V.R.C. SPRING MEETING.
THI^VICTORIAN^DERBY.
(BY ELECTRIC: TELEGRAPH— COP-BHGTHT (REDTERV TKLW&RAIiB;} ; ifELBoiiBSB, SHiurdo.yv The Victorian Derby ; oca- mile and %' half. Three year-old eoltg, Bst 10tt> fillies, Bst sft. Hon. James White's br c Nordenfeldt, dV Musket— Onyx ... 1 Mr W. Keteq's br c First Chester, by Cheater — Marie Stuart 2 Hon. W. Robinson'g br c Wincheiier, by St.G,eoFg^—^l^sFlafc;- ... & The foilowihgf horses also' 'started : — Eenjus; ! Dunlop, Isoßoray, ;TifqiTde|;bjoJt». and Uralla ; Ringmaster and Crysial! beings«'(*ktchedi A'i-gobd • starfc\ waa effected, Nordenfeldt being the first toget, away, but he was soon; paas«4. k>y.lso.. ngpay, - who^led all the way into the* straight; etieste^^-TnandwC b01t., ( and Winchester came up, andi at splendid race horne 1 sinsuedi Wtw^aji^h* first two named, ;and Ko^fepfsldt ; the latter, howevVrVmanig«d^b> ; la i ad' home .Half- a ; b:eM.iu- .fronSill^;l ! fr^ iQirestey, Thunderbolt lyin^ JburtH m order/ Tfie doseness of the i^lesFgave-riS e'to' the. inosjt intense exciteinei^, as. £ t|iej finish, was so close that it" Was doußtfiu 'wfiiclu was tlie winner untiFlihe official.. nuin T - bers w^te" hoisted, and itsWaa intensified! by the facli" v that thV winner was- twiceo wrongly posted. . Time — 2min 48sec. The following was the betting at the, poat :2-NbTderifeldt, sto 4 ; iDunlop^ofe to l'j^Phiinderbolt, 5 to i j-lSodouiyWit Uralla, 6 to 1; First Chester, Winchester^, and.Bemus,,lQ;to 1., .>;_...., ,;..._.?
> CUNITED IPRESB/ .ASSpCSA»O».) _: r j . i ,,-,,: Chbistchurch^ Monday. : Turquoise was -accidentally oinmitted froiu the list of- acceptors m tha Canter-> hury Cup, r; ; . • ... ■. .:-.'- X M ,. Fusilade is still firm ifaroritefor th» Gap at 100 to -15. . , ; .., Dukedin,^ Monday. • The whole of Mr Stead's nominations . for (the iPunedin Spring-.rMe|tang, were: received too late.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1497, 3 November 1885, Page 2
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260V.R.C. SPRING MEETING. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1497, 3 November 1885, Page 2
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