SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 236, 2 November 1903, Page 2

SPORTING.

V.R.O. MKKTING. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION, Melbjukne, October 31. There was very sultry weather for f he opening of tbe Spring Meeting. The Governor-General and all the Governors, except the Tasmanian and Queensland, were, present. Besults Maiden Plate: Pliable 1, Jacobite 2, Buintche 3. Betting: 3 to 1 Pliable. Won by a length. Ma'ibyrnong Plate: Bee Bee 1, Sylvanits 2, Demos 3. Also ran: ftoabidil, Granymedes, Bllingsspte, Koopac. Betting: C to 4 Sylvauitp, 4to 1 Bee Bee. A great ficish, won by a neck! Time, lmin 2ssc. Hotham Handicap : Martyr 1, MacDonovan 2, Mur.fehaka 3. Ten others I ran. Bettini;: 5 to 1 S nporr, 20 t;o( 1 Martyr. Won cemfortaby by two >' and a-half lengths. Time, 2aiin 37aee. Dstby: F.J.A. 1, Swe*t Noll 2, Bel»h 3. Also ran : Oorroboree, Emir. Betting: 6 to 4 Sweet Ndl and Emir, 7 to 1 F.J.A. Won easily by two and a-h?.if lengths. Time, 2'min 36.} sec, A hostile demonstration was made agaiosfc the winiv-r and : rainer, the crowd hooting and groanicg for several minutes. Melbourne Stakes: Wakeful 1, Lord lOar.'ligan 2, K,bnps>dy 3. Also run : S', Ambrose, Postilion, Sojourner, and) S.iot'ish King. Bo't.ing: 2 '.o 1 on Wakeful. Won without an < fforfc by a length and a-half. Time, 2iniu 9see. ; Cnbarg Stakes : Graft 1, Air Motor i |2, Fimous.o. Fout'tpnn otliers ran. j j Hotting : 4 to 1 Fishery, 20 to 1 Graft,' ;v«ho led all iho w;>y and won by a | letsgth and a-ha'f. Time, 2min 42isec.' j Kucourage S-'.nkes: >Sarto 1, Daug-u ; [2, Red Strvik 3, Eight othern ran.i. liJ.jt-ting: o to 4 Ilect Streak, G to 11 iSatto. VVon all tho way. i ; November 1. ! ! At Flemirgton to-day Hauturier iran 12 furlongs in 2min tho i last four in 58sec, Ho tired to nothing I'.it the fioWi, and walked off lame. ! Received 2, 0.20 a.m. I' j Meluoubne, November 1. \' i H'luturier was biicily broken down ' ia tho aoar fore-log, and is certain to bo scutched i'or a.ii engagements;