; 1 mile and 3 furlongs. SPEARMAN <E. J. Watt), br g. 4yrs, by Spearhead—Scream, 7.3, J. Simpson 1 THE BANKER (O. R. Falkiner), b g. aged, 8.5 2 EDEN HALL (T. C. Trautwein), b g, aged, 7.12 3 Twelve horses started, including Fapatu. Lord Kennaquliair and Papatu led out of the straight, but Spearman assumed

charge a mile from home and -\Von by half a length. Papatu was fourth. Time, 2.191. * THE HILL STAKES Of £750; weight-for-age; 1 mile. WINALOT (E. lv. White), ch h, syrs, by Rossendale—Princess Volga, 9.3, >. Pike 1 MOLLISON (E. M. Pearce), b g, 4yrs, 9.4, W. Cook 2 MGIITMARCH (A. Louisson), br h, 4yrs, 9.0, R. Reed 3 Also started:—Limerick, 9.0; Aussie, 9.0; Amounis, 9.0; Cathmar, 7.12. Mollison was first away, then Aussie made the pace a cracker to the halfmile post, and he was leading by' more than a length at the straight. Aussie was displaced at the distance by Winalot, and the latter scored by three-quarters of a length from Mollison, w’ith Nightmarch half a length behind Mollison in third place. Aussie was fourth. Time, I.3S*: Limerick was last all the way and pulled up lame. HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP Of £250; 7 furlongs. First Division KING WILLIAM (F. Monarch), ch g, syrs, by Mountain King—Lady’ Elysian, 8.6, R. Denham 1 FIELD ARTILLERY, 8.13 2 VENETIAN LADY, 9.12 3 Eighteen started. including Gesto, Raeeland and True Shaft. Raceland led to the straight, where King William and Field Artillery engaged in a stern duel, the former scoring by a short neck. Time, 1.263Second Division RAISIN (A. G. White), br m. 4yrs, by Rossendale—Dessert, 5.13, J. Munro 1 L’LAH, 8.5 2 SOMNOLENT, 5.5 3 Nineteen started. including Bright Glow,. High Distain and Becalmed. Raisin won by a head. Bright Glow’ was fourth. Time, 1.265. RACING FIXTURES SEPT EM BKR 21, 23 —Avondale J.C. 21—Ashburton County K.C. 26, 27—Geraldine R.C. 28—Hawke’s Bay J.C. OCTOBER 2—Bireliwood Hunt. s—Napiei Park R.C. s—Kurow J.C 5, 7—Auckland R.C. lU. 12—Dunedin J.C. IT. 19 South Canterbury J.C. 19—.Masterton R.C 24 26—Poverty Bay Turf Club 26. 28- Wellington R.C 28— Waverley R.C 28—Waikato Hunt Club 28— Waipawa R.C 28—North Canterbury R.C. 2S. 30—Gore R.C NOVEMBER 2—Carterton R.C 2—Batiks Peninsula R.C. 7, 9—Whangarei R.C. 9, 11. 13, 16—Canterbury J.C. 16. IS—Waikato R.C 20. 21 —Win ton J C 20. 21— Otaki Maori R.C, 23—Levin R.C 23. 25—Te Kuitl R.C. 20. Dec. 2—Taka puna J.C. ■ 0 Dec. 2—Feildlng J.C.