FIRST DAY. Sydney, December 31.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 236, 7 January 1888, Page 8

FIRST DAY. Sydney, December 31.

'> Tattersall's annual- meeting was com-menced-to-day. The weather 1 was fine. The' principal events resulted :—< itm CAfeRiNaTdN Stakis; a handicap oj : lOOOsovb , 700 going to the first horse, £00 to the second, an<f 100 to the third one i mile one furlong.

Hon. White's br m Acjne, ,4yrB/,-by» Chester^-Princess Maud, %( lSlr ' '. . l Hon. .W- A, Long's eh h My Lord;; " iir'J.' feyd's The Queen/ OsfclOlß-f .7." 3 Twenty-four horses starfcedi and the race wae won by .three lengths,: Time, lniin. 55J sec. ,

SECOND DAY. '•*; " , ' The second day's racing of* Tftttersall'tf Club .Annual Meeting was hold to-day. The principal event was :—: — Tattkrsall's Club Cup Handicap of 500 soys., and a sweepstakes of 10 soys and a gold cup valued at 100 soys ; second horse to receive 50 soys, and third horse 20 soys from the prize. Di&tance, two miles. Hon. J. White's b m Acme, by Chester ■—Princess Maude ... „. ... 1 Mr W. Cooper's Bowmen t 2 Mr J. Mayo's Queen 3

V.R C. NEW YEAR'S DAY MEETING. [special message.] Melbourne, December 31. The New Year's Day meeting of the Victorian Racing Club took place to-day. The following; are the results of the principal events : — Noumanby Stakes, of Hteovs, with 400sov* added j for two-year-olds. Five furlongs and a-half. Mr T. Jones's eh c Gladstone, by Gang Forward -Irish Queen 1 Mr J. Wilson's (jrni ) br c Lonsdale, by First King - Yardley (imp. ) 2 Mr J. Cripps's b f Double Acrostic, by Glorious— Acrostic ..3 The Standish Handicap, of ssovs each, with 300 added ;, second, 60sovs ; thirds 30sovs. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr N. Campbells b h Mozart, 6yrs, by Napoleon— Silverhair, Bst 1 Mr J. Cripp's br h Harvester, sys, Bst lib (including 71b penalty) 2 Mr J. R. Crooke's b c Casuist, 3yrB, 6st 131b . ... 3 Sixteen started. Won by two lengthy. The Bagot Handicap of lOsovs each, 2ft, with 1,000 added ; second, 200sovs; third lOOsovs. One mile and a-half and a furlong. Mr M. Loughlins b h Oakleigh, syrs, by Roodee— Edina, Bst 1 Mr J. Pile's b h Affluence, syrs (including 101b penalty), 7st 101b 2 Mr R. Donovan's b or br h Dunlop, syrs, 9stl2lb 3