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Great Caesar justifies'
backers' support
with easy win
(By "Gothic'')
MELBOURNE.-Bockers were eoger to toke the short odds offered
.bout Great Caesar in the Forest Handicap ot Ballarat yesterday. Their
confidence was justified when he strolled home from Joy Flight and Five
Grand. Great Caesar started at 10-9.
Another successful plunge
was on Scapa Light In the Ap-
proved Handicap. It waa a
great betting duel between
Scapa Light and Grecian
Queen. The latter was backed'
in from 7-1 to even money.
Then solid support came for
Scapa Light, who eventually
finished favorite a shade better
than Grecian Queen.
In a close finish, Scapa Light
beat the outsider Bamlcter,
I with Black Sand third* Grecian
Queen just missed a place.
. -RY. Hutchinson rode three
I winners, two of them trained
by P. Burke. They were Chiefly
In the second Improvers' Han-
dicap and Miss Ping, winner of
the mile Intermediate Handi-
cap. Hutchinson also scored on
Speedgyk in the Malden Two
Year-Old Handicap.
Chiefly ls now owned by Mr.
L. F. Blsbee. a committeeman
of the Tasmanian Racing Club,
who only recently bought the
Valiant Chief- three-year-old.
It was Chlefly's first success.
RESULTS AND PRICES FOR BALLARAT
FIRST IMPROVERS' IICP.,
5f.: ISLE OF CAPRI. 7.13 (B.
Quinlan), 1; KINAVON. 7.12
(I. ClUli). 2; SALLY SOFAR.
7.11 (I. Spalding), 3. Others:
Miss Melody, French Melody,
Just Sally, Reclaim, Placid
Maid, Supreme Power, Swell
Line, Haunting Melody, Mar-
lowe. Chancery, Flarcllght.
Betting: 4-1 Miss Nita, Supreme
Power, 5 ISLE OF CAPRI. 8
Klnavon, 10 Sally Sofar, 12-33
others. I>iv8.: W., £1/13/6; p,
12/, 16/6, £3/14/. . 1J1., 21. 1.1.
SECOND IMPROVERS' HCP:
CHIEFLY, 7.9 (R. Hutchinson),
1; KINDERSET, 8.1 (Sam Mar-
tin), 2; METAPHOR, 8.1 IP.
Simonas). 3. Others: Propel,
Miss Iskane, Delmoney, Desert
Stream, Larene, G arius, RI vella,
L'Etoile, Boutonnière. Betting:
5-2 Metaphor. RlveUa. 3-1 Kln
«lerset, 4 CHIEFLY, 12 Propel,
Darene, 20-33 others. Divs.: W.
£1/5/6; p., 7/6, 6/6, 7/. lil.,
nie. 1.1¿.
1 THIRD IMPROVERS' IICP.:
LAST LOOK, 8.1 <C Way
,mouth), 1; STOCKAVION, 8.5
(Sam Martin), 2; SIR AMANA,
8.1 (L. Johnson), 3. Others:
Rossdhu, New Orleans, Hobson,
Anne of Allendale, Unalie.
Dancing Feet, Brookon. Count
d'Amour, Herolo Beauty, Lib
rate, Sun Link, Wonder Bar.
.Betting: 10-9 on Stockavlon,
5-1 Hobson. 6 Slr Amana, 7
liAST LOOK, 8 Wonder Bar, 12
Rossdhu, 15-50 others. Divs.:
W.. £2/18/; p., 16/, 7/6, 13/.
il., 1 1-41. 1.2.
MAIDEN 2-Y-O IICP., 5f.:
SPEEDGYK, 9.0 (R. Hutchln
ison). 1; ESTACHE, 8.11 (N.
Allen), 2; PORTBOTJ, 8.4 (B.
Quinlan), 3. Others: Fiery
Creek, Pineleigh, Top Care,
Bright Beam, Begonia Queen,
Court Gallery, Twilight Tear,
Miss Pedro, Mandingos, Slr
I Chimes, Logu. Betting: 5-2
SPEEDGYK, 3-1 Lagu, 4 Miss
Pedro, 6 Estache, 7 Portbou,
Court Gallery, 10 Mandingos,
12-50 others. Divs.: W., 19/;
p.. 9/, 11/6, £1/7/. 1 1-41.,
Ul. 1.2.
FOREST HCP., 10f.: GREAT
CAESAR, 7.9 (N. Dickens), 1;
.JOY FLIGHT, 7.5 (J. Bremner)
2; FIVE GRAND. 7.7 (P. Slm
kmds), 3. Others: Devon Sec
Êet. Bright Law, Gay Hellos,
¡ally ven us, Blank Agar. Fran
stone, Glenburnie, Melody Boy,
Tribal Song. Betting: 10-9
GREAT CAESAR, 7-4 Gay Hel-
ios, 0-1 Five Grand, 10 Bright)
Law. 14 Joy Flight. 30-100
others. Divs.: W., 12/; p., 8/,
.7/6. 18/. 21., 31. 2.8.
1 INTERMEDIATE IICP., lm.:
[MISS PING, 7.11 (R. Hutchin-
son). 1; TONIC SON. 8.5 (P.
King). 2: HIGH FIGURE. 7.9
(N. Dickens), 3. Others: Tra
vel Son, Bobby Pin, Chicou
timi. Wynros, Lord Standfast,
Tonnere, Angllce, Devon Law,
Fire Free, Gay Page. Betting:
6-4 MISS PING, 5-2 Tonic Son,
9-2 Bobby Pin, 5-1 High Figure,
6 Wynros, 7 Travel Son, 25-50
others, Divs.: W., 13/; p., 9/,
9/6. 9/. il., hd. 1.42J.
WELTER HCP., 7f.: BLACK
JET, 8.8 (K. Mitchell). 1;
PRINCE HUSSAR, 8.7 (S. Mor-
ris). 2; GILT ARCHER 8.12
(Sam Martin), 3. Others:
Stairway, Blue Mountain, Dash-
ing Peak, Valley Girl. Betting:
2-1 Prince Hussar. Gilt Arch
er, 7-2 BLACK JET, 5-1 Blue
Mountain, Dashing Peak. 10
Stairway, 20 Valley Girl. Divs.:
W., £1/6/: p., ll/, 14/6. Nk.,
Ul. 1.28J.
APPROVED IICP., 6f.: SCAPA
LIGHT, 7.8 (P. King). 1; BAM
ICTER, 7.5 (T. Conder), 2;
BLACK SAND, 8.5 (J. Brem-
ner), 3. Others: Priam, Gone
Bush, Baracrag, Caithstream,
Star Anton', Torsun, Grecian
Queen. Slr Brisk. Betting: 5-4
SCAPA LIGHT, 6-4 Grecian
Queen, 8-1 Baracrag, 10 Black
Sand, Gone Bush, 33 Bamicter,
14-33 others. Divs.: W., 14/6;
p.. 6/6, £1/15/. 18/6. Jhd, nk.
1.16.
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