RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 3443, 9 March 1920, Page 48

RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

I VICTOEIA RACING CLUB. '"'■ I Fiiist Day—Tuesday, March 2. The weather was fine- and. sunny and there ' was a -large attendance for the second day of the Victoria Racing Clu/b's autumn meeting. Alnwick just won the Elms Handicap from Early Leader and Battlewrack. The. I favourite, Tangalooma, was sixth. Alnwick was trained by : Chris. Moore for a lady I owner, Mrs A. Chirnside. Modilli, ridden by I M'Lachlan, finished first in the Ascot Vale Stakes, winning narrowly-.from the penalised Gossine Ha tan. Modilli cost Mr Norman Falkiner £550 as a yearling. There was' a ' great finish in the Australian Cup. Macadam made a fine run, and won in the last ■ .50 ■ yards from an outsider, Tenterfield. The. I pacemaker, Eastcourt, was a good \third." I Menin was beaten after half a mile had been covered, and ran third last. Kilflinn was dangerous . until the straight was entered. Macadam cost his owner, Mr S. P. Mackay, £I7OO, and won the Perth Cup in 1918. J. | Mahoney, the Newcastle Jockey, rode the i big double —Red Dojme and Macadam. Results:— •'■ r - - ' - i —ELMS HANDICAP.—AInwick, 7.12, 1; 1 Battlewrack, 7.3, 2; "Well Off, 7.5, 3. Eleven ,1 ran. Won by half a head, four lengths be; I tween second and third. Time, lmin 40Jsec. ASCOT VALE STAKES.—Modilli, 8.7, 1; Gossine Hatan, 9.3, 2; Glenacre, 8.10, .3. Seven ran. Won by a short neck, three-; ' quarters of a length between second and | third. * Time, lmin 15sec. AUSTRALIAN CUP. ■* -'-: Macadam, 7.1 (J.. Mahoney) .... 1 Tenterfield, 6.7 (F. Leonard) .. .. 2 Eastcourt, 7.11..(W.'H. M'Lachlan) 3 : I Tenterfield led early in the race. Macadam i finished on the outside, and won by a neck, Eastcourt being a neck away third. Teleclea was fourth and Kilflinn fifth. Time, 3min MARCH STEEPLECHASE.—YarramIea, 8.10, 1; Megass, 11.3 2; Pinon, 12.3, 3. Nine ran. Won by three lengths. Flash Bob and Haberdasher fell, and Lord Cecil pulled up. Time 4m'"in 51isec. BOURKE HANDlCAP.—Ensebius, 8.12, 1; Chrysolaus, 8.0, 2; Frais, 7.9, 3. Won by half a length, three-quarters of a length between second and third. Time, lmin 25£sec. JUNIOR HANDICAP.—Rostrum, 7.0, 1; Earl Simon 8.1, 2; Double Bezique, 6.12, 3. Eighteen starters. Won by half a length. Time, lmin 9sec. Euseibius established an Australasian record (lmin 25£sec) in the Bourke Handicap. ; : Gloaming's sister, Refraction, had a first start in the Junior Handicap, but after being prominent early, finished eighth. ) In the Cup the last half-mile was covered " in 50Jsec.

Second Day—Thursday, March 4. The weather was fine, but overcast and there was a good attendance for the wura day of the Victoria Racing Club's autumn meeting. After being second last early m tme race Coronatus won the Hurdles narrowly from Nickajack, who had won the race lor each of the three previous years. Springing fast from the straight entrance the nuie-year-old Sir Ibex decisively downed the favourite Cetigne in the Lloyd Stakes. Ine time, lmin 38fsec, was a quarter of a secona outside the record for the race. Sir Ibex won the same race last autumn, lhe Aaelaide horse Baratoo was always well up, and just won in the Autumn Handicap from Colbert, who finished in a great run. Another Adelaide representative, Earl Simon, led over the last three furlongs in the March Nursery Handicap, and won the race in record time. Artilleryman had an easy task in the Governor's Plate. His stake winnings are now £L6,521. GOVERNOR'S. PLATE—Artilleryman, 8.2 (R. Lewis), 1; Eastcourt, 9.3, 2; Star Comedian, 9.3, 3. Also started: Wee Gun 9.3, Court Jester 9.0. Artilleryman led throughout, and won by three lengths, three-quarters of a length between second and third. Time, 2min 35sec.

