AUSTRALIAN RACING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 April 1941, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN RACING

A.J.C. MEETING

AUTUMN PLATE TO BEAU VITE.

MILDURA WINS DONCASTER.

(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) SYDNEY,. April 12.

The attendance on the opening day of the A.J.C. meeting at Randwick today was 60,000, approximately 6000 more than on the corresponding day last year. ( Mildura’s second Doncaster win was acclaimed by the mighty crowd. It was gained only after a neck and neck finish with Rimveil. Trainer Price has now won three Doncasters. Similarly Mr E. J. Watt is the owner of three successive Doncaster winners. High Caste fell heavily from grace and was never in the hunt, though he looked as fit as a fiddle. Reading, too, failed to fulfil expectations. Mildura’s time, 1.35}, was a course record by a quarter of a second. Records were also established in the First Hurdle race and St. Leger. Jockey McMenamin distinguished himself by having four mounts for four wins.

Beau Vite, at cramped odds, won the Autumn Plate narrowly from Dashing Cavalier in a ding-dong finish but the New Zealander was not at any stage in danger. Results: —

First Hurdle, about 2m: Rossjoy, 9.0 (Ellis) 1; Blackie Miller, 10.2 (Paton) 2; The Winger, 10.1 (Aldridge) 3. Seven started. Time. 3.36, a course record. Autumn Plate, IJm: Beau Vite, 9.0 (McMenamin) 1; Dashing Cavalier, 9.0 (Coutts) 2; Katanga. 9.0 (Bartie) 3. Six started. Binnia Hero led to the turn, closely attended by Beau Vite, who, though challenged in the straight by Dashing Cavalier, won by half a length. Katanga, who finished strongly, was 2J lengths away third and Binnia Hero fourth. Time, 2.311. Sires’ Produce Stakes, 7f: Yaralla, 8.10 (McMenamin). 1; All Love, 8.8 (Bartie) 2; Prince, 8.10 (Cook) 3. Won by half a head. Time, 1.23“. Doncaster Handicap, lm: Mildura. 9.3 (McMenamin) 1; Rimveil, 8.6 (Badger) 2; Evergreen, 7.9 (J. Thompson) 3. All started. High Caste and Amiable ran disappointingly. High Caste was tenth. Time, 1.35}, a course record. A.J.C. St. Leger, ljm: Lucrative. 8.10 (McCarten) 1; Pandect, 8.10 (Badger) 2; Velocity. 8.10 (Purtell) 3. Won by half a head. Velocity was four lengths away third and Tranquil Star a bad Last. Time, 2.57}. Vaucluse Handicap, 7f: Rylstone, 8.8 (McMenamin) 1; Tel Asur, 9.3 (Cook) 2; Sigh, 8.3 (K. Cook) 3. Twenty-one started. Time, 1.24}.