COMMONWEALTH TURF.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN J.C. TRIVALVE BEATEN IN ST. LEGER. Adelaide papers to hand bring details of the racing at the South Australian Jockey Club's autumn meeting. The following were the results of the two leading events: — SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BT. LEGER, a sweepstake of ssots each, with 500govs added. One mile and three-quarters. BURNABY, br g, by Spearhed—Tour Majesty (Mr. B. Chaffey), B.lo— F. Dempsey 1 SOME QUALITY, ch f (Messrs. Pelham
and Cummings), B.B—Percival . 2 TRIVALVE, ch c (Mr. E. E. D. Clarke), 8.10 —R. Lewis 8 There were eight starters, Trivalve being a warm favourite. In an exciting finish Burnaby deefated Some Quality by a head. Trlvalve was two lengths and a-half away In third place. Time, 3.7). Trlvalve displayed lameness after the race. ADELAIDE CUP, of 8000sovs and gold cup valued at lOOsovs. One mile and five furlongs. < ALTIMETER, ch b, 6yrs, by Kenilworth —Waiter (Messrs. Watson and Baker), 7.4—A. Wilson 1 BENONI, br g, aged (Mr. A. Jamieson), 7.13— W. Turner 2 FIMSBURT. br g, 4yrs (Mr. B. Cbaffey), 8.0 —P. Dempsey S Twenty started, Finsbury was favourite. Altimeter took command at an early stage of the contest and he romped home an easy winner four lengths in front of Benoni, who beat Finsbury by half a length, with Some Quality in fourth place. Time, 2.44 (a course record).
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 118, 21 May 1928, Page 11
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