AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB’S EASTER MEETING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVII, Issue 998, 22 April 1909, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB’S EASTER MEETING.

THIRD DAY’S RACING. ALL-AGED STAKES olf 1000 sovs. Weight for age. One mile. Mr W C. Barnes’ b h Montcalm, by Siege Gun—Mea, 4 yrs, 9.0 (R. Cameron) 4 Mr. T. Cooper’s Hyman, 8.8 (Callinan) 2 Mr. J. Brunton’s Maltine, 8.12 (Barden) 3 Seven started. Hyman was first into the straight, and appeared to have the race in hand, but at the half distance Montcalm made a terrific run on the outside, and, wearing the leader down, won by half a length. Maltine was a neck away third, and Artillerie last. Time, Im. 37%5., and Australasian record. CUMBERLAND STAKES of 1000 sovs. Weight for age. Two miles. Mr T Harris’s Neith, 8.12 (M’Laohlan) 1 Messrs. P. and W. Mitchell’s Trafalgar, 8.2 (Smith) 2 Also started: Lord Nolan. A.t the distance the trio were together, but at the half distance Lord Nolan moved out, winning by half a length. Time, A protest entered on behalf of Neith on the ground of interference was upheld, and Lord Nolan therefore took no place. FOURTH DAY. The Australian. Jockey Club brought their Autumn Meeting to a conclusion on Saturday at Randwick in glorious weather. The following are the results of the principal events: —

THE STEEPLECHASE. A handicap sweepstakes of 8 sovs. each, with 400 sovs. added. About three miles. R Morton’s br g Kuala Lumper, 6 yrs. by Mikado IL— Honey, 12.13 1 Postboy, 10.6 2

Lyrist, "10.7 s Five horses started. Passing the stand on the second round, Lyrist led by twenty lengths, but Thelma and Dashwood caught him at Oxenham s. The field were bunched again going up the hill where Dashwood fell. Kuala Lumper then went to the front and won by twenty lengths. Time, 7m. Is.

THE A.J.C. PLATE. A sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with 1000 sovs. -added; the owner of the second horse to receive 200 sovs., and the owner olf the third 100 sovs. from the prize. For tihree-year-olds and upwards. Three miles. P. and N. Mitchell’s ch c Trafalgar, 3 yrs, by Wallace—Grand Canary (Smith) 1 Neith, 4yrs (McLachlan) 2 Lord Nolan, 3 yrs (Callinan) 3 Also started: Black Prince, Vavasor. From a good start, Trafalgar was first away, but entering the straight Lord Nolan was out a length -and a half in front. Before they reached the mile post Trafalgar was again in front, with Neith in third place. At the six-furlong post Trafalgar held a three lengths’ advantage, and there was no change at the straight, but along the back Trafalgar’s opponents bunched, and at the six-fur-long post Lord Nolan got within a length of 'the leader. At the half-mile post, however, Trafalgar was leading by a couple of lengths, Neith and Lord Nolan racing together. Below the distance Neith passed Lord Nolan, but Trafalgar had the race won. Time. sm. 44%5.