SPORTING NEWS.
[REUTERS TELEGRAMS.] Dy ElectiuoTelejrapii.—Copyright. VICTORIA RACING CLUB AUTUMN MEETING. SECOND DAY—THE AUSTRALIAN CUP. (Received March 4, 7.45 p.m.) •Melbourne, Match 4. The second day's races of the Victoria Kncirjg Cub's Autumn Meeting
came off to-day at Flemin»ton. The weather was favourable, avid"the attend ance of the public good. The. priucipa' events resulted as follow :_
Sires Produce Stakes, of 10 sovs. each, with 150 added, and 500 sub scribed by owners of .sires. For 2 year-olds—colts, Bst. 101 b. j fillies, Bst. 71b. The nominator of the sire of the winner to receive lOOsovs. out of the stake, and the second horse to receive 10 per cent on the gross amount of the stake. Three-quar-ters of a mile. Madelina 1 Phillip Augustus ... 2 Trident ..." 3 Hurdle Race, a handicap sweepstakes of lOsovs. each, 2 ft., with 250 added, second horse to receive SOsovs. out of the stake. About two miles and a halt. Tantaliser ... ... 1 Huntsman ... ... 2 Hippogriff 3
Steeplechase, a handicap sweepstakes of lOsovs. each, 2ft„ with 300sovs. added. The second horse to receive 50sovs. and the third 25sovs. out of the stake. About three miles. Ashton ... ... ... i Bob Cooper 2 Studley, who lay third, distanced. Australian Cup, a handicap sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, with 500 added. The second horse to receive 100 sovs., and the third 50 sovs. out of the stake. Two miles and a quarter. Malua 1 Cerise and Blue ... ... 2 First Prince ... ... 3 Nineteen horses started for this event, Malua winning by half a length in splendid finish. Time, 4-mins. o|-secs.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2917, 5 March 1886, Page 2
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258SPORTING NEWS. Kumara Times, Issue 2917, 5 March 1886, Page 2
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