RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2252, 29 April 1897, Page 34

RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

HAWKKSBURY. i Saturday, April 10. J Hawkesbuky Autumn Handicap, of 125sovs ; ' second hoise 25'30v.5. One mile and a-quarter. Mr S. llordern's b f Adoration, by NordenfeLit Idolatry (imp.), 3yr3, 7.2 (15. Cloal) 1 Mr J. Ristenpart's eh g Rockwall, aged, 6.10 j (H. Cook) 2 Mr J. J. Macken's br g Right Honorable, syrs. 8.2 (Atkins) 3 Also ctarted : Hopscotch 9.12 (Farrell), Pro- 1 icctile 8.8 (T. Johnson), Freedom 8.2 (M. Ryan). Messmate 8.2 (Nerricker), Sam 8.2 (W. Delauey), The Meddler 8.0 (P. Harris), Dulmeny 7.11 (P. ; M'Cartby), Thespian 7.8 (H. Kean), Loch Leigh 7 8 (D. Cook), Gozoreina 7 6 (Durston), Whisht 6.10 (M'Farlane), Vigilance 6.8 (Sixsmith). j Betting : 5 to 2 against Hopscotch, 7 to 2 Adoration, 5 to 1 Right Honorable, 10 to 1 The Meddler, \ 12 to 20 to 1 other*. ! Thespian, Vigilance, Loch -jeigh, and Adora- i tion were most prominent when the field settled clown, and at the mile post Thespian was a length in advance of Itockwal), who was closely followed by Vigilance, Messmate, and Loch Leigh. Thespian continued to pilot the field along the back, and at ths five furlongs wa3 a length and . a-half in advance of Vigilance, while Rockwall, Hopscotch, and Messmate were all handy, and Right Honorable a bad last. The half-mile post saw Thespian still in charge, waited on by Rockwall, Messmate, Vigilance, Hopscotch, Loch i Leigh, and Projectile, but in the next furlong '< Freedom rushed to the front, and approaching the J bend was followed in order by Thespian, Rock- i wall, Loch Leigh, aud Right Honorable. Freedom | was first into the straight from Rockwall and Thespian, while Adoration was showing prominently on the outside, and Right Honorable coming fast on the rails Freedom and Thespian were beaten at the distance, and Adoration getting to the front after a .short struggle with Rockwall, won by half a length, while a head divided > second aud third. Projectile and tiara were next, i Time, 2iniu lO^ec.