AUSTRALIAN TURF.
V.R.C. GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES. MELBOURNE, July 4. The V.R.C. Grand National meeting opened at Flemington in heavy rain. Results : MAIDEN HURDLE RACE, of £4OO. Two miles. —(.-ape York, 10.10 (Carling). 1; Ryainann. 10.0, 2; Drakpho, 10.0, 3. Ten started. Fifteen lengths; three lengths. Time. 3.432. MYROSS HANDICAP, of £500; for two-vear-olds. Six furlongs.—Stoic (Dewhurst), 1;, Sun Roan, 2; Rosanto, 3. Royal Order was unplaced. A length and a quarter; a length. Time, 1.14 J. GRAND NATIONAL HURDLE RACE, of £ISOO. Three mile*-. TRITE LEI A, 10.3 (Duinmeti) 1 DAKWOOD, 9.7 (Douglas) 2 DEVONBROOK, 9.3 (.Johnson) 3 A length and a quarter; a length and three-quarters. Time, 5.404. Scratched; Dulhani and King's Game. When the field settled down Trite eia was lying third, but went to the front after six furlongs, establishing a lend of five lengths from Resford, Devonbrook, Bridge of Mar, and Poolcy Bridge. With six furlongs to go Devonbrook bad decreased Tritelcia’s lead to two lengths. There was little between Tritclcia, Devonbroolc anti Dakwocd over the last hurd'c, but Tritclcia then did brwr and won bv a length and a quarter, Devonbrook being a length and three-quarters away third. Poolcy Bridge fell.
KENSJNGT< )N STE EPLECIIAS E, of £SOO. Two miles and 110 yards.—Seymour, 11.11 (Fullarton), 1; First Bermuda, 10.5. and MontargL, 9.7, dead brat for second. Twelve started. Three lengths and a half. Time 4.1 i. IRA MOO HANDICAP, of £SOO. Seven furlongs.—Bean Spear (T. Webster), 1; Spinifcx. 2; Cackle, 3. Riddle was unplaced. r l'wo lengths. Time, 1.27 a. WINTER HANDICAP, of £SOO. One mile. —plectrum (F. Burgoyne), 1; Spcr.rflasli, 2; Allinura, 3. A heed. Whcrnsidc was unplaced. Time, 1.40. ROSEBERY RACES. SYDNEY, July 4. At the Rosebery races. Deputy Ruler was unplaced in the Lakes Handicap; Bronze Tulip. unplaced in the third division of the Thrce-Year-Old Handicap, and Linklet and Red Clover unplaced in the Novice Handicap.
THE WINTER HANDICAP. Six furlongs.—Hastate. 7.10 (Hickey), 1; Improvement. 7.9, 2: Monogram, 7.8. 3. Fourteen started, including Limoux. A length; a length anjl a quarter. Time, 1.15.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 183, 5 July 1937, Page 10
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