V.R.C. RACES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2497, 22 January 1902, Page 51

V.R.C. RACES.

Thr principal racing fixture in Victoria ou the first day of the year was at Flemington, J where the Y.R.C. Standish and Bagot Hundi- j caps were run. Owing to the big I couiiter attraction of the international cricket 1 match the attendance was not large, but the . fixture would more than pay its way. Theie |

T were 1C =tarters for tiie Standish Handicap, rua over six furlongs. Though the Maribyrnoag: >£aidea Plate winner. Carmthia, was a strong favourite there was sooie spirited speculation, in the ca3e of otliei stait-rs, and it wns on tha whole an excellent betting race. There did no*' appear much chance a fuxlong frosa home of the members of tie rins getting out ot thefr tioubJe. At that f-tage Cariuthia, who tras caiTyiag 7.12, had fu!ly seven. lengths' lead, out =he is not a great stayer, and the p»ce &i which -he nad gone told its tale. The sowing-down prof-ess was very proaotinced in the last halffurlong, and The Victory 7.0, finishing well, beat her home by half a lergth. This colt, whose 'ticce&s providsd anpthei good advertisement for The AcfmiraF (who afreet him), started at a ic-g i-nce, bnt was wel! backed by c small body of punters. The Victory should, on hia rnnmitg at Caulfield oa Bosmg Day, have been aj a shorter price. He was ridden badly in the Koornang WelteT, or he must have beaten Pri-Mlc-pe easily, ximougst the horses to run tn this race that will do better later on iprobably 111 tho Nfwasarket Hnad'cip) were Mylae, Myosotis, Maltoi:. an 'l Chesilbe-c'i.

Thou.ii thpie were on'; eight starters for the Basot Hu-dicaj), one rm!e and a-half, the r»co was a very fine- one, Feud 7.2 only winning by n?lr a head from Gazelle 7.7, with* Cretonne 7.13 a head hnthei back. The winner is p three-yp,ir-oki filly by Pilgrim's Progress (imD) f\am Vendetta, dam of Marie Corelli, and is owned by Mr A. M'C'racken, a member of the \ .XC. Committee. There is no doubt, as the race was run, that Ciazeile should have won l>nt httie Manpir.gr, ww jlOj 10 ls the most promising ricicr in Victoria at the piesent time, axiite outrode P. King ou Gazelle. Feud got a bad mn in tae straight, but Gazelle was also the lecipjent of a bump before reaching the home turn, so honours were easy in this particular Ifcere was, as a matter of fact, a good deal of burapms m the race despite the smalmess of Lie held. There was a surprise in store in connection with the Steeplechase. Chelsea 12 7 v.as ir the field, but Colonel Campcfell's gxey vas not fancied because he looked s"o burly In a held of nine be went out at 12 to 1 and yet. yon ea.Jv but has most dangerous opponentfel! Mr S. Mailer's lecent purchase, Erroi Ihe Cathedral. Otherwise I think he woul6 h."-e ..too, as he was only cantering at the time, M. Mocney. who rodp Error, sustained shgh< ccm-uss.on of tho b^af 1, but is now recovering ihe Wallace fii'y, Independence, in W. Hukcr.botham's stab'e. is no doubt very smart 1 hough raised to S 12. she won again in the two-year-olrl evon< in fine styie, easily disp 03. ing of the iteavily-bicked LovaJtv rolt Captain Carrmgtcn 7.0. Wilis rode' » \^rv confident iocc on Independence, bu! he rca!lv had the ;ice wndom the straight. One of the starters would however, lwve given J,im a close iace had tha rider been r,t aU anxious. Most people saw ftie, but the stewards did not think •t necessary to hold an inquiry The Hurdle l.ace went to the ZaKnski ge^dirg Colonel" Shihnsk, 10.5. owrcd by the vr-tcran trainer Alec laylor. while the "Welter H?ndi-ap o-o nuie wrs won by a rank outsider in Paini^r--to:i 9.6, m J. H. Davis's stable. Palmerston, vps kred by Kscnteb.-on. Go«port 10 9 was ag.uu started (he h?.d aireadv run a mile and <.-ha!f 111 thr liaffot), but rolled abont a lot at Ibe fmisj, ;u.d y.-as beaien half « length. SYPNKY TATTERSALL'S CLUB RACES. Tne iueetm& of TatteraaU's Club was coc1 v , 1. „i Kj>:chv.(k on New Yesi's Dny, whea id-tteißfl'lV Club Cuu. two mi(» f. vas won by • . isuk ov id-'i in Hoop lio:, C.lO, owned by Mr A. • b ilJiams ('.r. R. Smith), who uted to „? rVt" SS '1" Fr- 1 ' • anci tremt'd Lv- Torn Paytsn. tr.e r, tee was v t,<olen o;.e, »s Hoop Iron" was al'owed 10 ,tra! a mauh or the *fisld. and, -»rv.-d h. 1,, |.ghi we.-ght, uo tuauageti to lastout the r.-x-o. v irunng with something to spare irom thp fa«-o;intv-, Blue Alctal B.G. This gcldirg ,s ut.:u Lj, as hr »r^ only beaten by a J-ead m the Summer Cup 0.1 Boxing Z'y. Cast '"1 ; ■--."I'd ajjo'i, thp Xcw Yeai'a g'ii. with '0 Mn !-o> ,n- a gco.l thing for him. Giafter ".71, -ec ',>U r\ci from JlcJbourne, made . no-\] «.L- v wi thp Steeplechase to the last ipdi-o, v.!:on L e (opt.'cd over. Tho laco tliea vent to Dr^k-ra^ 117 hv Tho Bioker, ridder !»v ihnt j.rood hois-man, P. Hpgan. H. Fielder '»r-k thy Fjyuif.' Welroi with Insect 9.7, by lieanchiimp, wlio =cems smart. Khmbo 9.5, with V. Kuhn up, started r. sl^lit'y better !aron-ite, t.ut he missed i> placo. AVith tile cracks. C!'J'itr>'B» »nd Grcut Scot, out of the vtv, !'o,i 1 Pmcr, v,-ho fIh?»-c7 well at the V R.C S t m.g uuet,,ig-, -^n < c't.'e to cairy "his 8.7 to v c10..-v Hithont ai} tiouble. He had, as :. n>?tter r,t ivt, liai7 a 'Jo7-»ii 'engths to spare ..» i'a-' fiii.ali frr-ru t'co favpimte, Ccod Speed 7 11. —t.o .f. b\ "ili-dti'i.oii from So Lo, go dam. ii. \\*cotf'i<- 'ook tl>^ Welter HamVap, ono rii'p. v.'h '^v.-«- of ShcM 7.7, s forr-yp?r-olcl u'.ly by the >'c-v Km land bred K:n.rr.ra fronx li--' T^ •r] )JV) JV Jlc'd'. She war veil backed, r.i v\ O'l lir^tjiv r>-oni Vi •. *y 7 7