SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 136, 2 November 1914, Page 4

SPORTING.

V.R.C. .it, MIMtJ. » hi " CARLITA V, I' -„t UiiRBY. ™, A-V AUSWii.. (,I'KMNG. J' I!yu,Ull - .-vrwS*" Received 1, 7.35 p.m. J Melbourne, October 31. • . lile anticipation that the Cup uieafc ing would be as b, s „ ever out on the opening day. Despite ' lift light and continuous rain, all the sUaft ' wen packed. The F^ al and G«vernm«nt partiM W , N acco mpa»iS by the Vw Soua Wal ,, a and g t £ £■■ tralmn gubernatorialt - Until to-day the V. V ki ware t* hardest ever known, and it was featf that horses would break a* well as estX hah records. The application of wat£ proved too much, in view of the rafi and the going was heavy. The Derby was ; anticipated to pr Jj| ' a mate), between Woorak and MoanuS knight, but both failed dismally, jg. other interesting phase was the T *»e lS twecn the two Oaks fillies. It wa, <•*£ "dewd ttai, in view o< the heavy 3 -laquette hung too cloudy to WootaE a»d she may, therefore, turn the sabß on Carlita next Thursday. The survS of the race was the running of GiniaS Indiscretion. The first raukt give i«i account of himself in the Cup. The L*. ter ran six lengths behind the field «S three-quarters of a mile, but entered iff straight on terms with Woorak .. The Melbourne Stakes was a tplcafflti race. The winner put lip a fine pirforX ■ ancc, when, strengthens his Cup claiiSl Red Signal's win in the Maribyrnoff Plate was due to McLachlan'g ele'er rIK ing. He finished the last two furlonS Wider the whip. The last raee was riddS ft • neavy and driving rain. fiatuHt MAIDEN PLATE, of 600 sovg. 0« nule.-Hush Money, lj Wallachia, £ • Regalty 3 Seventeen started. tS winner led throughout, and won by thnS tengths, tbrd horse four lengths awfi Time, lmin. 43see. MARrBYRNOXG PLATE.-Ked SuraalV 1; Three Star, 2; Nicanor, 3. All starteS' After two furlongs Bed Signal tool: TTfv' Btollin S off * chaUeafi;' iasid«i the distance from Three Star vS$ ■J » *ead third horse four lengths awa£\ Time, Imii. 2sec 6 i& HOTHAM HANDICAP, of. 500 soj* One mile and a hllf.-Uncle Matt, e.l£' I' 7.0, 2; Allingamite, o.l£ 8. Three started. Winner led througlJ - oat, and won by three lengths, a heajh ketween the other two. Time, 2rain 375Wate. <*■ VICTORIA DERBY, '\ Of 3000 sovs.; for three-vear-olds. Col* 8.10; fillies, 5.5. One mile and a half. A • P. Roger and J. Rivers' borbr f Car- H lita, by Charlemagne ll.—Cou- *■ ronne , d

A. J. Staughton's ch c Ariataeus, * by Mnemon—Oracular ;.,. fl[

A. Foley's b c Giru, by Antonio— ' f Virtu , g

Gold Footo was scratched. WooraE s«on took command, and after a ooupH of furlongs had three lengths' load from fraquette. Bounding the turn Carlitf) ran. up to Woorak, and at the half-diai tanee Carlita easily drew away,AriM, taeus coming very fast. Carlita was keld, and easily won' by one and a haM lengths, Giru three-quarters of a length further back. 'Traquette was fourths Woorak and Indiscretion fifth, ans Mountain Knight a long way back. , MELBOURNE STAKES, of 1500 sov*, Weight-for-age. One mile and a Carwyne, 1; Aleconner, 2; Philio, 3. Also ran: Lily veil, Wassail, Aurifer, Rathlca, Cagou, Sylvanmore, Eltham, Sijj Alwynton, Posinatus, Lochano, St. Spas** After three furlongs the order was\ Philio, Posinatus, Lochano, Sylvanmore, Lilyveil, Aurifer, St. Spaaa, St. Caw iryne. Philio increased his lead to three lengths round the turn from Posinatus, Sir Alwynton, and St. Carwyne, but ml headed at the distance, Aleconner also coming through and challenging at th« half-distance. St. Carwyne maintained) his position, and won by a neck, threw quarters of a. length between second anSthird. Time', 2min. 7y 2 sec. COBURG STAKES, of 500 sots. On* mile—Do Garaa, 8.3, lj Tadanga, 8.18,' 8; First Principle, 9.2, 3. 'Twenty-out Started. Ostressa and Silver Lad made the running., De Gama led into th* straight, and won by a head, third horse ene and a half lengths away. Time/! min.' 42'/ a sec. ,