HOSTILE DEMONSTRATION

Taranaki Daily News, 4 June 1935, Page 7

HOSTILE DEMONSTRATION

RACING AT FLEMINGTON SURPRISING REVERSAL OF FORM. MELBOURNE BIRTHDAY MEETING. ROYAL ARMOUR BY SIX LENGTHS. . ... < By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 10 p.m. Melbourne, June 3. A hostile demonstration was made at the Victoria Racing Club’s meeting at Flemington to-day against Royal Armour, which 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 invited the stewards to hold an inquiry, which was done. The stewards accepted the explanation of stable connections regarding Royal Armour’s running on Saturday compared with his easy victory to-day* The principal results were:— MARLBOROUGH HURDLES. FULL CHARGE, 10.7 (Healy) 1 MENELIK, 10.2 (Meredith) 2 RAS KASSA, 112 (Scarlet) 3 Seven started. Two lengths; half a length. Time, 4m 91s. PRINCE OF WALES STEEPLECHASE. PACTOLUS, 10.8 Webster) 1 REDDITCH, 12.7 (Fullarton) 2 PRECOCIOUS, 10*11 (Douglas) 3 Also started: Actaeon. t Three and a half lengths; five lengths. Time, 4m BIRTHDAY HANDICAP. ROYAL ARMOUR, 7.13 (Tomison) ... 1 PLUS FOURS, 8A (Wilson) 2 FLAIL, 8.7 (Bailey) 3 Seven started. Six lengths; three .lengths. Time, 2m 36is. Metro was unplaced in the Lancaster Handicap, which was won by All-at-Sea. The Cornwall Handicap (second Division) was won by Turf Boy, who was ridden by Voitre. Chief Light was‘unplaced.