Dark Marne Wins Sydney Cup
& , ' . -■ w — . . Eeceived Monday, 9 Mu p.m. SYDNEY, Mafeli 29. •1 In a thrilling flnisb Dark Marne today won tlie £800(( Sydney Cnp at Itandwick, by a noss from tlie .topweiglit Columnist, - witb , Luiigi two lengths away tliird. ( The New Zealand Stayer Beau le Havre went to tbe f'ront at three . fnrlongs • and was; with 4jie feaders around the" home 'turn -but;, then faded. out, ; • > . , • ... Hirajh Avyinher Tast.vyear's Melbourne. Cup,- bxpke dowa . going out of the 3ti;aight the first. tiiiie and will not race again. A.n , examin,ation by tlie' A.iT.C. vetprinary .^urgeon reyealed that Biraji hacf f ractured. Ihe sesamoid bone -in hls o&'.foreleg.M . . . Dark, Marne 'a win gave J'ockey J. -Thompson his. first "Sydney Cup siiccess. fle .said Dark Marae was always close to. the leadei's and .to.ok .the lead -at the' furlong.. Here he was challenged by Cbiuinnist ridden by H. Badger and the pair fought out a ,desperate tinish Columnist, conce'ding Dark Marne 181b, ,was great in defeat. Another close finish resulted in the C. W. Cropper Handicap won by Heroic Bovereign who got np in 'the last f ew strid'es t'o snatch a lialfhead win from Deep Sea with Brazaer third. The New Zealander Royal Raider was prominent to' the tnrn and then faded riglit out. CROPPER HANDICAP. HEROIC SOVEREIGN, 8.2 (J. Thompson) 3 Deep Sea, 8.2 (Moorej -. 2 Brazier, 8.31 (Briscoe) 3 Twelvb started. Half headj one and a half lengths . Tim e, 1 . 13 . EASTER HANDICAP. SHEBA, 8.0 (Moofe) .... . . 1 .Whistling Win, 7.13 (Briscoe) . . .. 2 ;iVJfatin.ee, 7.5 (Selkrig) .. .. .. .. 3 ■ Eigli'tpen started. Two lengths; neck. Time. 1.25J. . SYDNEY CTJP. DARK MARNE, 8.3 (J. Thompson) 3 Columnist, 9.7 (Badger) 2 Lungi, 8.0 (Purtell) . : .. ^ 3 Twrenty-one started. Nose; two lengths. Time, 3.20}. . Scratelied : Kingscote, Orderley, Melgoda, Oonductor.
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Chronicle (Levin), 30 March 1948, Page 7
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