DOWNS PHAR LAP

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1065, 1 September 1930, Page 12

DOWNS PHAR LAP

RIDING OF IN THE SHADE United I*. A.—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, Saturday. The first of the important spring race meetings was held today when the Australian Jockey Club held a successful meeting at Warwick Farm. The weather was delightful. Amounis defeated the New Zealandbred champion Phar Lap by half a head in a desperate finish in the Warwick Stakes, the mile being run in 1.38, a course record. The Canterbury horse, Nighthmarch, winner of the last Melbourne Cup, was third. Limerick was unplaced. The New Zealand-bred Veilmond won the llobartville Stakes from the Dominion representative Bayacre. Veilmond was ridden by the ex-New Zealand horseman M. McCarten. The ex-Waikato horse Dalston (a son of Chief Ruler) won the Spring Handicap, beating the Aucklander In the Shade by half a neck. Limerick Sore Limerick’s effort in the Warwick Stakes was not impressive, but the trainer, F. D. Jones, is hopeful that his charge will soon be able to demonstrate that yesterday’s form was all wrong. The gelding was squeezed back between four and five furlongs from home and could not get closer than seventh. On cooling down he showed an inclination to soreness in front, but it is not suggested that a recurrence is likely of the trouble that threw him out of action last year. Bagby Asked to Explain The jockey R. S. Bagby was asked to explain to the stewards his riding of In the Shade in the Spring Handicap, which it was generally considered should have won. The stewards, after hearing evidence, expressed the opinion that Bagby rode an ill-judged race, a candid declaration whole-heartedly endorsed by many investors. Another New Zealander. Cay Crest, who was the only one credited with a chance of beating Tn the Shade, ran a good fourth. Lack of race experience told over the last furlong. Amounis and Gloaming Amounis’s victory places him an appreciable stage nearer to beating Gloaming’s record of £43.100. Amounis’s total prior to Saturday stood at £40.603 10s, and the Warwick Stakes would be worth about £BOO to the winner. ! Last season as a two-year-old Veilmond (by Limond) contested seven races and his record was three wins and four seconds. Though defeated in two of his most valuable engagements. Veilmond's winnings amounted to £5,530, which formed a handsome return for the 575 guineas paid for him as a yearling at the Trentham sale in the summer of 1929. Following are the results: — HOBARTVILLE STAKES A sweepstake of .£lO each, with £I,OOO added: for three-year-olds, colts and geldings 8.10, fillies 8.5; 7 fur. VEILMOND (E. Moss), hr c, by Limond—Veil, 8.10, M. McCarten.. 1 BAYACRE (Mrs. 3.. Sleightholme and A. D. Webster), V> g, by Acre— Rayana, 8.10, T. Webster 2 CHE MOST! (IT. S. Thompson and T\ S. Basche), br g, fo- Moabite— Blue Dome. 8.10, E. Bartle .... 3 Fourteen started. Won by three-quar-ters of a length. Time, 1.26. WARWICK STAKES A sweepstake of £5 each, with £I,OOO added ; weight-for-age; 1 mile. AMOUNIS (W. Pearson), br g. aged. by Magpie—Loved One, 9.0, .Tones 1 PHAR LAP (H. R. Telford), ch g, 4yrs, by Night Raid—En treat v, 8.11. .1. f’ik.- 2 NIG HTMA RC H (A. Louisson), hr h, syrs, by Night Raid—Marsa, 9.3, R. Reed 3 Also: Fujisan. Limerick, Chide, Donald, 9.0: Loquacious, 8.12; Western Lass, 8.7; John Buchan, 7.10. Phar Lap dwelt slightly at the start, Nightmarch made the pace from Fujisan, Phar Lap and Chide, but at the halfmile Fujisan and Amounis were in front of Nightmarch. Phar Lap and Chide. Entering the straight Amounis was in charge, a length in front of Phar Lap and Fujisan. At the distance Phar Lap cnallenged, hut in a desperate finish Amounis prevailed by half a head. Nightmarch was three lengths away third. Time, 1.38, a course record. WARWICK FARM SPRING HANDICAP A sweepstake of £5 each, with £SOO added; 3 mile 3 fur. DALSTON (“Mr. Constable”), ch h. 4yrs. by Chief Ruler—Gipsy Martian, 7.7, Simpson 1 IN THE SHADE (W. S. Glenn), br g. 6yrs, by Australian Sun—Violet H., 8.10, R. S. Bagby 2 TRE SSI LI A N (R. D. O’Donnell), b g, 6yrs, by Kenilworth—Geticus, 6.10, Hickey 3 Eight started. Won by half a neck. The New Zealander Gay Crest was fourth. Time, 2.193.