V A.T.C. AUSTRALIAN STEEPLECHASE MEETING.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14431, 12 August 1912, Page 8

V A.T.C. AUSTRALIAN STEEPLECHASE MEETING.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copy right. CAUL-FIELD, August 10. Thc following is the result of the AUSTRALIAN STEEPLECHASE, of 1000 soys. About four nii'ca. M O'Miching's or g Scrutineer, by S»--vanah-Julia, aged, Ost 13ib (Lowkjna) 1 K. D. Bowman's b g Concave, by Crevasse—Cobweb, aged, list 7lb .. (Ryan) 2 J. Schubert's b g Yalwarra, by Prior, aged, lOst 71b -. •• (Bracogirdle) 3 Buliawarra 12st "lb, Guncap list 71b. May Dj list 51b, Tundulya lOst 13lb, Nimrod lOst lllb, Tinapagee lOst lllb. Leah Kleahna lOst 9lb, Bribery lOst 7.b, Central Green lost 3lb, N'ovar lOst 3lb, United Kingdom 103t 3lb, "Big Bob lOst lib, Zal Ost 13lb, Rogue's March Ost lllb, W.T.S. 9st slb, and Kororitc list 3.b also started. Bijr Bob jumped off in tho lead, followed by Leah Kleahna and Guncap. At the far turn Leah Kle3hr.a joined Big Bob, with Centra! Green, Tinapagce, ar.d United Kingdom most promlnont of tho others. Tinapage* struck a fence at the back of the course and fell, while Central Green and Bulwarra fell at tho treble, and Tundulya lost his rider at tho fence in tho straight. Going to tho sod wall the order was Leah Kleahna, Big Bob, Concave, Tinapagee, nnd Yalwarra, but hero Leah Klcshna fell, leaving Concave in the lead, followed by Scrutineer, Big Bob. W.T.S.. and Yalwarra. At tbe last fence Concuvo and Scrutineer ir-erf* together, but in thc run home Scrutineer came away and won nicely by a neck. Yalwarra was ten lengths away third. Time, 7min .*>sj3ec.