RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2426, 12 September 1900, Page 43

RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

FLEMING-TON. Saturday, August 18. THE SHOW HANDICAP, of 130sovs; second 20sovs, t^nrd lOsovs. Thiee-quarters of a mile. Mr I. FoulsEani's cli g Massinissa, by Splendour — Algerine, Gyrs, 9.4 (R. Lewis) 1 Mr A. Whitty's br g Ralph, 4yrs, 6.11 (W. Minter) 2 Mr G-. Vincent's eh g Liberty, aged, 7.9 (P. Dowling) 3 Other starters : Reaper, aged, 9.5 I.S. Thomas); Veloce, aged, -9.2 (N. Leek); Stagelight, 4yrs, B.G (R. Bryans) ; Rapid, syrs, 7.13 (R. "Walker); Carlos, 6yrs, 7.11 (J. Cherry); Lyddite, 4yrs, 7.8 (E. Turner) ; G-oldleaf, 4yrs, 7.8 (S. Barnes); Kawana, syrs, 7.6 (W. "Ross); Strathjoy,- 6yrs, 7.5 (G-. Minter); S,and Boy, 3yrs, 7.0 (L. Wilson); Lock, 3yrs, 7.0 (S. 1). Fisher) ; Malva, 4yrs, 6.10 (J. Williamson) ; Rona, 4yrs, 6.7 (C. Diedrick) ; Abercronibie, 6yrs, 6.7 (J. O'Neill) ; Contadina, syrs, 6.11 (H. Deeble) ; and The Merry Prince, 4yrs, 6.7 (H. G-ymer). Betting: 5 to 2 agst Massinissa, 12-to_l Ralph. Carlos led to the distance, where Massiuissa shot out for the lead, and, drawing away, won very easily by a length and a-half from Ralph, who deprived Liberty of second place by a like distance. Time, lmin 13sec. AUGUST STEEPLECHASE, a sweepstake of 2sovs, with lOOsovs added ; second 20sovs. third lOsovs. About two miles and ahalf. Mr J. A. James's b m Rosebud, by Reginald—dam by Pearl, aged, 11.2 (A. Cooper) 1 Mr W. Douglas's eh g Fishook, aged, D.7 (W. Douglas) 2 Mr J. H. Moorhead's b g Coinboyne, aged, 9.0 (F. Glennon) 3 Other starters — Mysore, aged, 11.13 (J. J. Allan); Blue Petei, aged, 11.10 (P. Kennedy); and Babel, aged, 9.12 (H. Howie). Betting: 3 to 1 agst Blue Peter or Rosebud. Bide Peter led for two miles, and ran off. Rosebud was then left with the lead, and without ever being again headed, won in a canlei by five lengths fioin Fishhook. Time, j smin 25isec. j AUGUST HANDICAP, of 130sovs; second 20sovs, third lOsovs. One mile and a-half. j Mr J. Leek's br g Ingliston, by Malua — Chakwa, 4yrs, 7.7 (C. Cooper) 1 Mr P. T. Heywood's br h Flintlock, aged, 6.10 (W. Ross) 2 Mr M. H. Devlin's b li- Ballistite, 6yrs, 8.3 (W. Burn) 3 Other starters— Wild Raven, 6yrs, 8.1 (J. Cooney) ; Town Clock, aged, 7.13 (S. Thomas); Shell, 4yrs, 7.12 (W. Dunford) ; Hurrah, 4yrs, G.B (Minter) ; and Flagship, 3yrs, 6.7, :arried 6.10 (H. Deeble). Betting: 7 to 4 agst Ingliston, 5 to 1 Shell or Ballistite, 6 to 1 Flintlock. Below the distance Town Clock fell, and though Ingliston was slightly meddled with, he ran on, and finally defeated the grey by a neck. Time, 2min 45sec. THREE AND FOUR- YEARS-OLD HANDICAP, of 130sovs; second 20sovs, third lOsovs. Seven furlongs. Mr I. Foulsham's br c Lancaster, by Hotchkiss—Frailty, 4yrs, B.li iE. Lewis) .. „. 1

Mr J. Rowen J s eh f Fides, 3yra. 7.0 (M. Kelton) 2 Mr H. G-oodisson's b c Spat. 4yrs. 6.8 * (H. Gymer) 3 " Other starters— Goldleaf, 4yrs, 7.5 (S. Barnes); Chillagoe, 4yrs. 7.4 (E. Turner); The British Admiral, 3yra; 7.0 (C. Cooper); - Ornrah, 4yrs, 6.13 (E. Cartel) ; Pera-1 Skiver, 3yrs, 6.9 (W. Mintsr) ; Griselda, 35' is, 6.7 ' (C. Deidrick) ; Yalimba, Syrs, 6.7 (W. Ross) ;, and Old Salt, 3yrs, 6.7 (G. Afintcr). Betting: 5 to 4 agst Lanuastei, 5 to 1 Goldleaf, 10 to 1 any other. Fida'S made the running to the turn for _ home, with Goldleaf and Spat as his nearest attendants; but Lancaster, on the outside, I era shot to the front, and won without elfort, 1 \ a lergth from Fides, who in turn was a fciiuilii distance in advance of Si:at. Tune, lni:n 32Jsec. ! ADELAIDE RACING CLUB. Saturday, August 13. MAYOR'S MILE, of. 150sovs, second 3550v3. third 15sovs. One mile. Mr D. James's Sunny Morn, by Light Artillery — Sunmngdale, 4yrs, 7.2 (Lawler) .. 