RACING IN AUSTRALIA

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1747, 30 August 1905, Page 47

RACING IN AUSTRALIA

VICTORIAN SPRING HANDICAPS. FIRST ACCEPTANCES. Following are the first acceptances for the Caulfield-and Melbourne Cups:— Caulfield Cup, one mile and a half,— Emir 0.5, Revenue 0.2, Gladsome, Sweet Nell, and Grand Rapids 0. Sylvanite 8.12, Sylvan King* and

Tartan 8.10, Marvel Loch and Maniopoto 8.7, Overdale 8.5, Marmont, Boabdil, and Little Mary 8.3, Canteen and Fifeness 8.2, Elvo, Lord Fitzroy, Billingsgate, and Red Streak 7.13, Murmur, Proceeded, Corroboree,. and Sir Rawden 7.12, Waido and Charles Stuart 7.11, Avalon, Hatteras, Fulminator. Dandalla, Deinas, Roller, Step Out and Position 7.9, Condor, Dumont, and Zythos 7.7, Sweep Clean, Troytown, and Binnia 7.5. Napoleon and Torah 7.3, Verres, Medallist, Kamo, and Lord Allendale 7.2. fabric, Class, Palindrome. Scotland, The Lnfanta, Kildean, Scott Free, and Le Glaneur 7.1, Florin, Harvest Home, Marie, Stornaway, Rosemead, Gravity, Moani, and Rangatiia 6.13, Circuit and Blue Grass 6.12, narrate, Melport, Dantzic, and Vibrate 6.11. Carolga, The Laird, Harmony Distraction, Proceed, Zeplio, King o’ Scots, Scorcher, and E.L.C. 6.9, Cecil, Mar©, Memento, Mollusc, New Broom, Admirer, Bandmaster, The Amazon, Japhet, Charmant. Roycroft, Pendower, Loeliino, Port Erin, Thackeray, Pius, Canonised, Scion. Staccato. Heretiere, Oleaster, and Lucania 6.7. Melbourne Cup, two miles. —Emir 9.8, Dividend 9.3, Sylvamte and Revenue 9.1, Tartan 9, S'weet Nell 8.13, Gladsome 8.11, F.J.A. and Sylvan King 8.10, Grand Rapids, MahutoUga and Overdale 8.9, Marvel Lock 8.8, Little Mary and Marmont 8.7, Tatterdemalion 8.4, Canteen 8.3> Elvo and Warroi 8.2, Charles Stuart,- Blue , Spec, Sir Rawden and Maniopoto 8, Demas, Murmur, Roller, Billingsgate, Dumont, Dandalla and Lord Hainault 7.12, Proceedor 7.11, Rhapsody and Condor 7.9, Lord Fitzroy 7.8, Position and Signature 7.7, Rangatira and North Head Troytown, Scotland and Madagascar 7.5, r.ewitcher, Medallist and Rosemead 7.4. Torah, Napoleon and Harvest Home 7.3, Sweep Clean. Lord Allendale and Claes 7.2,. The Infanta and Kildean 7.1, Kamo, Zepho, Scot Free, Cluster and Isos 7, Pitch. Dark, Dantzic,' Thackeray, Blue Grass, Circuit and Port Ex-in 6.13, Cecil, King o’ Scots, Scormaway, Aurate, Le Glaneur and Moani 6.12, Newmarket, Vibrate, Pius and Jargoon 6.11, Distraction, Proceed and Royal Star 6.10, Japhet, • Canonised, Simoda, Bon Grafton, E.L.C. Scorcher, Heretiere, Oleaster, Lueania and Ohatsworth 6.8, The Laird, Admirer,, Fabric, Carolga, Pierus, The Merry Sailor, Pivstonpans, Paraloch, Marc Antony,, Roycroft, Gama, Loeliino, Charmant and ; Pendower 6.7. A.J.C. SPRING MEETING. Acceptances for the Metropolitan Handicap were cabled across, and appeared in tiie issue of the 15th. The following horses remain- in the Epsom Handicap, one mile. —Machine Gun 9.12, Famous 9.7, Fitz-Grafton 9.5, Marvel Loch 9.1. Lucknow 9. F.J.A. 9, Sir Leonard 8.12, Grand Rapids 8.11, Emerald 8.10, Sylvan King 8.8, Canteen 8.7, Warroo 8.4, Maniopoto- 8.4, Boabdil 8.4, Berthier 8.3, Truce 8.2, Condor 8, St. Mod-an 7.13, Highflyer 7.12. Medallist 7.11, Hoilette 7.10, P.K. 7.9, Graceton 7.7, Lord Fitzroy 7.7, Binnia 7.6, Sleeper 7.4, Scot Free 7.4, Rosemead 7.3, Lord Lovell 7.2, Dantzic 7.2, Seethe 6.12, South Head 6.12. Picturesque 6.11. Apsley 6.11, Forest Light 6.11, Waikato 6.8, Lochino 6.7, Cecil 6.7. It will lie seen from the list appended that Mr Stead has left two of his colts in the A.J.C. Derby:— Mr M. P. B. Christian’s b c Refrain, by Positano (imp.)