Scorpio tore down the course between the Monument and the last quarter to come up from seventh or eighth position to first. He continued his brilliant spurt down the home Stretch and did not encounter much difficulty in holding off Speedking's effort to win by two lengths. Both Dunhaung at the top of the straight like a bolt of lightning and the best the latter could do was to finish third three lengths awa With outsiders coming in consistently big dividends prevailed during the afternoon. The top win re-turm of the day was registered by National Hall who paid $144.60 when he won the third race. White Major also chalked up a three-figured dividend when he took first honours in the traditional mafoos race. He paid his Judy backers the sum of $124.80. The be Wishes dividend of the day, however, on the winning combination e as again paid in the forecast pool Race, and Brigadier,
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