RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2371, 10 August 1899, Page 38

RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

i CAULFIELD. i Satukday, July 22. j LILLIMUR TWO-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP, ! of 115sovs ; second lOsovs, third ssovs. Six furlongs. j Mr J. H. Davis's br c Tabilk, by Malvolio — J Madge, 6.12 (J. Williamson) ... .. 1 ' Mr J. Leek's br c Ingliston, 6.12 j "* (R. M'Namara) 2 j Mr T. Uphill's b c Malvada, 7.2, caried 7.3 j (W. "Bum) 3 J Also started : Heiress 8.9, Lancaster 8.8, ; Eland 8.5, Gunbar 8.3, Atbara 7.9, Emperor j 7.1, Quartzreef 6.8, Roscued 6.7. j Betting : 3to 1 agst Lancaster, sto 1 Atbara, • 6 to 1 Malvada, 7 to 1 Eland, 8 to 1 Emperor, 10 to 1 Tabilk or Ingliston. Won by two lengths from Ingliston, who beat Malvada half a length for second. Quartzreef was next, with Lancaster and Heiress last. Time, lmin 21sec. j -MURRUMBEENA HANDICAP, of 130sovs; ' second 20sovs, third lOsovs. One mile and a furlong. Mr S. Griffiths's br g Town Clock, by Jewel- \ ler— Lady Pitsford, syrs, 8.12 ! (S. Thomas) 1 | Mr R. Batty's br g Report, 4yrs, 6.13 | (R. M'Namara) 2 j The Sultan of Johore's b m Disfigured, aged, 8.7 (C. Moore) 3 Also started : Eiridsdale, 4yrs, 8.9 ; Loch Fad, 6yrs, 7.11; Goodman, aged, 7.10; Detonator, 3yrs, 7.9; Sunbury, aged, 7.9; Faret, 4yrs, 7.7; Trienid, syrs, 7.6; Burrabari, aged, 7.5; Carbinier, 4yrs, 7:5; Model, 3yrs, 7.3; The i Undine, 3yrs, 7.1; Ash ton, 3yrs, 6.12; Bonnie ' Heather, aged, 6.7^ Betting: 2 to 1 agst Trienid, 5 to 1 Town ' Clock, 7 to 1 Goodman, 10 to 1 Loch Fad. Won by a length and a-half, there-quarters of a length separating second from third. Bonnie . Heather was fourth, Detonator, Carbinier, and Model next, and Goodman last. Time, 2min j ljsec. > . / *i ROSEHILL. - . . "" v Saturday, July 22. ROSEHILL JULY HANDICAP, of lOOsovs, with a sweepstakes of 2sovs each for starters added ; second 15sovs and third horse ssovs. One mile and a-quarter and 100 yds .' Mr W. Kelso's br g The Captain, by Robinson Crusoe — Marie Louise, aged, 6.9 (W. Burke) 1 Mr G. Osborne's blk m Feu-de-Joie, syrs, 7.9 (M. Harris) 2 j Mr A. Gollan's eh m Jean, syrs, 7.6 (F. Kuhn) 3 Also started : Eastern King 9.2, Valor 7.6, Bellwood 6.9, Grandeur 6.9, Lyrist 6.7. Betting : 3 to 1 agst Feu-de-Joie, 7to 2 Bellwood, 5 to 1 The Captain, 6 to 1 Eastern King or Jean, 8 to Lyrist. Turning for home The Captain was a length in front of Fcu-de-Joie, with Bellwood, Jean, and Eastern King most prominent of the others. At. the distance Feu-de-Joie tackled The Captain, but the latter out-stayed her, after a sharp set-to, and won comfortably by two lengths. Jean was half a length further back, and then came Bellwood, Lyrist, Eastern King, and Valtr, With Grandeur last. Time, 2min 21Jsec. CAULFIELD. Saturday, August 5. GRAND NATIONAL HURDLE RACE, of lOOOsovs; second 200sovs and third lOOsovs. Three miles and a-half, less 92yds. Mrs M. Hill's br g Crysalite, by Acolyte — Plover mare, 9.7 (Williams) 1 Mr A. Ross's br or "blk g Myrmidon, by Cast-off— Governess, 10.3 (Howard) .. a Mr S. Womersley's b m Mystery, by Pell Mell— Zillah, 10.13 (Burgball) .. ..3 Also started: Valdis 11.6, Residue 11.5, Loch i Fad 10.7, The Armourer 10.6, Rosella 10.5, Ditto 10.0, Podarces 9.6, and Clive 9.0. Betting: 4 to 1 agat Valdiß, 7 to 1 Reaidue and Crysalite. At the home turn Myrmidon had command from Crysalite, nothing else being -within a dozen lengths of them. The former was first over the last fence, but Crysalite had the tttt . of the run home, and won easily by thiee ' length a. Time, 7min 22iseo» I