Flemington Races.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 260, 2 November 1935, Page 2 (Supplement)

Flemington Races.

MELBOURNE CUP MEETING Link Divine Wins. (Received 6.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. The Melbourne Cup meeting opened at Flcmington to-day in fine though cool Link Divine finished strongly in t n9 Wakeful Stakes. This is her second.win in three starts here, aivl the time was a race record. Fidelity led always in the Maribyrnong Plate, and has now two starts. for I two wins. A head wind militated against fast time. Sir Geraint ran a game race under his penalty. Martinborough w as never dangerous. •• Sylvandale lc'd throughout in the Mel. bourne Stakes, but Marabou finished fait from last position. Hall Mark t also came strongly at the finish. Peter Jan had every show, being second at the turn but then faded away, and beat only Contact home. His was a disappointing per. '. formancc, and was his first defeat in sis THE WAKEFUL STAKES of £750. For three-year-old fillies. One milcl LINK DIVINE (N.Z.), br f, by Captain Bunsby—Silver Link (Mr. W. Kirklnnd) —K. Voitre i lUMILLA .2 - MARIBVRNONG PLATE of £1500. For ' two-year-olds. Five furlongs. SIR 'GERAINT" .'.'..'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.','" -i GOLD TOKEN " % MELBOURNE STAKES of £1000. Weicht-for-age. One mile and a quarter. ■ SYLVANDALE i MARABOU i HALLMARK ,|; jj Peter Pan was unplaced. . ~ • VICTORIA DERBY. A sweepstake with ' £5000 added. For thrce-ycar-olds. One mile and a half. FELDSPAR, b c. by Thracian—Quartz ' (Mr. A. T. Creswick)—K. Voitre .. l ALLUNGA, br c, by Inchaqiiire—Hcllop"e (Messrs. JI. Mulligan and J. T. Williamson) - o GARRIO, b c. by Chivalrous—Garrultv ' (Mr. A. T. Creswick) 3 Young Idea fell. CANTALA STAKES of £2000. Ontt mile. HOSTILE, 8.4 , • WHITTINGHAM, 8.12 -. PRESS GANU, 9.4' ,"; 3 , — HORSES TO BE SOLD. (Received 0.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. Revision, Make Up, Korcro and Isaacs, owned by Mr. Corry, of New Zealand, are to be offered for sale next