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,MOONEE VALLEY KACES COX PLATE TO PHAR LAP i, r v ■ f-ii A)’ (Elec. Tol. Copvricht—TTnitcd Press Assn.) MELBOURNE. Oct. 25. • Mooneo Valley races resulted W. S. Cox Plate.—Phar Lap 9.4 (Pike) 1, .Chatham 7-4 (Morris) 2, Johnny Jason 7,'tl /Pratt) 3, Also ran: Cithran. Vcilmornl, Carry On,’ The Legion. ■ Chatham was first out from a good start. Phar Lap moved up* from the rear and'overhauled the field and had a iwolengths’ Break on Chatham and Johnny Jason at the straight entrance. Won easily by two and a-lialf lengths. Veil* moiid was fourth;* Time 2.1-1. Cold Cun.--Homedale 7.5 (Simpson) 1. Sartavess 6.11 (Dodd) 2, Miss Arrow 7.9 (Courtney) 3. Fourteen started. Cupidity, Miss Arrow and Second Wind were prominent among the early lenders,. but Homedale steadily improved his'position until he headed Sertaress after■ rounding the home, turn and won by a length and a quarter. Prince Dayton was fourth. Time 1 ,- 2.28
CANTERBURY PARK RACES NEW ZEALANDERS UNPLACED \ . ci ! i.i-.n v •; t‘( v SYDNEY, Oct, 25. Canterbury Park> maces resulted: Maiden Handicap: Tintorn 7.12 (Bartl'e), 1; Lavingtou 8.9- (Webster), 2; Encase 7.2 (Knox), 3. Nino started. -Won By a head: Time, 1.57;" ' ■' ' Higlnveight Handicap, First Division : Calendo 10.0 (Itorbery), 1; Gold Day 9.11 (Webster), 2; Uilenor 8.9 (Welch) 3 Twelve started. Won by a length and a-hnlf. Time, 1.13 J). 1 Flying Handicap: Movie Star 8.2 (Webster), IRanier 7.7 (Britt), 2; Frontier 7.13 (Munro), 3. ‘ Fourteen Started. Won by'half a neck. -Gesture was fourth. Time, •
Vertigern ran unplaced in the Canterbury Handicap, .and Grecian and Stormy similarly in the Campsie Haridd cap. The jockey, Webster, was hostilely received by the' 1 crowd on returnihg alter being second to 'Tintern on Lavington in tho Maiden Handicap. ! The stewards opened an inquiry, which was adjourned till Monday. It is stated that Lavington had bad lncli oil the rhri. :! !! ! . ■ ' I'S i i Mr. I). S. Davis stated on Saturday that unless nothing uiifoi’seon Mjbpens Pltar Lap will take his place in tho Melbourne Cup race.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17608, 26 October 1931, Page 3
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