SPORTING.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 6978, 20 February 1918, Page 4

SPORTING.

Desert Gold Wins in Australia. Australian and N.Z, Cable Assoc. Melbourne, Feb 17. The results of the principal race, at the Victoria Amateur Turf Club's meeting, held yesterday, are as follows:— OAKLEIGH PLATE, five and a half furlongs. Poitrina ' 1 Belinacrs 2 Blue Cross ;j There were 24 starters. Won by a length and a half, in 1.6£, This is an Australasian record. ST. GEORGE'S STAKES, o;_e mile and a furlong. Desert Gold (McLachlan) 1 Cetigne (Wood) 2 Wallace Isinglaes (Bardeu) 3

There were eight starters. Citigiifi was the first to move, but Desett Gold took charge after a furloog, and led from Prince Bardolph and Cctigne. Desert Gold pae.ed tbe turn two lengtt*;B ahead of C.ti»ne, who Ind displaced P;i*:cn b'ardoloh. After eitering tne straight, Cetigne made n desperate eilart, and t_v.-_ioae..ed neur the fa?cu_itu. who, when cali.d on, cai__e away and v/on by a length. Wallace Isinglas.. was four lengths behind Cetigr.e. Wun in 1.52]?. SALISBURY WELTEI., seven furlongs. Killfli-.n ] Eourlang 2 Sauci ;j There- were 2y starters, including Red Signal and Killem, Won by a lerqUi, in I.2SJ. Sydney, Feb 18. Commenting on Desert Gold's, win the Daily Tdegrauh s*i_t__ that sbe won in-jst decisively in a tiros coi.-stituti-ig a cuurss record. There wss never a more popular win at Caulfield.

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