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SPORTING.
Mr. D. D[?]nlevia, the owner of Dillon, re-<*>
turned to the city by the express from Mel- <*>
bourne on Tuesday morning. Mr. Dunlevie,
it will be remembered, was disqualified for two
years on Saturday last by die V.A.T.C.
stewards. He is terribly cot up over the
IjuEinees and states he is innocent of any
wrong-doing in connection with the race. Mr.
Dnnlevie says—"ln the first race which
Dillon won I pat £75 on and in the
second I hacked him again, Mr. T. Haydoo,
the secretary of the Victorian dob—the great
betting club of Melbourne—investing £100 on
the little grey for me. Mr. Haydon on learn
ing that Flocked npon Dillon as a good thine
putfsoonforhimselfapd£soforafriend. All
my friends were on the little grey to a man. The
Doctor, a two-year-old, however, spread-eagled
the field from .the jump, and Dillon could
only get fourth." The enquiry followed
and the result is known. Mr. Dunlevie states
that when MDne (the jockey) went out on
Dflion he said to him—"Now win by the
width of a street if you can, I don't want any
dose finish." Mr. Dunlevie and the trainer,
Sandy Miller, have both appealed to the
V.E.C. against the V.A.T.C. decision, but it
is not expected that the hearing of the appeal
Trill come on for a fortnight. On his return to
the city the popular secretary of the A.R.C.
was met by Messrs. C. Kelly, A. J. Usher, F.
Cornelius, and J. Lewis. Mr. Dunlevie, we
understand, has sent in his resignation as secre
tary to tiie committee of the A^^^iila Pjmmti;*
Club, who will hold a special meeting to
consider the matter. The Argus, in its report
of the meeting, referring to the incident says:
—"The last race of the day was productive of
the only unpleasant incident in an afternoon's
excellent racing. It was the best betting
event of the card, and eventu*lly Churchill
vas made best favorite, with Dillon, Blood
shed, and Redfearn next in demand. The
Doctor, who found backers at 10 to 1 and 8 to
1, took the lead soon after they were sent
away, and ?"W every post a winning one,
be was never really troubled, and got liotne
three lengths in front of EpL who made a
great effort in the straight. Bloodshed was
the only one of the others who ever singled out
from die field, The Doctor taking them right
off their feet He was the only two-year-old
in the ace, and with only 7 at. and a jockey
like Myers in the saddle, he experienced no
trouble in ** tying the others up in a knot"" over
seven furlongs. The winner is excellently
bred, being by the Musket horse Musk Rose
from Cynthia, who is by St Albans from
Aglaia, whose pedigree goes back to the im
ported IMtJla, the ancestress of Malua and
other fine performers. The unpleasant inci
dent referred to was in connection with the
running of Dflion for this race. The horse
finisfaeS fourth, and the stewards held an
enquiry into bis running, which resulted
in the horse, his owner (Mr. D. Dnn-
Jevie), trainer (A. Miller), and jockey
(Mflne), each l""g disqualified for two
yean. Dillon ran in the nomination of
Mr. J. Bobertson, but it is stated that that
gentleman is not the owner. The decision of
the stewards caused surprise to those who
were aware at the ctrcumstances surrounding
the case, lor not onlj was the horse's per
formance a fairly consistent one as compared
with those of other horses in the race, bat the
party behind him stated most positively that
they had backed him, as they believed that he
had a fair «}>ajin« to vein, which he was sent
to do. The enquiry was, as usual, held in
private, and therefore no opinion can be ex
pressed as to whether the stewards were
justified by the evidence in their action.
Kotice of appeal to the V.B.C. against the
decision was at once given to the stewards.
The programme of the Fort Augusta sports
for September 1 appears m onr advertising
columns, which inchide a Sheffield Handicap
of £52 10b. ; also that of Petersburg sports for
September 16, the principal event being a
Sheffield Handicap of £00. Mr. B. J. Furnell
has been appointed handicapper for both
events.
The Mount Pleasant Coursing dab
announce another meeting for August IS
and 9, when the Mount Pleasant Stake* (or
48 all-aged dogs will be run off. Kbminations
will be received up to August 13 by Mr. J. H.
Foote, hon ccc. Mr. Monfries has consented
to officiate as judge.
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