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AUSTRALIAN RACING.

STEEPLECHASE CONTEST. WIN FOR ACCELERATION. (Received. August 9, 5.5 p.m.). MELBOURNE, Aug. 9. The Victoria Amateur Turf Club's meeting was brought to a conclusion at Caulfield yesterday, when the principal event resulted as follows: AUSTRALIAN STEEPLECHASE, Of £1500; about 3i miles. ACCELERATION, Mrs. F. P. Chapman's br hj, 7yrs, by Demolition— Lady Clare, 9.0 (Howsou) . . . . 1 ANCIENT MARINER, H. and A. Bourke's b s. aged, by Trafalgar— Placid, 9.5 (Winks) 2 GEORGE WILLIAM, J. Lonsdale's ch gr, aged, by Strath William—Madam Cyrus. 9.6 (Warner) ~ .. . . 3 Acceleration won by four lengths, a neck between second and third. Time, 7m lis. Thirteen started, and only seven finished. Kentle fell and injured a, shoulder. Olina broke down. Bang Bang and Welcome Stranger fell together. The race wa3 poorly contested, and the field was strung out like a line of cow 3. RESULTS AT MOOREFIELD. VICTORY FOR RING BOY. SYDNEY, Aug. 9. The. following were the results at the Moorefield Racing" Club's Meeting yesterday : HURDLE RACE, sweepstakes of £1 each, with £l5O added, about 2 miles.—Port Risk 'Lillyman). 1; W. 8., 2; Nolens Volens, 3. Time, 3m 51s. THREE-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP, sweepstakes of £1 103 each, with £l5O added. 6 fur.—Gold Digger (Patterson), 1; Eglcn, 2; Sly Boots, 3. Time,, im 171 s. KOGAUAH STAKES, sweepstakes of £1 10s each, with £l5O added. 1} miles.—Brain (Cook), 1; Circus Star (R. Reed), 2; Lord Baldwin, 3. Time, 2m 10is. FLYING HANDICAP, sweepstakes. oi£l 10s each, with £l5O added, 6 fur.—First Division: Style (Cook), .X: Labour GLrl. 2; Workman, 3. Time. 1m 16s. Second Division : Chemosh (Bartle), 1; Charalf, 2; Black Dina, 3. Time, lm lCs. « MOOREFIELD HANDICAP, sweepstakes of £lO each, with £2OO added, li miles.— Ring Boy (Davidson), 1; Black Douglas, 2; Don Moon, 3. Time, 2m. Bis. ROCKDALE MILE, sweepstakes of £1 10s each, with £l5O added, 1 mile.—Keasonaole (McCarten), 1; Beau Dermis. .2; Firbohr, 3. Time, lm 433

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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20947, 10 August 1931, Page 7

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AUSTRALIAN RACING. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20947, 10 August 1931, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN RACING. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20947, 10 August 1931, Page 7

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