1 Mr A. Leech's The Bird, syrs, 7.13 (Matthew 3) 3 Mr "T. Keiley"s 15 f Tinfoil, Syrs, 6.7 . • (Bennett) 3 Other starters — Dirk Hammerhand" 10.2, Bloodstone 9.13, Fair Sex 9.0, Belemnite ' 8.7, : Nitrous 8,7, Trapper ,8.0, Royal Artillery 7.10, Thunder .King 7.6, Ariadne 7.4, Trenarto 6.7,' Light .Brigade. 6.7, ond Antarctic 6.7. Won by -half- a head; .Tinfoil a length off third. Ariadne "was next, and. Bloodstone last.._~ Time, lmin 45Jsec, Dividend, £7 13s. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, of oOOsovs;" second 70sovs, third 30sovs. About three miles. Mr J. James's br g The Duke-, by Wellington — Beeswax, aged, 11.10 . . . . 1 Mr S. Ferry's b g Cromwell, aged, 11.0 (Ferry) 2" Mr J. Murray's b g. Supple Jack, aged, 10.7 , (Ellis) 3 I Other starters— Colefire 11.3, Sleight of Hand I 10.7, and Mermaid 9.0. Won by two lengths; Supple Jack, five lengths away, thiid. Then came Colefire and Mermaid. Sleight of Hand fell. Time, 6min 50sec. Dividend, £8 9s. DEQUETTEVILLE STAKES, of loOsovs; second 35sovs, third 15sovs. For two-year-olds. Four furlongs. Mi J. Crozier's b g Fotheringay, by Pad- . I lock— Queen Eliza, 8.7 (Willis) .. ..1 I Mr C. Smith's br c Stuart King, by Clan Stuart— Regina, 9.7 (Egan; 2 Mr *N. M'Eacliern's b c Discussion, jy Light Artillery— Small Talk, 8.3 (F0011) . S I Other starters : Clifton 8.5, Chieveley 8.5, Tom Brown 8.2, Cuboid 8.0, Northumberland^' 7.12, Rosary 7.9, Bay Lavender 7.9, ai±d L)i>!oy Park 7.9. Dividend, £3 15s. CAULFIELD. Satukday, Atf&usT 25. VICTORIAN CLUB HANDICAP, of lOOsovaj * ! • second lOsovsy third ssovs. One mile. Mr J. Moffatt's^ch in Fast Lady, by Veloci1 pede— Not Much, 6yrs, 6.7 (F. C. Barton) 1 Mr G. S. Edwards' s br g The Hypnotist, 6yis, 6.12 (E. Turner) '.. . . 2 M-r E. Power's br m Marie Corelli, syrs; 6.9 (W. Ross> 3 1 Other starters— Cornquist, lyrs, 9.8 (S. G. Thomas); Heiress, 4yrb, 7.5 (C. Cooper); Valdis, aged, 7.2 (G. Minter) ; The Idler, 3yrs, 7.1 (J. Wiliamson) ; Strathjoy, 6yrs, 6.12 (W. Minter) ; and Ben Bolt, 6yrs, 6.12 (V. Egan). Betting: 2 to 1 agst Heiress, 5 to 2 Cornquist, 6 to 1 The Idler, 8 to 1 Marie Corelli, 10 to 1 The Hypnotist, 12 to 1 Fast Lady. 1 Heiress was first away, but Fast Lady soon j went to the- front, and made all the running. 1 She led Heiress and The Hypnotist into th.c I straight, and eventually won easily by half a- length from The Hj'pnotist, with Marie Corelli three-quarters of a length away third. Heiress was fourth, Cornquist, Ben Bolt, and The Idler next ; and Valdis and Strathjoy last. Time, lmin 48isec. A.J.C. .SPRING MEETING-. First Dax — Saturday, September 8. . •* There was beautiful weather for and a good attendance at the" 'A.J.C. Spring meeting. Results: — HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of ssovs each, j with 200sovs added, second horse SOsovs. i About two miles and three furlongs. Mr R. O'Connor's blk g Oberon, by Wellingj ton, 6yrs or aged, 9.3 1 ' Mr H. Dargin's gr g The La-bourer, Byrs 9.7 2 , Mr J. B. Barclay's br g Aberdare, aged, 10.5 3 I Ten started. Won by three lengths. Time, 4min 36} sec. " ' TRIAL STAKES, of ssovs each, with 250sovs added ; second horse 50sovs. One mile and: a-quarter. Mr I. Foulsham's br h Lancaster, by HotchI kiss— Frailty, 4yrs, 8.8 1 . Mr A. Williams' s b c San Fran, Syrs, 7.12 2 ' Mr C. Jeffries's b c Barbarossa, 3yrs, 7.12 3 Twelve others ran. Betting: Even money on Lancaster, 4 to i agst Barbarossa, 10 to 1 the others. Won by three lengths. Time, 2min 12\sec. A.J.C. DERBY, of 30sovs each, with 600sova added ; second horse lOOsovs, and third horses ' 50sovs. For three-year-olds. One mile and 3 I a-half. Mr R. Orr's br c Maltster, by Bill of Portland—Barley, 8.10 {Lewis) .. .. ..-

