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V.A.T.C. GRAND NATIONAL
MEETING.
SECOND DAY.-SAT.OBDAT, AUGUST 10.
Stewards-Messrs. A. Anderson, J. Gricfibi
A. Milter, \V. Power, and N. Wilson. Jud{p°
-Mr. A. A. Woods. Starter-Mr. Geor^J
Watson. Hanriicapper-Mr. E. T. Barnar^
Secretary-Mr. T. W. Mouie. ^
The concluding day of the C&nlGeld GrukJh
National Meeting was in every way favourable^
to ibe enterprise, the. weather being bright'
and sunny, and the attendance exceptionally
good. His Excellency the Acting-Governor
and Lady Madden were <unong the specta
tors. The programme was framed on popular
lines; and what with the muaicof Warnecfce's
military hand and the first-class sport pro
vided by the club, the company enjoyed itself
thoroughly. The Second S&plingStakes looked
like a Rood thing for Baak, and with odds
of 2 to l'on her the Messrs. Miller's lilly won
almost cs easily as she did on the previous
Saturday. Only five borses competed /or the
Handicap Hnrdle lUoe, bvybwtiaiebgakfTO
were astray in their/iadgtji(^l^V£go9§!
was the favourite, ^ufr^t-tlie close of o
tions there WOB not gu|6h ^Vc'
him and Ripple. ! *Ctoncj^i..
were very prom'menfefor the last mile,
after clearing the
joined tliem, and a «pod^Sc£
fire tie. Sylvan Prince, notwTtfi&laiilUnifSTi J,
u Brewer's coaxing, stopped to nothing in
the can borne, and could get no nearer than
third to Corncrake aud Ripple, the first'
named winning with a length to spare. The
winner was theleastfaucied of thelive runners.
The CaulfteJd Grand National Steeplechase
attracted a £«od field, the tmly absentee of
the' sixteen coloured on the aura being
Favour, who travelled badly in the betting
market on the previous day. Daimio was in
greater demand than ever, tta fiublio at last
accepting 8 to 1 about liis cfaa55§. t)n the
other hand, Bajforo receded to 6 to 1, and
Joi w&9 also e&aijer, but atthe priocs quoted
Highborn It. Part» Campaap^ Sledicine, and
fiomsdai each foundgoodaupport, Most of
the horsee 8tripped f|t for the irny, and those
of the ape<Jtaiorg who anticipated a line race
werenpt disappointed. AJtbongh .several
aodraftl joefoWA&HUi- of them veralted
eriouily, either to hois as or jockeys. Tie
anwrite 4>Aimk> wasalsrays in a good
tlaoe, and clearing 'oat in the iast mile
le soon had his-opponentsin difficulties,
and ultimateiy won by two lengths bom
Romsdal, teat; ib$ ^ttle^miht-of
Geometry for, tijiisclv|>|iyobs and_ Highborn
S. waa placed 4ottrUji The enthiulMmat
e wooes* of -tbpfaYOBrUe wssrery neat,I
*w(!<ui B*i^<W l^tned: wlth his oharge
c^njr was
and was beaten from the fall of the flag;!
but the New South Wales representative,
Highborn II., ran respectably. A lot
of speedy horses turned out for the
Oma Handicap, Mr. George Davis supply
ing the favourite in Our Jack. Mainstay,
Sara, Pickles, and Count Herbert were
also welt backed. Erl King, Tiny, Miss
Gladstone, and Mainstay were the most
prominent at the home turn, and despite
the fajCt that Mainstay got badly away he
ultimately won by half a length from the
ony Pickles, Mai urn a, a full sister to the
lelbourne Cup winner, Malvolio, finishing a
ibse third. The concluding event, the
oondah Handicap, attracted a good field,
id at the close of the betting there was not
uch to choose between Tullamore and
Damper, the former, if anything, having the
call. Duhallow cut out the runriingat a rare
pace, and half a mile from homfe it seemed
as if he would not be caught, but after
entering the straight Tullamore threw out a
determined challenge and won by a head, with
Damper third. Details
SECOND SAPLING STAKES,
Of 100 en vs.; second 10 sovs. For two-year-olds.!
Special weights, with penalties. Three furlongs and |
a half.
S. Miller's bl f Soak, by Glorious-Eira, S.3, in
cluding 101b. penalty (\V. II. l'c.irson) ..
