RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2401, 8 March 1900, Page 42

RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

CAULFIELD. Second Day— Saturday, February 17.

THIRD CAULFIELD FUTURITY STAKES,

oi 2000sovs; second, 250sovs; third, IOObovs; nominator of the winner, 50sovs; nominator of the second horse, 25sovs; breeder of the winner, oOsovs ; * breeder of the second horse, 26sovs. W.f.a., with penalties and allowances. Seven furlongs. Mr J. AVilson's eh c Palmer, by Pilgrim's

Progress, 3yrs (claimed 141b allowance), 5.12, including 2lb over (Dunford).. .. 1 Mr Quintan's eh g Olaf, by Alalua — Xhelma 11, aged, 8.10 (Swan) 2 Mr W. X Wilson's br f Songbird, by Bill ot Portland — Melodious (claimed 171b allowance) 6.13 (F. J. Dunn) 3 Mr W. JR. Wilson's blk c Kinglike, by Wallace — Bonnie Rosette (claimed 141b allowance), 5.12, including 21b over (Minter) 0

Also started: Shell 8.2 (V. Turner), Rowdy 7.3, claimed 2ib allowance (Farrell) ; Epitome 7.7, including 7ib extra (W. Ross) ; Debenture 6.12, including 7lb extra (W. Burn) ; Clean Sweep I.ij (E. Turner) ; Auber, claimed 141b allowance, 5.6, including lb over (Carter). Betting : 3 to 1 Pgst Kinghko, 4 to 1 Olaf, 7 to 1 each Clean Sweep, Songbird, and Palmer, 10 to 1 others.

Debenture was smartest away, and was followed by Auber, Palmer, Kinglike, Olaf, Epitome, and Rowdy, while Sheii was a bad last. At the five furlong post Auber held a slight lead fiom Debenture, with Olaf and Songbird well up. Along the railway siding Debenture, Songbird, and Kinglike were at the head of affairs with Olaf and Palmer next. .Songbird was first into the straight, with Palmer and Olaf moving up. Palmer came with a fine run from the distance, winning by three parts of a length from Olpi, with Songb.rd a length and a-halt away thiid. Kinglike was placed fourth. Clean Sweep, Epitome, Rowdy, Auber, and Debenture were next, and Shell last. Time, Imin 29Jsec. ST. GEORGE STAKE'S of 250sovs; second 35sovs, and third 15sovs from the stake. Weight for age. One mile one furlong. Mr Muir's b c Parthian, by Grand Flaneur —

Archeress, 3yrs, 8.3 (0 . Bardcn) . . . . 1 Mr M. P. Whitty'fe Blunderer, by Mistake— Pianetule, syrs, 7.12, claimed 141b allowance (Mirier) 2 Mr T. Payten's eh c Lord Rudolph, by Yardley (imp.) — Lady Rudolph, 2yrs, claimed 14ib allowance, 5.7, including lib over (Richardson) 3 Also started : Prince Carbine 9.2 (C. Parker), Veneda 9.2 (O'Brien), Bobadil 9.0 (Morrison), Scorn 8.3 (W. Burn), Tabilk 7.3 (W. Redfearn). Betting : 7to 4 agst Bobadil, sto 2 Parthian, 5 to 1 Veneda.

Blunderer went away_ with the lead from Veneda, Parthian, and .Lord Rudolph, with Prince Carbine bringing up the rear. Blunderer forced the pace, and at the five-furlong post held a lead of eight lengths from Veneda, with Parthian, Scorn, and Bobadil next, and Lord Rudolph last. At the railway siding Blunderer had increased his lesd to 12 lengths, but at the turn this was reduced to four lengths from Parthian, Veneda, and Lord Rudolph. When fairly in the straight Parthian turned on a full head of steam, and sweeping to the front won easily by eight lengths from Blunderer, with Lord Rudolrah three lengths off third, and bcom, Veneda, Tabilk, and Prince Carbine next. Bobadil wat jast. 'Anne, Imin 57Jsec.