AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB.

Otago Witness, Issue 2612, 6 April 1904, Page 49

AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB.

SWEET NELL BEATS GLADSOME

Fiust Day — Saturday, .Apkil 2,

The autunrn meeting o£ the Australian Jockey Club commenced at Randwiek to-day. The weather cleared beautifully, but ths course, sfter the lecent rains, was hea-vy. There was a very large attendance. Results. — FIRST HUE#>LE RACE, A handicap sweepstake of ssovs eioh, with 250?0vs added. About two miles and ahalf. Mr S. Fielder's bT g Lamrock, by Yardley (inip.) — Helen, syrs, 10.2 1 Mr C. J. Bennett's gr g King Pin, 6yrs, 10.9 2 Mr E. F. Feely's br g Mite, aged, 9.10 .. . . 3 Betting: 5 to 2 agsfc Transvaal, 4 to 1 Mile, 8 to 1 Lamrock and King Pin. Seven started. Won easily. Time, smm "see. AUTUMN STAKES, A sweepstake of lOsovs each, with 500sovs added. One mile and a-half. Sir R. Clarke's br f Sweet Well, by Haut Brion (imp.)— Novelette 11, 33'rs, 8.2 (Lewis) 1 Mr J. B. Reid's eh f Gladsome, 3yrs, 8.2 (Donovan) 2 Mr R. Percy's br c Raeburn, 3yrs, 8.4 (Hickey) 3 Two others started. Betting: 6 to 4 on Gladsome, 7 to 2 agsfc Air Motor, 6 to 1 Sweet iNell, 10 to 1 the others. The start was excellent. Gladsome made the running past the stand, and going out of tae straight Sweet Nell drew up with the favourite, ths pair leading along the back tc- the sixfurlong post, where Gladsome was just in front oi Sweet Nell. At the half-mile the pair were again level, 'but rounding the bend Gladsome forged ahead, an-d entering the straight drew eway, and it looked as if the New Zealand-er was going to win easily. Sweet Nell, however, came gallantly, and a great race ensued, the favourite being beaten by a head. The result was entirely due to the superior horsemanship of Lewis. Raeburn was 12 lengths away, thira. Time, 2miu 43sec. TWO-YEAR-OLD MAIDEN STAKES, A sweepstake of ssovs each, with 250sovs .added. Seven furlongs Mi 1 H. C. White's br c Hadr.an, by Sunnier (imp.)— Miss Albans, 8.0 1 Mr J. Wilson, jun.'s, br c Nuncio, 8.0 .. .. 2 Mr C. Carlisle's b c Warioo, 8.0 3 Eleven started. Betting : 5 to 2 agst Nuncio, 6 to 1 Warioo, 8 to 1 Hadrian. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin 32-Jsec. DONCASTER HANDICAP, A handicap sweepstake of 20sovs each, with i lOOOsovs added. One mile j Mr A. Folcy's br g Chere Amie, by Fusile — ! Glen Vive, 3yrs, 6.9 (Thomas) 1 ! Mr G. Miller's eh h Contest, ojts, 8.4 ! (Smith) 2 Mr F. Foy's b m Playaway (imp)., 4yrs, 7.12 (Hickey) 3 With the exception of Australia, all ths acceptors started. Betting: 4 to 1 Playaway, 5 to 1 Contest, 20 to 1 Chers Amie. After a good start Playaway, with Ibex and Haloya, made the running along the back, and at six furlongs Chere Amie was two lengths behind the leading division. At half a mile Chere Amie ran up in'.o second place, three lengths in front of Playaway, who was closely attended by Contest. Cheie Amie entered the straight ahead of Contest and Haloya, and a great race home between Chere Amie and Contest resulted in a win by a head for tho former ; Playaway, six lengths off, third. Time, lmm 43isec. A.J.C. ST. LEGER, A sweepstake of lOeovs each, with 500sovs add?d. One mile and three-quarters. j Mr E. Clarke's br c Emir, by WallaceEmmie, 3yrs, 8.10 (Lewis) 1 Mr J. East's blk c Belah, 3yrs, 8.10 (Smith) 2 Mr J. Wilson, jun.'s, b c Mallard, 3yrs, 8.10 (Barden) 3 These were the only starters. Betting : 4to 1 on Emir, 4to 1 agst Belah. Belah led into the straight, and, the favourite joining him at the distance, drew away and won comfortably by a length. Time, 3nun lOsec. HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, A handicap sweepstake of Ssovs each, with 25050v3 added. Six furlongs. M; Colin Smith's b m Saiaswati, by Niagara — Eloquence, pged, 10 2 1 Mr S. J. Hendrick's eh m Whilirg. syrs, 9.5 2 Mr G. Osborce's br c Bassini, 3yis, 9.8 . . 3 Twenty-one started. Betting: 6 to 1 Vanilla, Araxes, Nymphia, 12 to 1 Saraswati. Won by a length. Secoitd Day — Monday, Apart- 4. The second day's racing of the auturtwi meeting took place at Randwick to-day. The attendance- was very laige. The weather was fine until the last race, which was run in a shower. Results : — FLYING HAiNDICAP, A handicap sweepstake of Ssovs each, with 250sovs added. Six furlongs. Mr G. G. Kiss's b g Holoya, by Gozo (imp.) — Necklace, 4vrs, 7.4 1 Mr J. Samuel's b g Rfgio, 4yrs, 7.4 . . . . 2 Mr A. Foley's b g Berthier, 3yrs, 8.2 .. . . 3 Sixteen started. Betting : 4 to 1 agst Holoya, sto 1 Cressy. Once the field were fa rly on the way home Holoya shot out aud won easily by three lengths. Time, lmin losec. MAIDEN STAKES, A sweepstake of ssovs each, with 250sovs added. Ona mile and a-quarter. Mr J. Baion's eh f Electra, by Russley (imp.)— E'ectric Light. 3vrs, 8 o" 1 Mr I. Earnshaw's br or blk f Diploma, 3yrs, 80 2 Mj W. T. Nowlau's b g Refuge Bay, syrs, 8.4 3 Ten started. Betting: 5 to 2 agst Electra, 6 to 1 Bcnevenuio. The favouiite led throughout, and won by a length and a-half. Time, 2mm Msec. CHAMPAGNE STAKES. A sweepstake of DOsovs eacH, with 730sovs added. S.x fur'ongs. Mr E. Frazer's br c,Lord Fitzroy, by Grafton (imp.)— Disgrace, 8.10 1 Mr A. Wynne's b c Koopan, 8.10 2 Mr C. Carlisle's b c Warroo, 8.10 3 Ten started. Betting: 2 to 1 agst Jim Dorset, 5 to 2 Koopan. 10 to 1 Fitzroy. A good race. Won by two lengths, lime, lmin IGisec. SYDNEY CUP, A handicap sweepstake of 20scvs each, with 2000sovs added: the owner of the second

