FLEMINGTON RACES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 133, 7 June 1937, Page 4

FLEMINGTON RACES

WIN FOR POOLEY BRIDGE LIMOND COLT IMPRESSES Received June 6, 7.5 p.m. MELBOURNE, June 6. The Grand National fancy Pooley Bridge staged a thrilling finish in the York Hurdle at Flemington, when he came from third last and galloped so fast over the last three furlongs that he caught the leader, Bridge of Mar, and won on the post. Santa Casa, in the Hopetoun. Steeplechase, was just beaten in the last stride by Elegance. The Limond colt Royal Order, having his first run in Australia, won the Second Division of the Rothsay Handicap impressively. The chief results are as follows: — York Hurdle. —Pooley Bridge 12.12 (Healy) 1, Bridge of Mar 10.8 (Foley) 2, King Siris 9.4 (Jennings) 3. Fourteen started. Neck; three-quarters of a length. Time, 3.43 L Hopetoun Steeplechase. Elegance 10.7 (Dummett) 1, Santa Casa 11.13 (Armsden) 2, Wakerife 10.11 (Foley) 3. Fourteen started, including Cape Li lock. Length and a-quarter; four lengths. Time, 4.2. Rothsay Handicap Second Division. —Royal Order 7.8 (Jenkins) 1, Pageant 8.1. (Wilson) 2, Winoobra 8.7 (Woodhouse) 3. Thirteen started. Length; three-quarters of a length. Time, 1.29 k Royal Handicap.—Studio 9.3 (Skidmore) 1, Hostile 8.10 (Forbes) 2, Regular Bachelor 9.12 (Wilson) 3. Nine started, including Namakia. Length and three-quarters; length and a-quarter. Time, 1.141. Upoko Ariki was second in the Sandringham Handicap.