AJAX THIRD

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 118, 12 February 1940, Page 14

AJAX THIRD

Course Record In Orr Stakes AUSTRALIAN RACING By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. (Received February 11, 10 p.m.i ■MELBOURNE, February 11. At the Williamstown races the C. F. Orr Stakes resulted :— HIGH CASTE tE. Bartie) 1 SIANKICO (A. Sinclair) / AJAX (H. Badger) 3 All started. Ajax was last leaving the barrier and ran mi to .second place between Maurice and High Caste, who mad-.) a great run nearing the -post ami won by half a -head, witli Ajax half a neck away third. Time. 1.231. a course record. The Wvndhaiu Handicap resulted: — BANKSHAW. 7.10 (Morncineut' 1 ROYAL JUBILEE, 8.9 (Hal;) - GLADSTONE, 7.4 (Purtell) 3 Eleven started. Head: half a neck, '.rime, 2.41. WARWICK FARM MEETING By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright (Received February 11. 10 p.m.) SYDNEY, February 11. At the Warwick Farm races at Randwiek the Glenfield Handicap resulted: — DENIS. 9.0 (McMenamin) 1 DIOGENES, 7.1 (Thompson) 2 ST. CONSTANT, 9.7 (Cook; 3 Thirteen started. Half a neck; same. Time, 1.13. The Warwick February Handicap resulted :— , . BRAMOL. 5.7 (Mu no) T TUSCULUM. 7.0 (Thompson) t HEDONIC, 8.3 (James) 3 tDead-lieat for first. Eight started. Dead-beat; two lengths and a half. Time. 2.53. , , , During the running of the [ngleburn Nursery Handicap, an apprentice jockey, W. Lappin, aged IS, who was second in last year’s winning jockeys’ list, was thrown from his mount under a bunched field and received head injuries from which he died later.