THE TURF IN AUSTRALIA.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 953, 11 June 1908, Page 9

THE TURF IN AUSTRALIA.

THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB’S MEETING. THE ADELAIDE BIRTHDAY CUP of 800 sovs. One mile and a-half. Mr. J. Rowen’s ch h True Scot, 4 yrs, by Wallace—Fides, 9.3 1 Mr. C. L. Moorhouse’s br g Destinist, 6 yrs, by Destiny, 9.8 2 Mr. W. R. Morgan’s ch m Red Streak, by Wallace —Elsie, 6 yrs, 8.3 3 Fifteen horses ran. True Scot won by a length. Time, 2m. 39 3-4 s. AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB’S MEETING. PRINCE OF WALES’ STAKES. Acolyte 1 Exsul g Lady Wilde 3 Twelve horses started. Acolyte won easily. Time, 2m. 255. THE V.RC, MEETING. BIRTHDAY HANDICAP. Sweetbird 1 Sergeant Brue 2 Lejeune I Ten horses started. Sweetbird won by two lengths. Time, 2m. 355. THE TUBE IN ENGLAND. THE DERBY STAKES of 6,500 sovs., by subscription of 50 sovs. each. For entire colts and fillies foaled in 1905. Colts, 9st.; fillies, Bst. 91b. The nominator of the winner to receive 500 sovs. out of the race, the owner of the second 400 sovs, and the owner of the third 200 sovs. —One mile and a-half. Chevalier E. Ginistrelli’s b or br f Signorinetta, by Chaleureux—Signorina 1 Duke of Portland’s’ b c Primer, by St. Simon—Breviary 2 Mr. Barclay Walker’s b c Llangeom, by Missel Thrush—Llangarren Lass < Eighteen horses started. Signorinetta won easily by two lengths, a neck separating the second and third horses. Time, 2m. 39 4-ss. The King’s, colt, Perrier, finished thirteenth.

THE OAKS STAKES of 5,000 sovs., by subscription of 50 sovs. each. For three-year-old fillies, 9st. each. The nominator of the winner to receive 400 sovs. out of the stake. The owner of the second to receive 200 sovs. and the owner of the third 100 sovs. One mile and a-half. Chevalier E. Ginistrelli’s’ br o b f Signorinetta, by Chaleureux—Signorina 1 Lord Falmouth’s b f Courtesy, by Isinglass—Cortegar 2: Mr. G. Edwardes’ b f Santeve, by Santoi —Wedding Eve 3