AUSTRALIAN RACING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 April 1939, Page 11

AUSTRALIAN RACING

THIRD DAY AT RANDWICK, ALL AGED PLATE TO AJAX. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. SYDNEY, April 12. ' The tit-bit of the third day’s racing at Randwick was the reappearance of Ajax, who rehabilitated himself by winning in good style the All Aged Plate, after making his own pace throughout. He covered the mile in 1.355, which is a quarter of a second outside the Australia and New Zealand record. The much-fancied Gold Rod was well beaten. High Caste also returned to prestige when he triumphed in the Champagne Stakes over those, speedsters Reading, Waireka, and Penthides, but the position might have been different had Bonny Loch not been left at the barrier. High Caste was fully extendedto win because of getting away too slowly from the barrier. Spear Chief deservedly won the Cumberland Plate in a spirited finish with Allunga. The weather was pleasant, and the course was in splendid order. There was a record third day attendance of 28,000. Results:— Autumn Hurdle Race: Masterpiece, 10.2 (Young) 1; ockslea, 9.7 (Windle) 2; 10.2 (Young) 1; Lockslea, 9.7 (Windle) 2; Elbanada, 10.7 (Robinson) 3. Eleven started. Length and a half; two lengths and a half. Bib Thrill was fourth. Time, 4.221. Coogee Handicap: Sedunum, 9.3 (Cook) 1; Fakenham, 8.10 (Munro) 2; Cherry Bar, 7.8 (Parsons) 3. Eleven started. A length and a quarter, with a length between second and third. Time, 1.505. All Aged Plate, weight-for-age, Im: Ajax, 9.0 (Badger) 1; St Constant, 9.0 (Cook) 2; Gold Rod. 9.1 (McCarten) 3. King’s Head was the only other starter. A length and a quarter, with Gold Rod a length and a half away, third. Time, 1.355. Champagne Stakes, for two-year-olds, Gf: High Caste, 9.6 (Bartie) 1; Reading, 9.6 (McMenamin) 2; Penthides, 8.10 (O’Sullivan) 3. Seven started including Wairewa. Half a neck., Penthides was three-quarters of a length away third. Time, 1.121. Bronte Handicap: Mildura, 8.9 . (McCarten) 1; Micawber, 9.1 (Shean) 2; Silent Tip, 7.3 (Feggans) 3. Six started, • including Kaitere, who after leading the field finished fourth. A head, with four lengths between second and third. Time, 1.365. , Cumberland Plate. weight-for-age, I’m: Spear Chief. 9.0 (McCarten) 1; Allunga, 9.3 (Munro) 2; L’Aiglon, 8.11 (Davidson) 3. The only starters. Threequarters of a length. L’Aiglon was two lengths off, third. Time, 3.6. City Handicap: Herarde, 7.9 (Knox) 1: Ripley, 6.10 (Watterson) 2; Hilarious, 6.10 (Lappin) 3. Ten started, including Heiress. Three lengths; length. Bachelor King was fourth. Time, 2.305. «