SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16896, 8 July 1918, Page 6

SPORTING.

AUSTRALIAN RACING.

V.R.C. GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES

A. and N.Z. MELBOURNE, July "8The Victoria Racing Club's Grand National Meeting opßDod at Flemington to-day. lie following was tho result of the leading event;—

V.8.0. GRAND NATIONAL HURDLE RACE, of £15 each, with 41250 adciea. Three miles. T. Joliflo'B oh h Narahquong, aged, by Amberito-Mary Lee, 9st (Barnes) ... 1 J. M. Nyall's br g Kinlark, Byre, by Kincumber—Woodchat, flat 101b (Moon) .. i J. and E. Williams's br p P'stolier, aged, . by Enigma, lOsl 4lb (Thompson) 8 Twenty-five started. Rathfaraham was tho first to show OOt, and then Greek Five took oommand. Narahquong wont to the front passing the stand, and soon established a good load. Westendale fell at the last hurdle, leaving Narahquong to romp home an easy winner by three lengths, in front 01 Kinlark. Time, 5m 43a, which » Bis better than the previous best for the race. JNaraUquong was a rank outsider.

WINNERS OF THE V.R.C. GRAND NATIONAL HURDLE RACE. (Since 1907.)

1907— Gatenby'B Bribery, 10.2 ... 568 1008-F. B. Bronnan's Lady Quia, 9.10 5 56* 1809-J. Scobio's Fossil, 90 . ... ... 6Mi 1910-Gordon Cumming's Obi, 9.12 ... 6 4Jt 1911— Ross's Arquebuse, 0.0... ..• &43 1912—L. Robertson's Wingarra, 9 0 ... 647 1813-Gordon Cumming's Obi, 11.7 ... 8 01 1914—A. Matheson's Clontaft, 11.4 ». oil 1915— J. Cowley's Rathfarnham, 9.0... 6 46* 1916—8. Phillips's Jullundur, 9.4 ... 6 451 1017— McKinnon's Merunqua, 9.4... 6 m 1918-T. Joliflo's Narahquong, 9 0 ... o '»-