AUSTRALIAN RACING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 March 1940, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN RACING

SURPRISE AT V.R.C. MEETING. MILDURA’S WIN IN NEWMARKET HANDICAP.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright MELBOURNE. March 3. Mildura caused a great surprise by scoring a runaway victory in lite Newmarket Handicap on the opening day of the Victoria Racing Club’s autumn meeting at Flemington on Saturday. Tite weather was line and there was a large attendance. Mildura’s recent efforts had been distance races. He is trained by the former New Zealander George Price. The New Zealand-bred Hilton made a great

effort wide out on the track. Chatsbury was always prominent and had every chance. El Golea was a good fourth. Gold Salute improved on recent efforts. Manrico and the others who were wide out on the track were prominent early, but weakened.

Trueness overcame the disadvantage of a wide barrier position to score a brilliant win the Sires’ Produce Stakes. She is the first filly to win this race since the New Zealander. Nedda, won in 1929. Lucrative, who finished second, was responsible for a good effort. Halifax finished fast and impressed as a likely Derby colt. Broadcaster and Linkboy disappointed. E. Bartle won the race last year on High Caste. Historian, owned by The Trump's owner. Mr E. Eccles, and trained by the former New Zealander Stan Reid, had a smart win in the Brunswick Stakes. Early Bird showed improved form. Amiable ran a game race to finish third. Reading finished well in fifth place, and was not disgraced. It was a fair St Leger trial. The New Zealand-bred Glonlonan. carrying a big weight, made a game effort in the Pinos Hurdle, but tired at the finish. Glowing defeated the fastfinishing Tmitari. The winner is’ raced and trained by the well known trotting man. W. J. McKay.

The Victoria Steeplechase was won by Niello, completing a jumping double ride for W. Johnson. Niello is a graduate from the hunting field and is owned by Mr S. A. Rawdon.

Valmiki finished gamely in the Centenary Cup. He had an interrupted run in the straight and may turn the tables on the winner. Gladstone, next week, despite 71b worse terms. Pageant ran a good race and Elanage was a promising sixth, wide out most of the way. Sm Grey and Dignitary were responsible for fair efforts, but the others were unimpressive. Results: —•

Pines Hurdles. 2m: Glowing. 9.4 (W. Johnson) 1; Imitari, 10.1 (J. Crowe) 2: Glenlonan, 11.9 (L. Meenan) 3. Nine started: One length and three-quarters: three. Terka was fourth. Time, 3.38. Sires’ Produce Stakes, 7f: Trueness, 8.7 (E. Bartie) 1; Lucrative. 8.10 (A. Dewhurst) 2; Halifax, 8.10 (F. de Valle) 3. Fourteen started. Length; long nock. ■Sun Valley was fourth. Time, 1.25:,'. Newmarket Handicap. 6f: Mildura. 8.0 (E. Bartle) 1; Hilton, 9.4 (O. Phillips) 2; Chatsbury. 8.2 (S. Ralph) 3. Twenty-six started. Time, 1.13.;. Victoria Steeplechase, about 2m and 110yds: Niello, 10.3 (W. Johnson) ]; Testudo, 9.11 (J. Regan) 2; Gold Glare.9.7 (G. Sholl) 3. Thirteen started. One length and a quarter: four. Beau Placid was fourth. Time, 3.58. ' Flemington Centenary Cup, l.jm: Gladstone, 7.7 (H. Badger) 1; Valmiki. 7.4 (W. Beresford) 2; Pageant. 8.9 (M. MeCarten) 3. Seventeen started. Length: half. Rose Princess was fourth. Time, 1.37'. TOMORROW'S EVENTS, NEW ZEALAND ACCEPTORS. MELBOURNE. March 3. Now Zealand acceptors for the V.R.C. meeting at Flemington on Tuesday include: Northcotc Handicap: Lady Tinkle; March Nursery: Bonny Vale; Autumn Handicap: Cortina: Bourke Handicap: Hilton Amiable. The Apprentices’ Handicap will be run in two divisions. Gladstone is liable to rehandicap in the Australian Cup as the result of Saturday's win. The New Zealand jockey, I. Rohloff, had his first ride in Melbourne on Saturday, when he rode Bozzaggo in the hurdle race. He may do the riding for W. Burke, Australia's leading trainer of jumpers.

