MUTINY'S VICTORY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 196, 17 August 1895, Page 3

MUTINY'S VICTORY.

From the Chrietchurch "Prese" I clip fte following interesting particulars anent 'he race for the New Zealand Grand national Steeplechase:—"As for the con'■ffit itself, ib can briefly be said that after Dapped and Ro»cius feed carried on the mailing f or over two m i] eß Mutiny went to J»e fronb and defied catching, running acme-with apparently something in hand. two narrow escapes, fiist at the opposite the stand, and a little 'orkh«ron when he and Despised collided. *w victory waa very popular, and three ««ra were lustily given for the fine little '««• and Hope, who rode him as only a Wotl horseman can ride. Rpscius occupied 'eeond berth probably on sufferance, for M f Gollan pulled up Norton when puri ' B jt o[ Mutiny was futile. Norton ran a ! wee, and hie owner rode him to ; l "c beet having been in a good all through. He waa fairly and ! dur arely aten b y a better horse at the I !ll erencß in weight l . A3 r Gollan on return- ' BCa ' e wae cheered, and he was "? nret to congratulate Hope on hie ■ "tttti. Liberator made a bold fight, and 3°2h he hit one or two of the fences, tn Ped in fine et y le » and hia diß P la y added a ° r »tber than dimmed the luetre of his : fy Be " Unfortunatflly, he palled op lame, -' «bo Rreat6s * surprise of the race was the ■■ eti. W ?* de Despised, who waa going i fongl, tin he came t0 _ rie f about a mile I faLi r me, The time re g lß^re d ia tbe I tii.!:' ° r ' tne race i which goes to enhance I "« Bent of Mutiny's victory.