FLEMINGTON RACES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19882, 8 March 1939, Page 9

FLEMINGTON RACES

TEMPEST’S ST. LEGES FAILURE OF DISDAIN EARLY GILD’S .MILE (Elite. To). Copyright —United Press Assn. (Reed. March 8, 9 a.m.) MELBOURNE, March 7. The weather was fine and there wa a good attendance for the second da} | of the Victoria Racing Club’s meet i ing at Flemington to-day. j Early Bird bad a comfortable wii | in the Northcote Handicap. Disdaii was lying second in the early stage, but weakened at the finish. ! Chaldean led throughout in the Nursery Handicap to bent the fast I finishing Royal Sceptre. Hanna wa I a close third. Xavier went a poo | race. The inter-State horses Tempos (Adelaide), Respirator (Sydney) anc Gay Prince (Perth) filled the place, in the St. Leger. Tempest led ove: I the last mile and hung out to beo | the fast-finishing Respirator. Ga; ; Prince was a fair third. The winnci has been a consistent colt. He finishes second io Nuffield in the Victoria? | Derby and deserved to-day’s victory ’Plie Bourke Handicap saw an ex citing finish. Micawbcr and Tctreei raced head and head over the las two furlongs. Panax finished well Strelto was seventh after having ever} chance. Stewards Fine Jockey L. J. ElJis, the rider of Disdaii weighed in 41b. light in the Norlhcoti Handicap. The stewards held an inquiry and found that Eliis had Tailer to put on his lead vest, and fined hin £2O for carelessness Ortelle’s Star enhanced his Australian Cup prospects by winning th( Autumn Handicap. Aitchengee wa; in his best form for some time, finishing fast for second place. Dignitary showed his best form to date in gaining third place. Trimon, scoring his first win fen some time, had a comfortable victor} in the first division of the Apprentices’ Handicap. It was his rider. N. Powell’s, first win at Flemington. Royal Cross led throughout thi second division, in which GlengoU finished well to beat Queen Eslhei for second. Love Parade was lasi all the way. Tctrccn (Western Australia) ha: been purchased by Mr. Eric Connolly Results: — Northcote Handicap, of (1700; 1 mile. Early Bird, 9.7 (E. Bartle), 1; Lady Montague, 8.9 (F. Dempsey), 2; Denis Girl, 7.8 (I-I. Badger), 3‘. Eleven started. Won by fwo lengths: a length and a half. Disdain was fourth. Time, 1.37.1. March Nursery Handicap, of .020; < furlongs.—Chaldean, 7.1 L (A. Dewhurst), 1; Royal Sceptre, 8.9 (D. IVlunro), 2; Harina, 8.4 (F. Dummctl), 3. Twenty started. Won by half a neck; a head. Hiawatha was lourth. rime, 1.12:}. ST. LEGEit STAKES, Of £1050: 1:} miles TEMPEST, 8.10 (11. Badger* .. 1 RESPIRATOR, 8.10 (E. Bartle) .. / GAY PRINCE, 8.10 (A. Reed) .. 3 Nine started. It was the larges' field in the history ol' the race. Won by a head; three lengths. Anpnpejo was fourth. Time, 3.0;. Bourke Handicap, of £500; 7 furlongs.—Micawber, 8.3 (M. McCarlenh 1: Totrcen, 8.7 (R. Parsons). 2: Panax. 7.8 (W. Elliott). 3. Sixteen started Won by half a head; a neck. ILimuu.,: was fourth. Time, 1.24;, h Autumn Handicap, of £700; 11 mile: —Ortelle's Star, 8.13 (A. Reccl), 1, Aitchengee, 9.0 (A. Brown*. 2; Dignitary, 7.6 (S. Burgoine), 3. Eleven started. Won by half a head: two lengths and a half. Irving was fourth. Time, 2.331. Apprentices’ Handicap, ol: (Ml); ) mile.—First division: Trimon, 8.10 (N. Powell), 1; Roundabout, 7.5 (R. HalP, Point Sturt, 7.(1 tC. McLaughlan), •). Ten started. Won by two lengths: three lengths. Gay Invader was fourth. Fort Belvedere fell. lime. 1.39'. Second division: Royal Uoss. 7 2 (W. Williamson), 1; Glerigold, 7.. (V. Hartney), 2: Queen Esther, 7.9 (S Burgoine), 3. Eleven started. Won by half a length; three-quarters of a length. Pebblestone was lourth. Time, 1.39:;.