THE TURF
V ' AUSTRALIAN STEEPLECHASE. i ' WON BY GUNCAP, ' By Telegraph—Pres«. Association— OopyTieht : , (Kec. August 9, 5.5 p.m.) . Melbourne August. 8. At Caulfidd this afternoon the Victoria Amateur Turf Club's Races were concluded. The .principal event resulted as fol- > lows:— i AUSTRALIAN STEEPLECHASE, of 1750 so vs. About four miles. i Mr. A. T. Oreswick'e ch. g. Giineap, by Carbinier—Benzine, aged, lOst. . I 101b. .'. (Carter) 1 1 Messrs. Currie and Miller's br. g. Flash Jack, by Junot—Princess, aged, 9st. lllb. ....< (Cootes) 2 Mr, M, J. Farrell's ch. g. ZephuTon, • ■ - by Westerley—Eleanor, aged, list. lllb. (Hawkins) 3 Also started: United Kingdom, 12st. 51b.; Minafco,' list. Sib.; Widden, list. 31b.; Coradjil, lOst. Sib.; Battleship, 9st. ■ lllb.; Kulourna, 9st. 51b.; and Enchanted • States, 9st. 31b. . : Zephuron led for the greater part of the ■ journey. Guncap went to the front at -the ' railway side, and won comfortably, Zephuron being a good third; Coradjil and • "Minato fell, and Battleship lost this rider. , Time, 7min. 57Jsec. . , RACING IN QUEENSLAND. " VICTORY FOR VENTURA. ■ ' (Bee. August 9, 5.5 p.m.) Bi , , Brisbane, August 8. At the Queensland Turf Club's Extobi-1 r tion Meeting, tho following was the result of:— . ■ THE NATIONAL PLATE. One mile and a furlong. " Mr. E. J. Watt's ch. m. Ventura, by J Traquair—Sonoma, Byrs 1 Onoma 2 »' Waninnine 3 Five started. Won by two lengths. Time, ; lmin. '551 sec. V
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2224, 10 August 1914, Page 3
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225THE TURF Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2224, 10 August 1914, Page 3
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