LIMARCH'S GAME EFFORT

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 83, 9 April 1934, Page 6

LIMARCH'S GAME EFFORT

(From' "Vedette.") SYDNEY, April 3. Although' only three colts started for the St. Leger, they supplied a very interesting finish; and one in 'Limarch exhibited real gameness. As usual, the event was a trot and canter for two-thirds or the journey, the order being Hall Mark, Limarch, Bhxten. They raced like this in close order to the turn, where suddenly Blixten shot past Limarch and headed Hall Mark. Blixten still in front fifty yards from the post, but Ljmarch came again and forced his head in front. Although the event developed into a sprint, it showed that Limarch had real determination. Blixten ran on well, but Hall Mark showed that he is. not the colt he was in the spring. After the race 'Mr. Eliot Davis entertained, the Sydney Press, an unusual occurrence these days." He gave all credit to J-..T. Jamiesoh and expressed his pleasure at winning the classic with a horse of his own breeding. Hall Mark's ■ defeat was that of the fourth- hot favourite on Doncaster Day, the others being Silver Scorn, Sir John, and Kbgilla. On the second day of the meeting Avadine went down too, making a total of five believed certainties to bite the dust. They were at oclcls-on or very close to that mark, so that big betters had a pronounced .debit balance. With two ilii'ys of the meeting over the bookma kors had decidedly the best of the argument, i