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VICTORIA AMATEUR TURF
CLUB.
GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE,
c WON BY DITTO. .
..Tho Grand National .incotlng oC thc . Vlc-
torla Amateur Turf Club \vhs brongli't to«ii
conclusion on. Saturday.. The- weather was
again very favorable anil - tlie. attondanco
large, the company Including his Excellency
Sir- John Madden. Lailyr Maddeiumd suite.
The course wn« in aplcmUd condition- and
the racing of an attractive' character, the
Steeplechase providing one of. tlio most ex
citing contests aeon In Melbourne for snuie
time, and the victory of Ditto, whlle not so
popular as would have been the success of
Mouter. wns well received.. i\ ;
THE RACING.
Bell Metal was made -favorite for' the
Hurdle Knee, with, Don 'John next In- re
quest. nnd who nt «i to l was heavily, hacked.
Honcydow II. had numerous admirers; and
ltcnlgnr and Helndeor were also well patro
nised nt long odds. The race proved an
easy thing for Don John, who enmo Into
tho straight with a- long lead, and never
gave Helndeor, who hnd the_ benellt of the
joekcyshlp of the experienced J. D, Brewer,
a chance. There wns a good flcld tor the
Omn Plate, and --'Locksmith was Installed
favorite. It was, ItoWcver, a good betting
race, several horses being heavily backed.
Laird of KHrlc, who had the bene
llt . of : Lewis's rldlug, led Into the
straight, but Key's brother, Locksmith,
had plenty of pace and ganienesss when the
serious part of the engagement was entered
j upon, and with commendable resolution he
tackled and cut down Litird of Kilrlo, and
won nt tho finish very easily. Vcloce ran a
good mare, and so did Vindictive, who was
well hacked at a long price by admirers, of
Mr. Mnitlaml's stable. Majesty ran again
(moderately, and ! lorence railed woiuiij.
I Tho Grnnd National. Steeplechase next at-.
| trncted attention. People who inspected the
candidates in the birdcage were struck with
the splendid condition of the Now South
Wales horse Ditto; -who hnd apparently
undergone a thorough preparation. Floater
also looked the pink of perfection, and Bell
amy was justly proud of Hnysccd, /although
Mr. A. Miller did not fancy him to any ex
tent. In fact, he thought the Camperdown
candidate Virago would win. The Provost
looked well, nnd good judges fancied ho
would win easily, provided he could jump the
country. Euro, after his Flcmlugton form,
was liked, nnd so was The Beaver. The
Pirate had a multitude of friends, nnd A.
Taylor, who believed the horse had
made a great deal of Improvement
since he ran nt Flcmlngton, would
not hear of defeat. King's Vision
wns said to have beaten Don John In a trial,
nnd those associated with him thought tho
race a certainty, hut, like many another pri
vate trial, the result was destined to be dis
appointing. They jumped the early part of
I the race splendidly, -the first one to make a
trip being Euro, who rapped very palpably
in front of the stand. Mallhoat sailed along
at a merry pace for the first half of the
journey, and came lo grief In the straight,
along with N.Z. NIng's Vision, Montrose and
The Beaver also failed to got round, fortu
nately, however, causing no mishap except
In the ense of the rider of Montrose, who
had his collarbone dislocated. The race he-
came chiefly exciting when the home turn
had been made. Pirate led into the straight,
and looked all over a winner, hut J. J. Allan
rode Ditto with sptendid judgment, nnd,
bringing him along Inside the distance, won
easily by three lengths. Donald M'KInnon
ran n good horse, and so did Euro, but ITny-
seed wns an indifferent performer, and The
Provost tho biggest failure of all. Floater
struck the logs very hard, nnd hndly hurt
the near fore knee. At the time the mishap
happened ho was beaten, and after the race
he moved very gingerly. The victory of
Ditto was well received, and Allan especi
ally was ehecred for his judicious riding.
The Soiling TInnlle Unco enmo next, and
wns a poor contest. Only three ran. and P.
