FLAT SEASON OPENS IN ENGLAND

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 153, 24 March 1939, Page 15

FLAT SEASON OPENS IN ENGLAND

Squadron Castle Wins The Lincoln By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—CopyrightLONDON. March 22. The flat season was opened this week, and the first of the important spring handicaps was decided on the third day of the Lincoln spring meelim-’ today, when the fullowng was the result of the LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. a sweepstakes with 11000 added, oec ond £lOO, third £5O. One mile straight. SQUADRON CASTLE, S. H. Oxeliham's gr. h.. by Mr. Jinks Ln'erock, by Mr. Prince. G.vrs.. i.b I HALCYON GILT. Mrs. Mmikhouses b h„ by Manna—Kingfisher. 4yrs., T.i3 “ DARK FOLLY, Sir Abe Baileys b. h„ by Tolgus—Dark Lassie, lyrs.. 7.12 6 Thirty-eight started. Won by a length and a half, a neck between seeonil and third. Winner bred by Mrs. \v 1 Ahern ami trained by W II- Smallwood at Swinton, Yorkshire. Answers to Corresirondents. “B H.,” Courtenay Place: (1) At Trentham on January 20, 1920. there was a triple dead-heat in the huapenu Handicap between Nursing Sister, Borealis and Hepta. (2) The secretary ot the Franklin elub would be the only one in a position to supply the information. (3) Impossible to say. 11 would take weeks of research Io liud out. . “Good Sport.” Mangatainoka: £2/3/0. “Paddy,” Wanganui: (1) £lO/0/0 (2) £l2/2/6? “11.5. P. Pareinata : £l/1.1/ . In answer' to numerous imiuincs, Aussie Ra was scratched for his firm day’s engagement at Taranaki at l-.To p.iii. on the day of the race.