RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2174, 24 October 1895, Page 32

RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

V.A.T.C. SPRING MEETING. Second Day, October 19. There nas fine weather and a Urge attendance. Eeeul'simaiden PLATE, Of HOsovs ; seco&d l"soys. One mile. Messrs Builey and Orr's eh c OnwarJ, by Gang Forward— Haidee, 3yra (Orrj 1 Mr S. G. i "ook's b c Tbe Merry Bor (Holmes) 2 Mr J Wilton's b g Damien (H. Thompson) 3 The other htarters were : Vindication, Oscillator, and (--osella. Betting : 2 to 1 agst Onward, 9 to 4 Damien, V to 1 The Merry Boy and Osculator. Won easily by two leugths, Damien half a ktnglh away. Time, lmin 46^>!eo. NURSERY HANDICAP, Of2ooiOvsj second hnrsc 30.->ovs, third lOstvs For two-y tar-olds. Four 'urlongs and a-half. MrJ. AVilson ju-..'g. eh c New Haven, by New-miu-ter- Owana, 7.8 (B<-owii) 1 Mr W. Bailey's eh c Coil, 8.7 ... (Huxley) 2 Mr Cußey'BCh g K0b01d,8.5 (Swan) 3 Other starters : Norroy, Rsak, Plhvius, Ariki, Contempt, King&kntH, I^snte, 'Che Bright Eyes, • Constant, Ammunition, Bouvardia, Tulip, Qualigy Betting : 4to 1 agst New Haven, 9 to 2 Coil, 6 lo 1 Kobold 7to 1 Ariki, 8 to 1 Norroy. AtT the distance poet Ammunition was still 'in front, but the favourite coming with a ' late run t mothered everything and won easily fej two lengths. Time, 57^eo. THE CAULFIELD CUP, A handicap of 2000sovs ; 1500<*ovs to go to the fiwt h'>rse, 350aovs to. the second, and 150sovs to the third. One mile and a-half. Mr H. Oxenham's br c Waterfall, by NiagaraLittle Wanzir, 3yrs, G. 12 (Delaney) 1 yir Gardiner's b h Trenchant, by TrentonBridesmaid, Eyrs, 8.5 ... (H Gardiner) 2 Sir J. Wilson jun.'s b m Quiver, by TrentonTremulous, 4yre, 85) (H. Dawes) 3 ftlrs J. Carr's b m Monastery, 4yr?, by The Engli-hiuan-Convent, 7.10 (B. Hodgkiufc) 4 Other starters: Havoc 9.7, Admiial (31b penalty) 8.1, Devon 8.12, 'Jhe Poßfible 8.11, Solanum (51b penalty) 8 11, Hopscotch (Hlb penalty) 8.10, Atlas UlO, Bruin 89, Preston 8.7, Music 8.6, Bonnie JScolland 8.4, - Newman 8.4, ' Kiridsforde 8.3, Brilliant 8.1, J5 80. Aureua 8.0. Bradford 80. Cbesterraan 7.10, Alpine 7.10, Taran.iki 7.9, Koyal Master 7.6. Damper 74, Ayrshire 7.4, JDuhallow 7.3. Division 7 1, Mischief 7 0, Heroine -7.0, Strahan 7.0, Miraculeux 6.12, Te Whiti 6 8. Betting : sto 1 agst Hopicotcb, Bto 1 Bruin ■*Wd The Admiral, 10 to 1 PrestoD, 12 to 1

Havoc and Atfas, 14 to 1 Trenchant, 25 to 1 Newmsn and Monastery, 33 to 1 Royal Master, DohaUow, D yon, and Waterfall, 50 to 1 Qu;ver, The Ptsible, Taianifei, The Heroine, Schnum, aud Bradford, 100 to 1 tho othc s.

Brnin was first away, followed by Cb.3sterman, Preefcon, Hwoc, Hopsootofa, and Te Whin ; but after paesuig the stand the favourite went to the front, and shortly after Ayrshire stumbled and pub Admiral in a bad position. The f&vouri'o led ski the tray round the baok, his newest attendants when passing the mile pc6b te'mg To Wlii'i, Taranaki, Oheiterman, Miwshicf, j h<» Poisible, and Havoc. Sweeping roucd ibto t'ue slrftight Hopscotch was still in front, but Waterfall v?aa ct-niiug fa*t, end then followed Trenchant, Monneiery, Division, ChestermaD, aud Music. At fcho distance post Waterfall shot up alor glide (ha rails, and having the raoe at his mercy ran home a comfortable winner by two lenghs from Trenchant, who beat Quiver, who displayed phenomenal pace towards the Qni*b, by a lo g'h for sooond place, Monastery close up fourth. Then came Te Whiti, Dijvoo, Cii^terman. Hopscotch, Music, Miraculeux, Duhfcllow, The Po?sible, and Havoc. The last two to finish were Aureus and Division. Time, 2min 36| cc. Th« Stcepleebasa was won easily by Dungan who B'artoa at 4 to 1 agst; the Selling Race by Swaginian, 5 to 4ou ; the Windsor Handicap by Bacchus, 6 to 1 agst.