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GLOAMINGS NEW AUSTRALIAN MARK TlireeYearOld Geldinp Establishes New Record for One and OneEighth Miles The threeyearold gelding Gloaming owned by O I Greenwood a new star in Australasian racing made an Australian record for one and oneeighth miles of 152 at tlie Randwick course Sydney New South Wales September 14 The race was for the Clielmsford Stakes for threeyearolds and over and worth 4200 There were twentyone starters and Gloaming after being half turned at the start and consequently off badly ran through the field dur ¬ ing the race and won by eight lengths He carried ninetyfour pounds and has become one of the favorites for the Australian Jockey Club Derby in consequence of the performance which good judges consider to be a sensational ontt from the stand ¬ point of speed speedBehind Behind Gloaming which was backed into second favoritism at 2 12 to 1 were such notable per ¬ formers as Hcbus favorite and second at the finish Centigne Ioitrel Lingle second in the 1917 Mel ¬ bourne Cup and Colugo Gloaming was foaled in New Zealand and is by The Welkin Light by Eager No Trumps both English Gloaming is a horse of moderate size standing about 152 hands and of good substance substanceGloaming Gloaming made the third successive threeyearold winner of the Clielmsford Stakes the others being Sasaiiof and Prince Viridis In every way it was a remarkable performance on the part of Gloaming Bought in Melbourne by II Chisholm for Mr Green ¬ wood as a yearling for 1200 he showed promise as a twoyearold but had to be rested owing to shin soreness and the record was his first appearance in public publicHis His owner is an extremely lucky man Last year he bought Biplane winner of ten races and 57980 so far for 1950 and followed that success by acquiring Gloaming for a smaller sum
