RACING ABROAD

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 May 1939, Page 3

RACING ABROAD

KENTUCKY DERBY WON BY JOHNSTOWN. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. LOUISVILLE, May 6. The Kentucky Derby, run here today, resulted: —Johnstown, 1; Challedon, 2; Heatherbloom. 3. Won by six lengths. Time, 2.3 2-5. Johnstown is owned by the chairman of the Jockey Club, Mr William Woodward, who has won the Derby three times. Johnstown registered his seventh , consecutive win in major races. His earnings exceed 100,000 dollars. He , failed as a two-year-old and his trans- _ formation is attributed to a sieve-like device called a “slow feeder" which ' forced the horse to eat slowly and chew t thoroughly. ’ GREAT JUBILEE HANDICAP. ■ WON BY ANTON M. i j LONDON, May 6. ' The Great Jubilee Handicap, of ten furlongs, run at Kempton Park today, resulted:—Anton M„ 1; Pappageno 11, 2; Domaha, 3. Thirteen started. Three lengths; one length and a half. ADELAIDE MEETING ST. LEGER WON BY TEMPEST. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. ADELAIDE, May 7. The result of the St. Leger, one mile and three-quarters, run here yesterday, was:—Tempest, 8.10 (Medhurst), 1; Virgin Crown, 8.10 (E. Badger), 2; Monvale, 8.10 (Lessue), 3. Six started. Four lengths; three and a half lengths. Time, 3.5. MOOREFIELD MONOGRAM WINS HANDICAP.

SYDNEY, May 7. At Moorefield races yesterday the Moorefield Handicap, one mile and. a quarter, resulted: — Monogram, 7-4 (Hanley), 1;’ Kaitere, 8.5 (Munro), 2; Mountain Maid, 7.1 (Feggans), 3, Nine started. Half a length; head. Time, 2.12. QUEENSLAND WIN FOR MILDURA. BRISBANE, May 7. At the Queensland Turf Club’s meeting yesterday the Moreton Handicap, one mile and a quarter, resulted: —Mildura, 7.13 (Lappin), 1; Amber Spear, 7.6 (Harris), 2; Allora Lad, 7.3 (Stone), 3. Eleven started. Neck; half a length. Time, 2.3.