B. G. Casey's cn.jr Kobold, by Kewminster-Zu
leilra, ?.7, carried 7.8 (T. Swan)
A. Yuilie'fl b f Dux, by Gang Forward-Theresa
(imp.), 7.7 (G. An Win)
J. l'ateraon's be Korroy, by Escutcheon-French
: Gtrf.r.lSrA.O. Uns)
F. W. Ford'ag-C Flintlock, by Carbine-Duenna,
7.12{H. 3. Morrison)
F. \V. Purehes's ch g Campaign, by Abercorn
Cameo, 7.7 {R. Walker)
J". W. Pdrches'B l»r f Tulip, by Newuiinster
Ouida, 7.7 (II. Hjlines)
3. Poole's b f Davena, by Malua-New Star, 7.7 (E.
Kennedy) '" .7,
J. Conshline's b, fr Exchange, by Gibraltar
Security, 7.7 (AitJay)..
S. ilillert br f Ierne, by Carlyon-Queen of
NatiOnsi 7.7 (J, Catena) .. 0
Betting.-2 to 1-pu Roak, 6 to I ag£t Exchange, 14
to 1 bar two.
Campaign was the smartest off, but Raak quickly
rushed to the front, tuid oau:e round the turn well in
advance of Campaign (who ran wide), Dux, and
Kobold. Raak waB striding along at her ease at the
distance, and she «v«Htuatfy woo hard held by two
lengths from KdbokL, who beat l>ux by a similar
distance; Campaign was fourth, Flintlock, Norroy,
and Exchange together next, and lerne last. Time,
4CiseC.
HANDICAP HUEDLE RACE,
0} lOOeove.; second,, 10 sovs. One niile and three- ]
quarters.
H; Ritchie's ch c Corncrake, by Brandon- Pattie,
ftged,-"d.8, including 31b. penalty (P. Guinane) .. 1
S. MillevVp tn Ripple, 5 vis, 30.9 ((5. F. Hobertson) 2 j
A. M'Cracken's b g^loan P,*inoe, 5 yrs, 10.5 (J.
E. Brewer) ..
J. Ileffernan, jun.'e, big Wocnoke, agc-d, 11.4 (J.
Tie)
Sirs. W. Osborne's b g Billy, aged, 9.10 (H. Under
wood)
Betting.-2 to 1 agsi Woonoke, 5 to 2 asrst Ripple,
5 to 1 each ogst Sylvan I'rinee and Billy, 6 to 1 agst
Corncrake. - . ....
Corncrake went off ."xTfh the )e)id,jn.nfl maVrtWncd
his position past thcJoflgcVlrex, follovv&rt -clo^ply+v
Ripple, Woonoke, afid !MVan l'rincc, with Billy last -
Out of the stroight/l^ar.e ti»k^bc|padeJiKhtly\f«<en|
Corncrake, Billy betn? two tA> HuH Sjr^vaj
Prince Inst. At tfcQ^jvfurlo'ng post Corncrafcatpih J
into line with Iti'Jtjfoa-ed by Woonote,Ati6e ;
lengths off, and Billy »:1<1 At :
the lialf-mile post the fiiid'cfesM 'up, DUtsJJortfcrake |
drew avray at the home turfi.'and-th«ogtrRipple and
Sylvan Prince looked I ke passing hiui at the last
hurdle, he managed to hold his own to the finish,
and won pretty easily by two lengths, a neck separat
ing second and third ; IVoouoke was fourth and Billy
last.. Tune, Smin. 2SAsec.
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liuitrwaslB^^^iS'eoiure, IF not]«jureTy;
ic to the that
eir captain p1, wa9 in
pacitated early in tHe~game. True, they
ive scored little more than half as many
>als as Geelong have totalled, but that their
mparative weakness forward is counter
ilauced by the superiority of their defence
proved by their, having had fewer goals
eked against th<>m than any other team on
e list. They have yet to encounter Mel
turne, Pootscray, Geelong, Esa^ndon, and
.uth Melbourne (the first and last away
3m home), and I think it will be allowed
at the task before them is a particularly
fightv oue. Geelong's programme is a
ade less ponderous, for should they escape
linjnred against Fitzroy, Essendon, and
elbourne, they ought to have little f**ar
>out winning against Collingwood and
>rt Melbourne.
