RIVAL HIT WINS AT WARWICK FARM
(Received May 18, 10.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 18. The New Zealand-bred gelding Rival Hit, purchased 12 months ago by Mr F. Hughes for 2000 guineas, won his first race in Australia today—the Flying Welter Handicap, at the Warwick Farm meeting. New Zealand horses filled all places in the Warwick Handicap. The results included:— FLYING WELTER HANDICAP, £l5O. Six furlongs. RIVAL HIT 9.0 (Munro) 1 FERNACRE 9.0 (McCarten) 2 SHACKLETON 8.3 (Diggins) 3 Fourteen started, including Lynch Law. Won by a length, third a length and a-quarter away. Time, 1.14 J. WARWICK HANDICAP, £l5O. One mile and a-quarter. HIGHBORN 8.8. (Munro) 1 DUTIFUL 8.1 (Bartie) 2 EDIBLE 8.3 (Finch 3 Eleven started. A head each way. Time, 2.6 f. At Tamworth today Limoux won the Mornington Handicap (nine furlongs) from Sedunum and Dulcedo. The time, Imin 52 l-ssec, is a course record. Housemaster was unplaced.
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Southland Times, Issue 23512, 19 May 1938, Page 10
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