V.R.U AUTUMN MEETING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1781, 5 March 1888, Page 2

V.R.U AUTUMN MEETING.

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Mplbourne, Maroh 3.

The weather for the first day's racing of the V. R.O. Autumn meeting was splendid. Following are »he results :— Essendes Stakes, one mile and a quartar. Hon J White's b o Oarlyon 1 Major F. N. George's eh h Nelson ... 2 Mr S. (i. Cook's b g Cyclops , 3 Only thrte started . .Butting at the popt 5 >o 2 on Nelson, who lert until coming into the stra ght, when Carlyon camo to the front and won by a short length. Time. 2mio lOJflec. The Asoot Vale Stakes ; Three quarters of a mile.

Hon J. White's borbr f Volley .„ 1 Mr J. K* an'a (na), br f Pearl-sheU ... 2 Hod W A Long's chfOunsequenoe, ,., t Myconab... „, „, tM to " f A dead heat for third p'aoa. Won by three lengths. Time, ltain 16Jsao. St. LEasR Btakes ; one mila and three-

quarters and 132 yards. Hon J. White's eh c Abercom ... 1 Mr W. Ginnon's br c Australian Peer 2 Hon W, A. Long's b c Moorhouse ... 3 Niagara and Enfilade also started. Newmarket tIANDioAp; three-quartew of a mile. Hon J. White's cho Craubrook Bst 121 b 1 Mr P. T. Hey wood's eh c Lord Allen, 7st 41b ! 2 Mr J . fcobie's b g Victim, 7st 71b ... 3 The following also started :— -My Lord, Malua. Acuie, Mozart, Spade Guinea, Mitrailleuse. Ben Bolt, Master John, Centaur, Pukeha, The Forsaken, Epicurean, Boz, Sumatra, The Queen, Chicago, Ihe Charmer, Escutcheon, Casuist, Diet Bwivelier, Pomona, L*va, South Melbourne, Torpedo and Tabard. Time. lmiQ 14Asec, which is the fastest time on record for this race. The Bopepdl Stakes ; five furlongs. Mr H. Hraitb/B Wy vis f Mx R. Blackwood'a Forest Queen ... t Impetuous , „, t#t 3 Won oy half a hngth. Brdnswiok takb3* one mile and a' quarter, Mr D, 8. Wallace^ b c Mentor, ... 1 Yeomm ... ... .„ ,„ „, 2 Escutcheon. ... ... „, „, 3 Fifteen others started. . March 4. The racing, on the whole, was against tho ring, Oranbrook was largely backed straight out a ,.d m doubles. It ii reported that £100 000 circulated andcban.ed hands over the Newmurket Handicap The Hon J. White is also expected to carry off iho A-istralian Cup.