AUSTRALIAN RACES

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21372, 17 March 1941, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN RACES

MOOREFIELD RESULTS BEAU VITE’S APPEARANCE (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) SYDNEY, March 16 In winning the Brighton Handicap, of one mile, at the Mooretleld Racing Club’s meeting yesterday, Dollar ran 1.40, equalling the course record. Royal Sceptre won the Mooretleld Handicap decisively. Between races. Beau Vite (E. McMenamin) in an exhibition sprint ran five furlongs in 1.3 J, which is only null - a second outside the track record. Results: BRIGHTON HANDICAP, first £255, second £3O, third £ls; 1 mile.—Dollar. C. M. Sawyer’s b h, 4yrs, by Winooka—Yatelay, 7.8 \w. Cook;. 1; Rathlin, 7.11 (A. Knox), 2; Ensign, 9.5 (E. McMenamin), 3. Eight started. Two lengths; four lengths. Time, I.4o—equal to course record. MOOREFIELD HANDICAP, first £l7O, second £2O, third £lo; 1 j miles.—Royal Sceptre. IL 11. Osborne’s ch g. 4yrs, by Excitement —Care Free, 6.11 (A. Mulley), l; Irak, 6.7 (F. smith), 2; Mortne, 7.1 (M. Morrissey), 3. Seven started. Three lengths; two lengths. Time, 2.6 4s. FLEMINGTON RESULTS (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) MELBOURNE, March 16 *The St. Kilda Handicap, principal race at the Victoria Amateur Turf Club’s meeting at Flemington yesterday, was won by Velocity. Zonda scored a comfortable win

in the South Yarra Handicap. Results:— ST. KILDA HANDICAP, first £ 420, second £l2O, third £6O; about 14 miles.— Velocity, E. J. Lennon and H. G. Allen’s br c, by Veilrnond—Mooch Along, 7.1 u (J. Purlell), 1; Saki, 7.5 (E. Preston), 2; Sir Rona, 7.2 (N. Powell), 3. Eleven started. Three-quarters of a length; three lengths. Time, 2.33. SOUTH YARRA HANDICAP, first £2 80, second £BO, third £4O; 6 fur.—Zonda, A. Robertson’s b in, 4yrs, by Manitoba —Mistral, y.o (A. Breasley), 1; Historian, B.IU (W. Box), 2; Contact, 6.12 (G. Lessue), 3. Ten started. Three lengths; naif a length. Time, 1.12*. APPEALS UPHELD DASHING CAVALIER CASE (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) MELBOURNE, March 16 After a long inquiry the committee of the Victoria Racing Club upheld appeals against the disqualification for 12 months imposed on the horse Dashing Cavalier, the trainer J. McCurley, and jockey J. Coutts. The disqualifications were imposed by the stewards after Dashing Cavalier had won the Autumn Handicap at the Victoria Racing Club’s autumn meeting on March 4.