Milenkos Cambridgeshire: Wins Englands Big Fall Handicap from Leighton in a Driving Finish, Daily Racing Form, 1921-11-01

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1 t 3 ; 1 t j s i j . MILENKOS CAMBRIDGESHIRE Wins Englands Big Fall Handicap from Leigh-ton in a Driving Finish. Here are more details of the running of the Cambridgeshire Stakes, a handicap of 25 each, witii ,000 added, for three-year-olds and over, at enc mile and one-ciglitli, which was decided at the New Cambridgeshire Course at Newmarket Houghton Wednesday, and resulted as follows: J. A. de Rothschilds Milenko, br. c, 3, by Bomba Mrs. Fussy 99 pounds, Lynch 1 W. E. Whincrays Leighton, b. c, 3, by Roi Hcrode Queen of the Earth 117 pounds, Smyth 2 Lord Carnarvons Franklin, b. c, 3, by Volta Cambric 112 pounds, Donoghue 3 J. Watsons Blue Lady, ch. f, 3, by Tracery Miss Cobalt 10S pounds, Brcnnan 4 Major D. Davies Senhora, b. f.- 4, by Charles OMalley Bachelors Cherry 93 pounds, Robertson 5 Sir H. Owens Orpheus, b. c, 4, by Orby Electra 140 pounds, Gray G There was an immense crowd to view the race, which was run in a heavy mist. A false start delayed the running twenty-five minutes. The real start could not be seen through the mist. Milenko and Leighton put up a fine battle in the last half mile, Milenko gaining the verdict by a short head; half a length separated the second and third horses. Time, 1:53. There were twenty-four starters. Poiret, Mintlcaf and Palomides were left at the post. Abbots Trace was the favorite. He and Orpheus ran well for three-quarters of a mile. Abbots Trace finished eighth. The winners price was 100 to 7, Franklin 20 to 1, Leighton 60 to 1.


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