RACING IN AUSTRALIA. ONKAPARINGA (S.A.)

Otago Witness, Issue 2409, 3 May 1900, Page 48

RACING IN AUSTRALIA. ONKAPARINGA (S.A.)

I Monday, April 16. HURDLE RACE, of 50'sovs ; second, lOOsovs ; ' third, 50sovs. About two miles. . 729i — Mr Maplea's Bethna], by Neckers- ' gat — Maritima, /3.1.11 (Deveney) .. 1 421 — Mr Recce's Killarney, 10.5 ! (W. Recce) 2 48D?,— Messrs Manifold's Cintra, 3 0.7 i (D. Allen) 3 ' Mso started : 19a Jenico 10.10, 43i Garter 10.9, 433J Regent 10.0, 402 Albury Queen 9.13, 447 Ebb 9.12, 453? New Warrior 0.9, and 75J i Bismarck 9.2. | Jenico and Ebb fell at the second obstacle, and Albury Quso& followed the, example at the turn. Killarney had cliarge for most of : the jou/iiey, Lut half way up the straight Beth- ; nal caught and easily disposed, of him in the t end by a couplo of lengths, three lengths divid- ; mg second and third. New Warrior was fourth, I Garter next, 20 lengths off, and Bismarck lasj,. j Time, 4min 3-Jsec. Dividend, £1 Us. ONKAPAYiINGA CUP. of 500sovb; second, lOObovs ; third, SOeovs. One mile and three fui-loJigs. 5152.-- Mr' Haig's Merry Pilgrim, by Piij grim's Progress — Merry Maid, 7.3 I [car. 7.3] (ilciMvood) . . . . . . 1 233 I—Mr1 — Mr Thomson's" Nitrous, 7.0 (Willis) 2 , 218"— Mr Crczier's Sawdoii. 7.6 [car. 7.10] (O'Donnell) 3 • Alfo st..i-tcd: 310 Ackm SJO (Minter), 76i} . Goodwill 7.11 (M'Eiihill), 368 Celia 7.7 (D'Arth), i 97 Joanna 7.5 (Anderson), 130 V Bunyan 7.3 ' (Painter), 58£ Fair Sex 7.3 (Hodgkins), 73J The I Sa-'lor 7.2 (M'Cann), 36 Lady Melbourne 6.12 ! (Kelton), 38 Martagou 6.9 (Di::<3on), 650 Belemnite 6.9 (M'Nainara), 442 Corizanne 6.7 (Diedrick), and lih Simulation 6.7 (Darroch;. Martagon made play from Corizaunc, JoI amis, Acton, Nitrous, and Belemnite, but ov. I coming into sight Joanna, and Corizanne were , in joint possession of affairs, and so to the I home turn, where Merry Pilgrim dashed to the ; front, and, maintaining his advantage to the , end, won with ridiculous ease by five lengths j from Nitrous, who was half that distance in ( advance of Rawdon. Fair Sex, Corizanne, Bel- [ emuite, Bunyan, and Goodwill were nest in i order, with Simulation hs.i. Tims, 3mm 29seo. i Dividend, £7. j GREAT EASTERN STEEPLECHASE, of I lOOOsovs; second, 200sovs; third, lOOsovs. i Three miles aiid a-quarter. 817g — Messrs Humphrey and Jenkln's Euro, i by Kangaroo — Inchbonny, ll.'J TBrooks) 1 625 — Mr Kidman's Snapshot, 12 ~> j ' (Diiscoll) 2 141 — Mrs Lonsjdcn's Homer, 10.6 ! (T. Williamson) 3 ! Also started: 137 i Orb 11.7 (Holmes), 575J i Mysore 11.2 (D. Allen), 240 The Duke 3 0.6 I (Joskin), 986 Bush Lad 10.5 (A. Williams), 293 ■' Songster 10.4 (M'Gowan), 393J Wirrawa 10.4 t (Ferry's, 63i Gleight of Hard 9.S (C. Howie), 308, ; Supple Jnck 9.9 (Cevuievi, 67 Colefirs 9.0 j (Barri. SupDle Jack shov/od the way over the nrst fence, "at which Bush Lad and Wirrawa came down. At the fallen tree Homer ran up to Supple Jack, and the pair were well clear of Soasstei-, Orb, The Duke, and Snapshot, whilst Mysore baulked. Passing the stand the order wac — Siipple Jack, four lengths o>ar of The Duke, Rome", and Songster, and thej at a a interval came Euro, Snapshot, Orb, ar>d Sleight of Hand, with Coalfiro in the lear. The leader fell at the fence on the hill, and at the stone i wall Homer, 'Jhe Duke, and Songster held the j leading nositions, followed by Euro, Snapshot, j and Orb" and without material alteration this i order was observed as the stand was passed I for the third time. Songster's progress was ,' stopped atthe fenoe o.i the hill, and The Duke i took up the lunnrng lrorn. Euro, Homer, and Snapshot, and so they crossed tho hedge and logsT The Duke failed to successfully negotiate the last fence, and Euro, coming away from the othcis, finally won a good race by three lengths from Snapshot, who, in turn, was a ■similar distance alip-ad tof Homwr. Sleight of Hand was fourth, Coalnre, 20 lengths away, nexL, and Orb walking in last. Time, 7mm 23sec. Dividend, £5 6s.