AUSTRALIAN RACING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 July 1940, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN RACING

BRISBANE MEETING DOOMBEN CUP TO BEAULIVRE. RACE AND COURSE RECORD. (By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright) BRISBANE, July 14. At the Brisbane races on Saturday the Doomben Cup. one mile and three furlongs, resulted as follows: —Beaulivre. 9.1 (McCarten) 1; Gilltown, 8.0 (Cook) 2; Brown Eread. 7.2 (Moore) 3. Eighteen started. Three lengths; half a length. Time. 2.14=. Running to the front shortly after entering the straight, Beaulivre won with ease. The time was both a race and course record.

V.R.C. RACES STEEPLECHASE TO BLACKFORD WIN FOR ASTOUNDING. MELBOURNE. July 14. At the Victoria Racing Club’s Grand National meeting the principal results were: — Grand National Steeplechase, about three miles and one furlong.—Blackford, 10.3 (Meenan) 1; Man of Ayr, 9.2 (Johnson) 2; Brightello, 10.10 (Regan) 3. Seventeen started. Blackford was well back most of the way, but finished strongly and won by half a length, with Brightello three lengths away. The time, 6.5, equalled the course record. July Handicap, one mile. —Astounding, 7.11 (Olsen) 1; Scarlet Toi, 7.6 (Preston) 2; St Fervent, 8.8 (Hartney) 3. Fifteen started. One length; one. Time, 1.40. MOOREFIELD MEETING TICKLE WINS CHIEF RACE. CARLTON MILE GOES TO GRAND BOY. SYDNEY, July 14. The principal results al the Moorefield races on Saturday were: — Carlton Mile. —Grand Boy, 7.11 (Pascoe) 1; Brazen Lad, 7.1 (Thompson) 2; Hope, 7.9 (Phillips) 3. Thirteen started. Half a head; half a head. Time, 1.42. Moorefield Handicap, one mile and a quarter.—Tickle, 7.13 (Thompson) 1; Brown Bomber, 7.0 (Fell) 2; High Dividend, 7.3 (Knox) 3. Eight started. Half a length; half a head. Time, 2.91.

A Double to Royal Star 11. At Trentham. on Saturday, Royal Star II repeated his first day’s win in the Winter Oats in similar style. He drew the rails, and hopping out smartly was never headed once they settled down. Lady Tinkle had moved up handy round the home turn and she challenged the leader in the straight, but never had any chance of getting to him. Wagner, always prominent in the running, hung on for third against the fast-finishing Kena. who. was well back and in trouble in the early running and looked unlucky. Nothing else had any chance. Ned Cuttie was handy enough, to have come on and Hunting Royal made a fruitless bid round the turn, the nearest to the placed horses being Erlick, Skyway and Lady Montana.

Winning Owners. Mr J. B. Fletcher, with the two wins of Royal Star 11., headed the list of winning owners for the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting at Trentham, which concluded on Saturday, with £B4O. Mr C. P. Thorburn, Palmerston North, was a close second with Chat's £835, which includes the £75 gold cup that accompanied the stake in the Wellington Steeplechase. Mrs E. M. Sloane, Paeroa, was third with Jewelled Girdle’s £525.