Gulnanc, who hnd his first mount since tils
licence was restored, rode the favorite, Mil
ler. Misfortune, however, attended the ride.
is the saddle shifted, and he 'became mi-;
seated, and- he came out of the saddle. With;
the favorite out of the way, J. E. Brewer,
mi BIngara, had 110 difficulty In beating Les
lie. and I. T. Carslake was able to buy Ills
faithful slave back for 11 sovs. The Gup
candidate. Virtue, enjoyed tho position of
favorite for the Mnlnkoff Stakes, and she
won from a stable companion In La Cara
bine, the faint hearted Wnlt-n-Bit again fill
ing third place. The Musketeer failed to
reproduce his form of the previous days, and
Churn (late Pllgrlml ran a disappointing race.
The mooting concluded with the AVelter
Handicap, for which Qrla aud Hughle were
equal favorites. The prize proved a good
thing for Orla, who slipped Ills field and
gave nothing n chance as soon ns the straight
was reached. Devoted ran a good horse, and
Hnghle behaved creditably. Details:—
IIURDLE RACE, of 150 sovs; second, 25 sovs.;
third, 10 sovs. Two miles.
A. M'Cracken's Don John, by Neckcrsgn t — Fillc
de .Toie, fly. ,0,51 (J. Harbour) 1
J. G. Clarke's Reindeer, u., 10.2 (J. K. Brewer) 2
,T, Leek's Hell Metal, a., 0.11 .. .. ..(.T. Leek) 5
S. Miller's Realgar, a., 11.1.. . .(M; Atoonc.v) 0
Jas. and 11. Gricc's Crysulite, a., 10.10
(A. Williams) 0
A. Cohen's llonoydfiw II., a., 10.7 ..(P. Fallon) 0
Detting: 7 to 2 against Hell Metal, 4 to 1 Don
John. O to 2 llonevdcw .11., 0 to 1 each Realgar
nnd Reindeer, 7 to 1 Crysnlite. Realgar nnd Cry
sulite made the running for the first mile, Don
John lying third, Honcydcw next and Bell Metal
lust. The field were well together at the back,
where Don John moved up to the leaders, ami
Reindeer also begun to move through his horses.
At the turn Crysalite was done with, and Don
John coming «on, won handily by three lengths ,
from Reindeer, who heat Bell Metal by length
for second pluee. Honeydew II. was fourth, and
Realgar and Crysalite together last. Time, 3 min.
553 sec.
OMA PLATE, n handicap of 115 bovs.; second,
10 sovs.; third, 6 sovs. Five furlongs nnd a
quarter.
Jno. Hayes's Locksmith, by Padlock— Govern
ess, 5y., S.2 (J. Cooncy) 1
T. Rand's Diird of Kilric, 6y„ 8.3 .. (R. Lewis) 2
J. Lock's Vcloce, 5y., 7.12 (J. Leek) .3
J. O'Loughlnn's Lieutenant, n., 10.2 (T. Darby) 0
R. K. Mnitlund's Vindictive, 4y., S.l.')
(T. Pogrom) 0
J. Gove's Hailstorm, 5y., 8.11 .. (T. Sanders) 0
R. Clifford's Corowa, Sy., 8.0 .. (1). Cailinan) 0
A. Taylor's Florence, 3y.» 7.10 (2 lb. over)
.. .. (T. Finluy) 0
W. R. ' Wilson's Majesty, By., 7.0
(A. M. Manning) 0
.T, O'Brien's Skipper, fly., 7.7 (A. Smith) 0
S. Miller's Kulwyne, 4y., 7.(5 .. (P. Oosgrove) 0
F. Leslie's Lotmt, By., 0.7 .. .. .. (R. Trninor) 0
A. M'Cracken's Afismle, By. . fl.7 (S lb. over)
(A. TIearn) 0
Betting: 2 lo 1 against Loeksmlth, fl to 1 Skip
per, 7 to 1 Majesty, 8 to 1 Hailstorm. . Florence
I wns the first to .show in front from Lieutenant.
I Skipper and Hailstorm, while Yclocc was last. At
I the railwav side Misrule wns in the lend from Hail-
storm, with Laird of Kilrin coining fast in third
place, and Ihe favorite In close attendance. At tho
turn Laird of Kilrlo had the advantage, nnd main
tained it to the straight entrance, where Misrule
and Loeksmlth were racing together, nnd Vindic
tive. going strongly, was at the head of affairs.
