VICTORIA RACING CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9670, 8 March 1897, Page 2

VICTORIA RACING CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING.

Concluding Day. Press Association—By Telegraph Copyright.

MELBOURNE, March 6. The weather turned cold towards noon, when several slight showers fell, but not sufficient to affect either the attendance or running ground. There was an excellent

attendance, including Lord Brassoy. The \»j.-csence of Auruni frightened nearly all the entrants ont of the All Aged Stakes, Coil and The Officer starting more with the idea of securing second money than aught else. The event was simply a cantor for the two-year-old, who moved along with the precision of well-oiled machinery, whilst the other nair contributed some little interest by finishing a dead heat, the time being only moderate. Majestic experienced little difficulty in galloping away with the Unplaced Two-year-old Stakes, whilst thtj result proved the Millors have ft useful gelding in Forest. The Placed Handicap was medium, much speculation, backers of Response being unfortunate as 0 Brien's mare got badly positioned during the early period of the journey whilst experiencing much difficulty getting through the field when Gough made his run in the straight. The pace set in the Steeplechase completely anchored Larnook with 13at 10lb, albeit he finished fourth under his heavy impost. Mignon ran well for two miles, when, condition failing him, he stumbled. Like the All-aged Stakes, the Loch Plate narrowed itself down to a triangular duel between Nowhaven, Warpaint and Resolute. Power, dashing to the front, traversed the middle six furlongs in lmin 16sec. Gardiner kept the favourite well in. hand till entering the straight half way up, afte- which ho let him out, when the race was all over, Newhavon seampei'ing in amidst deafening plaudits half-a-dozen lengths to the good. Following are detailed results :—

ALL-AGKU STAKES, a sweep of 5 soys each, with 250 added; second 50 soys out of the stake; for t\vo-year-olds and upwards; weigh One mile. Mr W. B. Wilson's b c Auruin, by Trenton—Aura, 2yra, 6stl2lb (Callinan) 1 Mv S. G. Cook's br o The Officer, 3 yrs, Bst 61I>

(Holmes) Mr W. Bailey's eh c Coil, 3 yrs, Bst 61b (Harris) These were the only starters. Betting—s to 2 on Aurum, 4" to 1 Coil, 5 to 1 The Officer.

The favourite took up the running as soon as the barrier rose, leading Coil by a length and a quarter, Tho Officer half a length further back. With the exception that The Officer ran up level with Coil in the home stretch there was no other alteration in tho positions, Aurum swinging along with rhythmic action, winning with the greatest ease by a length and a quarter. Time, lmin 44sec, the last five furlongs being traversed in lmin 3asec.

UNPLACED TWO-YEARS-OLD STAKES, a sweep of 3 soys eich with 150 added. For two-year-olds that have never bean placed first, second, or third at time of starting. Weights, colts 7st 101b, fillies 7st 7ib, gildings f.:(; slb. Five furlongs. Mr W. 11. Wilsons br c Majestic, by Trenton— Bonnie Rosette .. ..• ~ (Callinan) 1 Mr S. Miller's b<r Forest .. .. (Caraon) 2 Mr F. Austin's chg: Nudity.. ..(Ledgerwood) 3 Other starteri—Oamroae and Chokebore. Betting—7 to 4 against Nudity, 7to 2 Majestic, 6 to 1 Forest.

The latter displayed a bold front to the distance, where Majestic put in his claim, winning with a lot in hand by a length and a half, the favourite finishing a length behind Forest, with Chokebore last. {No time was sent.)

PLACE HANDICAP, a sweep of 5 soya each, with 250 added; second 50 and third 20 soys out of the stake. For horses that have been placed firet, second or third in any race, in any country, of the value of 80 soys or upwards since the V.U.G. Autumn Meeting of 1896. One mile and a half. Mr J. B. Pearson's b m Mischief, by Commotion —Lady Teazle, 5 yrs, 7st 121b (Luckman) 1 Mr T>. O'Brien's b m Response, 6 yra, Bst iOlb

•. (Hough) 2 Mr S. Miller's br h Preston, 5 yrs, 9st 21b (Pearson) 3 Other starters. Damien, Oinderellen, Straight Fire. Tamino, Don John, Rosella. Betting 4 to 1 against Response, 5 to 1 Proston, 6 to 1 Straight Fire, 7 to 1 Mischief, 8 to 1 Damien, 10 to 1 the others.

