SPORTING.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1424, 7 September 1878, Page 2

SPORTING.

AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB

MEETING.

[By Submarine Cable,] Sydney, September 6.

The third day’s racing in this meeting takes place to-day. The weather was threatening, but the attendance was fair. The President’s Handicap— A handicap sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 2 ft., with 100 sovs added. For four-year-olds. Second horse 20 sovs from the prize. One mile and three-quarters. Amendment 1 Melita ... 2 Drum Major ••• 3 Seven van. Amendment won by three lengths. The Craven Plate of 100 sovs, with a sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 2 ft, added, for three-year-olds and upwards; second horse 20 sovs from the prize ; two miles. Chester 1 Woodlands 2 Maccaroni ... _ •••_ 3 Throe ran, Chester winning by two lengths. Time —4miu. losecs. The Thrbe-tear-old Plate of 100 sovs, for three-year olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Pst 21b; the winner to be sold for £l5O ; y hallowed for every reduction of £25 on s- Png price down to £SO ; any surplus to go to the funds; one mile; entrance, 1 sov. The Arab ... ... 1 The Mavis 2 Sir Andrew _ ... 3 Won by two lengths. Time —Imin. 52sec. The A J.U. (Makes) Produce Stakes, a sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 3ft., with jOO sovslrom the A.J.O. added. For three year olds; colts, Bst 1011); fillies, Bst 51h. The second home 10, the third 5 per cent, on the gross amount of the prize, to be deducted thercf:om. His Lordship 1 Vulcan ... ... 2 Napper Tandy 3 Five ran, His Lordship winning by half-a-length, in 2miu. IBsecs. The Sydney Handicap, a handicap sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 2ft , with 150 sovs added. For three year olds and upwards. Second horse 20 sovs from the prize. A winner of a handicap after the declaration of the weights to carry 101 b. extra. One mile and a half. Aristocrat ... 1 Strathcarn ... 2 Jasper 3 Weu by four lengths