AUSTRALIAN RACING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 November 1940, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN RACING

' — V.R.C. MEETING SALE OF KEMBALL STUD. AJAX TO RACE IN AUTUMN. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) MELBOURNE, November 8. Gold Salute is an unlikely runner in the Final Handicap at the V.R.C. meeting tomorrow. He is expected to start in the Williamstown Cup. High Caste and Tidal Wave are likely runners in the same event. Mildura will remain in Melbourne and will join. Frank Godby’s team. He has recovered from the injury which prevented his starting in the Cantala Stakes.

At Mr W. R. Kemball’s dispersal sale today Amiable was sold to Mr L. J. O’Sullivan, Sydney, for 750 guineas; Sharmmt to Mr J. Cook for 120 guineas; Ereville to Mr I. Reid for 180 guineas. Hilton was passed in at 750 guineas.

Messrs E. A. and H. A. Underwood, of the Warlaby Park Stud, have purchased the English stallion Helios, by Hyperion—Foxy Girl. Ajax is showing improvement and is expected to race in the autumn, after which he will definitely be retired. New Zealand horses have already won £7840 in stakes at the Spring Carnival. Visiting performers have appropriated approximately £33,000 against £20,000 by local horses. L. Meenan, who suffered a fall from Mamillius in the hurdle race yesterday is in a serious condition.

New Zealand acceptors for tomorrow are:-—Batman Stakes: Nightbeam. V.R.C. Handicap: West Wind. Final Handicap: Gold Salute. Gladynev.

A Two Minute Pacer.

America has another two-minute three-year-old pacer, Fearless Peter, who in that time registered his thirteenth consecutive win. He accounted for the heats in 2min. 41sec.. 2min. and 2min. 3.',sec. Fearless Peter is Peter Volo’s tenth two-minute performer, and ho was sold by auction as a yearling for 800 dollars. He was bred at the famous Walnut Hall Farm, which on the same day received 10,000 dollars for another colt and 5500 dollars for Spangled Maiden, who won at Motukarara on Saturday. The 10,000dollar yearling, Gay Song, was sold as a trotter. He did not make good at that gait, but recently paced three consecutive heats in 2min. 4 : *sec., 2min. 3.1 sec. and 2min. 31sec. RACING FIXTURES. Nov. 9, 11 —Avondale. Nov. 9, 11, 13, 16—C.J.C. Nov. 16 —Napier Park. Nov. 16, 18 —Waikato. Nov. 23—Levin. Nov. 23, 25 —Auckland.