RACING AT FLEMINGTON

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 56, 8 March 1915, Page 4

RACING AT FLEMINGTON

1 CHAMPION STAKES WON BY '• . CARLITA. , (By Telegraph — Press Association — Copyright) MELBOURNE, 6th March. ' ' At Flemington this afternoon, the ' Victoria Racing Club's Autumn^ Meet- \ ing was concluded. The day was hot t and dusty, but the attendance was the best for the meeting. Nothing t distinguished the racing, except the , consistent form shown by El Progresso, t and the downfall of the two hotly-fav- . oured candidates (Land of Song and Di Gama) for the Champion Stakes. The » friends of Di Gama were very confident "r" r of his beating Land of Song. When i the others were beaten off, and the real 3 race commenced, a struggle between the r two was looked for. When Carlita, x going strongly, rounded the turn, Di 3 Grama, was still fighting behind Land of i Song, but it was seen that neither could r catch the filly, who was ridden in amid r rousing cheers. , Details of the racing are as follow :—: — 3 Elms Handicap, a sweepstake of 3 ) soys each, with 300 soys added';' for three- ) year-olds; sevea' furlongs. — Achernar, - 7.11, 1; Miss Meadows, 7.9, 2; Sanctity, r 7.9, 3. Eleven others started. Time, - lmin 28sec. t Gibson Carmichael Stakes, a handicap - sweepstake of 6 sot;p each, with 500 soys 1 added , for two-year-olds j seven furlongs. 3 — Euretta, 6.7, 1; Celosia, 8.13, 2; Dame > Quickly, 6.7, 3. There were nine starters. l" Time, lmin 30asec. , Northcote Handicap, a sweepstake of T 4 soys each, with 400 boys added ; one 3 mile and a-half. — Meerut, 7.13, 1 ; Allansi ford, 7.1, 2; Hamburg Belle (imp.), 7.9, i 3. There were eight starters. Time, I 2miD 36fsec. Autumn Steeplechase, a handicap > sweepstake of 3 soys each, with 400 soys i added; about three miles and a furlong. • —El Progresso, 11.0, 1 ; Moonbarra, 1 10.13, 2; Gold Vale, 10.8, 3. There 3 were seven other starters, including > Fireworks. Fireworks and Westport ■ were the only others to finish. Time, ' 6min 30 4-ssec. ! Champion Stakes, a sweepstake of 5 [ soys each, with 1600 soys added. For three-year-olds and upwards. Weight- \ for-age. Three miles. Messrs. P. Rogers's and J. Rivers's b f Carlita, by Charlemagne 11. > — Couronne, 3yrs, 7.9 (Bracken) 1 : 'Mr. N. 'Falkinsr's Lond of Song > (imp.), 8.11 (Killorn) 2 , Mr. F. C. Davis's Di Gama, ' 9.0 (M'Lachlan) 3 i The other" starters were Bon Ton, ! Abbey Craig, Mountain Oak, and Hay- • ston. The winner, Carlita, led.throughout. After the first mile, she .was two s and a-half lengths in front of Hayston, Abbey Craig/ Mountain Oak, Bon Ton, Di Gama, and Land of Song.' A mile > from home Bon Ton was third, followed [by Land Song and'Di Gfima, ,with 1 the others beaten Off. Land of Song ' ran into second place rounding the turn, [ and was followed by Hayston and Di ' Gama. The last-named then moved up, I and he and Land -of Song were ridden J hard, but they failed to catch Carlita., ' who won by a length and a half. Three > lengths separated second and third. Time, ' smin 26£ sec. Farewell Handicap, a sweepstake of 3 soys each, with 400 soys added ; one mile. 1 — Tadanga, 8.8, 1 ; Philio, 9.5, 2 ; Golden 1 Wire, -9.3, 3. There were, nine starters.. Time, lmin 41sec.