SPORTING.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2678, 6 November 1882, Page 3

SPORTING.

V.R.C. SPRING MEETING. Fourth Day. By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. [reuter's telegrams.] Received November 4th, 7.30 p.m. MELBOURNE, November 4. Mares Produce Stakes; one mile and a quarter. Calma 1 Segenhoe ... + Boolka t Betting even on Segenhoe. Calma won easily. Time, 2min Usee. "V.R.C. Handicap; mile and three-quarters. Gudarz 1 Gipsy Cooper 2 Lord Burghley 3 Eleven horses started. Betting, 5 to 1 agst the Czar, and 6 to 1 agst Lord Burghley and Gudarz. There was a good race between the placed horses. Time, 2min 36sec. Steeplechase ; about three miles. Kanaka 1 Sailor 2 Left Bower 3 Eleven horses ran. The betting was 5 to 4 agst Left Bower, 8 to 1 agst Kanaka, 5 to 1 agst Sailor. These three horses had a splendid race throughout, finishing well together. Canterbury Plate; two miles and a quarter.

Commotion ... ... 1 Darebin 2 Sweet William 3 Assyrian and Liberator also started. Betting at the post was 5 to 4 on Darebin, and 2 to 1 agst Commotion. There was a great race up to the straight between the two first horses; Darebin, however, fell back, and Commotion won it rather easily at the finish. Time, 4inin 45 (?) sec. THE METROPOLITAN MEETING. The following final payments were made on Saturday evening at the C.J.C. rooms: — The Free Handicap, a sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, with 100 sovs added. One mile. st lb st lb SirModred ... 9 2 I Matakau ... 8 0 Natator ... 9 0 Siesta 7 9 Hilda 8 2 | Legerdemain 7 0 The Debby Stakes, a sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, with 250 sovs added, for three-year-olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 51b; second horse to save his stake. One mile and a half. Closed with 38 subs. st lb st lb Leos 810 I Vanguard ... 810 Cheviot ... 8 10 Minerva ... 8 5 Nonsense ... 8 5 | The Welcome Stakes, a sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, with 200 sovs added for two-year-olds; colts, Bst 51b; fillies, Bst; second horse to save his stake. Four furlongs. Closed with 30 subs. st lb st lb Oudeis 8 5 Helena ... 8 0 Malefactor ... 8 5 Water Nymph 8 0 Trickster ... 8 5 The C.J.C. Handicap, a sweepstakes o 20 sovs each, with 500 sovs added; second horse to receive 50 sovs from the stake ; third horse to save his stake. Two miles. Closed with 70 subs. st lb st lb Betrayer ... 8 4 Bundoora ... 7 4 Lady Emma... 8 4 Vanguard ... 7 1 Salvage ... 8 4 The Poat ... 612 Emir Bey ... 713 Turquoise ... 6 5 Tasman ... 7 10 Welcome Jack 6 5 King Quail |... 7 7 Betting was brisker on Friday and Saturday, principally in connection with the C.J.C. Handicap. Salvage still holds his place of favorite, and was backed at one pot for 205 to 55, and left off firm at 3 to 1. 500 to 80 has been laid about Lady Emma, and 5 to 1 is the best price now obtainable. Turquoise has been backed to win a good stake at 100 to 20, whilst 7 to 1 was offered freely about Betrayer without a response. The following are the quotations : Derby. Even money agst Cheviot 5 to 2 agst Nonsense 5 to 1 agst Vanguard 8 to 10 to 1 agst others. C.J.C. Handicap. 3 to 1 agst Salvage 4 to 1 agst Turquoise 5 to 1 agst Lady Emma 7 to 1 agst Betrayer 10 to 1 agst others. Canterbury Cup. 3 to 1 on the field. Welcome Stakes. 2 to 1 agst Oudeis 3 to 1 agst Malefactor 4 to 1 agst others.