—Chorus. Mr J. C. Williamson’s br c Dantzic, by Haut Brion (imp.)—Dearest. Mr J. McDonald’s br f Lady Wallace, by Wallace —Lady Mostyn. Mr E. Frazer’s br c Roycroft, by Grafton (imp.)—Etra Weenie. Mr E. Frazer’s b c Jargoon, by Positano (imp.)—Jacinth. _ Mr J. McMaster’s b c Binnia, by Grafton (imp.)—Marvelette. Mr W. T. Nowlan’s br c North Head, by Grafton (imp.) —Loch Me a-. 'Mr W. T. Nowlan’s b c E. L. C., by Medallion—Muta. Mr S : . M. Wilson’s b c ■ Lochino, by Lochiel —Selina. Mr J. Barnes’s ch c Picturesque, by Mostyn—Picture. i Messrs E. and V. White’s b c Grama, by Grafton (imp.) —Drama. ' Mr G. G. Stead’s b c Sungod, by MulI tiforrn—Otterden (imp.). I Mr G. G. Stead’s eh c Noctuiform, by | Multiform —La Notte. i Messrs Clarke Bros.’ ch c Charles Stuart, by Wallace —Sweet Alice. Mr W.'Griffith’s b c , by Mus-keteer-Fairy Queen, Mr J, Wren’s br c Pius, by Positano (imp.)—Morisca. Mr James Wilson, junr.’s ch f Vibrate, by Wallace —Swing. Nightfall,. Canteen, Gladsome, and Grand Rapids are engaged in the Spring Stakes, one mile and a half, w.f.a., on the first day. Canteen and Grand Rapids are also in the Epsom Handicap, run on the same day. On the second day. Inis in the Spring Maiden Stakes, a mile and a quarter, and the New Stakes, nine furlongs. Sungod and Noctuiform are also in the last-named race. Nightfall is in the Squatters’ Handicap, one mile and a quarter, and Dingo Up-to-Date, Haydn, and Sultana are in the First Steeplechase. On the third day. Maniopoto, Sungod, Noctuiform, Nightfall, Machine Gun, Gladsome, and Grand Rapids are in the Craven Plate, w.f.a., one mile and a quarter, Maniopoto is in the Suburban Handicap, one mile; Isolt, Sungod, and Noctuiform are in the Grantham Stakes, one mile; Maniopoto and Nightfall are in the Sydney Handicap, one mile and a half; and Maniopoto, Isolt, Noctuiform, Canteen, Gladsome, and Grand Rapids are in the Wycombe Stakes, one mile and three furlongs. On the fourth day, Isolt, Sungod, and Noctuiform are in the Members’ Handicap, nine furlongs; Dingo, Haydn Up-to-Date and Sultana, are in the Dowling Steeplechase ; Nightfall is in the Waverley Handicap, one mile and three-quarters; Nightfall, Noctuiform, Canteen, Gladsome, and Grand Rapids are in the Randwick Plate, two miles and a quarter. NEW ZEALAND. HORSES. SYDNEY, August. £3. The New Zealand racehorses Maniapoio and. Haydn arrived iii good eond.tion. MELBOURNE, August 23. The ex-New Zealand horse Grand

Rapids goes to Svdney to take part in the A.J.C. meeting. SYDNEY, August 26. The difficulty between the bookmakers and the suburban racing clubs has terminated, the clubs undertaking that no further rise in fees will be made for three years.