Melbourne's tshances are anything but
By now that their determined battler,
iriaty, has been knocked out of the rock;
id it is feared that they will lose two or
ree of the five important matches they
ive yet to play. It, however, they pull
F'tzroy, * 8*ia^ not be
order. Geometry, I) .im'io, Highhorn II., and floater
were the first to sbow in front, while The Actress was
too* riow to move. The flist obstacles consisted of;
the three jumps <fa front of the fiand, and Highborn
IL piloted them orer tlte first fenoe-a stiff post aud !
railer--with Floater, Cerberus, Dainiio, Dart, Cam- i
pa^e,®nd Bouiadal in close attendance. The Actress !
navlnjf thus eariy taken position in the extreme
n»r. The middte Jiunp.of the treble- the pa
lings-Hi ashed to the eroutid the hopes of those
who had bacied Bsltoro, who felL Dart ran to
the front at the last of the treble, and be
wa* folloaed over bjr liaiiiiio, Hiphl»ru 11., Floater,
Certem*. Joi, mn4 £oiu<ster. Highborn IL ran to
the <root after leamatheetiaight, and took the nest
feoee inadranoeitf OvM, with Floater, Cnmpaape,
Joi, Daimio, BomsdaJ, Cerbertts, and Songjler follow
ing In that order, w hite The Actress «-aa unable
to keep up with them at the pace they were
going,.and fell further and futther into the (ear.
^lighbora II. pUotiBci ihom around to the back of the
Opurte, Out, (k&li'O, Jci, Itonisdal, Catnpaspc,
derberus, Song»ter, Geometfy, and Medicine being
it attendanoe. Xlwre was a ceneral tuo\ing up
At the sod wait {eltdatcd at the railway eide), ana
''Dart, >vho appeared to be very eager, was allowed to
«iake thcuaoe from HtRhbom II., UaSmio. Geometry,
Floater. Boogster, Rotnsdal, Joi, Knebeworth, Oer
bero», Vedtdae,'^*udew,aadOampaspe, while The!
Actress was oow aj^oodQ) yards behind everything. |
there Wu another 6oc exhibition of jumping aa the j
field negotiated the -«taud jumps the aeoond thne..
Hlghbom ll. MiT Dart iwe at the first of these!
obstaolea ^nBOit^waiWieoHsly, and they werefol-:
Jowed In -9t'd«r by Daiiuia,. Bonudal, Joi,
Medicine, floater, Xfouipaspe, Songster, Knebsworth,
RerMess, atid -Cedttenas. At the last of the treble
l>&intfo la»ded Witt) «he lead from Uigbborn IL, Jo!,
Dati, fioiUBda), Uii(^v°orth, iledfclne, and Floater.
Kirbour at ouoe steadied tiaimo, and allowed
Bighbten JI. to take the lead again, the pair being
cto*dy -^»»sse^ by- ipi, Dart, Boaisdal, Medicine,
KnebsivorthQ eoj^it^ floater, Songster, Keokiess,
and ObmjMBtieiWit|hiX))eAE!tress still toil ill# away in
tt» war, Daimo x^i now ^fating for his head, and
at the back';-Banipar allowed the favourite to sail
along In front; Whrliborn IL, Joi, tfaebgworlh.
Geometry, Dart, and liomsdal tallowing
the favourfte. The pace livened up a bit at the
Are. furlojigs wh^ Koebsworth wu driven to the
front, end fce tttoired the *^ay over the eod wall
to BMbo{m lTLl^'}oater, J>art, aod" "DftIful6, who.
Were wi well>o|Mtbt^ the next divyon beitig >oom
pbafcd Jof, and iledlcina.
'Xfaa BtandA^nM£^3>\t}ie third iiuii <rf ,n<^ot^tton;
provod fatal t6 «w .chitticea of five of tbe hones,
?* " V-jr lfes firit-ol the JupiMjfrtm;
4, and Dart, but .^loator,, Joiv
4do\vn, and a| Ihe^ddleSuthp;
At tJitilart «l
neg6ti*teS,' Ul^ibora II.,
^ster.Ocometrf, and Knela
ojsler,' wliltfe the fider ol
yii|C &o bacV
jr. S".
and the favourite set them a pace at which
the remainder found ' it Impossible to lire.
