FLRMINGTON RACES

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 131, 6 June 1938, Page 13

FLRMINGTON RACES

: EX-NEW ZEALANDER WINS ! United Press Association—By Electric Tele- '• graph—Copyright. ' MELBOURNE, June 4. At the Victoria Racing Club's June - Meeting the results included:— 1 YORK HURDLES, £500; 2 miles. W. P. Mein's br g.Nevizes, by De--1 vizes—Miss Neville, aged, 9.12 (Dummett) ) 1 L Wallace Drake, 9.5 (McKee) 2 I Heroic Chief, 10.1 (Fullarton) ... 3 Eleven started, including Whernside. 5 Two lengths; neck. Time, 3min 39isec. * HOPETOUN STEEPLECHASE, £500; j about 2 miles and 110 yards, i L. Street's b g Green Cape, by Ethior pian—Capeless, 6yrs, 9.13 (Dum- ) mett) 1 3 Sir Muslin, 9.0 (Watts) 2 r Montargis, 10.1 (McMahon) •• • • 3 : Thirteen started, including Elegance. 5 Five lengths; neck. Time, 3min 59isec. BUCKINGHAM HANDICAP, £500; 1 mile. J. Richardson's b h Royal Order, by Limond—Anklet, 3yrs, 8.7 (Cox) 1 Plymouth Hoe, 9.0 (Webster) .. 2 I Miss Devlin, 8.7 (O'Brien) 3 Sixteen started. Length; half a length. 9 Sir Simper and Desert Chief were unplaced' in the Sandringham Handicap, li miles. AN UNSUCCESSFUL DAY SYDNEY, June 4. Racing at Warwick Farm, Homeric and Chasseur were unplaced in the June Nursery, Limoux was unplaced in the June Handicap, and Golden Chance and Capaneus in the Welter Handicap. According to a Riccarton report, D. O'Connor has Raeburn in solid condition, and this two-year-old ColossusShuffler colt should strip in great order next time he is called on to race. It took seven races before he showed any. form earlier this season and then ' he ran two thirds before getting on the winning list at the C.J.C. Mid-Summer ; Meeting.