SATURDAY'S RACING AT CAULFIELD.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 242, 10 October 1892, Page 3

SATURDAY'S RACING AT CAULFIELD.

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Melbourne, October 8. TIB Victoria Amateur Turf Club's Spring Msoting opened to-day ab Caulfield. Autonomy's performance in the Guineas Wis very far from reassuring to his backers itr the V.R.O. Derby. Half-a-mile from home he assumed command, and silenced everything else ; but Azim, who appeared hopelessly oub of the race, came with a great rush at the distance and sustained it to long that the favourite would almost csrtainly have suffered defeat had thoro been another half furlong to travel. The Captain, who is not quite wound up, finished a neck behind the placed horses. * The following are the results :— The Caulfield Stakes of SOOaovs. One mile and a furlong. iir J. B. Clark's eh c Camoola, 3yrs, by Chester—Copra, Bsb lllb, including 141b penalty (E. Huxley) 1 Jlr J. Whittingham's b h Spokesman, aged, 9sb4lb(Ettridge) 2 Jfr G. Woodforde's eh h G'Naroo, 6yra, 9s 41b (Morrison) 3 Thirteen horses started. Betting: sto 4 on Bungebab, 6 to 1 against Paris and Pygmalion, 7 to 1 Camnola. Bungebah 0( gob away with a lead, but suddenly dropped back, and was never dangerous in tho.raco. Pygmalion then took up the running,"and lad right round and into the straight, when Camoola, who had got away badly,'came through, and galloped home an easy .sinner by a length. Time, lmins7Jsec. Glcnfbth, Pygmalion, Althotas, Paris, Malvolio, Bungebab, Chatham, Swordhearer, Insomnia, and Norberb finished in tho order named. Public opinion is very pronounced concerning the running of Bungebah and Paris, especially after Bungebah getting away s>o favourably. In the straight, too, he had a clear run, bub never attempted to tako advantage thereof.

The Handicap Hurdle Race of 2")o_ovs j the owner of the second horse to receive 60sovs from the stake. About tv o inilos. Mr G. Marshall's b g Merrigal, 6yrs. 9s t ■ lOlbs(Mays) ..'. ... 1 Mr J. H. Davis ns b m Josephine, aged • 9_t 121b (Barbour) 2 ; Mr A. Spencer's br h PaciGc, 6yrs, 9at l (Wise) 3 ' Fifteen horses started. Betting: 3to 1 against VVairua, -1 to 1 Woonooke, 12 to 1 Merrigal. Merrigal held tho others safe throughout, and his jockey riding a waiting race, Morrigal eventually won easily by half a length. Time, 3min 51Jsec. The Debutant Stakes, of lOOOsovs. For two-year-olds. Four furlongs. Mr J. Turnljull's br c Light Artillery, by Trenton—Bsngal Light (Hayes)... 1 Mr J. Wilson jun's, br f Zeph, by First King—\ardiey (Moore) 2 Fairfield (Hodgkins) 3 Fifteen horses started. Betting, sto 1 against Zeph, 19 to 1 Lighb Artillery. Moore was caught napping on the favourite, Zeph, who suffered a defeat by Light Artillery by a shorb head, two lengths separating second and third horses. Time, oOJaec. The Caulfield Guineas, a sweepstakes of lOsovs each for acceptors with 500sova j added. For three-year-olds: Colts, Bst ! 51b; fillies and geldings, Bsb. One i mile. Mr J. B. Clark's be Autonomy, by j Chester—Aveline (E. Huxley) ... 1 Mr C. Somers' br c Azim, by Newminster—Zuleika (Moore) 2 I Mr J. Hersey's br c Mcli, by Newminster—Melodious (Morrison) ... 3 t Also ran :—Elswick, Culloden, and The [Captain. ! Betting: sto 4 against Autonomy, 3to 1 The Captain. Mcli led for half-a-mile, when Autonomy wenb bo bhe fronb, and was never again headed, though Azim made a despierate effort to get up when near j borne. Autonomy won by two lengths, half a-length separating bhe second and . third horses. The Captain, Culloden and ' Elswick finished in that order. iTHE First Handicap Steeplechase, of 250sovs. About two miles. Mr J. Richards' b g Pilot, aged, 10st " 81b(Bolger) 1 Mr D. O'Brien's b g Freeman, aged, 12st !? 31b (Brewer) 2 Mr F. Cubitt's b g Password, 6yra, 9st ■> 71b (Anderson) 3 | Sixteen horses started. Betting :7to 2 Against Camperdown, 5 to 1 Riverton, 10 to 1 Pilot. The following horses fell:—. Egyptian, Columa, Riverton, and St, Clair. Pilot won by a length and a-half. Time, 4min 15} sec. The Toorak Handicap of I,ooosovs. One 5. mile. Mr J, H. Davis's b h Fortunatus, 4yrs, i! by Fryingpan — Fraulein, Bst 31b ';' (Hayee) ... 1 Mr A. S. Chirnside's b h Linburn, 6yrs, . 7sb 131b (MoGowan) ... ~„„ ... 2 Mr S. Davis's b h Hartington, 4yrs, 7«t 4 121b(Cusdin) 3 / Eighteen horses started. Betting: sto 1 against Fortunatus, 6to 1 Trieste. For.unatua won in splendid style by two lengths. Time, lmin 54sec.