SPORTING.
[By Cable]. VICTORIA RACING CLUB’S SPRING MEETING. _ Melbourne, Oct. 29. The following is the result of the principal events run to-day : Hotham Handicap, a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each with 200 sovs added. One mile and a half Mr F. Wentworth’s ch h Saunterer, by Bylong, 6yrs 1 Mr J. Whittingham’s h b Attache, syrs, ... 2 Mr W. Forrester’s bl g Gipsy Cooper syrs ... 3 Twenty horses started. Hilarious ran well for a mile and a half, but fell behind at the end of the course. The finish was very close. Time—2 mi a 524 secs, The Maribyrnong Plate, a sweepstake of 30 sovs each, with 500 added. The second horse to receive 200 sovs and the third 100 sovs out of the stake. Five furlongs. 135 subs.
Hon J. White’s b c Segenhoe, by Maribyrnong—The Fawn ... 1 Sir T. Elder’s ch c Guesswork, by Gang Forward (imp)—Perad-. venture (imp) f MrE. De Mestre’s bl or br c Navigator by Robinson Crusoe—Cocoanut
_ ( im P) t Segenhoe won easily. Guesswork and Navigator ran a dead heat for second place.
Time— Imin. 4sec. The Victorian Derby, a sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 6 ft., with 500 added. For three years old—Colts, Bst 10lb fillies, Bst 51b. The second horse to receive 100 sovs. and the third 50 sovs. out of the stake. One mile and a half. 122 subs. Mr F. F. Dakin’s br c Darebio, by The Peer—Lurline 1 Mr D. McPherson’s b c Santa Claus, by Glorious—Catherine Seyton 2 Mr H. Philips l be Commotion, by Panic —Evening Star (imp) ... 3 The following also started:—Somnus, Flying Jib, The Cockney, Sardonyx, Monmouth, Somerset, Spectre, Royal Maid, Spinningdale. Santa Claus made the running all the way, Somnus lying second and third until he reached the distance post, when he collapsed, and died away coming up the straight. Somerset, the favorite, was last nearly all the way. Darebin was lying in a good position at the distance post, when he went to the front and won comfortably. Time—2min 41^-sec.
Saturday night. Santa Claus has greatly improved in the Cup betting to-night, on account of his running in the Derby.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2688, 31 October 1881, Page 2
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357SPORTING. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2688, 31 October 1881, Page 2
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