CAULFIELD RAGES

Grey River Argus, 14 October 1912, Page 3

CAULFIELD RAGES

ROYAL SCOTCH WINS THE STAKES. (fly Electric Tckgi A ph— Cjpyright.l (Per Press Association.) CAULFIELD, Oct. 12. The bright sunshine, wnich was a bit on the warm side attracted a laarge ■ crowd to Caulfield to particii?ate in • the openiing of the Melbourne spring j , campaign. No doubt the amateur club { suffers through clashing with Sydney, • which attracts Victoria's best .horses, j as well as the New Zeal an" .'*"-.« by the j big- \yeightage of stakes. ": The .Caulfield entries fell lIUIUS42' to j 454, while Sydney increased, f 1 on» 576 to 1030. Several Sydney trainers missed nomination for Flcmington as well as Caul'field liii consequence of she clashing. Lady Medallist was tin; uuly Sydney horse performing in to-day's weight for age races. However the programme to-day had- little, or no effect on the attendance." Both <:lubs will find the extra stand accommodation too 1 little to seat crowds this year, which promise, partly owing to the influx of immigrants, to be the biggest spring carnival in history. The GovernorGeneral (Lord Denman) and Sir John Fuller with their suites were present. The results were as follows :^- -IOLA HANDICAP^— Kwasing 1, Martj r re 2, Shanrpsbooter 3. There- . were twenty-two starters. SharpsHoot--1 er made the running. Kwasing took charge at the distance and won by one j and a half length, '.four lengths sep- j arating second amd third. Time — ' 1.30 J. DEBUTANT HANDICAP.— Aboyne , 1, Ordiinal' "2, Maltravcrs .3. There j were nineteen starters. Oboyne led j all the way and entered the straight from Miirillo Rose, Free iPlay, Ordinal, Kildalton and won by thxeequarters of a length," a neck between second arid third. Time— soi-secs-. Nata and .Miss de Aar lost their/ jockeys at the start. ' " CAULFIELD STAKES. ROYAL SCOTCH . . . t MOUSME '.'..' '.-. ... • 2 EUDORUS '. . ■■'.■■■'.■■ 3 The other starters were Karnattan,. , Jpl'ly Beggar, Golden Point, Safrano, ' Bobaidea, .Slalvator, (Rbsas, GSllamatong, Flaith, Lady Medallist and Willari. When they settled down Royal ' Scotch headed the field . from Jolly Beggar, Lady : Medallist, Flaiith Sa- ' j frano and Gillamatong. Jolly Beggar ■ ran into second place at ; the turn. Royal :Scotclij Jolly Beggar and Mcd- j allist raced together round the ,rail- \ way side from Flaith, Gillamatong, Eudprus, and Safrano and Mousmc. Royal Scotch led round the turn from • Jolly Beggar, Lady Medallist, Gillamatong, Eudorus and Flaith. At, the distance Eudorus and Mousme fought out their places. Royal Scotch won