RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2955, 2 November 1910, Page 57

RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

V.R.C. SPRING MEETING. First Day—Saturday, October 29. The CVp meeting of the Victorian Racing Club drc-r the biggest croud to Mai bourne ever known; consequently it was not surI prising that, although ths weather .va~, unpromising, the attendance did not suffer. Rain fell during the night, and continued this morning-, but cleared off before noon, and the races were ran in fine, cloudy, sunless weather, in the presence of a great crowd. Visitors were present iron-, ail I parts of Australia,.including Lord and Ladw j Dudley, Admiral Bcsanquei (Goverooi of Soutli Australia), Lady Ecsano.-et. Admiral I Pccre, with their euitos, and ali the prin« • cipa! society people. There was a great j display of dressing. The racing proved good. Ti;e Derby was the largest, though the race was ixk. wildly exciting. The following are the results: — MAIDEN PLATE. Of 300sove; second 60sors, and third 30sovs.; One mile. ; Mr J. Samuels's b f Blue Gem. by San Francisco—Real Blue, 3yr«, 7.8 ... 1 Mr G. Lewis's br c First Aurate. syrs, 7.13 ..." ... a Mr J. L. Carrie's ch g Bowhill, 3yrs, , j 7.10 " ... 3 Eleven horses started. Won by three lengths, with four lengths between (second and third. Time, lmin 424 sec. MARIBYRNONG PLATS, Of l$00Sovs; second 400sovs, and third 200sovs. For tv.o-year-olds. Colts 8.10, geldings 8.7, Gllios 8.5. Five furlongs. Mr J. Wilson, jun.'s, ch c Philio, by Andria—Phyllis ... 1 Mr A. Knox's br c Popingay 2 Mr J. North's br c Woolerina 3 Souchong and Sweet Malt were scratched. Elvanite and Oalidor were the first off, bul when the field settled down Woolerina. took charge from Philio, Oalidor, Twa Brigs, Popinjay, and Elyanite. Philo fell back a little, but was always in a good place in' the centrt; of the field At the three-furlong post Woolerina. led from Popinjay and Flaith. Pepin jay led at the distance, but Philio came through and won by a lengtr, and a-half, with four lengths betweer second and third. HOTHAM HANDICAP, Of oOOsovs; second 60sovs, and third 30sovs. One mile and a-'ialf. Mr R. Crawford's b h Flavian, by Flavus —Postea. 4vrs 1: Mr E. S Davison's blk h Call Roy. syrs & Mr G. E. Minter's b h Somnanjbulist, 6yrs 3 Also started: Kerlie, Matouree. Congo d'Eslire, Mutilator, Langloh, Car! Dour, Prizefighter, Iliad, Moorilla, Optimism, Vivacious. Kerlie, Flavian, and Langloh led round the back from Optimism by half a length. Kerlie. Langloh, Matouree, and Call Boy were first round the turn, with Optimism, Vivacious, and Prizefighter together. Vivreious and Langloh fell. After a fine exciting finish Flavian won by a neck, with a length and a-half between second and third. Time. 2min 35^-ec. VICTORIA DERBY. Of 2000rovs: second 400sovs, and third 200SOVS. For three-ycar-olda. Colts or geldings 8.10. fillies 8.5 One mile and a-h.-.lf. Mr Colin Smith's br c Beverage by Malstcr-Wild Rose (Pike) 1 Mr J. Sieby's br g Styria (Smith; ... 2 Mr J. Wil?.on, iun.'s b c Bobadea (MXschlan) 3 Also started: Golden Point 3.10. Indiscreet 8.10. Hartfell 8.10. Tanami 8.10, Isothermal 8.10, St. Wync 8.10, Desert Rose 8.5, Lager 8.5. Desert Rose was the first to show out from a good start, and she led round the riverside by two lengths from Bcverasre, St. Wyne, Indiscreet. Styria, Lager. Golden Point, and Bobadca. with Tanami last. At the abattoirs the first division consisted of Desert Rose, two lengths ahead. Lager and Beverage, and then, three lengths awav. cam. 1 Bobadca, Styria, Indiscreet. St. Wync, Golden Point, Hartfell. and Tanami. Styria moved up into fourtr, place at the Sheds, five lengths separating the next division, led by Golden Point Bevcraj*} led into the straight from Styria.