Locksmith made his run at the distance, nnd,
silencing all opposition, won by two lengths from
Laird of Kilrlo, nnd Vclnce, who, coming very fast
ai the finish, was three lengths nwny third. Vindic
tive was fourth, Kulwyne fifth, Skipper sixth, nnd
Mniesly, Lieutenant, Lnmn and Corowa in thnt
order, with Hailstorm and Florence last. Time, 1
min. 01 sec.
CAULFTKLP GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLE
CHASE, of 1300 sovs., 1000 sovs. to the first horse,
200 sovs., second and 100 third. About four
miles. ...
P. Nolan's DITTO, by Tile Dniiphine— Fair Lil
ian, a., 11.4 <J. J. Allan) 1
Jus. Russell's PIRATE, O.V., 0.10
.. .. .. .. .. .... LI. Sutherland) 2
0. Gidncy's DONALD M'KINNON,- a., 10.4
.. .. (J. Cameron) 3
Messrs. Humphrey and Jenkins's EURO, fly.,
10.0-.. .. .. .. .. .. .« .. (O. Brooks) 4
A. IV. Bcnzloy's Floater, n., 13.7 .. (11. Holes) . 0
S. Miller's Hayseed, 0y. 11,12 .. (M. Aiooncy)' 0
Armytagc and Robertson's Songster,' a., 11.0
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. (A. Williams) 0
A. Hay's Gladstone, n., 11.7 .. ». (T. Grimes) 0
E. G. S. Hare's The Provost, n., 11.3 (P. Regan) 0
W. J. Southcrwood's Montrose, a., 10.0
(EM'Coomhe) 0
G. De Pury's The Denver, a., 10.5 (F. Glcnnon) 0
A. M'Crnekcn's King's Vision, a., 9.10
.. .. .. .. (J. Barbour) 0
J. 0. nnd E. Manifold's Virago, a., 9.5
.. .. .. .. (J. Smith) 0
R. G. Row's Mnilboat, a., 9.0 (If. llmVard) 0
J. Frederic's N.Z., a., 9.0 .. .. (H. Clark) 0
BETTING.
4 lo V1 agst. Floater 15 to 1 — - Donald
8 to 1 — Ditto M'KInnon
8 to 1 — The Provost 15 to 1 Beaver
8 to 1 — King's VI- 20 to 1.-- Hayseed
Eion 20 to 1 - — Songster
10 to 1 — Pirate 20 to 1 — — Gladstone
10 to 1 — Virago 100 to 3 — Mnilboat
12 to 1 — Euro 100 to 2 — -r-. N.Z.
THE RACE.
Spectators were not kept long in suspense after
the last preliminary was over, and the 15 starters
had cantered to the starting post at the railway
side. The barrier at once descended, the line
formed, the ropes swung high above the horsemen,
and the field duhed away upon their
tiresome journey. N.Z. jumped to. the
lead at the outset, as if desirous of
making sonic amends for his small chances
of remaining there when the whips were out and
the struggle, was left to tho fittest. But he was
not in- front for long. Mnilboat. set out to.. take up_
a strong lead, and acted as pilot oyer the ;jlrst of
the treble, with Ditto, Montrose, Tho /Proypst,
Pirate King's Vision, Gladstone following ' in
close succession;' nnd each fencing faultlessly. AU
the last of the three grand ' stand jumps'Row's
horse was i0 lengths to the' good of anything, and,
travelling nt a sound - pace,- increased his idad 'fit
every furlong. As they swept round the ' rights
hand side to the back, the 'order was Mnilboat,
N.Z., Ditto, Pirate, Euro, Montrose, Jleaver, Glad
stone, Donald M'KInnon', Floater, Virago, witly
Hayseed and Songster the last of tlio main l»odyi
and Tlic Provost toiling along nearly 20 lengtlis'
further hack. Euro had hit the third of the
treble very heavily, hut .this was the only rapping
Which had so far. broken the monotony of. the
thundering of hoofs. At the back of the course.
