A WORLD'S RECORD

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 79, 30 September 1938, Page 11

A WORLD'S RECORD

FEAT OF BILLY DIRECT *

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received September 30, 11.30 a.m.) LEXINGTON (Kentucky), Sept. 29. Billy Direct established a new world's pacing record when he covered a mile and a quarter in 2min 35sec at Lexington today. A four-year-old by Napoleon Direct | from Gay Forbes, Billy Direct has been one of the leading performers in American trotting for the past two seasons. Up to August 5 this year he was unbeaten. He has taken a record of lmin i 58sec over a mile.—"Ariki Toa." i

CHALLENGE SCORES

IN JOCKEY CLUB STAKES

(United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, September 29. On the third day of the Newmarket October Meeting, the following was the result of the JOCKEY CLUB STAKES; a sweep- ~ stakes, with £2000 added; 1% miles, Sir Laurence Phillipps's ch h Challenge, by Apelle—Molly Adare, by Phalaris, 3yrs 1 Prince Aly Khan's gr h Sultan Mahomed, by Massine—Rollybuchy, 4yrs 2 R. Tree's b h Valedictory, by Blandford—Valediction, 3yrs .... 3 Eight started. Won by three lengths, with a length between second and third. Winner bred by owner, and trained by J. Jarvis at Newmarket. Although he failed to gain a success as a two-year-old, Challenge won the Newmarket Craven Stakes earlier in the current season, and then ran second to Scottish Union in the St. Leger on the 7th i; inst, being beaten a neck.— "Binocular." .