Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thursday 26 May 1910, page 8


SPORTING.

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THEATRE.

HOBART TURF CLUB.

Elwick racecourse will be occupied by the Hobart Turf Club on Saturday next for the disposal of a programme of seven years,. Owing to the lateness of the season, the committee have decided to start operations at 2 SO p in and in their desire to um off the nicely strictly to time, request that trainers will have the charges made, and that jockeys will be prompt in appearing at stale, so that the proceedings may be got through at

the earliest possible hour. Special trains i nil lead Alacquni street platform for

the course

A JOCKEY OVUTIONBD.

MELBOURNE, May 21.

The Williamstown stewards to-day held an inquiry into the running of The Man in the Jumpers' Flat Race TIIOA evenesneed the order, Mr L O'Loughlin, and the ti nor, G Tinlium, but cautioned the mile", II Territorian who has not had much experience in lace ruling

WILLIAMSTOWN RACES.

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MELBOURNE, Aug 25

'The weather is five to-day and the Williamstown races attracted a fair

ci enid Details -

Hm die Race, 2 miles Silvery Port, bj Portland Bill Silver IjocU, 11 "> (Burn), 1 Afetiew. 'IO (Howie), 2, A woman, 'lit (Musin). 3 Harvesting also started Betting 2 to 1 on Silvery Port "is on by three lengths Time. 1min Sisee

Maiden Plate, 5 furlongs - Malaita, 6 9 (Vndiows), 1 Green, 38 (Park as), 2, pmleigh (late Prudence), 010 (Manson), 3 Ten started Betting 6 to 4 on Alaletta Wen In six leaders Time, 1min 4sec

Baw lew Handicap, I mile - Mary (imp ), by William III -Lady A 8 S (Bolton), 1, Men Holme, 0 1 (Paul). 2, Postme, 6 9 (Cain), 3 Eight started Bet- ting 5 to 1 on May. Won by two lengths

Time, 2min 15sec

Steeplechase' 2 miles -The Guide, by Pathfinder- Sin rise, 10 6, 7lb penalty (Powell) 1, Venom 10') (Stuart), 2, Di- onport, 10 'i (McAlister), ) Ten stalled Bolting t to 1 agst Alcuin, 10 to 1 The Guide Won by eight lengths Time.

4min "5sec

Jumpers' Tilt Race, 1 mile and 3 fur-longs-Dalcmin, by ' delong-L.id> He has, 9.11 (Stuart), 1 Not see 8-13 Guinane 2, Kin s Ransom 9 J (Kyle), J ThntecMi started Betting 2 to 3 on Com Tax, 7 to 2 agst Da I coman Won 1 -\ a length and a quarter 'Time, 2min 29

Welter Handicap, 6 furlongs Toronto Lass (late Merri Dujt,), 710 (Bolton) 1, Powerscourt, 7 1 Williams), 2, Bramsh-ivv,710(Bein 1 Six started Betting "i to 4 light BianHiivv, 7 to 2 Toronto Lass won by half a length Time, 1 min lessee.

GENERAL NOTES

Kuleuinii changed hands in Adelaide last Monday, Mr W 3 PI ijer SLCUiing him for 20gr" The transaction was a lucky one for Ali Player, as he won the Hurdle Race at Morphettville with him on Sa the day ICiilcumn, WIR successful in the Jumpers' Flat Race the previous Saturday

W Evans, who recently i elm ned from India, had the mount on Ruby Tin, who finished third in the Sandown First Division Handicap on Saturday vans was the rider of Apologue, the Melbourne

din w inner of 1907

Bright Laddie, -winner of the StandStoke Handicap at the Queensland Turf Club rice i on Saturday. is a three catold colt by Al i I Laddie (imp ) from Bright Alice (dam of Britain) by Tostig from Sweet Alice, by Gang Forward, and was bred by T Fi j ten, who sold him as a warning to his present owner for 250gns

Probably the most improved horse rac-ing in Melbourne at the present time (bay s "Goodwood" is the " Argus") is Carette, who on Saturday scored her third successive win At one time she had rather a mean appearance, but she has filled out into a Very men marenot tall, but thick set-and she settles down to the work in a rice in tradesmanlike style Though the going at Sandow remark was, in parts, holding, she made light of her 01 in the first Division Handicap She had the race in hand at the distance, and ran in the easiest of winners from Rossi and Ruby Tin Caretto's condition indicates that no hamel J Holt, is well up to his business Galena, though canjnig61b over weight, was made fav unite for Caiclte s i ice, but she shaped disappoint-ingly

Following on the policy recently adopted by the committee of the Victorian Trotting Association, to a "sent in furthering the interests of country race.mg, three of the committee (Mens v

Hardman, Kelly, and Ford) were present on the concluding day of the Bendigo Jockey Club meeting, and gave the club's officials material assistance in bringing off what is freely admitted to be the most successful trotting event witnessed in Bendigo for some years Air Godfrey Watson acted as starter, and got his-field away evenly and on time Sixteen of the 24 horses entered started, and the winRich's time for the mile and a half Limit 4min. 57 sec, which works out at a 2 42

gait

The late King Ed wn rd's colt Miners who won the Derby last year, started favorite at 3 to 1 for the City and Suburban Handicap, am at Epsom on April 20, but gave a disappointing day play, being able to finish no nearer than seventh in a field of 14 The winner, as we learnt by cable at the time, was Bachelor's Double, who, ridden by C Tngg, started at 21 To 1, and won by a neck from Mustapha (4 to 4), ridden by D Maher, with Dean Swift two lengths away H R H the then Prince of Wales was present to see the race.

The celebrated brood mine Oma neill by Bend Cecily Agnes, the property of the Duke of Westminster recently died at the Eaton Stud, England foaled in 1887, she was own sister to the mighty Ormonde (one of the finest racehorses ever bred), as well as half-sister to Take well, winner of the One Thousand Guineas She thus had in her veins the blood of famous winner s, and though on the racecourse be accomplished nothing of moment, she gained world will open but as a blood mare She was the dam of fVieptie .