V.R.C. MEETING

Evening Post, Issue 51, 2 March 1931, Page 6

V.R.C. MEETING

MULCRA GETS HOME

PHAR LAP NOT EXTENDED

United Press AssociaUon-By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, Ist March. The weather was fine and bright for the opening of- the V.R.C. Autumn Meetin| at Flemington. The going was good "ml there was a satisfactory attendance. Dookie led all the way in the Hurdles, and?woa easily. The hot favourite, Carwoola, fell at the first hurdle, There was an exciting, finish in the Sires' Produce Stakes, in. which Mulcra finished fast and won m the last stride. This is bis first success and he gjves promise of being a stayer.- . ' Phar Lap led in the last nine furlongs of the Essendon Stakes and was not extended. Glare was a bad >st early in the race but finished strongly. Phar Lap

has now won £50,702 in stakes. Jockey J Pike had won the Essendon btakea previously on The Hawk and Pendant. _ Parkwood had a brilliant victory m the Newmarket .Handicap, in which he led all the way, just defeating the fast iuiislnng Waterlice. Mollison was always prominent and was a good third. Parkwood was the leading juvenile o£ his season, but his form lately has been unreliable. llis trainer is veteran Prank Musgvave,- who won the Newmarket with Amata m 191b. It is-a coincidence that there were also thirty-two starters in that season. Veilmond, who wass third early, took charge in the straight in the St. Lcger, and won nicely. He was ridden by the New Zealander, M. M'Carten. His tram/ er" is George Price, who also prepared the' third horse. Carry On. . Tbe Australian Cup candidate, St. Mary, had an impressive win in the Brunswick Stakes, in which Induna ■ and Nadean showed improved form. St. Mary is owned and trained at Adelaide by J. M. Cummings. ' 'Values'-of the stakes won were as follows:—Sires' Produce Stakes, , £3638; St. Leger, . £1821; • Newmarket Handicap, £1500; ' Essendon Stakes, £700; Hurdles, £350; Brunswick' Stakes, £350. Results:—', ' TOTES HURDLE' RACE,.of 500 soys; two • miles. Dookle, 10.2 .............................. 1 Idle Tide, 9.5 '. 2 King Aura, 9.10 3 Won by threo lengths and a half, with six lengths between second and third. Thlrtoen started. Time, 3mln 39^sec. Dark • Dawn was fourth. Canvoola and Olina fell. SIRES' PRODUCE STAKES, of 25 aovg each, with 3000 sots added; for two-year-olds. Soven furlongs. Mulcra, 8.10 (W. Brady) R - 1 Bold Bid, 8.11 (J. Pike) ' 2 Auto Fay, 8.10 (T. Lewis) 3 Fifteen started. Won by half a neck, with a head between second and third. Gallantic was fourth. Time, lmin 26% sec. ESSENDON STAKES, of 1000 soys; weight for age; one mile and a quarter. - Fhar Lap, 9.7 (J. Pike) ,„.. 1 Lampra, 9.7 (R.Wilton) 2 Mir» Donna, 7.7 (H. Morris) S Four" started. Won by three lengths, with four lengths betweon second and third. Glare was a neck awsy. Time, 2mln s%sec. Sectional'times: first two furlongs, 27^sec; next four, 49% see; last four, 48V4»ec; last six, lmin 129isec- i .», z. NEWMARKET HANDICAP, of 2000 sots; six furlongs; Parkwood, 8.33 (F. Hannan) » • 1 WaterUnc,' 9.2 ,(.T. Winks) 2 Mollison,'9.lo (K. Bracken) 3 Thirty-two "started. Won my half, a head, with a neck between second and third. Golden Arrow was fourth. . Timo, lmin 13>tsec. ST. LEGER STAKES, of 25 soy» each, with 1500 soys added; for three-year-olds. One ' mile and three-quarters. Veilmond, 8.10 (M. M'Carten) .....' 1 Balloon King, 8.10 (J. Pike) 3 Carry On, 8.7 (W. Duncan) .............. 8 Six started. Won by a length, with, three lengths between second and third. Eastern Gem was fourth.; Time;.3mln 2%sec. Sectionnl .times: First two, 29sec; next four, 51% sec; succeeding four, 52i,i3ec; last four, 495isec. BRUNSWICK STAKES, of 500 soys; ono ' • mile and a half. St. Mary, 7.6 (H. Morris) ............. r I Induna, 8.3 (A. Heed) ..............,.. M 2 Nadean, 7.12 (A. Wilson) ...."... 3 Nineteen started. Won by a length and a quarter, with, half a length between second and third. Cevantes was fourth. Time, 2mln 33 ]/4sec. •,;■ ■ ' '.'■ , . ■ .