RACING AT FLEMINGTON.

Evening Star, Issue 12101, 6 November 1908, Page 8

RACING AT FLEMINGTON.

OAKS DAY. lor tiio third day of the V.R.C. spring meeting beautiful sunshine, tempered fiy a tod southerly, were the atmospheric conditions. Iho ladies mustered in unusual fouo, and their dresses were shown to the best advantage. Tho lawn and grand stand presented a perfect kaleidoscopic effect. Earl anti Lady Dudley and the Government House party were present till the Oaks was decided. i’endil (Bohadil—Penitence) won the Carnival Handicap, l]m, in 2m:u 7]sec; and King’s Cress (Grafton —Crossfire) the Veteran Stakes, of 500 so vs, l.lm. in 2min o4gsec. Details of the principal events : LINLIIHGOW STAKES, of 1,000 sovs; second 2CO sovs and third 100 sovs. Im. Messrs Nettlefold and Price's b hj Pink Un, by Strowan—Manutuki, 6 vrs, 8.2 ‘ ... i Air K. S. MacLeod's b hj lolaire, 5 vrs, 9.9 ... * ... 2 M- A. Foley’s hr in Virtu, 5 vrs. 7.11 5 Also started; Soultline, Alawa, Lord Carlycn, Enchanteur. Miss Bobbv, and Bobby. Lord Carlyon, Soultline, and Miss Bobby led to the river turn, and Enchanteur then took second place to Lord Carlyon. Soultline .and Enchanteur were fighting for supremacy at the half-distance, when Pink ’Un came out and won by a length; threequarters of a length between second and third. Time, Imin 40 j sec. OAKS STAKES, of 400 sovs; second 80 bovs and third 40 sovs. For three-year-okl fillies; weight, 8.10. Mr J. Turnbull's b or hr f Nushka, by Orzil—Kettledrum 1 Air J. B. Farquharson’s hr f Lady Bohadil '2 Hon. A. Wynne's b f Flavor 5 Hela. the other starter, led to the bridge, where Nuslika went to the front with a lead of two lengths. Won easily by five lengths, the third home eight* lengths away.