RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2370, 3 August 1899, Page 37

RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

FLEMINGTON. Saturday, July 15. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, «, sweepstakes of 15bovs each, sft, with' lOOOsovs added; second 200sovs and third lOObovs. About three miles and a furlong, Messrs J. C. and E. Manifold's blk g*Mysors, by Wellington— Miss Edge, syrs, 9.0 ' (J. J. Allan) i Mr G. Russell's g g Domino, by Landsborough—Belgravia, aged, 12.10 (A. Williams) 2 Mr A. Miller's b m Ouyen, by Boolka— Eira, aged, 10.9 (Douglas) ~ 3. Messrs Humphrey and Jenkins's blk or br g Euro, by Kangaroo— lnchbonny, 6yrs, 10.4 (Howie) * Also started: Nilus 13.3 (Barbour), Floater 13.0 (Curtin), Ditto 12.1 (M'Nally), Hayseed 11.11 (Mooney), Pirate 11.11 (Sutherland), Doondiah 10.12 (D. Allen), Gladys 10.12 (Meclcalfe), Gladstone 10.11 (M'Laughlan), Vigil 10.7 (Brooks), Mistletoe 10.7 (J. Smith), Troy 1D.7 (Howard), Baltoro 10.5 (Edge), Britomarte 10.2 (Law), Compaspe 9.10 (Croker), Happy Jack 9.3 (M-Gowaii), N.Z. 9.7 (Waller), Comboyne 9.0 (Glennon). Betting : 9 ito 2 agst Floater, 6to 1 Domino, 7 to 1 Vigil oi Hayseed, 10 to 1 Pirate, 16 Ito 1 Happy Jack or Ditto, 25 to 1 Comboyne, Gladys, or Euro, 80 to 1 Mysore, ?3 to 200 to 1 others. Euro showed the way past the jud^o s box and -out of the turn, with Campaspe, Glstfys, and Britonmrte next. Campaspe LaA cv.er tbo first fence, situated at the river side, fclloved by Gladys, Domino, Euro, Vigil, Floater, Ditto, and Ouyen, with Troy last. Campaspe continued to. lead at the back, and at the abattoirs Floater was. up with him. Nilus -was in command at- the sheds, followed by Campaspe, Floater, Ouyen, Gladys, Pirate, and Hayseed. At the turn Vigil ran to the front from Nilus, Floater, Ouyen, Pirate, and Domino, with Mysore, in tbe centre. Gladys fell at the second fence in the straight. Pirate led over the first of the stand treble from Nilus, Ouyen, Floater, Domino, Campaspe, Doondiah, Troy, and Mysore, while Ditto and Hayseed fell. Doondiah fell at the second of the treble, and Pirate and Nilus led at the river side, 1< loater, Domino, Troy Ouyen, Britomarte, and Campaspe, being next, and Happy Jack last. At the bridge Floater, Troy, and Domino were together, 10 lengths in front of Nilus, Pirate, Ouyen, Vigil, Mysore, and Campaspe. Troy led Domino at the back, and at the sheds Troy was showing the way to Domino, Mysore, »Euro, and Vigil. At the last fence Domino, Mysore, Ouyen, and Troy were together, while Floater had dropped back. Domino was first into the straight from Ouyen and Mysore, and a great race home ensued. Mysore gradually wore Domino flown, and won by a short half-head; whilst Ouyen was third, five lengths farther back. Euro was. fourth, Troy fifth, Vigil, Floater, Pirate, Happy Jack. Camnaspe, and l'altoro next, tnd

Britomarte last. These -were the only ones to Inish. Time, 6min 42sec. GRAND NATIONAL WINNERS. About three milts. st lb m. 8. 1831— Sussex 33 1 „. 7 2| 1882 -Great Western 11 0 ... 7 2* 2883-Blacbthom 10 12 ... 7 17i 28f4-Obippenham 11 0 ... 7 0 ]BSS-Wymlet ... .*. ... 10 4 ... 7 19J 1886-Game 11 10 ... « 48 3887-Royal Oak 10 12 „. 7 25 1888 -Ruby .., 12 7 ... 653 1889-Eaglet 11 2 .„ 6 59 1890-Fearless II 9 9 -. 7 0} 1891— May Be - 10 6 ... 715 1892-Redleap „ 13 3 ... 6 45J 1893— Trojan 4 11 V) ... 7 4J 1894-Daimio ... 9 3 ... 7 0i 1895-Dkimio ... 11 10 ... 6 45} 1898-Dungan 12 9 ... « 58 1897— Haysead 10 0 ... 6 41$ *iByB-Fio»ter . „. ... „. 12 7 ... 6 54* 1893-Mysore 9 0 ... « 42 * This year the distance was altered to thre» uiles and a furlong.