AUSTRALIAN RACING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 April 1939, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN RACING

FINAL DAV AT RANDWICK BRILLIANT WIN FOR DEFAULTER. MALAGIGI SCORES AGAIN. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright SYDNEY. April 16. The final day’s racing at Randwick on Saturday was marked by good fields and excellent spdrt. The course was in good order, despite overnight showers. The New Zealand horses Defaulter and Malagigi again won well. The former’s brilliant performance in leading the field for two miles and winning the A.J.C. Plate of two miles and a quarter from worthy opponents like Spear Chief, Mosaic and Allunga, was acclaimed all over the course.

Malagigi snatched a smart victory in the j’inal Handicap after he had begun badly, and after 'being pocketed at the home turn.

Ajax had no difficulty in accounting for his five opponents in the C. W. Cropper Plate, including Gold Rod. Ajax’s winnings now total £31,100.

The attendance was 33,000, compar l ed with 31,000 Igst year. His trainer. Frank Roberts, told the "Sunday Sun" that Defaulter fulfilled every expectation when he had a runaway victory in the A.J.C. Plate. He emphasised that Defaulter had ample room to stretch out, whereas in his two previous Randwick starts he had been “given a rough spin” by other horses, and indeed had been so severely knocked about that Roberts instructed his rider on Saturday to take Defaulter to the front and stay there. Ellis did that, and at one stage had a five lengths' break on the field, despite which the time was not so fast. Defaulter will retui’n to NeW Zealand next Friday, and will come back to Australia for the spring meetings. Results are: —

ROUs Handicap, 7f: Aureus, 9.0 (Bartie) 1; Red Thespian, 8.7 (McMenarriin) 2; June, 9.3 (Mtirito) 3. Twenty started. Two lengths; one. Heroic Friith was fourth. Tithe, 1.23|. Woollahra Handicap, lrh: Krilglit Roily, 7.12 (Harvey) 1; Gilltown, 8.7 (Battle) 2; Vestal, 7.7 (SulliVan) 3. Fourteen started, including The Squire. Head; two lengths. PanriX Was fourth. Tihie, 1.38 j. C. W. Cropper Plate, 6f: Ajax, 9.3 (Badger) 1; Gold Rod, 8.9 (McCarteh) 2; Aitiiable, 7.12 (A. Reed) 3. Won decisively by twd lengths, with half a length between Gold Rod and Amiable. King’s Head was fourth. Time, 1.121. Dangar Handicap, link Feminist, 7.4 (Lappin) 1; Will Rogers, 6.8 (Rodmore) 2; Ripley, 6.12 (Watterson) 3. Nine started. Two lengths and a half; length and a quarter. Cathdrtes Was fourth. 2.43*. Fernhill “Handicap, lm: Tel Asur, 7.7 (Hughes) 1; Dagmar, 7.4 (Hanley) 2; Dashing Cavalier, 8.5 (Munro) 3. Seventeen started, including The Stork. Won by a neck, with two lengths between second and third. LaVengrO was fourth. Time, 1.39. A.J.C. Plate, 21m: Defaulter, 8.2 (Ellis) 1; Speat Chief, 9.4 (McCarten) "; Mosaic, 8.2 (Bartie) *;• Allunga, 9.4 (Munro) 4. ’’Dead-herit for secorid. Scratched: Marauder, Stuffy. Cathartes and L’Aiglon. Defaulter took the lead at the four furlongs the first tiirie roUrid arid opened up a gap of three lerigths from Mosaic and Allunga, which he held for mo're than a trifle. Mosaic arid Spear Chief crime at Defaulter nearing the home turn. but the New Zealander finished full of running ahd wort arriid great cheering by two lengths. Alluriga was fourth, five lengths away. Tirrie, 3.58.1. Final Handicap, ljrii: Mrilagigi. 9.3 (Badger) 1; Codranga. 8.10 (Bartie) 2: Silent Tip, 7.0 (Knox) 3. Eight started, including Lirhulet. In a resolute finish Malagigi won by a head, With a length between second and third. Lirhulet was fourth. Time, 2.61. MENTONE MEETING. WIN FOR NAMAKIA. By Telegfriph—Press Association— Copyright. MELBOURNE, April 16. At Mentone on Saturday, Namakia won the Boisdale Welter Handicap. Bankshaw was second in the Stfatford Handicap, and Night Legend third in the Avon Handicap.