TURF IN AUSTRALIA.
THE V.R.C. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, a handicap of 20 sovs each, with 1500sovs added; the owner of the second norse to receive 300sovs, and the owner of the third 15 Oso vs out of the stake. Three miles and a-quarter. Mr. A. Miller’s gr g Cardinal, aged, by Richelieu —dam by Humphrey Clinker, 11.2 (Dickenson) 1 Mr. H. Powell’s oh g Ally Sloper, aged, by Recreation—dam by Mecca, 11.5 (Morphett) 2 Mr. R. M. Hawker’s ch g Tarpon, aged, by Sardine—Topsy, 11.7 (Whelan) Also ran: Kuala Lumpur 12.7, Napier 11.11, Encambine 11.0, Boisdale 11.0, Quail 10.8, Swimmer 10.7, Boomerang 10.7, Tact 10.6, Dalny 10.5, Wolseley 10.3, Novik 10.2, Confederate 9.12, Maine 9.5, Revealer 9.5, No Trouble 9.5, Postboy 9.3, Middlerise 9.3, Comus 9.0, Outcast 9.0. Cardinal won by a short neck. Ally Sloper was four lengths in advance of Tarpon, with Revealer close up, fourth.
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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 958, 16 July 1908, Page 9
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148TURF IN AUSTRALIA. New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 958, 16 July 1908, Page 9
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