SPORTING

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3326, 3 November 1919, Page 4

SPORTING

TI-IE VICTORIAN DERBY. WON BY RICHMOND MAIN. MELBOURNE, Nav. 2. V.R.C‘. Dei"by.—Rielnnond Main 8.10 (A. \Voode) 1. Artilleryman 8.10 Harrison) '2, Surveyor 8.10 (Killorn) 3. There were seven sta.rters. Surveyor held second jnosition to the half distance, and Artilleryman led into ‘CIIO s'll‘aigh't. Richmond Main challenged and led from the half distance, and won by half a length, Surveyor threequarters of a length behind. Time, 2.35 3-5_ DESCRIPTION" OF THE RACE. Received 10.45 3.111. SYDNEY, this day. The World, describing the Victorian Derby, states that Richmond 0 Main shmved the way along the l‘.iVol‘SidC: the pace being moderate. The P 390 began to mend as they raced aldng 'the back stretch. where the field closed up, and Artilleryman getting ‘Tlll'ollgllv rattled past the -nbattoirs just in advance of Surveyor, with Richmond Main a couple of lengths away. Just before the distance was reached SurV‘e_vor closed Qll the fa'.voul'i'te, and as ‘they were battling, Richmond Main, with a. brilliant. run on the outside. silenced the omvosition and won. with the fiwourite at his girths. The ’l‘elegl-aplr says Al-tillel;vnl-an was not always in a good position. but ran in. front at the six furlongs post, At. the distance, ivhen Surveyor challenged and mmnentmily held him. he came ‘through satisfactory, only to be sorely pressed bl‘ Richmond Main in the last. twenty h.‘'3«l''l-“- .\ bitter f_rrnelling' struggle ensued to the post, l§'i<-hmoud Main fairly “'t‘al'il'lfJ,‘ Al'fille.ry:nml down. -