RACING IN AUSTRALIA.
V.A.T.C. WINTER MEETING
MELBOURNE, August 12. The heavy rain which fell during the morn* ing ceased at noon, but continued threatening* The going at Caulfield was very little affected". The following is the result of the principal evpni : — STEEPLECHASE. Bellis, 12.3 (Regan) — l Find Out, 9.0 (Connelly) 2 Isis, 11.7 (Howie) .". 3 Thirteen started. Betting : 9 to 4 agst Bellis. S to 1 Airly avd Bosun, a to L Toiler, 12 to 1 Find < ut und Jsis. Bosun was the first to show in front. Equity fell at the last of the treble, wheu Freedom took charge from xJosun, Lamond, and Bellis. Going out of the straight tho second time Freedom still had charge, but Find Out had run into third place, followed by Lamond, The Toiler, and Bellis. At the railway side The Toiler went up third. The last round was entered upon with Freedom still in the van, with the field well together. The Toiler headed Freedom at the far turn, but once the railway side was entered upon Bellis quickly went to the head of affairs, with Isis and The Toiler cose up. Than came Freedom and Find Out. Belhs swung round the turn in the van. and the last hurdle proving disastrous to Freedom, Bellis came out and won, hard held, by two lengths. Time, Smin 3|sec. Freedom and Equity were badly injured, and had to be destroyed.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2683, 16 August 1905, Page 55
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