Mailhont had increased his advantage, to 15 lengths,
nmf five lengths of daylight showed between Pirate
and the others, who were led by Euro and King's
Vision, nnd whipped in by The Provost, the. hopes
of whose hackers were thus early destroyed. Mail-
boat took- the, sod wall In his stride, nnd Pirate
cleared it after him with a wonderfully long jump,
which was rendered necessary by his taking off
much sooner than for safety wns advisable. Euro
here came to the girths of the Ballarat horse, and
eight lengths away Beaver, fencing grandly, gal
loped in front of King's Vision, Gladstone, Donald
M'Kiiuion. Montrose, N.Z., Floater and Ditio, no
more than a length -»ici»g between any. two of
the ruck. Mailhont held 25 lengths advantage as
they again approached the treble, and the cav
way in which he wns swinging along gave rise to
fenra that he would continue to make every post ai
winning one, and never he headed. Tho veteran
Songster had run into third place, immediately be
hind Pirate nnd in front of Euro, as the quick
grnnd stand jumps for the second time barred the
way, hut he fell back behind Euro and The Beaver
into fifth position ns .the ns yet unbroken field
turned round the side. Here Maillwat was 30
lengths to the good, uml fearful of his getting away
too far, riders of the favorites begun to quicken the
pace, nnd gradually decrease the tremendous lee
way. Length by length the field drew upon the
leader approaching tlic sod wall, I'irntc showing
the way from Euro, Beaver, Songster, King's
Vision, Floater. Donald M'KInnon and Gladstone,
wun uuysccu inc insi 01 me imncn, ana ine jro- 1
vost sjill dropping hack bo far in the rear that I
nothing hut a catastrophe appeared likely to rc-
deem his chance. Songster wns the first to cry
enough. lie ran off at the sod wall, and took the 1
Initiative 111 a general. wccVling out to quickly fol- I
low. Mnilhoat's lend had boon reduced to 10 1
lengths when the treble wns reached for. the third I
time, and he gave no more trouble, except to J
his rider, from that forward. Crashing into the j
fence, he turned a header on to his hack, and I
momentarily attracted nttontibn from the race, j
as he rolled half over hia jockey, and appeared
likely to crush him. The Benver, following ciosc
in the wake of the fallen one, cleverly obtained u
landing nt the side of him and out of danger, and
King's Vision, Euro, Floater, Pirate, Gladstone,
Montrose and Ditto, in that order, negotiated the I
obstacle without accident. N./j., however, blun- I
dercd also, and the remaining baker's dozen closed I
up 30 lengths in front of Tho Provost as they gal
loped again round the side, and Pirate's rider took
a pull to steady the hot headed Bon of Clamour in
tho vnn of the ruck. Beaver and King's Vision
were six lengths in front of the others going round
tho hack, and Floater aud Pirate, with Montrose
nnd Euro on their - quarters, were lending the
others. King's Vision was Ihe next to go. He
struck the hack jump heuvily, aud The Beaver wjus i
left by himself In the front, only to follow King's
Vision shortly nftcrwardR by stumbling at the next I
obstacle ami getting rid of his rider. The pace I
quickened us they swept round the turn for homo. 1
Montrose was ulso now out of the way, and Pirate
clearing the last fence with a tremendous leap,
landed 011 the turf with his head turned for home
a clear length to the good of Euro, who was closelv
attended by Donald M'Kinnon and Ditto. "If he
can stand up, lie is a certainly," was tho previous
, verdict of many in regard to the chances of Pirate,
nnd he wns now safe over the last obstacle, well on
the inside, and looking all over a winner. The
Ballarat horse still led at the distance, and his
name was called as the winner from every part of
the course. . But the others were not yet done with.
While all eyes were on the lender mul Donald
M'Kinnon, who wns struggling gatnely under the
whip. Ditto, answering to every call of ids rider,
swept around on the outside, and cutting down
Euro and Donald M'Kinnon in quick order, came
stride by stride to the girths, the shoulder nnd
the neck of the fast tiring leader. A hundred
yards from home he had his head in front, uiul
Pirate, having shot his holt, Ditto won a grand
race by three lengths. Donald M'Kinnon wns a
length aiul a half away third, Euro three lengths
away fourth, Gladstone 20 lengths away fifth, Hay
seed sixth. Virago seventh, Floater, broken down,
a t>oor eighth, and The Provost lust. Time, 8 min.
10 sec.
SELLING HURDLE RACE, of 100 sovs. - Special
weights. One mile nnd four furlongs and n
half.
