DETAILS OF RUNNING.

Chronicle (Levin), 6 November 1946, Page 6

DETAILS OF RUNNING.

MELBOURNE CUP; lst £7000, 2nd £2000, 3rd £1000; 2 miles. RUSSIA, 9.0 (D. Munro) 1 On Target, 7.11 (A. B'reasley) .... 2 Carey, 7.8 (N. Powell) 3 Scr.: Bold Beau, Little Tich. Eive lengths; lialf- head. Time, 3.21; which eTualS' the cOurse record. Passing the judge 's box the Iirst time Valeurl led Orthodox, Star Act, Stenelaus, Rubontine, Prince Standard, Elying Duke, Proctor, Queen Midas, Kuoekarlow, Concerto aiul On Target. Racing to the mile Russia moved up smartly in to second piave behincl Valeurl. Others prominent Were Cliief Pilot, Leonard, Star Act, Stenelaus, Flying l)uke, Galla.ii t Gentleman, .Two Grand and Prince Standard. At tlie six furlongs Valeurl was just ahead of Russia, Cliief Pilot, Leonard, Earlmond and Star Act. Al the lialf mile Earlmond led Valeurl, Russia, Leonard, Elying Duke and Rubontine. Earlmond led round the turn Valeurl, Russia and Leonard. Wlien the straight was reaehed, Russia dashed to the front and weut right away to win by five lengths. On Target defeated Carey by lialf a head for second place. Leonard was fourth followed by Prince Standard, Ivnockarlow, Eirst In, Two Grand, Plcdget, Cordale, Puuctilia, Spam, Proctor, Oatcake, Arduli, Elying Duke, Miss Prim, Concerto, Star Act, Valour aud Red Eury. The last three were Magniiicent, Cliief Pilot and Logical. Mon mouth broke down aud was pqlled up. LINLITHGOW STAKES, £1500; Standard weight for age, 1 mile. ATTLEY, 9.0 (J. Purtell) 1 Elight, 8.11 (,J. O'Sullivan) 2 RoyaL Gem, 9.0 (1L Heather) .... 3 Only starters. Neck; live lengths. Time, 1.351. M1MOSA STAKES, £1050; 5 furlongs. JALNA, 8.0 (J. Purtel) 1 Lady Ajax, 8.10 (W. Briscoe) ... 2 Coili'ure, 8.0 (E. Eordyce) 3 Twenty-three started. llead; two and a-lialf lengths: Time l.Oj. YAN YEAN STAKES, £1000; 1 mile. LMMED1ATE (N.Z.), 8.12 (A. Ward) 1 lnvasion 4/hief, 9.1 (R. Heather),.. 2 Nagation, 8.5 (S. Ralph) 3 Eighteen started. Length an'd aquarter; length and a-lialf. Time, 1.38.