AJAX AND ROYAL CHIEF
TO-DAY'S RACE MELBOURNE, October 28. The meeting between Ajax and Royal Chief in the Mackinnon Stakes. £I,OOO, one mile and a-quarter, overshadows the other events at Flemington tomorrow. Both are very fit, and opinions are divided as to the probable result. * . Nuffield is all right, and has been working right-handed to protect his doubtful leg as much as possible. Whether he will start in the Cup will be decided following his Derby effort. F. Shean will ride Catalogue and H. Mornement Queen of Song in the Hotham Handicap. Mornement will ride Netherlea in the Derby and E. llartle Royal Chief in the Mackinnon Stakes. The forecast is for sultry, unsettled conditions, with a possibility of rain. The track is in excellent condition. The Derby starts at 3.40 and the Cautala Stakes at 4.20. Elanage has been fired on the front tendons and will be treated/to a long spell.
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Evening Star, Issue 23101, 29 October 1938, Page 10
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152AJAX AND ROYAL CHIEF Evening Star, Issue 23101, 29 October 1938, Page 10
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