I. T, Cnralnke's Bingara, by The Gem— Lady. ..
jfooucc, a,, (nil) .. .. .. (.J. K. Brewer) 1
S. Miller's Leslie, a., 9,0 (1 lb. over) (nil) :
.. '.."(T." Logun) 2
T. Dcmpsey's Miller, a., 10.2 (£25) (P. Gulnanc) ,'0.
Belting; 5 to 4 on Miller, 5 to 2 agninst Bin
gara. 7 to 2 Leslie. The favorite led Leslie bv two
lengths, with Bingara the same distance awny.
The trio closed up, hut the order was the same I
nt the turn, whore Miller's saddle gave "way,
nnd Ouinunu richochettcd along the turf, while the
favorite careered along the course kicking to free 1
himself. Bingara won, his rider sitting still, bv n
length. Time, 3 min. 2 sec. The winner was I
bought in for .Cll. |
MALAKOFF STAKES, of 115 sovs.; second, 10
sovs.; third, 5 sovs. One mileinnd three fur
longs.
Jus. Wilson, jttn.'s, Virtue, by Trenton— Maid
of Honor, 4y„ 7.10 .. (p. Bowling) 1
II. Power's La Carabine, 4.V., 7.0.. (V. Turner) 2
W. nnd C. Wilson's Wait-n-Bit, 5y., U.0 (Fiulav) 3
R. Batty's Obif, oy., 9.1 (R. Piper) 0
A. A. Samuel's The Chevalier, fly., 9.0
.. (J. Carson) 0
W. R. Wilson's Manfred. 4y., S.5
..... .. .. .. .. H. J. Morrison) 0
R. G. Row's The Musketeer, 5 y., 8.0 (R. Lewis) 0
J33. Redfcnrn's Burrubari, a., 7.13
(W. Ucdfearn) 0
J. O'Loughlan's Trent, ji., 7.10.. (T. Pegrem) 0-
,1. Uowen's Tapioca, 4y., 7.0
(W. S. Hiekcnbothaiu) 0
W. Lang's Roselln, fly.. 0.12.. .. (II. Decide) 0
11. G. Stnusmurc's Omra (late Pilgrim), 4v.,
0.12 (R. Trainor) 0
Jas. Robertson's Pilgrim, 4y., 0.7. . (A. Howie) 0
S. Miller's Carbinier, 4y., 0.7. . (L. Flowers) o|
S. Jungwirth'S Fleurctte, a., C.7 (od. 0.8) !
.. (J. Daniels) 0
W. F. Hawtrey's Tournament, fly., 0.7 (ed. I
7.1) (A. Heurn) 0 I
Dotting: 6 to 2 against Virtue, 5 to 1 The Mus- j
kctcer, 0 to 1 Omra, 10 to 1 others. The sixteen
moved away to an excellent start. Olaf and La
: Carabine made the running to the mile post from
VVait-a-Bit, Rosella, Virtue and Pilgrim, with
Omra last. At the hack of the course the order
was Ln Carabine, Rosella, Wnit-n-Bit, Tapioca,
Musketeer,! Tournament and Olaf, with Trent
whipping them in. At the railway side Tapioca
momentarily toook command, hut La Carabine
had the advantage nt the straight entrance from
Wnit-u-Bit, with Virtue going great guns in front
of Musketeer. At the distance, the favorite was
racing 011 even terms with Wait-a-BIt and La(
Carabine, hut heat them iit the run home by half
u length; a length separating second uml third.
Musketeer was fourth, Carbinier fifth, ami Tapioca,
Olaf, Rosella, Burrabari, Fleureite nnd Omra in 1
succession, with Tournament Inst. Time, 2 min,
252 sec.-
WELTER HANDICAP, of 100 sovs.; second, 10
sovs.; third, fl sovs. Seven furlongs.
M. P. Whitty's Orla, by Calma— Jubilee, n.,
9.7 (claimed 10 lb.) (W. Luldlaw) 1!
