RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2660, 8 March 1905, Page 57

RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

• Y.R.C. AUTUMN MEETING. I First Day — Saturday, Makcii 4. I The autumn meeting of the V.H.C. t opened auspiciously. The weather was clouci'v , in the morning, and rain was threatening. ' As the time a'oprcacked for the opening the sim 'appeared, and the weather conditiors be-, came very genial, iae lawns were in psrieo'-J order, and the course it&slf covered with ay

thick coating 01 green grass, having the appearance of a continuous strip of lawn. The ladies attended in large numbers in their early auvumn costumes, and the social side of the meeting was distinctly successful, though the attendance altogether was only about the average. Now and again a. cloud of dust blew across the course, but otherwise the conditions -were perfect from a spectator's point of view. For backers the first two races were disastrous. Relish, a hot favourite for the Hopeful Stakes, ran into third place. The Newmarket Handicap was rtrn under bright sunshine and a beautiful southerly breeze. There was a lot of public money on the winner — Gladsome, r with her weight, not being fancied. ReIU S '~~ HOPEFUL STAKES, Of 200sovs; second 40sovs and third 20sovs. For two-year-olds. Five furlongs. - Sr- A. S. Chirnside's eh o Kiidean, by - Wallace — Meadow Queen, 7.10 1 Mr S. G. Cook's b f Amazon, 7.7 2 lir I. Earnshaw's borbr f Relish, 7.7 ..3 Sixten started. ST. LEGER STAKES, Of 500sovs; second lOOsovs and third 50sovs. For three-year-olds; colts 8.10, fillies 8.7. One mile ancit three-quarters. " Messrs P. and W. Mitchell's br c Munderah, by Malvolio— Grand Canary .. *♦ 1 Mr J: Wilson's b c Blinker .. „ .- »• 2 "MiE. Frazer'a br c Lord Fitzroy 3 Also started: Roller, Billingsgate, and Demas. . "_- Betting r Evens on Billingsgate, sto 1 ' Blinker, 6-to 1 Munderah.' - -Lord Fitzroy made the running. The favourite failed early. - Blinker, running _ well, was displaced ' in ' the strftight" by. Mundersih, who -won by a, length and a-quarter; a short neck "between second and third. Time, 3min lO^sec. NEWMARKET HANDICAP, Of lOOOsovs; second 200sovs and thirdl lOOsovs. Six furlongs. Mr F. Foy's b m Playaway, by Carbine — Concertina, syrs, 8.1 (Hickey) 1 - Mr F. Foy's b -m Lord Ullin's Daughter, 4yrs, 7.4 (Kyle) 2 Mr W. Gerrard's eh g Medallist, syrs, 7.5 (Cornwell) 3 Mr J. Rowen's b c Stepout, 3yrs, 7.10 ' - (Godby) 4 Also started: Gladsome 9.13, Ibex 9.11, Haloya 9.0, Canteen 8.10, Abington 8.9, Independence 8.7, Koopan 8.7, Bullion 8.6, Dangai - 1.5, Redstreak 8.4, Fosco 7.9, Sarto 7.7, The "Golden West 7.3, Lachlan 7.0, Troytown 6.12, Btathlean 6.7. Betting 4 to" 1 agst Gladsome, 11 to 2 Playjwray and Abington, 6 to 1 Medallist, 15 to 1 Haloya, 20 to 1 Bullion, Stepout, and Lord fJHin's Daughter. 25 to 1 to 50 to 1 the others. . Canfeen was ob&tinate at the post, and Step6Ut also gave trouble. The field was sent away lo a "good start. Abington, Ibex, Lachlan, and Playaway comprising the firet division, with Fosco and Dangai the next t<* get up. Abingtcn led into the course proper from Sarto, - "PJayaway going strong, -with Redstreak and Troytcwii on' the- outside. At the distance ' Independence was racing -with Abingto.n, with -!&oyt6.wn,~ -Medallist,- and Fosco next. Play-■.^ay-fronr this rapidly _forg«d ahead, and took ~-chWge_ in the - straight, Stepout following. *$jozd.TJlliria, Daughter "then spurted past, and - gained second' place. Medallist finished next, -Stepout dying away. Troytown and Canteen weie-last. >' "PMyawky gained a victory by a length, three-quarters of a length separating •ecc-nd and : 'third. /Time, lmin MJsec. " r ,'\ SIRES' PRODU 4 CE STAKES,. Of LOOsovs, added to 140sovs subscribed by owners ,of sires. The nominator of the sire of the winner to receive SObovs ; second! horse " 50scva, and third 25sovs. For two-year-olds. . Cplts^B.lo, fillies 8.7, geldings allowed slb. Six furlongs. Mr J. Giice's b f The Infanta, by Bobadil — The Heroine .. .. 1 Mr J. Wilson's (jun.) b c Scotland .. -.. 2 Messrs Clarke Bros.' eh c Charles Stuart.. 3 , Also started: Bon Grafton, King o' Scots, . Roycroft. Betting: Evens on Charles Stuart, 4 to 1 sgst Scotland, 5 to 1 Bon Grafton and King o' Scots, 10 to 1 Roycrof t and 1 Infanta. The winner led all the way, and won by two lengths; two and a-quarter lengths Between second and third. Time, lmin 16Jsec. ESSENDON STAKES, Of 550sovs; s«cond lOOsovs and third 55sovs. One mile and a-half. Mr J. B. Whitehead's bl o Dividend, by Simmer-— Lady Trenton, 3yrs, 8.2 . . . . 1 Jktr E. E. D. Clarke's br h Emir, 4yrs, 9.0 .. 2 Mr J. Wilson's (jun.) bl o Ballark, 3yrs, 8.2 3 F.J-A. was the only other starter. Betting: 2 to 1 on Emir, 4 to 1 agst Divilend. Dividend made ths running, but Emir caught him at the distance, and they raced together home, Dividend winning by half a length; two lengths and a-half between second and tffird. Time,'2min 361 sec. BRUNSWICK STAKES, Og 250sovs; second aOsovs and third 25sovs. v ,> One mile and a-quarter. MEr-L. Devlin's eh h Rawden, by Trident — -Selena, syrs, 8.2 1 VCessrs Kidman and Nicholas's b f Gun.stock, 3yrs, 7.10 .. ..2 lir J. Rowen's b h Rifler, 4yrs, 7.7 „ «, 3 "'Eighteen started. Betting: 4 to 1 agst Pliable, 6 to 1 Rawden *nd Brfler, 7 to 1 Elderslie, 10 to 1 to 15 to I" the others. Won by half a neck; three lengths between second and third. Time, 2min 9Jsec. This morning Green Mountain and Elvo covered a mile and a-half in 2min 47sec.