kager, Desert Rose. At the distance Bobadea took thir 1 place, and in this order the horses finished, Beverage winning by three-quarters of a length, while Styria beat Bobadea by four lengths. Hartfeil finished for.rth, and then came Lager, Desert Rose, Golden Point, Indiscreet, Tanami, and St. Wyne. Time, 2min 37-ieec. MELBOURNE STAKES, Of lOOOsovs; second 200sovs, and third lOOsove. One mile and a-quarter. , Mr W: Kelso's oh h Son of the Marsh, * bt Wildfowler—Loo's Pride, aged, 9.1 1 Mr". Whitwortb'* br m Artillerie, syrs, = 8.13 ... ~ 2 Messrs P. and W. Mitchell's ch h Trafalgar, syrs, 9.4 ... ..... ••• 3 "Also started: Alawa 9.4, Flavinius 9.4, Pexsee 9.4. Maltine 8.13, Comedy King 8.11, Dnnaue 7.11. - Son of the Marsh led from start to finish. At the mile he was three lengths ahead of Maltine, Danaus, Alawa, Trafalgar, and Comedy King, with Artdlerie last. Son of the Marsh increased his lead to four lengths passing the abattoirs. In. the straight Maltine rapidly fell away, and Arfciilerie and Trafalgar both came fast. Son of the Marsh won by three-quarters of a length, with half a length between Sjjicdhd and third. Parsee was fourth, and then came Alawa, Comedy King. Danaus, and Flavinius, with Maltine a bad last. Time, 2min 7£sec. COBURG STAKES, Of 300sovs; second 60soys, and third 30sovs. One mile. Mr W. Leeming's br h Perilous, by Pistol —Alveary, syrs, 6.7 1 Mr J. N. M'Arthur's br h Brasseur, . 4yre. 6.9 2 Mr R. A.'Affleck's ch h M'Culloch, syre, 6.7 t Mr J. Rowen's ch c Braw Scot, 3yrs, 6.12 t Nineeten horses started. Won by half a length, with a length and three-quarters between second and third Tame, lmin 41£sec. RACE FOR THE DERBY. SYDNEY, October 31. The Herald describes the Victorian Derby as a veritable boil-over. Right up to the rise of the barrier it. was all Tanami ; after that a lot of other horses •were mentioned, but Tanami was never heard of. The A.J.C. Derby winner started off as he finished—at the tail of the field. It was on the whole a well-con-ditioned field, the largest since Carnage ■won in 1892. When they lined up at the barrier St. Wyne was en the rails, and in extended order were Beverage, Indiscreet, Tanami, Hartfell, with Desert Rose on the outer wing. They were quickly despatched ©n their important mission in line, which ■was soon broken by Beverage, Desert Rose, •and Styria, while St. Wyne and Tanami dropped to the rear. Setting a sound pace, Beverage carried the field along the riverside until nearing the bridge, where JDesert Rose ran past him, and, fuHv maintaining the pace, conducted the field along ihe back to the half-mile post. Here ©everage, who had been kept' within easy striking- distance of the leader, again asTurned command, and. successfully resisting a bold challenge from 'Styria, who had escorted him into the straight, won by three-quarters of a length. Bobadea was four lengths away, and Hartfell next. The Telegraph says common consent allows that there was not a real smasher among the 11 starters, and that many winners of previous Derbies could have wiped the floor with' the lot. Desert Rose went to the front at the end of the second furlone, and carried the field along right, to (Who home tarn, where Beverage and Styria joined issue, but once in line for home the • »ne-eyed Beverage assumed control two lengths from Styria, and at the distance shook off a bold bid by that filly, and won by . a short length. RACING TN ENGLAND LONDON. October 26. The Cambridgeshire Stakes resulted as follows: —Christmas Daisy 1, Mustapha 2, Jlaloyon 3. Won by a length and a-half. Time, lmin 56 2-ssee. October 27. At the Newmarket Houghton meeting the following was tha result of the Dewhurst Plate : —Lord Darby's King William, by William the Third—Glatealt (Wootton), and Mr Fairie's Phryxus, by Persimmon — —Phroso (Maker), dead dead; Mr J. A. Rothschild's Atmah 3.