SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 269, 6 November 1908, Page 3

SPORTING.

TilE MELBOURNE MEETI.\L(. Melbourne November, 5. Up i'ilot 1, Caliill 2, ® next tl ordt ' r \\ oodburn, FmUowrie. and ltoyt. fcewnteen started. Kvniuur tell at the at the second, and Confederate at , I|le thira j,, Pjtot led B(far the bridge. b«t\„ *£ C, tO , tl !" ® bn |t° i w Wayer dropped! back to third place. Pilot luj frum lioscoiunioa Boy. l'il ot came on and! ■won as he liked by four lengths, I'laver I rmdowrie displaced Roscommon' Boy. lime, 4min i

■ victokiSn spklvg meetixu. THIIID DAV.

Received 5, 7.20 p.m. ti Xovombvr 5. forfj, ei j " Sil ' u favored tile club Hfnl !'• •>' of thl ' mretrag, bcaut ful sunshme and a south breeze ,„ak■ug the conditions pleasant. The maics '!! the pieuous days, and the dresses were l , s nto the best advantage. The lawns and grandstand presented n perfect kaleidoscope effect. A lar"e i - I J? 1 ? °. f I fiH ' l:iJ nably dressed society ladle.-, doubtless accounted for the bi» attendance. Results:— lv!!T| n T K u ° ,a '• J ' adv C '"™* 2 . Jied llv 3. Mon by a length. Time •Jin in 48sec. ° '

| Nursery Handicap—],ad v San 1 Jm- ' l Pr „ m I ' A "' ati 3 " An eas -V «'iu bv two lengths. liiiif, i m i„ KJsec. Flemington Stakes— Pink-'un 1, Xolairo ?it r"1 ''' I>,nk "' lHl out at the half distance and by by a length a:id three-quarters. Time, linia 30'/sec. Carnival Slakes—Pendil 1, Citliara 2, Trafalgar led to the straight from Pendi! Scot, and .\lazariii. i'endil dashed to the front and won by a length and a quarter., half a length between second and third. Time, 2min 7'/^soc. Oakfs—Nushka 1. Lady Bobadil 2, Flavor 3. Won earn,/ by five lcngthe.' Time, 2min 38% sec. Veteran Handicap—King's Cross 1 Lady Diffidence 2, Welcome Trist 3 on by a length. Time, 2miji 34% sec.

TANGUIOAXA'S NON-ACCEPTANTE. By 'ielegrapb.—Press Association. Palmerston N", Last Night. Mr. Buick says Tangimoana is well, but missed acceptance for tie New Zealand Clip througli a mistake, It was foard luck as he thought he woi/ld run wcJl.