A FREAK HORSE

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 957, 28 April 1930, Page 13

A FREAK HORSE

PHAR LAP DISPOSES OF NIGHTMARCH A PHENOMENAL PERFORMANCE United P. 4 Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, Sunday. Delightful weather favoured the Australian Jockey Club for the concluding day of its autumn meeting at Randv/ick yesterday. The track was in excellent order. The attendance was 57.000. Goshawk, carrying a steadier of 10.5, made a splendid bid for victory in the first division of the Rous Handicap. Running at the rear of the field at the home turn he made a smart finish, which carried him within half a length of the winner at the post. Sir Hoy, running prominently throughout, ran home a length clear of Solution in the Dangar Handicap. Phar Lap further demonstrated his galloping ability by winning the A.J.C. Plato on the bit, and in doing so he clipped one second off the Australian and New Zealand record, and 6£sec from the race record. At one stage he was a furlong in front. Results are:— ROUS HANDICAP OC £1,000; 7 furlongs First Division ADRIANS MARCH, 8.7, Munro .. .. 1 * OS HAWK (X.Z.), 10.5. Crackncll .. 2 (.’LEAK FLIGHT, 9.0, Wilson 3 Sixteen started. Mystic Peak was the smartest away from Clear Flight. Green f-v;i and True Shaft. When the horses s- ttled down Green Sea had command j:om Sweet Accord. True Shaft and High Disdain. Turning for home Sweet Ac- < >rd showed the way to True Shaft, creen Sea. High Disdain, Clear Flight a, d Panola. with Goshawk moving smartly at the rear of the field. Goshawk appeared a likely winner at the distance, but Adrian’s March came with a late run and won comfortably by half a length. Time. 1.25:1. Second Division THE BAN, 8.8, Johnston .. .. .. .. 1 V EIiTOY, 7.13, Coutts 2 3*ARKWOOD, 10.0, Wilson 3 Fourteen started. Lady O’Clara was the eariy pacemaker from The Ban, Poiters and King's Arms. Lady O’Clara showed the way into the straight, a length clear of The Ban, Kozemer, King’s Arms, Parkwood and Vertoy. At the Leger The Ban ran to the front, and ing on won by two lengths. Time, 1.251. DANGAR HANDICAP Of £1,000; li miles SIR ROY (N.Z.), 7.4, Bastian 1 MH.rTION. 8.5. Goddard 2 SIR KIBBLE, 7.9, Cook 2 Eleven started. Jumping smartly from the barrier Solution took charge from Vigne, Caramelo, Royal Money and < rucis. Out of the straight Solution and A igne led the field by four lengths from Caramelo. Sir Ribble, headlight and King Conrad. Passing the mile post Solution and Visnc increased their lead to 15 lengths from Caramelo, which was a length clear of a bunched field. Solution itd into the straight, closely pressed by Sir Roy, Vigne and Sir Ribble. Sir Roy < hallenged at the distance and, continuing to run, won by a length. Time, 2.31. SECOND STEEPLECHASE Of £750; about 3 miles MAMERA. 11.11, Warner 1 SAMPHIRE. 9.5, Cullum 2 PAPEGAI, 9.0, Baker .. 3 Also: Adit. Passing the stand in the first round Adit showed the way to Sain-I-hire, Nameru and Papegai. They ran jn that order to the seven-furlong jump ia ihe second round, where Adit came down. Going up the It ill Namera ran to the front and thereafter was not headed, winning by five lengths. Time. 6.26 J. FERN WILL HANDICAP Of £1,000; 7 furlongs TOM PINCH. 8.9, Goddard 1 VfllAH HEEP, 8 7, A. Reed 2 HOLMDALE, 7.13, Johnstone 3 Pasticcio quickly ran to the front from Tom Pinch. Uriah Keep and Cronulla, but after going a furlong Tom Pinch took charge, followed by Uriah Heep, Touchwood and Sir Francis. Tom Pinch led the field by two lengths into the straight, and maintaining his advantage, won untroubled by two lengths. Time, 4.25. THE A.J.C. PLATE Of £2,000; standard weiglit-for-age; 21 miles PHAR LAP (N.Z.), (11. R. Telford), ch g, Syrs, by Xight Raid — Entreaty. 7.13. Elliott 1 NIGHTMARCH (N.Z.), (A. Louisson), : Reed 2 DONALD (E. Smith), 9.1, Davidson .. 3 These were the only starters. Phar Lap smartly ran to the front and thereafter Mas in front all the way. Passing the mile post he was a furlong clear of Donald and Xightmarch, and finished a winner by ten lengths. Time, 3.49£. FINAL HANDICAP Of £1,000; li miles BAWN-NA-GLAS, 7.4, Simpson .. 1 K A YALE r, 7.9, Elliott 2 LORASOX. 8.7, Cook 3 Sixteen started. When the field settled down Myarian bad charge, and led to the turn from Lorason, Taisho, Spearloan and Bawn-na-Glas. Getting a clear mn on the rails in the straight, Bawn-na-Glas came away, winning with ease by a length. Time, 2.33.