RACING IN AUSTRALIA.
V.A.T.C. AUTUMN MEETING. ' First Day — Saturday, February 10. ALMA STAKES, a handicap of 200sovs ; second 35sovs; third, 15sovs. For two-year-olds. Five furlongs. Mr S. E. Bloomfleld's b c Roth well, by Neckersgat— Miss Mostyn, "7.5 (W. Burn) 1 Mr A. Williams' s b g Hoopiron, 7.10 (F. Kuhn) 2 Mr S. Miller's eh g Ore, 7.10 (P. Cosgrove) 3 Also started: Safeguard 6.10 (W. Minter), Eunice, 6.7 (W. Ross), Flagship, 6.7 (H. Ebenstein). Betting: 6 to 4 agst Rolhwell, 4 to 1 Ore or 'Hcopiron, 5 to 1 Eunice. /Won by three lengths from Hoopiron, who beat Ore a head for second. Then came Safeguard, with Eunice next. Time, lmin s^sec. OARLEIGH PLATE, a handicap of 700sovs; second, 75sovs; third, 25sovs. Five fur- | longs ancLgrlialf. Mr J. H. DavisVb h Veneda, by Escutcheon —Happy Bride, syrs, 8.9 (T. O'Brien) .. 1 Mr I. JUarnshaw's b g Stand Off, 4yrs, 8.11 (E. deal) + Mr M. Quinlan's b g Olaf, 6yrs, 8.5 (T. Swan) t •f Dead heat. Also started: Cabin Boy 8.8 (L. Yfant), Kobold 8.5 (G. Wheeler), Carrara 8.4 (P. Gumane), Neva 8.0 (E. Kennedy), Model, 7.9 (W. Redfearn), Liberty, 7.9 (A. Smith), Foret 7.8 (A. E. Foulshain), Hautboy 7.7 (F. Kuhn), Tramp 7.7 (V. A. Turner), Locksmith 7.5 (Y. Egan;, SiW-ermoor 7.2 Daniels), Finland 7.1 (K. Lewis), Slatin 7.0 (S. D. ITisher), DebenUu-o 6.13 (W. Burn), Keyless 6.13 (W. Minter), Fides 6.3 (E. Turner). Betting: 3 to 1 agst Stand Off, 4 to 1 Finland, 7 to 1 Silvermoor, i.O to 1 Debenture, 12 to 1 Neva, 15 to 1 Kobold or Hautboy, 20 to 1 Veneda. Won handily by a length and a-half from the favourite and Olaf, who ran a dead heat for second. Kobold was next; then Foret, Neva, Cabin Boy, and Finland, with Keyless last. Silveimoox, rounding the turn, made a dash, but died away. Time, lmin 92sec. OAKLEICVH PURSE, a handicap of 300sovs ; second 35sovs; third, ISsovs. Five furlongs and a-lialf. Mr W. Dempsey's b m Jadoo, by Yule Cake — Miss Novice, 6yrs, 8.4 (P. Gumane) . . 1 Mr Jas. Paterson's b f Epitome, 2yrs, 7.9 (W. Dunfcrd) 2 Mr W. R. Wilson's oh f Aurous, 2yra, 7.10 (W. Burn) 3 Other starters: Novus 8.9 (G. Murray), Alix 5.8 (V. Turner), Progression 8.8 (Ar~-E. Foulsham), Eileen 8.7 (J. Cooney), Scornful 8.7 (J. Baiden), Carlotus 8.0 (J. M'Cracken), Csesario 7.13 (R. Lewis), Tritantus 7.11 (D. Callinan), Palmer 7.2 (W. Dunford), Rescued 7.0 (J. Williamson), and Scylla 6.12 (V. Egan). Betting: 3 to 1 agst Jadoo, 4 to 1 Alix, 5 to 1 Scornful, 7 to 1 Progression, 10 to 1 Eileen and Aurous. Won handily by a length and a-half, Epitome defeating Aurous two lengths for second. Novus was next, then Scornful, Alix, and Tritantus, with Cossario last. Time, lmin lOJsec. CAULFIELD RACES. MELBOURNE, February 25. ! The following are the results of the principal events at the Caulfield races:—; Bond Cup. — Royal Purple 1, Disfigured 2, Scorn 3. Ten started. Won by a neck. Time, Stain 40Jsec. • Hawkesburn Handicap. — Conquest 1, Songbird 2, Harpist 3. Twenty-one started. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin 4sec. Both winners started favourites, Purple being at 4 to 1 against and Cornquest 5 to 2 against.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2400, 1 March 1900, Page 43
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537RACING IN AUSTRALIA. Otago Witness, Issue 2400, 1 March 1900, Page 43
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