The Archive · 1941

Crown Colony Wins Manchester Handicap

Manchester, Nov. 1.

Lord Glanély's Crown Colony won the Manchester' November Handiebrilliant style by a Jength ana a halt from Me. Marier's Buxton, ith: Eady, Clits Owen's Filator two lengths away third, after, a gallant bid"to' become the' second horse win both the Cesarewiteh and. the Mr. Goodbody's Selim Hassan made the "early running. but a bunch horses, including "Pilator, "were close at'about half the distance. Soon after, completing, the mile, Selim Has-gan dropped back, leaving Pilator and Sir Vielor Sassoon's Royalist, together with Crown Colony, close up.

Suddenly, Cll Richards forced Grown Colony to the front, and though Fllator was under the' whi he could make no impression on the new Teader,. who easily resisted Huxton's challenge, Germanicus was fourth, Royalist faith, JustiNeation sixth" and" Lucky Heltess last.

Betting was: 100-6 on Crown Colony; 10-1 on Buxton, and 5-1 on Filator—Reuter, The Conqueror of Clunichouse Tony Liang had every reason to smile on Nov. 1, as it is not every day that'@. pony ets a chance to beat Cluniehouse but yesterday his Hilt Song, with ¥. S. Chang in the saddle, defeated the most favo ghomplons candidate by one length fo win the Armagh Stakes one of the ineipal races onthe programme. The above picture shows Liang leading his pony back to the winning paddock after his sensational victory.

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