SPORTING.
VICTORIAN RACING CLUB’S WINTER STEEPLECHASE MEETING.
Bt Electric Telegraph—Coptbioht.
[Reuter’s Ackenct.]
(Received July 18, 1885, 7.30 p.m.)
Melbourne, July 18.
The Winter Steeplechase Meeting of the Victorian Racing Club was held at Elemiogton to*day. The two principal events resulted as follows Grand National Hurdle Race, a handicap sweepstakes of 10 sots each, 4 ft., with 400 added. The second horse to receive 50 sots and the third horse 25 sovs out of the stake. About three miles. Mr.O. H. T. Hart’s cb h The Agent, 6yrs, list 61b 1 Mr J. P. D. Laurie’s br g Gnardfish, 6yrs, 101 b 81b 2 Mr W. S. Cox’s b h Cockboat, 5 yrs, 9st ... ... 3 Grand National Steeplechase, a handicap sweepstakes of 5 sots each, sft,, with 500 added. The second horse to receive 50 sovs, and the third 25 sovs out of the stake. Abont three miles, oyer snch coarse and jumps as the stewards shall direct. Mr M. Loughlin’s b g Wymlet, 4yrs
lOst 41b 1 Mr G. Russell’s ch g Sailor, #ged,9st 101 b 2 Mr J. Cohen’s b g Denmark, aged, 12st 111 b 3
Twelve horses started for this event, bit the three placed horses were tbe only ones who finished the race. Time—-Stain 19-Jaec.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 3832, 20 July 1885, Page 3
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