V.R.O. AUTUMN MEETING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1498, 4 March 1887, Page 3

V.R.O. AUTUMN MEETING.

[rbuter's telegrams— copyright.] Melbourne, March 3. The beoond day's racing of the Victorian Racing Club's Autumn Meeting took place at Flemington to-day. The weather was fine, and the attendance large, among thOse present being Sir Henry Lock and Lord Ojtrington. Results: — Sires' Produce Stakes. Mr J. White's oh h Aberoorn, by Cheater — Cinnamon ... ... ... 1 Mr G. G. Stead's b 0 Maxim, by Musket— Realisation ... ... 2 Mr D. Cooper's b 0 Bowmen', by St Albans — Purdon 3 Mr T. Sampson's eh 0 Matador, by Newminster— Constellation ... 0 Mr W. A. Long's br 0 Mcorhouse, by Mooithorpe(imp)— Geraldine ... 0 Hon E. Mitchelson's br 0 Escutcheon, by Musket — Rosette ... .-„ 0 A splendid finish all the way down the straight, Aberoorn winning by half a head. Time — lmln 17£ sec. Australian Cop. Hon J. White's eh 0 Trident, 3yr 5... 1 Mejor F. N. George's eh h Nelaon, 6yrs 2 Mr S. Martin's eh 0 All Gold, 4yrs ... 3 Mr J. G. Reid'a eh m Grace Darllug, aged ... ... - ... 0 Mr W. Gannon's br c Arsenal, 4yrs... 0 Mr S. G. Cook's b 0 Cyolops, 4yrs ... 0 Mr G. G. Stead's br h Lochiel. syrs... 0 Mr G. H. Reade's oh 0 Desperado, 6yrs ... ... 0 Mr M. Locke's b g Satyr, 6yrs ... 0 Mr.H, Ovenbam's oh 0 Phaon, 4yrs... 0 Mr O, Wheeler's, Jan., cb 0 Abuse, 4yrs 0 Mr W. Mrffatt's b g Ocean, aged ... 0 Mr S. Miller's b m Impulse, aged ... 0 Won by a head. Time, 4oiin 4£*eo. After one faloe atart had been made, All Gold and Phaon were the first to get away, Nelaon being slow to move. Doeperado immediately made the running, going ahead at a great pace, and m passing the stand the first tmo led by twelve lengths, followed by Lochiel, Abuse, Nelson and Trider,t being well up m the reck. No material change took plaoe until passing tho abbatoirs, when Nelson and Trident moved up, and Lrohiel fell back beaten. As they came into the straight the order was— Satyr, Arsenal, All Gold, Impulse, Phaon, Trident, and Nelson, but at the distance Nehon and Trident . went to the front, the latter winning by a head, All Gold halt a length away.