The Archive · 1941

Win in Last 50 Yards

Spitfire, running third all the way came up slowly in the last quarter and only managed to pass Rosalie in the last fifty yards. Fairyray too some time to get into her stride bw the moment she got into it she tore down the last quarter to sweep righ through the field and take third place three lengths awa 'The forecast pool held on this race provided the biggest dividend of the day as it returned to the lucky backers of the correct comibinatior on the highly satist-story sum o' $528.60 for five. Meanwhile. in th win pari-mutuel, Spitfire paid $5940

duced the largest field of the day The Bonny Lad Novige Plate pro-No less than 21 unplaced maider subs faced the St-ter and after slightly delay owing to Duncen Fraser having been thrown from hi mount Deep Dene by a series of wel! time bucks. the field was sent awa to a good start, Omaha and Deep Dene went out in front and sen! good fast pace. They turned into the straight together but the forme. soon tired and fell back. But Dee Dene was not left alone in the lead as Halbardier and Barsand had it the meantime draw up along side of him. After a terrific neck-and-neck struggle among the three of them Halbardier eventually managed tr triumph by half a length from Bar-sand while Deeo Dene was the same ance away third.

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