ROSEHILL MEETING WIN FOR YOURS TRULY. SYDNEY. March 3. At the Rosehill races on Saturday Dark Elegance’S sequence of live wins was broken in the first division of the Juvenile Stakes, in which this good filly was narrowly beaten into third place, despite the fact that she carried 10.2. The event was won by Dawn Mary from Wedding Bells, with Dark Elegance third. The second division was won by the Vcilmond colt Valve, with Happy Bay second and Red Pete, by Peter Pan —Admired, third. Club Handicap l|m: Yours Truly, 8.5 (W. Cook) 1; The Blizzard. 7.12 (Duncan) 2; Plutus, 6.9 (Nicholls) 3. Eight started. Won comfortably by two lengths, with Plutus half a neck away third. Time. 2.5. Westmead Handicap. 6f: Tarn. 7.13 (Nicholls) 1; Aureus, 7.9 (Darke) 2; Bonny Loch. 8.4 (James) 3. Eighteen started. Half a length each way. Time. 1.121. RECORD WINNINGS ARCADIA (California). March 2. Following is die result of the Santa Anita Handicap. I’m: Seabiscuit 1: Kayakii 2: Wichee 3. Length and threeauarters: length. Time. 2.1 1-5, a track record. Seabiscuit’s winnings total 437 000 dollars, a United States record. RACING FIXTURES March 2—Franklin, March 2 —Banks ‘Peninsula. March 2—Rangit ikei. March 7. 9— Taranaki. March 8, 9—Cromwell. March 9, 11—Bay of Plenty. March 9—Birchwood Hunt. March 9—Carterton. March 14, 16 —Wellington. March 16, 18 —Westport. March 16, 18—Ohinemuri. March 2.3—Tuapekn. March 23. 25—Auckland. March 23. 25—Wairarapa. March 23. 25—Feilding. March 23 25. 26—Riverton. March 25 —Kumara. March 25—Beaumont. Ma rch 25 —Wa ipuk 11 ra 11. March(2s, 26—Canterbury. March 28. 30— Greymouth. March SO, April I—Avondale,

SPARKLE’S BREEDING

DESCENDANT OF FAMOUS MARE. Sparkle is a descendant of the famous Symington mare Simper, one of the most successful mares in the New Zealand Stud Book during the last two decades. Simper was imported from England in 1914 by the late Mr J. B. Reid, who secured her there as a two-year-old for the stud, and, bought by Mr W. T. Hazlett after foaling Affectation and Illume, she became the stoutest foundation in Mr Hazlett’s stud. Mr Hazlett raced Illume and all Simper’s subsequent progeny, including Gold Light. Razzle Dazzle. Beacon Light. Ruling Light, and Sir Simper, who was her last foal. Sparkle thus has a wholly English pedigree. She is out of Lambent. who was by Tractor out of Dazzling Light one of Simper’s Kilbroney daughters and a full-sister to Affectation and Razzle Dazzle. Razzle Dazzle was the best of her year, and she won stakes amounting to £BOOO in two seasons on the turf, though she has been a failure since at the stud. Affectation was also a highclass performer, winning the Wanganui Guineas. C.J.C. Steward's Handicap, and W.R.C. Shorts Handicap among other races and also! nearly £BOOO in stakes. Gold Light.: who was by Hymettus. was the greatest of all Simper’s offspring, a remarkable weight-carrying mare and the winner of over £12.000 in stakes. Beacon Light. Speed Light. Ruling Light, and Sir Simper also succeeded in the best company, the first paii' notable handicappers. Lambent herself was only lightly raced, .and her only progeny yet to grace the Turf are Sparkle and Lady. Cygnus. Sparkle's sire. Colonel Cygnus. was imported by Mr J. M. Samson from Ireland eight or nine years ago with several other yearlings. He is a son of the Sunstar horse Cygnus, sire of winners of over £30,000 in England and Ireland, and he goes back directly Io a daughter of Musket, incorporating in this side of his pedigree the much-sought Musket-St. Simon cross. The Musket mare referred to (Sonsic Queen) is also ancestress of the English Derby winner Camcronian, and also of Cooltrim, a successful Australia)' sire. When raced in the Dominion Colonel Cygnus won a number of races, including three events over a mile and a-quartcr. At a sale of Mr Samson's stud a few years ago lie was bought as a likely stallion by Mr W. F. Hazlett for 110 guineas, and already lie has proved himself a stud bargain at the price. His oldest slock are now five years old. Sparkle being one of his first crop, and several of them have been winners, while there is considerable promise in many of the younger generation. ,