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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 138, 14 June 1938, Page 16

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BIRTHDAY HANDICAP RESULT. DESERT CHIEF P.Y A HEAD. MELBOURNE, June 13. Desert Chief won the Birthday Handicap at the Flemington Birthday meeting to-day, this being his first win in eighteen months. The Lancaster Handicap was won by Stoic from Keeping Watch and Press Gang, with Araunah unplaced. Kestford won the Marlborough Hurdles and El Damaroyal the Royal Steeplechase. Details: — BIRTHDAY HANDICAP of £ 7.-.0. One mile and a half. DESERT CHIEF (X.Z.), en h. syrs. bv Chief lJul<>r—Pure Gold (Mr. G. j. Barton), 7.B—A. Dewliurst 1 LADY KOORIXGAL. hr in. syrs, by Windbag—Lady Thrill (Mr. J. K. Clarke). 7.O—W. P. Elliot 2 DEMAGOGUE, br li. uyrs, bv Windbag —Lipstick (Mr. V. Winu), 7.3— H. Badger 3 Ten started. Head; four lengths. Time, 2.31 J. MARLBOROUGH HURDLES of £000. Two miles and a quarter. RESTFOItD, b g. fiyrs. bv Frilford— Soporific (Mr. L. O. Menck), 9.3— H. J. Thompson 1 HEROIC CHIEF, b g. 4vrs. bv HeroicCohesion (Mr. A Croft). 10.1—A. Fullarton 2 DRESS SUIT, lilk g. aged, by Stand By —Brevadal<> (Messrs. T. Ryder and J. Malone), 10.0 —R. Jennings 3 Six started. Length and three-quarters; eight lengths, Time, 4.10}4. ROYAL STEEPLECHASE of £500. About two miles and half a furlong. EL DAMAROYAL, hr g. aged, by El Dorado—Turmoil mare (Mr. P. Webb), 10.<i—F. J. Douglas SEYMOUR, eh g, aged, by Sari-hedon— Mary Stewart (Mr. D. Zealleyi, 12.6 —A. Fullarton SARXO. b g, aged, by Sardis —St. Mawes (Messrs. Priest and Chattield), 10.0—D. Mcltae i Twelve started. Length ; neck. Time, 4.131.