SPORTING.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1421, 4 September 1878, Page 3

SPORTING.

THE AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB’S MEETING. [By Submarine Carle.] Sydney, September 3, The second day’s racing of the Australian Jockey Clnb’s Meeting was held on the Randwick racecourse to-day. The weather was wet, but there was a fair attendance. The Shorts, a handicap sweepstakes of o aovs each, 1 ft., with 50 sovs added. For three year olds and upwards. Weights declared on the day preceding the race. Threequarters of a mile. Judge 1 Chieftain ... ••• “ , Jack and Sir Andrew ran a dead heat for third. Mr Ivo”y declared beforehand to win Judge, Thirteen ran. Time, 1 min. l-7th sec. The Spring Maiden Stakes, a sweepstake of 5 sovs each, 2 ft., with 100 sovs added. For maiden horses at time of entrance. Penalties for winning after entrance—Once, 71b; twice or more, 101 b. Second horse, 20 sovs from the prize. One mile and a half. Eoodee * Propriety " Duke Linnc ... ... 3 Three ran. The race was won easily. Time, 2min. 45sec. The Selling Plate of 100 sovs ; For all horses. Weight for age. The winner to be sold for £ 150 ; 71b allowed for every reduction of £25 on selling price down to .£SO. Any surplus to go to the funds. One mile and a quarter. Entrance, 1 sov. Cardinal Citty ... ... 1 Roodcc „ • 2 This was won by two lengths. Time, 2mm. 14J-sec. The winner was sold for .£llO. Five ran. , .. The Squatters’ Handicap, a handicap sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, with 100 sovs added. For three years olds, which have not won a prize exceeding 150 sovs in value up to the time of entrance. Second horse 20 sovs from the prize. One mile. Soothsayer 1 Fatima 2 The Abbess 3 Won by three lengths. Time, Imin 49 4-lOth secs.

Eain then came on. The Gbeat Metropolitan Stakes, a handicap sweepstakes of 20 sots each, h ft, or 2 sovs if declared by Wednesday, 10th July, with 350 sovs added. Second horse 50, and third 20 sovs from the prize. A winner of any handicap race after the declaration of the weights (A.J.C. Epsom and Shorts Handicaps excepted) of the value of 200 sovs to carry 51b extra ; of two or more such races, Sib extra ; of any such race of the value of 100 s >vs, 31b extra ; of two or more such races, 51b extra. Two miles. 1 Democrat ••• £ 'J he Dean ••• “ Colima ••• ••• ? The winner was in the van almost throughout, but won gallantly at the finish. Betting—2 to 1 against Drum Major ; sto - against Auckland ; 5 to 1 against Woodlands and Strathcarn ; 7 to 1 against The Dean ; 8 to 1 against Vulcan and Democrat; 10 to one against Woolston. , The course was greasy. Ten ran. Won by a neck. Time, 3min, 3J.SOCS. —.