SPORTING NEWS.
[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB’S AUTUMN MEETING. (Received April 8, 9.45 p.m.) Sydney, April 8. The second day’s races of the Australian Jockey Club Autumn Meeting took place to-day. The following is the result of The Sydney Cup, a handicap sweepstakes of 20 sovs., with 500 sovs. added. Second horse, 100 sovs.; third 50 sovs. from the prize.—Two miles. Normanby ... ... 1 Velocipede ... ... 2 Lord Lake ... ... 3 Twenty-three started. Betting at post, 5 to 1 against Reginald, 7 to 1 Sheet Anchor and Nonnanby, 25 to 1, Velocipede and Lord Lake. Velocipede led the field until the distance was reached when Normanby came with a rush and won at the post by a head. Time—3mins, 55seca.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2668, 9 April 1885, Page 2
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