STEEPLECHASE, of 150 sovs. Second 30 sovs, third 10 sovs. About two miles. . Mr J. Cripps's ch m Quicklight, 10.6 (Douglas) 1 Mr S. Miller's br or blk g Romsdal, 11.6 (Robertson) 2 Mr Turner's b g Will-o'-the-Wisp, 10.2...(Edge) 3 Other starters: Mon Ami, Mercury, Guartlfish, Busby, and Stockwell. Betting: 3to 1 against Mercury, 4 to 1 Quicklight and Mon Ami, 6 to 1 Romsdal, 8 to 1 Will-o'-the-Wisp. At the second fence Quicklight took the lead, and was never again headed, winning easily by four lengths, ten lengths separating second and third, Busby fourth, Mon Ami fifth, Guardfteh sixth. Both Mercury and Stockwell feu. Time, 4min 15sec. BOURKE HANDICAP, of 200'sovs. Second 5.0 sovs. -wen furlongs. Mr J. Redfearn's b r Maluma, by Malua— Madcap, 8.11 ...' .:. (W. Redfearn) 1 Mv G. Cox's b m Tinstream, 8.7 ... (Guilane) 2 Mr W. R. Wilson's br g Pilatus, 8,0 ... (Cough) 3 Twenty-four others ran. Betting : 4to 1 against Roseleaf, 6 to 1 Pilatus, 7 to 1 Maluma, 8 to 1 Homespun and Coronation. Pilatus was first away, and led to the straight, when Maluma came through and won in a very hollow fashion by three lengths, a length between second and third; Mercia fourth ; then came Ilchester, Home spun, Gehenna, Wakawatea, with Raymond last. Time, lmin 28^see.
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