VICTORIAN RACING CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13364, 4 March 1909, Page 8

VICTORIAN RACING CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING.

AUSTRALIAN CUP DAY. United Press A»»ociatiun—By Electrio leiegrtph—Copyi:v;nt. lIHLBOCRNE, March 3. Tho uxatber wa£ very oppressive lor The ikiid day s racing, but a largo crowd ;tttcrxled, Taking acvar.tagc oi the halj'-hoh-day. K«u.t- — ALXUiIN ill. KDLK RACE, a har.dicar sw-cepataiip o: a soys each, with 300 toys added. Thrt-e milts. E J. llcrans b.k g Alert Dream, by DrtamJaisi—Alert. 'a;ed, CHt 5.b .. 1 H. Cor,!ic..v's br g Aringa, by Xap'.c's Dream—Sawra. afr.-d, list 4lb ..2 "W Reids blk g Ribbi-e, by Preitoc— Six others started. Won by half a le.n s :h; fifteen !er.cths between fcccr.d ar.d third. omiii 47J r-tc. ASCOT VALE STAKES, a sweopstako of M soys each., with TSO soys ndded. Special lor-ps. W. \V. Keogh's eh c Surj-.y South. byWallace— Australia. S=t lojb .. .'. 1 H A. Curne's br c Mala, by Maister—La Fran:-o, 3rt 6lb .. .. .2 E. K. D. Clarke's eh c Barm, by Maister -I'cfo, Svt 10!b ~ ~ ..3 Kurin<r-.ii was tho only other start«r \\\n by a length ar.d thre<?-qiiarterf: !iva !pngth< bctw<>en second and third. Tlte* train 15i<ec. AUSTRALIAN CUP. a haruirc-iin sweopft:ike of rev- ep.t-h. with IiVI »ovs added; seccrd '250 soys, ar.d third 12i soys from stake. Two miles and a quarter, n. Power's b c Perdil, by Bobadil— PeriU>nc-e. 3vrs. 7ft lib .. (Pik-e) 1 M Dutch's br c Dc'.ei-da, by San Francisco— Cist S:«el, 3yrs. 6st 71b

(Thomas) 2 G-. F. Moore's br c Sijrror, by Pilgrim's Progress—Ma Mie Rcsetto, -lyrs, 9st lib

Little Lad mnde the running to tho* sheds from Snapshot, Flavel, Somnambulic, and Ber.dii, Dyed Garments last into tho straight. Then Delcr.da for<r«i ahoad on tho outsld-e. with Litt-c Lad' a length in front of Flavel. Tho field closed up at the riverside. Littl-e Lad and Flavel leadiusj together by a length. Th-e first division at the bridge was headed by Little L<uJ. Flavol. Five Crown. Delcndn. and Le Jeun-e. Pendil then improved his position, nr.d ran into second place. Dyed Garments and Xushka each jut in a fast run rounding tho tun:. Tlw-ii a mart eaciting race comm-er.ccd. IVndil. in th-e centre of the field led, Delenda challcr..-rin.R on th-o outsid-e. P-cndil, well ridden (rot home by half a length; two lengths separating second and third. Five Crown was fourth. Dyed Garments fifth, with Demolition and Fl.-.ve-l last. Time, -tmin 01 nee MARCH STEEPLECHASE, a. handicap f.w.r,epstak-e of 3 novs each, with 250 sevs added. Abjut two miles H. E. Connolly's br R Kororoit. by Definition—Maria Monk. 6yrs, 10rt 41b .. 1 11. Miller's b g Player, by Corr.ediaSiva, aired. ]Osf 131b .. "* 2 J. Snowball's b!k g Wolset-c-y, by Newmarket—Fairy, aged. lOst slb ' ..3 Ejght others started. Won in a canter by six len-gths. Time Jmin 10 3-sth sec. BOURKE HANDICAP, a swecpsrtake of 10 sots each, with 500 soys added. Seven furlonjs. J. S. Brui,ten's eh f Maltine, by Maister— Loch Lava, 4yrs. 7rt 13lb .. .1 J . Kowen s eh li True Scot, by Wallaoe —1-id.es, syr*, Bst 9lh . 2 J. Wilson, junr.'s. b f Monodist, by Harmonist—Lonely, 3yrs. Cst 9!b ..3 >ourt«en ethers started.

Mc-nodist made- most of t(i« running, but Maltino enmo at th« distance. and van easiiy by four lenprfhs, three lengths «caratJ n C^R d JM&P. T r e s'wei^ a fe 3 boys each, with 250 soys added. Six lurlongE. M Whilty and T. Pnyten's blk c Sperrv by Ayr Laddie—The Maine. 2yrs. a«< aib 1 j 'A- V , '?* , ™* br f Apple Pi<-, by Ayr Jjnddie— Pral«en, 2vts, art 51b 2 J Brown's eh c Pairoratua, by Pa-tron-as-c—Sway, 2yrc. 7«t 3!b ".. ..3 EisM cihers stnrtod.

Won by a lenprth and n half: h.iH a length between seoend and third. Time lmin ISi^es