Australian Racing.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IV, Issue 208, 19 July 1894, Page 7

Australian Racing.

The V.R.C. Grand National Meeting was brought to a conclusion at Flemington on the 14th inst. The principal event resulted as follows: — The V.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase of 750 sovs. The owner of the second horse. to receive 150 sovs and the owner of the third 75 sovs. About three miles. Messrs Gibson Brothers’ br g Dairnio, 6yrs, by Swiveller —Butterfly, 9.3, M. Burke .. 1 Mr T. J. Dean’s b g Cerberus, aged, 9.8, Dean 2 Mr E. Key’s ch g Reckless, 6yrs, 9.6, Underwood 3 Also ran: Mikado 11. 13.1, Busaco 12.11, Trojan 12.7, The Actress 12.6, Tayworth 11.13, Sir Wilfred ii.n, Corangamite 11.10, Frantic 11.3, Dondi 11.2, Banda 11.1, Foxhall 10.9, Mutiny 10.9, Spanker 10.6, Glenview 10.3, Blyth 10.2, Expectation 10.2, Medicine 10.0, Baritone 9.0. Corangamite was favourite at 3 to 1 against, and the winner, Dairnio, went out at the nice price of 14 to 1. In company with Dondi the winner led for the first round, and Corangamite, the favorite, was early put out of the race by falling in front of the grandstand. Dairnio never lost the lead and won easily by ten lengths. The New Zealander, Mutiny, finished fifth. The time was sound, being Last year Trojan won in 7.4£. Redieap’s time, 6.45 f, still stands as the record.