MELBOURNE RACES.
Melbourne, Tuesday. One hundred thousand people were present, including three Governors. It was a splendid spectable. -Maiden Plate — Adelaide, 1 ; Fernhill, 2. Kail way Stakes — Queenshead, 1. Kensington States - Salisbury, 1. MELBOURNE CBP. A gold cup presented by James Blackwood, Esq., chairman of the Victorian liacing Club, and a sweepstakes of 20 sovs each 10 ft., or 5 if declared, with 500 added! The winner of any handicap race of the value of 200 sovs after the declaration of the weights to carry slbs extra; of two or more such races, Blbs extra; of any such race of the value of 100 sovs, 31bs extra j of two or more such races, slbs extra. The second horse to receive 50 sovs and the third 20 soys out of the stake. Two miles. Entries closed with 98 nominations. liriseis i Sibyl ... . . ... 2 Timothy ... ... , M 3 Impudence ... 4 Won by a length, Time : 3tnius 3'6|seca, 1
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 241, 8 November 1876, Page 2
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156MELBOURNE RACES. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 241, 8 November 1876, Page 2
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