AUSTRALIA Attley Wins C. F. Orr Stakes

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 February 1947, Page 7

AUSTRALIA Attley Wins C. F. Orr Stakes

MELBOURNE, February 9. At the Moonee Valley meeting the C F Orr Stakes ended in an easy win for Attley, which defeated the champion mare, Flight, by five lengths. The three-year-old, Star Act, was only a head behind Flight for third placing. Attley, Star Act, and Tribunal shared the early pacemaking, but then Flight went to the front and led at the half-mile by two lengths. In the next two fuilongc Attley pulled out a Bernborough finish to race around Flight into the lead. He then won effortlessly. Result:— „ . ~ C F. Orr Stakes, one mile—Attley ' 9.0 (Purtell) 1; Flight, 8.12 (O’Sullivan) 2; Star Act, 8.5 (O’Brien) 3. Nine starters. Five lengths; head. Time: 1.38 J. The Sydney jockey, George Moore, who last week was suspended for two months for careless riding, won his appeal yesterday in time to take part in four races at Randwick. His only success was on Royal Peer in the Sunnybrook Welter N. Sellwood, who also appealed, failed to convince the stewards. Australia’s outstanding filly, Chaperone, which fell during exercise a few weeks ago at Sydney and broke a shoulder, will be saved for the stud. Next year she will be mated with the English sire, Alwassat, now on his way to Australia.