SPORTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1320, 9 November 1885, Page 3

SPORTING.

V-R.C. SPRING MEETING. [eECTKR’s TELEGRAMS—COPYRIGHT. ] Melbourne, November 7. The last day’s racing of the V.R.C. Spring Meeting took place to-day at Flemington. Mares’ Produce Stakes Komus 1 Arsenal 3 Ringmaster 3 The Flemington Stakes. Damocles I Telephone .... 3 Dividend 3 The V.R.O. Handicap. Brown and Hose ... 1 Sheet Anchor ... ... 2 Lesbia 3 Steeplechase. Lizette .» 1 Cooper 2 Oanterbttby Plate, a sweepstakes of 10 sovs eaoh, with 376 added. Weight for age. Two miles and a half. Mr D. O’Brien’s hr c Trenton, by Musket—Frailty, 4yra 1 Hon J. White’s hr o Nordenfeldt, 3yrs 2 Mr Look’s b o Isonomy, 3yrs ... ... 3 Six horses started for this event, which was the closest contested ou the programme. A magnificent finish all the way np the straight resulted in Trenton winning a desperate race by a short neck. Time—4«nin 39fseo. Free Handicap. Cerise and Blue 1 The Agent 2 Trail se ... 3

CJ.O. METROPOLITAN MEETING. The following payments for the O J.O. Metropolitan Meeting were made on Saturday night Niw ZEALAND Our. Turquoise Wapiti Black Bose Alpine Bose Bon’* Wester Minerva Nelson Hermitage s Administrator The Poet Lochiel Fusillade Lady Emma Leon Gaptain Webster Tiger Tim Welcome Stares Fallacy colt Apropos St. Ires Galatea Artillery Bed Bose filly Sierra Dxbbt Stakes. Everton Lad Fusillade ) Hermitage Archduke . Stonybnrst Spade Gninea Tiger Tim Bonny Blink