SPORTING.
V.R.C. SPRING MEETING.
By Telegraph— Press Association—Copyright Melbourne, Nov. 5. The weather is fine. There is a strongish south-easterly wind. The attendance is good. Mr Skinner, caterer to the Club, won £II,OOO over Lord Cardigan. He hedged £2OOO, and laid £IOOO to employees and friends.
Received 6.84 p.m., Nov. 5. Melbourne, Nov. 5. Thero was fino weather and a good at tendance. The results were : Hurdles.
Five others ran. The betting was evens Portland Bose, 10 to 1 Volscian. Won easily by two lengths. Time, 1.4 J.
(Per Pie»s Association.) Auckland, last night.
At Ellorslie Jewellery, Idas, Muskerdale, Golden Rose, Dolores, and The Needle each did long and serviceable gallops this morniQg. Ropa, Spalpeon, Soultfi9b, aucKHohoro also went well. More or less solid tasks were accomplished by St. Olga, Nor’-west, Dingo, Hipstone, Vivandel, Rupu, Crecy, Delania, Bonh6ur, Sonoma, The Middy, Puffing Billy, Lovelink. Promotion, Muth'ema, Qrange and Bluo, Warukau, Eiger, Kilmarnock, Gladstone, and many others.
Boga 1 Betrayor 2 Cynic 3 Ten others ran. The betting was 5 to 2 against Kipling, 8 to 1 Bega. 16 was a good race ; won by a short neck. Time, 3.47. Nursery Handicap. Sarto 1 Blinker ••• 2 Bobadil ••• 3 Four others ran. The betting was 5 to 2 against Sarto, who won easily. Time, Flying Stakes. F.J.A 1 Ibex 2 St. Modan 3 Also ran : Fishery and Famous. Won coihfortabiy by a length and a-quarter. Time, 1.27*. Carnival Handioap. Air Motor 1 Jacobite 2 T.M.S. ...- 3 Fight others ran. The betting was 3 to 1 against Air Motor, who won comfortably. Time, 2.9, ' OAKS. Sweet Nell 1 Phable 2 Brown and Black ... 3 Also ranPraleen and Coronation (late Grjr.fin). The betting was 4 to 1 on Sweet Nell, who won easily. Time, 2 40*. Votoran Stakes. Combat ... ..1 ••• 1 Ballali ... ... ... 2 Seaport ... 3 Soven others ran. The betting was 5 to 2 against Combat, who won comfortably by a length and a-quarter. Time. 2.B7. Filly Stakoa. Volscian ... 1 Portland Bose 2 Impression ... ... 3
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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1041, 6 November 1903, Page 3
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331SPORTING. Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1041, 6 November 1903, Page 3
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