SPORTING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 55, 5 November 1913, Page 2

SPORTING.

V.R.C SPRING MEETING.

[Peb Pbess Association.]

Melbourne, November 1

The 1 V.R.C. Spring Meeting opened to-day. There 1 was a , buing, {westerly wind, 'and showers of rain ana hajh •The .crowd, never unless was a yqcoi'd pne. There mueti/have been jjyer, J#),UUU people present,;and nearly dQU. PPhQe wpre; required-Tor duty. The , big race, was < not, (very./ exiting. . Th(e;fqllp,\ving *sre.the results ift-

jEucojmfUgc . [Stages,- -qf ,6n,spvg each, with! :aOQ sovs. added; live .furlongs. —Mount Mostyn, 7.10, 1; Haystou, 7.10, 2; Bay Malt, 7.10, 3. Sixteen started. ■ .Won. by half - a neck, with half a length between second and third. Time, Imin hsec.

Railway High-weight Handicap, of oOOsov.s'; six ‘furlongs,.—Npvf \h, iftVopd-jj ‘iqigh ‘l, 2,' Muj». 3.,;. : £even-, started. Won by j\ length, withj three ‘ lengths between „i>e,c<)f)s i am i., : tlnrd, ? .' ( /ritne, linin ITfsec. ■ ~ ■ / | Cup 'Surdld Race, of uOOsoys; two. 'iniles.—Bulla vvarra, 12.9, 1; King’s Ransom, 9.8, 2; The Majestic- Nut,. 11.10, 3. Common King 12.1, Marten 11.10 and Hypo 10.4, also started. Won by a n<Mc, : ‘ Kith fotlr “lengths between second and third. Time, 3min 48sec.

MELBOURNE CUP, of 30sovs each, with BOOOsovs added. Two miles. Mr J. Chambers’ b g Posinatus, by Fortunatus (imp.)—Whakatika, syrs, 7.10 (inc. 101 b penalty) (Shanahan) ... ... 1 Mr R; Allen’s b m Belove, by Haut Brian (imp.)—Adoration, syrs, 6.13 (Townsend) ... ... 2 Mr A. G. White’s br c Ulva’s Isle, by Positana (imp.)—Lord Ellin’s Daughter, By, 6.7 (Cullinan) ... ••• ••• •••

Aurifer 9.2, Cagou 8.13, Uncle Sam 8.7, The Harpist 8.6, Mountain Princess 8.1, Wassail 7.12, Sanskirt 7.9, Radnor 7.8, Embracer 7.8, Boragoon 7.6, Sea Prince 7.5, Limelight 7.5, Crosska 7.4, Sir Vive 6.12, Golden Shore 6.10, Gladwyn 6.7, and Effervescence 6.7 also started. ••

Posinatus soon went to the front and maintained his lead to the finish. At the abattoirs, going strongly, he was two lengths in front of Sea Prince, Belove, Cagou, Mountain Princess, Uncle Sam, Limelight, and Croshka. Sea Prince was still second entering the straight, while Mountain Princess had run into third place. Limelight had also greatly improved his position. At the distance Sea Prince was displaced in second position by Belove. Posinatus won well by three-quarters of a length, with Ulva’s Isle one and a half lengths further back. Then came Sea Prince, Beragoon, Wassail, Mountain Princess, ?ir Vive, and Uncle Sam, with Golden Shore last. Time, 3niin 31seC.

Cup Setepleehase, of SOOsovs; about two miles.—Hindoo, 11.0, 1; Mvall Jack, 9.6, 2; Clenmore, 12.2, 3. Ten started. Won by half a length,' with a length and a-half between second and third, Time, 4min lOisec. November Nursery Handicap, 0f,500 'sovs; five and a half furlongs.—Car--1 ita 1, Maharajah 2, Sanctity 3. Ten started. Won by two lengths, with (four lengths between second and third. Time, Imin 9Usee. Yan Yean Stakes, of oOOsovs; one mile.— I Tadanga 1, King Mostyn 2, Avonwort 3. Fourteen started. Won

by a head, with the third horse four lengths away. Time, Imin 41 sec.