Coming round past the fivc-furlonsrs post Daimi'o
was going Btrongly in advanoe of RoniErtal, Highborn,
Geometry, and Camp&spe, and (his was the order over
the sod wall, where Knebsworth fell. Dannio safely
negotiated the last fence, and as he turned the corner
for home he was three or four lengths clear of lioms
dal. while Geometry was making: a good run on the
inside. Barbour kept Daimio going all the way up the
straight, and although at the distance Ho ins,-la! looked
like catching him, he could not get nearer than within
a couple of lengths of the leader, Daiinio eventually
winning all out with that distance to spare.
Geometry, two lengths lurther back, was third,
Highborn II. fourth, followed at intervals by Coinp&spe
and Songster. Time, Smin. IGsec,
WINNERS OP THE-CAULFIELD GRAND
NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE.
About four miles.
Year. | Horse and Ace.
1882.. iLef t Rower,aged
18S3.. jllnchrc, aged ..
1884.. :M arquis of
j Waterford.agcd
1885.. Granville,ajred..
1880..'Game, aged ..
16S7.. jBlue Mountain, G
; yrs ..
1883.. 'Eaglet, aged
1889. .(Kestrel, aged ..
1890.. "Sir Wilfred, aged
Busaco, aged .
Red leap, aged..
Knight of the
Garter, aged..
Dondi, aged ..
Daimio, aged ..
st. lb. I m. s.
11 12:14T\ Corrigan .. 5 45
10 12i 6 J. Scobie .. 5 67i
I
10 8 13,P. SfGowan .. C 55
1891..
1892..
1893..
1891..
189.',..
Wgt. IS.! Rider. Time
10 C OUT. lluht .. 5 50
12 12 8jT. Corrigan .. 5 38
11 1112.T. Scoliic ..0 U
9 10 9.M. Burke .. 8 47|
9 71 8 P. M'Gowan .. 8 38J
11 7il2jT. Corrigan .. 8 38
11 10118'Mr.l.E.Iirewer8 33}
13 12 UiMr. W. S. Cox. S 45}
1
11 4|l0 F.Wise ..8 37
10 11112'A. W'illiams .. S 33
13 3|15 J. Barbour .. 8 10
Note.-From 1882 to 1880 the distance was about
two miles and a half. In J£ST-thedistancealtered
to about four miles..;
9MA-'HANDICAP, " \,
Of 100 sovs.; 6ecoii&, 10 soys,, ^vf iBrlon)[3.,.
J. O'Hrien's b g-^nisstay} Ma^ie I
Lauder, 5 yrs, 8.? Smith) .. .. j 1
C. Fuller's g g Pickfe6,l'W,7.12 (T. 2
J. Rodfeain'e b f
Red f earn) .. - ii .. 3
T. Caw-leer's bg Erl King, aSedj-tft.-S^ffrtJ. Dawes) 0
G. Davis's b o Our Jack, 4 yrs, 8.7 (J. Stevenson).. 0
J. II. Davis's br c Fortunio, 3 yrs, 8.5 (F. Shaw) .. o
S. Miller's ch i Alias Gladstone, 4 yrs, 8.2 (W. H.
Pearson) 0
H. V. Crassweller*s br or bl ni Parramatta, aged,
8.0 (T. Darby) 0
W. R. Wilson's b c Itedcourt, 3 yrs, 7.0 (H. J.
Morrison) ' .. .. 0
IL Hawkins's bl m Bang Bung, S yrs, 7.C (G. Mur
ray) 0
J. Paterson's br m Epi, aged, 7.3 (A. C. Line) .. 0
J. G. Robertson's b m Sara, aeed, 7.2'(J, Orr) .. 0
II. Ritchic's b f Tiny, 4 yrs, 6.8 (Jos. Hayes) ; .. 0
J. B. Pearson's br g Count Herbert, 4 yrs, G.S (R.
Ijewis) * .. ..0
R. G. Row's b / Woodlands, 3 yrs, 6.7 (J. Daniels) 0
J. Urquhart'sch f Stella, 3 yrs, ?.7 (J. Thomas) .. O
Betting.-7 to 2 agst Our Jack, 5 to 1 agst Main
stay, C to 1 agst Sara, 7 to 1 each agst Pickles and
Count Herbert, 8 to 1 eaoh agst Bung Buns; and Erl
King, 10 to 1 agst any other.
