TURF IN AUSTRALIA.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 158, 4 June 1935, Page 10

TURF IN AUSTRALIA.

V.R.C. MEETING. ROYAL ARMOUR’S WIN LEADS TO DEMONSTRATION. MELBOURNE, June 3. The "Victoria Racing Club’s meeting was continued at Fleniington to-day. Results aro as follow : MARLBOROUGH HURDLES. FULL CHARGE, 9.10 (Healy) 1 j MENELIK, 10.2 (Meredith) ... 2 RAS KASSA, 11.2 (Scarlet) 3 I Seven started. Two lengths; half a ] length. Time, 4.9 j. PRINCE OF WALES STEEPLECHASE. PACTOLUS, 10.8 (Webster) ... ... 1 REDDITCII, 12.7 (Fullarton) ... 2 'PRECOCIOUS, 10.11 (Douglas) 3 ! The other starter was Actacon. Three lengths and a half; live lengths. Time, ; 4.5 b 3-4. j BIRTHDAY HANDICAP, i ROYAL ARMOUR, 7.13 iTomiscn) ... 1 'PLUS FOURS, 8.1 (Wilson) 2 j F'LAIL, 8.7 (Bailey) 3 Seven started; six lengths; three lengths. Time, 2.361. | A hostile demonstration was made against ' Royal Armour, who registered a wretched performance on Saturday in the Sandringham Handicap. To-day's reversal of form was the subject of wide comment. The owner of Royal Armour later invited the stewards to hold an inquiry which was duly held, the stewards accepting the I explanation of the stable connections rel garding Royal Armour’s running on Saturday as compared with his easy victory toi day. | ANOTHER IVIN FOR VOITRE. | Metro was unplaced in the Lancaster ■ Handicap which was won by All At Sea. 1 Tho Cornwall Handicap (second division) was won by Turf Boy, ridden by K. \ 7 oitre. Chief Light was unplaced.

A.J.C. MEETING. JUNE STAKES TO CERCELLO. SYDNEY, June 3. UCSUl A. : j.C. HURDLE HANDICAP. SIXTEEN ANNAS, 9.11 (Hynes) ... i SPANKER. 9.5 (Pearce) ... KOOLAGOOR, 9.3 (Hood) • • 0 Seven started. Won easily by ten lengths, with -eight lengths between second ami third. Abbott's Lad was fourth, and Gieen sea fifth. Time, 4.23. JUNE STAKES. Sis furlongs. CERCELLO, 8.11 (D. Munro) 1 BOUYEO, 7.0 (Murphy) ‘ DAME MOAB, 7.12 (Cook) ... 3 Seventeen started, including Silver Ring, Waikaro, Capris, and Sir Nigel. Threequarters of a length; a length and a quarter. The New Zealanders finished in the ruck. Time, I.lla- . Money Spi was unplaced m the I irst Nursery Handicap,, which was won by Sailor Prince. Scratchmere Scar and After Money were unplaced in the Ellesmere Handicap, which was won by Oro.

(Trotting results appear on page 12).