THE TURF

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 4 March 1914, Page 2

THE TURF

AUSTRALIAN CUP MEETING. (L'bkss Association . —Copyright.) MELBOURNE, March- 3. < The Australian Gup meeting continued in bright -weather. There was another big crowd. Wallalo won the Cup in great style. Grey, the jockey, only arrived from New Zealand a few hours before mounting Wallalo on Saturday. He rode him in-a, splendid, race for the cup in record time. Sea Prince was; suffering from a split-ihoof. The explanation of'' Wallalo's running on Saturday -as with his failure oh tlfe previous Saturday was accepted.. - > ." The results wereas' follows:—Hopeful Stakes : Rantyga, 1, W/ormwobd 2, Van Bienei3. Fifteen started. Won by a head'. Time. 1.2f.' Ascot Vale Stakes: Woorak 1,, Audesine 2. Traauette 3. Eight started. The winner led all the- way, and -won easily by five lengths. Time,- 1.14£. ? Australian Cup: Wallalo (Grey)'l, Uki 2, Calamus 3. Scratched: Desire. Uki led out of the straight, and along Riverside he was eight lengths /ahead. On entering the straight Uki was. three' lengths ahead of Wallalo, but/at the distance Wallalo .ran np,' and sf tiled' the leader in a few; strides'. Won ear.ily by four lengths; threequartere of a length between second audi' third. Matouree was fourth, then Parisian and ■ Belove The last three -were Sea Pmk 3 . Grey, Andelosia. Time, 3.56. , - Steeplechase : Bettwyndr and. Platte (dead heat), 1, 3. T*e ve started. " An exciting finish: the. thud 'horse four lengths away, lime, 4.0 4 . The winners divided the-stakes. Bourke Handican: Tudanga Brew 2, Brattle 3. Sixteen started. Won by a length, . 1.2 p. Junior Handicap: Toast 1, .Lady Can dala 2, Baverstock 3, -.Eleven staitea. Won by a length. Time, 1.16*.