RACING IN AUSTRALIA.
CAULFIELD STEEPLECHASE MEETING.
Saturday, August 12. At the V. A.T.C. meeting, the following were, the results of the principal events : —
GRAND NATIONAL HURDLE RACE, Of 50030V5 ; second horse 75sovs, and third 25sovs from the stake. About two miles and a-
quarter. Mr J. M. Pitt's b m Myra, by Tho AssyrianSpinner, aged, 10.3 (Morris) 1 Mr S. Miller's eh g Titanic, 4yrs, 9 7 (Davis) 2 Mr C. Da vis's eh h Tim Swiveller, syrs, 12 2 (Brewer) 3 Eleven horses started. Betting : 7to 4 agst Tim Swiveller, 10 to 1 Mjra, 10 to 1 litanio. Won easily. Time,' 4min 29f sec.
GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, Of lOOOsovs ; second horse SOOsovs, and third.loo bovb from the stake. About four miles. Mr A. M'Cracken's b h Knight of the Gaiter, by King of the Anglers— Zig-zag, aged, 11.4 Mr S. M. Wilson's b g Wellington, aged, 11.6 (Carrington) .2 Mr G. R. Russell's br g Busaco, agtd, 12.12 (Owner) 3
Ten horses started. Betting: 7to 2 agst Trojan, any price against the winner. The favourite fell seven furlongs from home, and several others came down during the race. Knight of the Garter won after a good race by half a length. Time, Bmin 37sec.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1851, 17 August 1893, Page 30
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