The Archive · 1941

A Minor Upset

A minor upset was seen in the first race when the strong public fancy. Rye. was defeated by a comparative outsider in Cherrylight who reached the winning post with half a length to spare. The Blackpoll nosed out Flyaway on the post to take third place two lengths away.

The only fly in the punters' ointment was American-ribbon who won the eleventh race to pay his lucky backers the sum of 13640 for each five dollar win ticket, Azadian rode a well judged race to win the Jockey Cup on Doc by reaching the post just à short head in front of White Night. Honeymoon Gift filled third place a length behind while the favourite, Merrylight, could not do better than run fourth fter leading the entire distance.

3-440 yd. flat.—1, Mr. Hattagee; 2, Clara Fante.

Also 2, Clara ran:—Mr, Hattagee; Fante.

Also ran:-Sans Sauce LI, Red Bug, Stormy Petrel, High. Brow.

10 engine Time 2654 Win, $43. Forecast 6-3 Div. $10. Place, Ist $13; 2nd $7.00.

Double Event 2/3 £-6 Div. $43.

4-440 yd, flat—1, Fishing Spree: 2.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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