NEW ZEALAND HORSES IN AUSTRALIA.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume V, Issue 233, 10 January 1895, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND HORSES IN AUSTRALIA.

The last number of the Sydney Referee to hand contains the following accounts of the victories achieved on New Year’s Day by The Possible and True Blue at Flemington and Rand wick respectively : — Bagot Handicap of 350 sovs ; second horse to receive 70 sovs, and the third horse 35 sovs. One mile five furlongs. The Possible, by Nordenfeldt —Realisation, 8.7, H. Cusdin ... ... i ... 1 Nada, 7.13, H. J. Morrison ... ... ... 2 Destiny, 7.3, H. Holmes 3 Alan started —Straightfire 8.2, Steadfast 8.0, Tim Swiveller 8.0, Tellus 7.3, Monah 7.2, Jericho 7.0, Burrabari 6.13, Little Maid 6.7, Taupo 6.7. Betting—2 to 1 v Nada, 3 to 1 The Possible, 5 to 1 Straightfire, 7 to 1 Tellus, 12 to 1 Tim Swiveller, Jericho, Taupo, or any other. The first to anticipate the word to go was Steadfast, and as the judge’s box was passed he was joined by Jericho, the pair leading from Burrabari, Nada, and Tellus. At the river side Steadfast and Jericho showed the way to Burrabari, Nada, Tellus, Straightfire and The Possible, with Tim Swiveller last. There was no alteration at the bridge, but at the abattoirs Taupo and The Possible moved up nearer to the leaders. Nada and Straightfire were first into the straight, but the latter quickly dropped back, and an interesting race home took place between The Possible and Nada, the former eventually winning rather easily by a length and a quarter, four lengths between second and third; Straightfire fourth, Tim Swiveller, Burrabari, Taupo, and Little Maid next, and Monah last. Time, 2min 51|sec. Juvenile Stakes of 100 sovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs from the prize. Five furlongs. Mr A. Hook, junr.’s br c True Blue, by Hotch- - kiss —Rose of Wellington, 2yrs, 7.7, A. Delaney ... ... ... ... ... 1 Mr H. C. White’s ch c Form, by Cranbrook — La Mode, 2yrs, 8.3, H. Gardiner ... 2 Mr J. N. Hart’s b g Engineer, by Martini Henry—Enigma, 2yrs, 8.7, Huxley ... 3 . Also started —Ury 8.7, Fort 8.5, Coolalta 8.0, Loch Latrine 8.0, Beau Seant 7.9, Melancthon 7.7, Sir George 7.7 and 21b over, Rebel Queen 7.5, Creme d’Or 7.5, Loch Leven 7-3, Memoir 7.0 and 21b over. Betting—2 to 1 v Ury, sto 1 Creme d’Or, 6 to 1 Form, 7 to 1 Rebel Queen, 8 to 1 Sir George and Engineer, 10 to 1 others. Sir George soon drew out from a fair start, and led Engineer past the half-mile, with Form, Creme d’Or, True Blue, and Beau Seant. The last werv Memoir and Fort. As they rounded the turn there was little between Engineer, Form, and Sir George, and they came into the straight together, with Creme d’Or on the outside. True Blue got up with the leaders approaching the distance, and a good race was going on until Form and True Blue wore the others down, and True Blue, lasting longest, won by half a length, with Form three parts of a length in front of Engineer, Sir George was fourth, followed by Creme d’Or, Fort, Rebel Queen, and Ury. The last was Melancthon and Loch Lotrine. Time, Imin 2|sec.