SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 228, 1 November 1909, Page 3

SPORTING.

V.R.C. SPRING MEETING.

PRINCE FOOTE WINS TILE DERBY.

ty Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received October 30, 15.25 p.m. Flemington, October 30. The Victoria Racing Club's meeting period in delightfully cool weather, Flemngton looking at its best. There was & irger mid more fashionable attendance lmn usual, including the (iovernorJeneral and Lidv Dudley, the State iovernor and Lady t'iirniichael, Lord :helmstord and Lady Chelmsford Queensland). The programme opened with the Maid* n Plate, which was captured by liani. .'he New Zealand-bred Gunpowder's runling was rather disappointing. The Maribymong Plate was a i'ift to Jesert Rose, who, like imager and Koseen, he other placed horses, and Barn, the irevions. winner, was sired by Malster. In the Lotliam Handicap, Delaware an a good race, leading with Vivacious' nost of the journey, but was beaten o fourth place in the finish. Seddon was mly once prominent. The Derby was a good race. Most of he running was made by Lord Foote, fho led the field a merry pace. Enterng the home turn Prince Foote came -way, winning easily to the great deight of the crowd, who eagerly predictd him the Cup winner on the form disilayed. The .Melbourne Stakes was a rattling ;ood race, Alawa, another of Malster's irogeny, scoring after a line finish with Trafalgar. The Xevv Zealand-bred Gollen Slipper was always prominent in ■he race, but could not get nearer than bird. Owing to earlier efforts, Artillerie vas at the tail end of the Held most of he time, but finished sixth full of runiing. Kerlie, sired by Stepniak, accounted or the Coburg Stakes in a smartly run ace, beating the Malster gelding Malmey by three lengths, Son of a Gun twj engths away third. Montcalm looked ike winning at one time. Artillerie ailed to show up at all in this race. Results:— Maribymong Plate, a sweeps'take of 15 sovs. each, with 1500 sovs. added; econd horse 400 sovs. and third horse 00 sovs. from the stake; for two-year-Ids'. Five furlongs.—Desert. Itose (9.1) , Lager (8.5) 2, Roseen (8.5) 3. The ither starters were: Habel, Indiscreet tigadoon, Rolling Stone, Rheims, Gu ] 'lay, Flamen, Tanami, Procue, Carcanet Cirn, Terin'ga, Baza, Gun Plav was first 0 break the line, but Desert Rose canii mt entering the course proper, and was lever headed, winning by a length anc . quarter, a length between second am hird. Time, lmin. 3%aec. Lotham Handicap.—Footpad (0.10) 1 Vivacious (0.9) 2, Yarrabnr (7.2) 3. Tei ithers ran. Won by three-quarters o 1 length. Two lengths between secon nd third. Time, 2min. 37sec. VICTORIA DERBY, a sweepstake o 0 sovs. each, with 2000 sovs added lecond horse to receive 400 sovs. inn hird horse 200 sovs. out. of the stake ''or 3-year-olds. One mile and a half.- . Baron's b c Prince Foote, by Sir Footi -Pretruschka, (McCarthy) 1; J. C. Wil iamson's bi c Danilo, by True lilue/ady Robinson, (Connellj 2; ,T. Baron' 1 or brc Lord Foote, by Sir Footelundial, (McLacblan) 3. 'Also started lanana, Mutilator, Sir Edwin, Mal-i >adv San, Hvplay. From a good star lanana and Prince Foote were the firs o lead. Lord Foote then went out nd led by twelve lengths' for a half-mill roin Manana, Danilo and Prince doming into the straight Prince Foot nd Ikinilo caught him, Prince, Footi lashing out and winning easily by si: sngths, a head separating Lord Footi md Danilo. Lady San was fourth. By •lay fifth, Mutilator sixth, Sir Kdwii eventli, Mala eighth, and Manana last ?ime, 2min. 37see. Melbourne Stakes.—Ala wa 1, Trafalgn Golden Slipper 3. The other starter fere: Knox, Post Town, Blue Book !aby, lVndil, Hynian, Lord Xolan, Ai illerie, Nushka. Hynian and Goldei Hipper made most of the running, Alawi ihvays lying liandv. Trafalgar, Alawj nd Golden Slipper swung round t<i [ether at the home turn, Alnwn nir ling by a length and a half, (jolde Hipper six lengths awav third, Tiim min. 7%see. .Colmrg Stakes.—Kerlie 1, Malmsey : son of a Gun 3. Fifteen others slartei IVon by three lengths, two lengths lit tween second and third.. Time, Imii 40'/:;«ec. ,

Owners and trainers are finally ;v----minded that accept a aces and general v. tries for theWaverley-Waitotara meeting, which takes place on I'tli November, close wit 1 ! the secretary to-night at S o'clock. 'l'lie fall programme appear* in our advertising column*.