FLEMINGTON. Saturday, July 15.
&RAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, of 15sovs each, with lOOOsovs added; second 200 soys, and third lOOsovs out of the stake. About three miles and a furlong. Messrs J. C. and E.- Manifold' s^blk g Mysore, by "Wellington — Miss Edge, syrs, 9.0 (D. Allan) 1 Mr Gr. Russell's gr g Domino, by Landsbcxough — Belgravia, aged, 12.10 (Williams) 2 iMr A. "Miller's b m Ouyen, by Boolka — Eira, aged, 10.9 (Douglas) 3 ! Also started: Nihis 13.3, Floater 13.0, Ditto 12.1, Hayseed 11.11, Pirate 11.11, Doondiah 10.12, Gladys 10.12, Gladstone 10.11, Vigil 10.7, Mistletoe 10.7, Troy 10.7, Baltoro 10.6, Euro 10.4,.; Britomarfc 10.2, Campaspe 9.10, Happy Jack 6.9, N.Z. 9.7, Comboyne 9.0. Betting: 7 to 2 agst Floater, 6 to 1 Domino, ; 7 to 1 Vigil and Hayseed, 10 to 1 Pirate, 30 #0 1 Mysore. j The cabled report says that it was a splen- ; did race. All the fancied horses were in » • jgood position most of the way. Domino led •to the straight,* where he appeared to be a •winner, but Mysore, splendidly ridden, wore him down, winning* in the last stride by a . head. Time, 6min 42sec. Nine of the field fell, ; iour of the jockeys receiving rather severe injuries. Mysore's victory was a great win for the bookmakers. Domino was very heavily backed.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2368, 20 July 1899, Page 38
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