AUSTRALIAN RACING
MIDWAY WINS ST. LEGER
NEWMARKET TO OUTSIDER (NJS. Press Association— Copyright) (Rec. 7.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, March 4. Carnage outpaced several of Australia's best horses to win the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington yesterday, and the victory was not a popular one after his poos' showing on the previous Saturday. Carnage did not look to be in the race half a mile from home, but he then commenced to move forward, quickly gathered up the leaders, and went on to win comfortably. There were only three starters in the St. Leger, and the race was run at the slowest pace since 1896. Results:— SIRES’ PRODUCE STAKES, Of £3OOO. Seven furlongs. USAGE 8-10 .. Williamson 1 Beau Silhouette 8-0 .. .. Heather 2 Memory Inn 8-10 .. .. Preston 3 There were 10 starters. Length and a half; neck. Time, Imin 36Jsec. Betting: 5 to 4 Usage, 12 to 1 Beau Silhouette. 40 to 1 Memory Inn. ERCILDOUNE STAKES. Of £2OOO. One mile and a half. COMJC COURT 9-3 .. .. Purcell 1 Chicquita 8-11 .. .. Heather 2 Dark Marne 9-0 .. .. Flannery 3 Free Kick also started. Head; fourth lengths. Time, 2min 41sec. Betting: 5 to 2 on Comic Court, 5 to 2 against Chicquita, 40 to 1 Dark Marne. NEWMARKET HANDICAP, Of £3OOO. Six furlongs. CARNAGE 8-4 .. .. Martin 1 Comedy Prince 8-12 .. . . Purtell 2 Flying Halo 8-12 .. .. Lott 3 There were 25 starters. Half-length; three-quarters of a length. Time, Imin lljsec. Betting: 20 to 1 Carnage, 9 to 1 Comedy Prince, 10 to 1 Flying Halo. ST. LEGER STAKES, Of £2500. One mile and three-quarters. MIDWAY 8-10 .. .: Williamson 1 Alister, 8-10 .. .. .. Heather 2 Zethos 8-10Purtell 3 Hie only starters. Head; four lengths. Time, 3min 16)sec. A protest against the winner was dismissed. Betting: 2 to 1 Midway, 9 to 4 Alister, 25 to 1 Zethos.
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Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26362, 5 March 1951, Page 4
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