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F q o s g y a f d t t j I S j ! , i f CARBINES GREAT FEATS Famous Australian Horse Frequent Winner of Two Races in a Day. The great Australian race horse Carbine contested two races on the one day on five occasions, viz., the Victoria All-Aged Stakes and Loch Plate, and Australian All-Aged Stakes and Cumberland Stakes, as a three-year-old; the Victoria All-Aged Stakes and Loch Plate, and the Australian All-Aged Stakes and Cumberland Stakes, as a four-year-old; and the Australian All-Aged Stakes and Cumberland Stakes as a five-year-old. The only occasion on which he was defeated when he ran two races on the one day was when Marvel accounted for him in the Australian All-Aged. Stakes, when Carbine was five years old. Melos finished twelve times in a place behind Carbine in the Victoria Derby Carbine second, Melos third, Victoria Foal Stakes, Victoria Champion Stakes, Sydney Cup and Australian Plate, as a three-year-old; in the Melbourne Cup Carbine second, Melos third, Victoria Essendon Stakes, Australian Autumn Stakes, Australian Cumberland Stakes and Australian Plate, as a four-year-old; Australian Spring Stakes and Melbourne Stakes, as a five-year-old.