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Corruca Hod Plate
Won All The Way
MELBOURNE, Saturday. — Leading all the way, Carruca
fought on in game fashion to score nicely in the Burnewang
Plate, the opening event at Moonee Valley today.
DOMING to the home turn the fav-<
orite, Modern, looked to have a j
great chance of defeating Carruca :
but failed to run on and it was left
to Dolly Grey, a daughter of that
great horse, Manfred, to chase Car
ruca home. The rank outsider, Sema
phore, a Marconigram filly, was a
good third.
Carruca is raced by a sportsman
who uses the noni de course of "Mr.
S. A. Rawdon." He is a doctor
and is a member of a family which
owns a Melbourne daily paper.
"Mr. Rawaon" has been a support
er of the turf for many years and is
a breeder as well. He is a great
lover of jumpers and every winter
his colors are seen in steeplechases
and events for hunters.
Fighting Qualities
In Carruca he has a filly who may
develop into a real good performer.
She handled the heavy track in ex
cellent style, and although she raced
rather greenly in the run home she
showed fighting qualities.
The second filly, Dolly Grey, came
home in excellent style, and it is safe
to predict that she will be an early
winner. .
Semaphore also finished on well
and is another who will be seen to
good advantage in the future.
The hot favorite, Modern, was a
big disappointment. She had the
"box seat" behind Carruca all the
way and approaching the home turn
it 'looked any odds that she would
run past the leader, but as soon as
they straightened for home Carruca
shot away again and Modern tired
badly to finish a moderate sixth.
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