AUSTRALIAN TURF.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 201, 26 July 1937, Page 10

AUSTRALIAN TURF.

WIN FOR DEPUTY RULER. SYDNEY, July 25. At the Rosebery races yesterday , Deputy Ruler showed his best form for some time when he comfortably won the second division of the Welter Handicap from The Freak, with Berkeley third. Gay Blonde, having her first outing for a long time, finished fourth in the first division of the same event, which was won by Trick from „ Bulldozer. Sir Regent was unplaced in the Cape Solander Handicap, which was won in race record time by Tonga. Lenfort gained his third successive win when he look the Fourteen Two Handi- * The jockey W. Cook had a fall at the Grafton races on Thursday, and it is feared that his spine is injured. He will be X-rayed to-morrow. Cook is' the leading State jockey with 80 wins, and five .deadheats for the season. His nearest rival', M. McCarten, is 10 behind.

NIGHTMARCH COLT WINS.

. ADELAIDE, July 25. At the Adelaide races the Nightmarch— Rapina colt Chandra yesterday won the first division of tho Acorn Handicap, seven furlongs, by threo lengths in 1.292-

MOONEE VALLEY EVENTS. MELBOURNE, July 24. Moonee Valley results aro 'ns follow: SEAFIELD TRIAL HURDLES. ?f £250. Two miles and 1 furlong.—David Quex 1, Tern 2, King’s Game 3. ST. MONGO HANDICAP, of £3OO. Six. furlongs. Six furlongs.—Hautboy 1, Othello 2, Petra and The Egotist, dead-heat 3- BOIARDA STEEPLECHASE, of £306. About 2 miles and 3jr furlongs.—Montargis 1, Philax 2, Monkey Tricks 3.

PAMELUS VERY ILL.

MELBOURNE, July 25. The Queensland champion miler, Pamelus, is very sick with colic. If he survives lie is unlikely to race in the spring. Mr A. Cooper, owner of Talking, announced that Talking’s spring mission will be the Epsom Handicap, and on the form shown in this race will depend whether he will contest the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.