SPORTING.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1025, 19 October 1903, Page 3

SPORTING.

By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright

London, Oot. 16.

At the Newmarket meeting the Middlepark Plate resulted: Pretty Polly 1, Saint Amant 2, Hands Down 3. RACING IN VICTORIA. SWEET NELL WINS CAULFIELD CUP IN RECORD TIME. By Telegraph—Preßa Asaooiation—Copyright Received 6.13 p.m., Oct. 17. Melbourne, Oct. 17. There was glorious weather and. an enormous attendance at the Cauluold races. The results wore : Oby Hurdle Race. Kipling 1 Quo Vadis 2 Monica 3 Seven otthors ran. The betting was 5 to 1 against Kipling. Won easily. Time, 4.9 L Gwynn Nursery. Demos ... 1 Bee-Bee ... 2 Koopan 3 Ten others ran. Won easily. Timet | 66sec - CAULFIELD CUP 0 - ; SweotNell ... ... 1 The Idler 2 , Flagship 3

All started except Durbar, F.J.A., and Borriedale • Betting : 6 to 1 oElderslie, 7to 1 Air Motor and Sweet Nell. The latter was first away, but being steadied, Belle Isle wont to the front and led to the six furlongs; then momentarily T.M.S. showed in front, whore Sweet Nell tackled and won, after a good finish, by half a length. Time, 2.35 J, which is equal to the record. Wyuna Steeplechase. -Chester 1 Jones 2 Shoridan ... .3

Ten othors etartors. Betting: 3 to 1 Sindhia, 12 to 1 Chester. Won easily. Time, 4.45-L Windsor Handicap. Corroboree 1 Tip-top 2 St. Mars 3 Betting: 4to 1 Barriedale, Bto 1 Corroboroo. Sixteen others startod. Won by a short head. Time, 1.161. Morrow Welter. Rescued - 1 Dodona 2 Amourablo ... ••• 3 Eleven others started. Betting: 3 to 1 Goodwin, 8 to 1 Rescued. Won easily. Time, 1.455. D.J.C. RACES. (Per Press Association.) Dunedin, last night. Rain fell all the morning and interfered with tbo attendance at the D.J.C. spring meeting. The afternoon was fine. Pampero was scratched for the Ranfurly Han. dicap, having wrenched a shoo off while exercising, through tho bandage becoming entangled. The horse is all right. The sum of £8829 was put through the machine, making £6907 10s for the meeting, as compared with £6497 103 last year. The results were : Second Hurdles.—Roller 1, Arapata 2, ! Pbsctonitis 3. Won by four lengths. Time 3.2 2-5. Div £2. I Telegraph Woltor, —Flower o' Clutha 1, 1 Goldspur 2, Tugela' 3. Also started : Sy- , chem, Glenelg, Beauclerc. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.23. Div., £3 18s and £l. Ranfurly Handicap.—Bombardo 1, Canl teen 2, Sirius 3. Canteen was the first of the trio to break the line, but was replaced s by Sirius. Bombardo then went to the 1 front, and Canteen failing to got up won by six lengths. Time, 1.465. Div., £<

6s. Trial Handicap.—Avenue 1, Nut Cracker 2, Sarchidon 3. Scratched : Skagway. Won by six longtbs. Time, 1.37£. Div., £4 4s. Shorts Handicap.— Petrovna 1, Red Gauntlet 2, Crown Imperial 3. Also started: Goldspur. Won by a length. Time, 1 6 4-5. Div., £2 I4s. Second Hack Handicap.—Aldinga 1, Scratched; Casque and Crown Imperial.

Won by throe lengths. Time, 1.23. Div, £5 18s.

Farewell Handicap.—Juniper 1, Tugela 2, Sirius 3. Also started : St. Denis, Ardnarff, Victor 11, Casque. Won by half a length, easing up. Time, 1.50. Div., *£2 83 and £1 18s.

Sweet Nell, who won the Caulfield Cup on Saturday, was only twice unplaced in tho races she contested at two years old. The Haut Brion filly won five of her engagements. The victory gained by Sweet Nell in the Caulfied Guineas on last Saturday week shows very clearly that the daughter of Haut Brion has gone on the right way since she had her wings clipped at Randwick last month respectively by Belah and Duke of Grafton (says Pbieton in the Auckland Herald). From the fact of Sweet Nell having started favorite for her race on Saturday last we may, I should say, safely conclude that Sir Ruport Clarke was quite prepared to see her turn the tables on Belah, who vanquished her in the A.J.C. Derby last month. Sweet Nell ran very true last season, and it may be left to her to be the bright particular star amongst the three-year-olds this season. It may be remarkod that Sweet Nell’s victory in the Caulfield Guineas is the firßt occasion on which a filly has triumphed in that race since Volley won in the spring of 1888.