At the start Erl King appeared in front, followed
by Miss Gladstone, Tiny, and Sara. Tiny went to the
front at the railway side, while Erl King and Miss
Gladstone were close up, followed by Sara and
Pickles. Miss Gladstone showed in front rounding
the turn from Mainstay, Erl King, Tiny, Sara, and
Pickles; but when they retched the straigih the
order was Mi?s Gladstone and Pickles «u<i Mainstay,
with Our Jack aLd Malurna coming forward. At the
distance Pickles and Miss Gl&dsloue were in the van,
but Mainstay soon after forged ahead and won, aftera
good race, by half a length from Pickles, while Maluma,
who came ,with a late run, was three-quarters of a
length away third. Sara-was fourth, and then came
Erl King, Bung Bung, and Hiss Gladstone, w ith Epi
last iSme, lwin. 4jsec.
MOONDAH HANDICAP,
Of 100 sovs.; second, 10 sovs. One mile and three
furlongs.
T. Naghten's b e Tullamore, by Robinson
"^Crusoe-Kathleen, 6 yrs, 7.10 (T. Su-sn) .. .1
'Kr< Davis's ch c Imhallow, 4 yrs, <5.13 (J. Catlow).. 2
- Davis's h h Damper, 6 yrs. 7.0 (J. Stevenson) 3
ue jH. Gollan's b li The Possible, 5 yrs, 9.2 (W.
arkjlornson) 0
Jssrs. Bailey and Orr*s br c Dreamland, 4 yrs,
* ^12 (4. Orr) 0
e Vdfearn's b g Aquarius, 5 yrs, 8.9 (II, G. Dawes) 0
j"1 jjumbuH's g g Eiridsforde, 4 yrs, S.7(H- Holmes) 0
SllaSriffitiis's l)g King Orry, 5 yrs, S.5 (i. Thomas) 0
>th fountain's br h Miraeuleux, 5yrs, 7.11, including
atH> penalty (R. Lewis) 0
at °'piokins's b g Marshal Ney, 5 yrs, 7.10 (G.
j array) 0
a Vr jdfearn's b g Burraban, 4 yrs, 7.9 (Master W.
mtbdtfeara) 0
Tht rjUett's g h Moscow, 0 vrs, 7.0 (R. Walker) .. 0
id frei't s 111 ^ena> 0 J'". 6-7 (J- Daniel) .. .. 0
ic j ..j ting.-5 to 2 agst Tullamore, 3 to 1 agst Damper,
* rVj each agst King Orry and Miraeuleux, 8 to 1
st tnr^D^ jo to 1 each agst Marshal Ney, Moscow,
itt 8 ©ihridsforde.
;ular taper bounded to the front at the start, fol
auae j hy Lena and Aquarius, Moscow being left
iams<r *lenRt'lsi hut after going a few strides
i- j i-iu8 took command, with Lena, Duhallow,
.VMoore, and Damper close up. Out of the turn
R 5"®luid Aquarius changed places, while 'X'ullainore
USlve [going well in third place, pursued by
tter sn Orry, Damper, Duhallow, Burrabari, and
ok. fal Kef- Duhallovr .^bot io the front at the
e into081, *nd BOonjastabTis^fcP k l^i Of six lengths
n T,\"3Aquarius.^hq -closely
"? uuH1iore, &ud Ifiravuleux, Marshal Mey Bftving
to thte taiT end cl U^&ldi >.At tbeiifck of
' the course Dujuffiohr hal Lawnjsm f&)ead to a dozen
lengths, AquadusApreLAliDO, jMlamope^Mqscovv,
and Eiridsfard^iSkSiKuis iu that half
mile post Duhalj^'ait^hclAxM^Sheym^'antage,
but he was begiuftite <l<f j^oje' MckJJjrfid at the
turn his lead had beenwiliiricd roUoo r lengths. He
was still in front as they showed in tlie straight, fol
lowed by Tullamore, Lena, Damper, Dreamland, and
Aquarius. Tullamore got on terms at the distance,
and after a great .race Tullamore passed the winning
post a head to the good, Damper being three lengths
away, third; I^ena was fourth, then The Possible,
Dreamland, Aquarius, and Marshall Ney, whilst
Eiridsforde and liing Orry were last. Time, 2min.
2Gsec.
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