VICTORIA RACING CLUB SPRING MEETING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4881, 13 November 1876, Page 2

VICTORIA RACING CLUB SPRING MEETING.

(BY lELEORABS.) Melbourne, Saturday. There was a splendid attendance on the Flemington course to-day, and the weather was as fine as could be wished for. The Governors of Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia were present. The following was the running ; The All-aged Stakes, a sweepstake of S sovs. each, with 100 added. Weight for age. One mile. J. Wilson’s b h Rapid Bay, 4yrs .. .. .. X H. Philips's b f Adelaide, Syrs 2 T. and A. Chirnside’s b b Sultan, 6yrs .. .. 3 Won easily by two lengths. Time, one minute forty-six seconds. Mares’ Produce Stakes, of 10 sovs. each, h.ft., for the nominators of produce, with 100 added. For three-year-olds, the produce of mares covered in 1572—colts, Sst, 101 b. ; fillies, Bst. 51b. The winner of the V.E.C. Derby, 1876, to carry 51b. extraThe second horse to receive 10 per cent., and the third 5 per cent, from the gross amount of the stake. One mile and a quarter. W. Gerard’s b or br c Pride of the Hills, by Talk o’ the Hill—Black Gipsy 1 J. Wilson’s br f Brisels, by Tim WhlfHer—Musidora a J. Eales’s hr f Queenshead, by Yattendon— Gazelle Won by a length. Time, two minutes fourteen seconds. The V.E.C. Handicap, a sweepstakes of 10 sovs, each, h. ft., with 150 added For three-year-olds, and upwards. One mile and three-quarters. Timothy .. y Kismet !! 2 Feu d’Artifice !! 3 Won by a bare length. Time, three minutes eleven seconds. Steeplechase, a handicap sweepstakes of 10 sovs, each, h. ft., with 300 added. About three miles, over such course and jumps as the stewards shall direct. 6. Blackmore's b g Lansdowne, 5 yrs .. .. 1 W. Bowling’s b g Sydney, 6 yrs, by Azza Bada .. 2 J. Whitehead’s eh m Maggie Moore, 6 yrs .. 3 Won easily. Canterbury Plate, of 300 sovs., entrance 1 sow. each, to go to the second horse. For three-year-olds and upwards. Weight for age. Two miles and a quarter. Calamia .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 1 Electricity .. .. ..2' Tocal .. .. .. ..3 Time, four minutes.