AUSTRALIAN RACING
FLEMINGTON RESULTS HURDLE RACE TO KEVASTAR. WIN FOR NEW ZEALAND HORSE. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright, MELBOURNE, August 4. The principal results of the racing nt Flemington were: — Australian Hurdle Race. 3m.: Kevastar, 9.7 (Maher), 1: North Cape, 10.3 (Abrahams). 2; Cheery Jack, 12.9 (Meenan), 3. Nine started, including King's Warden. Running to the front from the barrier rise. Kevastar led throughout. He gave a fine exhibition of jumping and speed, and won brilliantly by a length in Flemington course record time. Cheery Jack today found the burden too heavy and finished four lengths behind North Cape. Mamillius was fourth. Time, 5.27 :! . Moondah Plate: El Golea, 10.5 (Creighton), 1; Chatsbury, 8.7 (Ralph).] 2; Contact, 6.7 (Crossingham), 3. Sixteen. started. Neck; one length and a quarter. Time, 1.121. Balaclava Stakes: Rose Princess. 8.1 (Badger), 1; Pantoon, 8.6 (Dewhurst), 2; Dannevirke, 7.9 (Cooper), 3. Sixteen started. Half a head; head. Time, 2.3:1. The New Zealand-bred mare Westwind, by Posterity from Lady Zephyr, won the second division of the Crimea Trial, one mile. MOOREFIELD MEETING DASHING CAVALIER WINS. HANDICAP WON BY ARISTOCRAT. SYDNEY. August 4. Moorefield race results include: — Carlton Mile: Dashing Cavalier. 8.11 (Coutts), 1; Sologram. 7.9 (Cook), 2; Old Serpent, 7.13 (Bartie). 3. Eight started, including Yours Truly. Hall aj head; two lengths. Time, 1.43. Moorefield Handicap: Aristocrat. 7.3 (Thompson), 1; Festoon, 7.2 (Heffernan), 2; Highborn. 8.4 (Coutts). 3. Eight started. Three-quarters of a length; neck'. Time, 2.7. : j. RACING FIXTURES August 13, 15, 17—C.J.C. Grand National. August. 24. —Pakuranga Hunt. August 29. —Egmont-Wanganui Hunt. August 31. —Taranaki Hunt. August 31. —Otago Hunt. Septamber 5. 7. —Wanganui. September 14. —Ashburton County. September 14. 16. —Avondale. September 19, 21.—Geraldine. September 21. —Marton. September 28. —Kurow. September 28.—Foxton. September 28, 30. —Ohinemuri.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 August 1940, Page 3
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