More Antipodean Records Fall., Daily Racing Form, 1909-06-11

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MORE ANTIPODEAN RECORDS FALL. Two Australasian time records were broken at Randwick on April 14. Montcalm cutting out a mile In 1:37;. and Lord Wallace a mile and tiv.- forloug* iu 2:4V;. The previous record for a mile was 1:38 hv Charles Stuart n the same event in liHC. Charles Stuart was onlv two yean old at the time, and his -real effort lie beat the odds-on ravorlte. i;iad some, by three lengths must have taken a lot out of him. as he was a Comparative failure ,,n t li - turf afterwards. The English r id for a mile is 1:334 made at l.inglield l.v Caiman, which is now in Vus lialia The previous Ausl i .ila-i.in record for a mile and tie liuloiigs was 2:4!t, l.v Sport Roval. at Morpuettville, mid by Jack Smith at Flemiuiitou.


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