torse to receive SOOsovs, and the owner c\ the third loOsovs from the stakes. Two miles. Mr J. Mayo's br c Loid Cardigan, by Pcsitano (imp.l — Lady Trerton, 3jrs, 5.7 . . 1 Mr J. Chambers's "eh la Saida-, 4yrs. 6.11 .. 2 Sir Rupert Clarke's br f Sweet Nell, Cyrs, 5.7 3 Regio was the only non-starter. Betting: 5 to 2 agst Emir, 7 to 2 Lord Cardigan, 10 to 1 Bclah nnd_Sweet Nell. From a good start Marvel ljoch got best away, but Sweet Nell quickly took command, and led the field into the straight. Passing the stand; the order was Sweet Nell, Alias, Gssian, and Marvel Loch, the re=t of the field bunched, well up. There was little change along the back excepting that Marvel Loch improved her position and Lord Cardigan moved up into fourth, place. Sweet Nell led Marvel Loch into the straight, a packed field lying handy. Then Lord Cardigan shot out on the inside opposite the St. Leger stand, and, going great guns, woa by three lengths. The favourite was never dangerous. Lord Cardigan's win was very popular. Time, 3min 31! sec. FIRST STEEPLECHASE, A handicap sweepstake of 6sovs each, -with' SOOsovs added. About two miles and alialf. Mr D. M'Lenr.an's b g Galtee More, by Sunrise — Emerald il-ud, aged, 9.0 .. .. 1 Mi- J. A. Ross's br g Teamster, aged, 9.0 .\ 2 Mr A. Miller's blk g The African, aged, 11.13 .. 3 Betting: 7 to 4 agst The African, 4. to 1 Signet, 10 to 1 Gaitee More. Won by 40 lengths. On'y fcur finished. (j.N r o time sent.) FIRST NURSEKi' HANDICAP, A handicap sweepstake of Ssovs each, with. 25050v8 added. One mile. Mr W. H. Mate's eh g The Shaws, by Schimmei — Catr.oua, 2yrs, 6.9 1 Mr J. Wilson, jun.'s, br cKuncfc, 2yrs, 8.2.. 3 Mr E. E. A. Oatley's gr f Waxkato, 2yrs, 7.2 J Eleven started. Won by two lengths. Time, lm.n 45scc.