Cinderellen took up the running from Tainiuo, Preston, Don John, while Response, getting badly away, acted as whipper in for the first furlong. Approaching the mile post Response improved her position, and sweeping down the home turn Cinderelleh was done with, Mischief darting through and leading into the straight from Preston; and Don John, with Response coining faso. behind. Being disappointed two or three times, O'Brien's mare failed to get up in time, sustaining defeat by a long neck, Preston two lengths away, followed by Damien and Straightfire, with Tamino last. Time, 2min 38isec. SECOND STEEPLECHASE, a handicap sweep of 5 soys each, with 300 soys added; second 50 and third 25 soys out of the stake. About three miles. Mr B. G. How's eh g Zanonia, by. Wizard— • Climbup, aged, 10st 9lb . (Barbour) 1 Mr W. Hill's oh g Tayforth, aged, 9st 71b

(Douglas) 2 Mr D. HcKenzie's b' g Motala, aged, lOst 101b .

(Lavprty) 3 Other starters — Larnook, Tapage, Abbotsford, Barbed Wire and Cumbungo. Betting— 5 to 2 against Zanonia, sto 1 Tapage and Mignon, Bto 1 Motala, 10 to 1 the others.

Barbed Wire led off at a great bat, but fell at the third fence, leaving Tayforth with a commanding lead. Barbour, on the favourite; rode a patient race, waiting till approaching the last obstacle, when he came away, winning in a canter by ten lengths, Motala four lengths away third, followed by Larnook, Abbotsford and Tapage, these being the only others to finish. Time, 6min 403ec.

LOCH PLATE, a sweep of 5 soys eaoh with 250 added: second 50 soys out of the stake. Kor Uiree-jears-old and upwards. Weight-for-age, with certain penalties and allowances. One mile and three-quarters. Mr Cooper's ch-c Newhaven, by Newminster— Oceana, 3yrs, Bstl2lb (inc. lOlbpen.) (Gardiner) 1 Mr W. B. Wilson's bo Resolute, 3 yrs, Bst 21b (Morrison) 2 Mr E. Power's blk h Warpaint, aged, Ssfc 31b (Owner) 3 These were the only starters. Betting- 7 to 2 on Newhaven, 6 to 1 agst Warpaint, 8 to 1 Re3olute. ! To ensure a sound pace, Power dashed oS with Warpaint, securing ten lengths' lead in the first quarter of a'mile, which occupied 31|seo, Resolute and Newhaven swinging , 'along heads and tails. ' A ' mile' from home Resolute left' the favourite, running up to within four lengths of Warpaint, but at the five post Gai'diner set the champion' going, bringing him to within striking distance.tul half way up the straight, when he sailed past as if the others were standing still, winning with ridiculous ease by' six lengths, Resolute beating Watpaint by a length in the run home for eecond money. Time, 3ajin 9sec. I'AltHWErj.i, HANDICAP,* a sweep of 5 soys each, with 150 added; second 30 soys out of the stake. One mile. Mr W. T. Jones's chjc Acton, by ■ Martini-Henry— Acone, 4 yre, ost 13ib .. •■..,. (H. Cook) 1 Mr W. Kelso's be Survivor, 3 yra, Bat 71b *•% ,jf (D. Cook) 2 Mr E. Ohirnside's br g So-and-So, 6yrs, 7st 121b

(Anwin) 3 Other starters — lieutenant, Ayrshire, Beverley, Homespun, Arjjent, Loyalty, Pbaramond, Pilatus, Misa Gladstone, Veloce, Flintlock, Blackwood, Spindrift. Betting—6 to JL Pilatus and Loyalty, 7to 1 Survivor and Homespun, 8 to 1 Ayrshire, 10 to 1 Acton. ' ; •

. A great, finish >up the straight,; Acton shooting out below the distance, lasting sufficiently long to win by a head, with So-and-So only half a head behind Survivor, while Loyalty fininished fourth. Time, lmin 42kec.