RIVER HANDlCAP.—Emblematic, 7.12, 1; Royal Reserve, 7.7, 2; Cape Sky, 8.4, 3. Twelve ran. "Won by a neck, a similar distance between second and third. Time, 2mm 7Jseo. AUTUMN HURDLE RACE— Coronatus, 10.1, 1; Nickajack, 10.8, 2; Miss Roslyn, 10.11, 3. Eight ran. Won by a neck. Time,, 4min 38$seo. , C. M. LLOYD STAKES.—Sir Ibex, 8.12, (W. Foulsham), 1; Cetigne, 9.1, 2; Whiz Bang, 8.6, 3. Also started: Gold Tie 9.1, Greenetead 9.1, Eusebius 9.0. Won by two lengths and a-half; three-quarters of a length between second and third. Gold Tie and Greenstead led to the turn. Sir Ibex came fast in the last furlong. Time, lmin 38|sec. AUTUMN HANDICAP.—Paratoo, 6.7, &; Colbert, 713, 2; Carriole, 8.9, 3. Eight starters. Won by a neck, three-quarters of a length between second and third. Time, 2min MARCH NURSERY HANDICAP.—EarI Simon, 8.2, 1; Skysail, 7.7, 2; Rostrum, 7.3, 3. Seven starters. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, lmin 14seo. , Third Day—Saturday, March 6. The weather was cloudy for the fourth day of the. Victoria Racing Club's autumn meeting, but tl'ere was a large attendance. An outsider in Dinkum Digger led for the last two furlongs in the Hopeful Stakes and won well, but the time was slow, owing to a head wind. David, who was fourth early in the race, got up in the last few yards and just won the Carmichael Stakes. He was well ridden by J, Mahoney, who won the autumn double. Red Domo and Macadam had a great race in the Northcote Handicap, but Cape Sky, vigorously ridden by Lewis: for the last three furlongs, gained a narrow victory from Two Blues, who finished well. Menin, who was last early in the race, finished a good third. Cotswold led all the way in the Steeplechase. Artilleryman led for the last seven furlongs in the King's Plate, and covered the last six furlongs in lmin 16sec. His stakj winnings total £17,284. J. Mahoney rode the double on David and Mneto. Lewis rode Cape Sky and Artilleryman.. Results: HOPEFUL STAKES—Dinkum Diggea, 7.10, 1; Princess Zemlia, 7.7, 2; Final Leave, 7.7, 3. Seventeen starters. Won by threequarters of a length. Time, lmin ssec. CARMICHAEL STAKES.—David, 7.13, 1; Skysail, 7.7, 2; Antarctic, 7:3, 3. Nine starters. Won by a neck. Time, lmin -284860. NORTHCOTE HANDrCAP.—Cape Sky, 7.6, 1; ,Two Blues, 8.1, 2; Menin, 7.12, 3. Thirteen started. Won by half a head; half a length between second and third. Time, 2mm 26Jsec. AUTUMN STEEPLECHASE.—CotswoJd, 9.0, 1; Flash Bob, 9.6, 2; Pinon, 12.13, 3. Wee Dock baulked in this race and Haberdasher ' pulled up 25 lengths from home Cotswold won by four lengths. Time, 6min 23Jsec. . . KING'S PLATE.—Artilleryman, 8.0, 1; Eastcourt, 9.4, 2; Seignour, 9.1, 3. The only other starter was Whiz Bang. 8.0. Won by three lengths; 12 lengths between second and third. Time, 3min 34sec. FAREWELL HANDICAP.—Mneto, 7.1, 1; Girralong, 7.0, 2; Lord Setay, 7.11, 3. Fourteen starters. Won by half a length; a neck between second and third. Time, ,lmin 40£sec.