TRUE BLUE'S VICTORY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 7, 9 January 1895, Page 3

TRUE BLUE'S VICTORY.

The following are the details of the run> ning for the Juvenile Stakes ab Sydney Tatbersall's Meeting, won by True Blue :— Juvenile Stakes, a handicap ot lOOsovs; second horse lOsova from the prize. For " two years old ; the winner of any handicap race after declaration of weights bo carry 71b penalby. Five furlongs. Mr A. Hook, jun.'s, br c True Blue, by Hotchkiss — Rose of Wellington, 2 years, 7sb 71b (A. Delaney) ... ... 1 Mr H. C. White's eh c Form, by Cran--1 brook—La Mode, 2 years, Bsb 31b (H. Gardiner) ... 2 Mr J. N. Harb'B b g Engineer, by Mar-tini-Henry—Enigma, 2 years, Bsb 71b (E. Huxley) .... ... ... ... 3 Also ran : Messrs Long and Hill's eh f Ury, Bab'7lb (R. Gough); Mr H. C. White's br c Forb, Bsb 51b (R. Ellis); Mr S. Hordern's eh gCoolalba, Bsb (P. Harris); Mr A. Thompson's eh f Loch Katrine, Bsb (G. Shipbon); Mr W. R. Hall's br c Beau Scant, 7sfc 91b (C. Parker); Mr H. Osborne's b g Melancshon, 7st 71b (T. Trainor); Mr John Mayo's blk c Sir George, 7sb 91b, including 2lb over (C. Ebbridge); Mr S. Hordern's br f Rebel Queen, 7st 51b (E. Cleal); Mr C. L. Balfour's b g Creme dOr, 78b 51b (A. Luckman); Mr J. Northern's eh c Loch Leven, 7sb 31b (R. Kennedy); Mr H. Oxenham's br g Memoir, 7sb 21b, including2lb over (D. Cook.)

Betting : 4to 1 v. Ury, 5 to 1 v. Creme dOr, 6 to 1 each v. Form and Rebel Queen, 8 to 1 each v. Sir Georgo and Engineer, 10 to 1 v. others.

Sir George, Form and Ury forced bhe pace, attended by True Blue and Engineer. Sir George carried on bhe running righb merrily until the distance was passed, when Form, Engineer and True Blue were on even terms, bub the last-named had a lob in hand, and eventually won rabher easily by three-quarters of a length from Form, who had Engineer ab his quarter. Loch Leven was a good fourth, and was attended by Forb, Ury, Memoir, Rebel, Queen and Coolalta, while Melancbhon was lasb. Time, lmin 2fsec.