AUSTRALIAN RACING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 November 1939, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN RACING

WILLIAMSTOWN CUP 1 : WIN FOR MAIKAI. CATALOGUE FILLS SECOND PLACE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. MELBOURNE. November 19. The unluckiest horse this spring, , Maikai, who hitherto had four seconds in four starts, two of which were behind Rivette in cups, was loudly cheered for winning the Williamstown Cup, in which the Pantheon —Ornum gelding was always placed. He did not leave the rails until about three furlongs from home, and when he hit the front the race was as good as over. Catalague came from ninth at the half-mile and battled on gamely. This gelding is now regarded as a danger for the Eclipse Stakes at Caulfield next Saturday. The steeplechase was won by the Chief Ruler —Moulin Rouge gelding Frenchy from Musical David. Third place was filled by Pambo, who crashed but was remounted and completed more than a round of the course after the first two horses had left the weighing enclosure. Whernside finished third in the Cup Hurdle, won by Glowing from Coster Lad. The Williamstown Cup. 11m: resulted: Maikai, 8.8 (Mornement) 1; Catalogue, 9.2 (Badger) 2; Fort Belvedere. 6.11 (Griffiths) 3. Eighteen started, including Royal Order. Maikai won a popular victory by two lengths and a half, with a length and a half between! Catalogue and Fort Belvedere. Time. l 2.321. WARWICK FARM ~ VFRDUE AND KURRAWID WIN. SYDNEY. November 19. Warwick Farm race results are: — Horseley Handicap: Verdue, 8.5 (McMenamin) 1: Aureus, 8.4 (Bartle) 2; June, 8.4 (Coutts) 3. Fourteen started. Two lengths and a half; half a length. Time, 1.12. Warwick November Handicap: Kurrawid, 8.3 (Harvey) 1: Bristol, 9.4 (Coutts) 2; After Six. 7.0 (Watterson) 3. Ten started. Neck each way. Timo, 2 21 b The splendid filly Dark Elegance had a third successive victory when she carried off the Hoxton Park Juvenile Stakes, of five furlongs.