V.R.C. SPRING MEETING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2273, 6 November 1889, Page 2

V.R.C. SPRING MEETING.

(PHK PRBSB ASSOCIATION.)

■ ' Mklbouriob, November 5 The weather wai beaatiful and there wm an e'riormoua attead»n<ri. ; Following ia the resa't of the prlnoipal event at tbt meeting : — Mbibouene Our, ft vhandfoapuureepatakei of 50 lovs enoh, wjih' 6ooO iVVa'arid a trophy value 160 i6vk .added. The ■eoond horae to receive 1000 and the third 600 ipvs out of , the stake. Tiromiles. ■ Me W. T. Jones' b h Bravo, 6»*b, by ; ; Grand F|aneur—Tbe Orphan, ;Bor 7lb „. ..." ... (Umrto) 1 Mr D. S. Wndaoa'a b h Oarbiae. Ajrr by Musket- Mersey, 10 it (O'Btlen), 2 Mr W. GaohonYbr h Maloi, 4yw, tfy^ Goldabrough— Melody, Bat 121 b . . (Norton) a Oardlgab, Qaklelgh, P4keh«i Q\A&go h Bensm, Ohetwynd, Badolpb, Rioh«lloo 9 Knight of the Garter, Singapore, antseat. Oarrington; Daakeld, Menottl, Tinlihatf, Prlnoe Oonaopt,. andr Bloa JBToie aUo ran. Beitlng— 7 lo 2 agifc Motoa, 4 to 1 Oh(cago, 10 to 1 Bravo* Oarblfil and Benzoo, 12 to IKolght o\ the (itrter tod Singapore, 20 to 1 Aniajao aad Rudolph, 25 to ItoDO to t tK« otheri. t; ■- '•■ Wfieo tbe flig fall, O*rrlngton aod Prlnoa Oonsort took up the running, tie. former leading right round to the abhatpirti when Dankeld who, w«i then wcoad made a forwtvj move, and. •uameA the lead. Ouoe into th.o ■ttatghW however Carblna looked fell over ft wlnuer till Bcayo thot op at th» oarrlage poddock, »nd »mld intense cxoUcmont, lauded the 6000 flova by a length, Thla vlototy waa reoeived In a very "half, hearted manner, m it bad, been hinted abroad that B;avo bad ezpat lonoed • bad aooldoot to his hoof aftor the Chalflold Gap, whfoh would m«k« hfo itartioc lot the Me! boar ne Oup highly Improbsbl*; In f aot at mnoh as a thonaand to one " w«i laid agaioßt bina, one bookmtkee named s°«y ??o»ir b ß i»»,»hea»lly eteaok at these odds. Time— 3caia 32seas.