Mr "W. Bailey's br c Hautboy, by Haut Brion — Meridian, 8.10 (Kuhn) 2 Mr C. Carlisle's br f Hautesse, by Haut Brion— Olga, 8.5 (Delaney) 3 Also started: Yarrabee 8.10, Schimmel 8.10, Lord Rudolph 8.10, and Phillibeg 8.10. Betting: 10 to 9 on Hautboy, 3 to 1 agst Maltster, 6 to 1 Hautesse. From an excellent start Yarrabee led to the stand, where Hautesse took charge, with HautTjoy and Maltster next. The position was maintained to the mile post, where Lord Rudolph deposed Maltster, and at the far side assumed ,the lead from Hautesse. At five furlongs The filly again took charge. A furlong further on Phillibeg fell; and Yarrabee and Lord Rudolph toppled over him. S. Callinan, the rider of "Phillibeg, had his collarbone broken, and IWoodgate, the rider of Yarrabee, was severely injured. Entering the straight, Hautboy deposed Hainresse, Maltster running into second place. At^the Leger stand Maltster drew right out from Hautboy under the whip, and won by a length and a-half. Time, 2min 39|sec. EPSOM HANDICAP, of 20sovs each, witb lOOOsovs added; second horse 200sovs, and third horse lOOsovs from the stake. One mile, c i i Mr J. Williarns's b g Ampier, by Far Niente ■ — Electrip "Light, syrs, 7.4 (Cooper) .. 1 'Mr J. Hardcastle's brh Cyanide, by Metal — • w Aspasia, 6yrs, Bj2 (L. Kuhn) a . . ?. .- . 2 •Me "W. Kelso's b g Dandy, by Martini- - Henry — Vainglory, syrs, .9.4 (Johnson).. J iMr H. V. Foy's b m Auld Lang Syne, by Lochiel — Recolte, syrs, 7.13 (W. Delaney) t - Also started: Raninrly 8.12, Parapet 8.8, Reviver. 8.5, so.Long 8.4, Blue Metal 8.4,-Johan-sen 8.0, Bobs 7.13, Saraswati "Ml, Allinga 7.11, Sapir 7.7, Alice Mostyn 7.7, Undaunted 7.6, Fulmenite 7.4, Beacon 7.4, Hi Hi 7.3, Argo 7.3, Latem 7.3', Lygoh 7.3, First Consul 7.2, 'Melodian 7.2, Bange 7.0, Glenore 7.0, G'allina 6.12, Acetine 6.11, Alaimah 6.10, Rock of Ages 6.10, Leap Frog 6.10, Gunnedah 6.7, Nambucca 6.7. Ail the final acceptors started. Betting : 7to 1 agst Dandy, 8 to 1 Reviver, t S to 1 Auld- Lang Syne, 14 to 1 Cyanide, Saraswsti, and Argo. From the seven-furlong post Gallina led the field, with Reviver, Latem, and Sapir together. %i five fuilongs Bange carno to the front, wiih Ranfurly, Undaunted, Ampier, and Arid Lang Syne. Bange led into the straight by four lengths, but at the Leger stand Ampler ron;pecl away, with Dandy and Auld Lang Syne following, and won by two lengths, a head separating second and third. Time, linin 4] |sec. SPRING STAKES, of lOsovs each, with 400sovs added; second horse' 50sovs. Weight-for-agc. One mile and a-half. - * Sir Rupert Clarke's b g Paul Pry, by Lochiel — Busybody, aged, 9.3 1 Mr K. Phillips's b h Tarquin, by Neckersgat — Tarpeia, 6yrs, 9.6 2 Mr'E. H. Knight's eh ni Mora, by Malua — ■ White Star, aged, 9.1" 3 Eight started. Betting: 5 to 4 agst Paul Pry, 5 to 1 Tarquin. Eixisdale made the running for the greater part of the journey, but once in the stiaight Paul ' Pry took charge, and won by six lengths. Time, 2min 38Jsec. KENSINGTON HANDICAP, 'of ssovs each, : with 200sovs added; second horse oOsovs. ." Seven furlongs. ilr' G. Miller's eh m Loch Clieveden, by Lochiel — Lady Clieveden, 6yrs, 5.6 .. ... 1 Mr T. Cook's blk m Stelene, aged, 7.2 .. .. 2 Mr W. Smyth's br h Boreas 11, oyrs, 9.1 .. 3 , -Twenty-seven started. Won by half a, length, i Time, lmin 30Jsec.