F. Fielder's Devoted, 5y., 10.7 ..(W. Woodgate) 2
.1, H. Davis's Htighic, a., 9.5 .. .. (F. Shaw) 3
J. Hoysted, jun.'s, Clyde, a., 10.0 (J. Hoysted) 0
J, O'Brien's Fifeshire, fly., 8.13 .. (A. Smith) 0
II. Power's Carbina, 4y., 8.2 .. (P. Bowling) 0
A. M'Cracken's Drama, By., 8.U .. .. (A. Hearn) 0
W. Gcrrard's Robin, a., 7.12 (claimed 7 lb.)
.. (V. Euan) 0
Betting: 7 to 2 each against una ami iiugmc, 0 1
to 1 Carbina and Fifeshire, 10 to I others. Orla j
dashed away with tho lead, and hnd a lend of
three elenr lengths nt tho railway side. Drama,
Devoted, Clvdc and Hughle (who got away badly)
closed on the leader at the . turn, but Whittv's
horse was never headed, and won by two lengths,
a length separating second and third. Drama won
fourth, Fifeshire fifth, Clyde sixth, and Rabin
last. Time, 1 min. 32 sec.
TUB STAKES. 'J
P. Nolan— 1st Grand National Steeplechase £1,000 ,
S. Miller— 1st Grand National Hurdle, £700;
3rd Trial Slakes, £5 705
II. («. Row— 1st Sandrlngham Plate, £100;
1st Trial Steeple, £85; 1st Balaclava
Slakes, £100 tSw
jt Leek- 2nd Grrttul National Hurdle, £200;
3rd Handicap Ilufdle, £10; '3rd Oma Plate,
215
M'Cracken— 3rd Grand National- Hurdle
Race, £100; 1st Handicap Hurdle, £115.. 215
Jas. Bussed!1 2nd Grand National Steeplechase 200
Gcb. Russell— 1st V.A.T.O. Challenge Cup,
£100; 1st Corinthian Race, £83 .. .. .. 185
R. K. Maitland— 1st Momidah Plate ...... 125
J. Amvin— 1st Moondah Purse 125
John Hayes— 1st Oiua Plate, £100; 2nd
Stoondnh Plate, £20 120
J. Wilson jun. — 1st MalakotT Stakes 100
Mrs. W. R. Wilson— 1st Ladles' Bracelet,
value - 100
C. (Sidney— 3rd Grand National Steeplechase 100
W. J. Brcwis— 1st Handicap Steeplccnaso .. 100
A. Miller— 1st Muidcn Hunters' Steeplechase,
£85; 3rd Corinthian Race, £5; 2nd
V.A.T.O. Challenge Cup, £10 .. .. .. 100
I. T. Carslake— 1st Selling Hurdle Race.. .. 100
M. P. Whitty— 1st Welter Handicap, £85;
3rd Muonduh Piute, £5 IX)
I. Foulsham — 1st Trial Slakes S3
F, Fielder— 2nd BulaoJavn .Stakes, £10; 2nd.
. Sundringhuii'i Piute, £10 ; 2nd Welter Han
dicap 30
.T. G. Clarke— 2nd Handicap Hurdle Jtaoc .. 25
U. Collls— 2nd Moondah Purse 20
J. J. Allan— 2nd Handicap Steeplechase .. .. 29
J. Frederic — 2nd Trial Steeplechase .. jo
II. Power— 2nd MalaUoff Stokes .. Ui
11. C. Power— 2nd Maiden Hunters' Steeple.. 10
Mrs. J. P, Chivnsldc— 2nd Ladies' Bracelet,
value 10
J. B. Sullivan— 2nd Corinthian Race ...... ii)
T. Rand— 2nd Oniu Plate tt)
W. and C. Wilson— 3rd Sandringham Plate,
£5; 3rd Malakaff Stakes, £5 .. .. ,10
,T. Gove— 2nd Trial Stakes .;l(i
Geo. Ijorimer— 3rd Maiden Hunters' Steeple.. ''2
F. M'Nanmra— 3rd Balaclava Stakes .1
W. A. FllgJitQ— 3rd Trial Steeplechase 5
W. J.' Southerwood— 3rd Handicap Steeple.. f
Mrs. E. Kccley— 3r<J Moondah Purse ...... Ji
Mrs. J. II. Davis— 3rd Ladies' Bracelet, value fi
.T. H. Davis— 3rd Welter Handicap S
N. Wood— 3rd Amateur Challenge Cup.. £
Total ,£446:
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