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THE AUSTRALIAN HURDLES. WON BY BALLISTA. (Received Last Night, 5.5 MELBOURNE, August 3. The race for the Australian Hut* dies, run yesterday, resulted as foi« lows:— Ballista (York) 9.7 1 Clontaft (McGregor) 9.5 ... 2 Wimmera (Cairns) 11.3 8 Eighteen Carat and Perga wer4 scratched, leaving eleven" in the race* Forest Prince was favourite. Winn mera immediately assumed the lead, and was attended by Wingarara, For* est Prince, Light Ballast, Ballista and Julian, with Clontaft last. PassV ing the stand the second time, Wia« mera was still setting the pace three lengths ahead of Wingarara, and Light Ballast, with Clontaft, Forest %' Prince, Julian and Uxbridgo nearest of the others. A mile from Jiome Wimmera was bowling along with a six-lengths' lead. He main*" tained this lead till the last hurdle where Clontaft challenged him, with' Ballista handy. Clontaft had Wimmera beaten a hundred yards frorn "' the post, but Ballista wore Cloataf* down, and won by a length and a quarter three lengths between second and third. Uxbridge and Juliatf followed. Time, 6min , 37jsec— a record for the race. , Ballista is a* stable mate of Wimmera, tkmgfc they tave. different; ownerfi. Th» victory was received with a hostile demonstration, followed by * <snuiterr cheers. The winner run a mouarstethird at Moonee Valley a w<*>\ ago*
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 4 August 1913, Page 5
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