Agiiain Race Meeting Fancyray Wins St. Leger to Score Minor Upset Favourites Do Not Have Very Successful Day Shanghai, Nov. 13.
MINOR upset was scored in the Austral St. Leger, the principal event of yesterday's racing, when Fancyray, well ridden by Francis Noodt, scored a clear-cut victory over the favourite, Bluegrass, by two lengths, whil lo another little fancied pony in Gracie filled the remaining place a length away after a magnificent race in which the field of six was well bunched from the half post.
Taking the lead from Tanda at the fast quarter, afler running second. all the way round, Faneyray shot into the lend when Noodt urged him on. Bluegrass appeared to be coming up strongly at the last furlong and looked he would pass Faneyray but he suddenly started to bore in and Pole-unt, who rode him, was forced to cheek him for a few precious moments. in order to keep him straight. The Tew moments were indeed costly ones as. Bluegrass broke his stride and could not do better than place second, Just succeeding in holding off Gracie's iatlenge. Star Turn, the second. popular pari-mutuel fancy, took a firm hold of the bit from the word and pulled the entire race unfit the Inst three furlongs where he tired and dropped behind,
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