HIGH CASTE WINS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20912, 18 September 1939, Page 4

HIGH CASTE WINS

ROSEHILL GUINEAS GOLD ROD BEATS ROYAL CHIEF GOLD SALUTE IMPRESSIVE (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. SYDNEY, Sept. 17 The three-year-olds High Caste and Reading provided a thrilling finish in the Rosehill Guineas at the Rosehill Racing Club's spring meeting yesterday. the former winning by half a head. A feature of the race was Wilson s Fine finishing effort into third, after being a long way back and having to cover more ground than was necessary. Gold Rod had little trouble in accounting for Royal Chief, who was beaten at the turn, in the Hill Stakes. Red Sails enhanced her Metropolitan •pros]-. ■ ;,y a ru.uiwa} victory in the Spi-.ng Handicap. The New Zealand colt Gold Salute, who was making his first appearance in Sydney, finished very impressively on the inside in the High-weight Handicap, and he is expected to do well here. Details : CAMELLIA STAKES First £l9O. second £lO, third £2O; 7 fur. GEEBUNG, D. U. Seaton’s b c, 3yrs, by Bold and Bad—Western Lass, 7.4 (J. O’Sullivan) 1 MILDURA, E. J. Watt’s b h 4yrs, by Manfred—Miss Meadowes, 8.3 (M. Me Garten) 2 ASTOUNDING, Mrs D. L. Clayton’s ch h, 4yrs, by Sion—Glass Bowl, 7.4 (W. Lappin) 3 Nine started. Head each way. Time, 1.25. ROSEHILL GUINEAB First £630, second £lus, third £52 10s; three-year-olds; colts and geldings, 8.5; llllles, 8.0; 9 fur. HIGH CASTE (N.Z.-bred), H. E. Tancrecl’s b c, by Buliandsbard—The Begum, 8.5 (E. Bar tie) 1 READING, G. Luscombc and F. P. J. Manusu’s b c, L*/ Alarcomgram— Gravure, 8.5 (D. Munro) 2 WILSON (N.Z.-bred), J. Wren’s br c, by Siegrried—Lilock, 8.5 (F. llickcy) 3 Also started: Bonny Loch, Billposter, Bronze Flight, Katanga, Valrnild, 8.5. Half a head; three-quarters of a length. Katanga was fourth, and then Billposter. Time, 1.5 os. SPRING HANDICAP First £l9O, second £4O, laird £2 0; 1 mile and 3 fur. RED SAILS, J. Carr’s blit h, syrs, by Pantheon—Sweet Land, 7.5 (J. Duncan) 1 ENATIC, Mrs C. Galbraith’s b h, 4yrs, by Heroic—Desdale, 7.1 (W. Lappln) 2 MALAGIGI (N.Z.-bred), J. T. Jamieson and R. Nelson’s b g, oyrs, by Paladin—Drop One, 8.7 (T. Bartle) . . 3 Also started: L’Algion, 8.7; Perimond, 7.8; Unafraid, 7.3; Buckshee, 6.7. Malagigi occupied a handy position at the home turn, where Red Sails came through to win full of running by two lengths from Enatic, with Malagigi threequarters ol' a length away third. L’Aiglon was fourth. Time, 2.21 is. HILL STAKEB First £4OO, second £7O, third £3O; welght-for-age, with penalties and allowances; 1 mile. SOLD ROD (N.Z.-bred), E. J. Watt’s ch h, 6yrs, by Chier Ruler—Oreum, 9.3 (M. McCarten) 1 ROYAL CHIEF (N.Z.), A. K. Firth’s b b, syrs, by Chier Ruler—Modiste 11., 9.3 (E. Bartle) 2 ST. CONSTANTINE, J. W. Cook’s br h, by Constant Son—Nyamba, 9.3 (W. Cook) 3 Also started: Mosaic, 9.0. Gold Rod led practically all the way, to win easily by two and a-hair lengths from Royal Chier, who beat St. Constant by a similar distance. Time, 1.3915. HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP First £155, second £3O, third £ls; 7 fur. DISALTO, S. G. Shepherd’s br g, 6yrs, by March Along—Rapldo, 9.2 (W. Scanlon) i GOLD SALUTE (N.Z.), G. H. Paul’s ch c, 3yrs, by Lord Warden—Frenzied Finance, 8.9 (A. E. Ellis) 2 BRA MOL, N. H. Smith’s blk g, 6yrs, by Brazen—Molitrlx, 9.4 (E. McMenamln) 3 Fifteen started, including Glenora Boy and Moorsotis. Length; two and a-hair lengths. RACE RECORD TIME MOONEY VALLEY STAKES SUCCESS OF PURE GOLD United Press As>n. Elec Tel Oopyrnrnt. MELBOURNE, Sept. 17 By scoring a decisive win in race record time in the Moonee Valley SLakes, for three-year-olds, at the Moonee Valley Racing Club’s meeting yesterday, Pure Gold, the full-brother to Hall Mark, further established his claims to being a gool colt. Details: MOONEE VALLEY STAKES First £7 0u and trophy valued at £SO, second £2OO, third £100; three-year-olds ; 1 mile. PURE GOLD, C. B. Kellow’s ch c, by Heroic—Herowinkle, 8.9 (W. Cox) l GRANDSON (N.Z.-bred), W. R. Kembell’s br g, by Siegrried—Bonrina, 8.9 (0. Phillips) 2 GLEN-FINO, N. C. Raphael’s b c, by Portoflno—Glenlucan, 8.2 (A. Dewhurst) 3 Length and a-half; two lengths. Time, I.39s—a race record. CONDITION OF AJAX (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) MELBOURNE, Sept. 17 A report regarding Ajax reveals that he is lame, but it is not certain whether the seat of the trouble is in the foot or the shoulder.