AUSTRALIAN RACING

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 85, 10 April 1917, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN RACING

A.J.C. MEETING.

(OKTrtD PRESS ASSOCrATION.-r-COPTSMHT.) «

SYDNEY, 9th April. For the continuation of the A.J.C. Meeting at- Randwick to-day . the weather was showery, and the going good. The attendance was larger than on Saturday. Despite . The Fortune Hunter's win in the Autumn Stakes on Saturday, the public favoured the chances of -Court Jester and Green Cap for the Sydney Cup. Prince Bar-d-olph, last year's winner, was prominent in the- early stages, but was unable to stay tllie distance. The Fortune Hunter was always handy, and again .beat the fancied division, scoring cleverly from the Australian Cup winner, Harriet Graham. R<jsults :—

: Flying Handicap, of 10 soys each, with 500 added; six furlongs.—La Steppe, 9.2, 1; Princess Dorrie, 7.6, 2; Three, 9.2, 3. There.-were seventeen starters. Dame Acre and Three were the first to show out.' La Steppe quickly went to the front, and led throughout, winning by two and a-half lengths. Time, Imin 13sec. | Champagne . Stakes,: of 20 soys, with • 2000 soys added. Six furlongs. E.* E. Clarke's Thrice, 8.10 ..;......... 1 J. Baron's' Prince Vividis. 8.10 2 J; Baron's Princess Winifred, 8.8 ... 3 There were fifteen starters. Lady Comely and Modesto were prominent in the. early' stages. Thrice- drew out in the straight, and stalled off a, challenge by Prince Vividis, winning by half a neck. Time, Imin 14£ sec. Sydney Cup, of 20 soys each, with 4000 , soys added. Two miles. J. A. Major's The Fortune Hunter, 8.6 1 Harriat Graham, 8.0 2 Court Jester, 7.8 3^ The non starters were Quinologist, ..Colbert, Mehi King, and Camp Out. From a good start •Chantemerle vand Coat o' Mail showed out first. Passing the stand the order was Coat o' Mail,' Karana.nd King, Bombita, Prince Bardolph, The Fortune Hunter, Green Cap, and ■ Chantemerle. At tihe mile post Prince Bardolph and Karanaud King went to the front. Ulva's Isle was first in the straight, The Fortune Hunter and Court. Jester moving up. The Fortune Hunter led from the distance and won by one and a-quai"ter lengths, a neck between second and third horses. Time, 3min ; 26sec. . •■ ' . ' j

First Steeplechase, of 1 soy each, with 400 sovb added; about two miles and a-half.—Old Mungindi, 9.7; 1; Glenquinn, 10.6, 2; Torone, 11.0., 3. There were eleven starters. Rongopai' unshipped the jockey. Old Mungindi went to the front at ,the ihome turn, and won by three-quarters of a length.. Time, smin 19isec. . .

First Nursery Handicap, of ,10 soys each, with.soo soys added; six furlongs. Fight Ever, 7.13, ,1; Throssel, 6.7, 2; Gwranang, 7.4, 3. There were eighteen starters. Lord; Mooltan made the early running. Fight Ever came away at the bend and won easily by eight lengths. Time, Imin 14isec.

' Toca-1 Handicap, of 10 soys each, with--500 soys added; one mile and a-qnarter. —Secret Service, 9.8, 1; First Principle, 10.2, 2; Chid, 8.7, 3. Twentyone started. Roman Queen was first to move. Lineage and Agathon were prominent to tSie- distance where Secret Service challenged them and beat First Principle by half a length. Time, 2min B£sec. .' .. ■. . •