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Temuka Leader, Issue 1407, 20 October 1885, Page 1

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TIMAKU RACING- CLUB'S SPRING MEETING. The following entries and ucceptances werereceived by the Hon. Secretary at tlia Timaru Hotel on Saturday evening for the Timaru Racing Club's Spring Meeting, to be hel.l on. Tuesday, 27th October, the day before the Show:— Sqda'ixbhs' Stakes, of 60 sovs j li milea. 8t t lb. Mr C. WedereU's e h Scaltheen ... 7 fi Mr A. Bavle's b f Vanity Fair ... 7 7 Mr M. Sherwin'B b g Mokaraltara ... 812 Messrs M. and C. Bobb*' b g Jack ... 7 Mr F. Lambert's b f Cuma ine ... 7 5 Mr R. Henrj'% c f Opera 6 1»» Hdbdlfb, of 30 eova ; 2 mile?. Messrs M. and 0. Hnbtn* b g Moody 11 7 Mr R. Ag-.ew' n b g Unit 9 1' Mr G. P. Wood's b m Lubra 8 7 Mr J. Melton's b m Myrtle 8 7 October Huhdles, of 20 povs ; li mil's, i Messrs M. and C. H«t»V b g Moody... 12 0 Mr R. Agnew's b g Unit 10 0 Mr P. Jones'b g Hector 10 0 Mr P. Jones'c ni Coryphee 10 0 Mr J. Worrier's b g Wrangler ... 9 7 Mr G. P. Wood's b m Lubra 8 10 Mr J. Melton's b m Myrtle 8 10 Mr E. Rutherford's bg No Mistake... 8 ]O. Agricultural Plate, of 35 sots ; lj mile*. Mr M. Sherwin's b g Mokarakara ... 9 0 Mr C. Hobbs'b g Jack ... ... 8 0 Mr M. Sludholme's c o Viking ... 712 Mr A. Boyle's b f Vanity Fair ... 7 ItMr C. WedereU's e h Scaltheen .., 7 6 Mr R. Rutherford's b g No Mistake '■' (late Eldershe) 6 10 Mr J. Melton's p m Drift 6 10 Mr R. Agnew's b m Jeanefte 6 10 Vlr R Henry's c f Op-ra, 6 10 Novel Race, of 25 so*s ; .1 mile. Mrs Morehead's b g Bagshot (late If go) 8 7 Mr Cou'ter's b m Fraud 8 7 M.-R, Hum's b gJackall 8 7 Mr J. Collins* bt Rose ... ... 8 7 Mr H. Ken'sbe Kinesdown 8 7 Mr F. Lambert's b g Warrior ... 8 7 Mr F. Lambert's bm Mistake ... 8 7 Mr.J. Melton's bo Masher 8 7 Messrs M. and C. Hobbs' b m Miss Fenwick ... 8 7 Steeplechase, of 30 sots ; 2£ miles. Mr R. Agnew'a b g Donald 11 7 Mr P. Jones' c m Coryphee 11 0 Mr W. S. Armitage's b g Rona ... 10 10 Mr G. P. Wood's bm Lubra , 10 0 Mr J.'Melton's b m Myrtle 10 0 Mr R. Ru'herford'* b g Woolloomooloo 10. 0 THE CAULFIELD CT7P MEETING. Cauxfield Racecourse, Oct. 17. The second day's racing of the Victoria Amateur Turf CJuh'a Spring Meeting waf... ield onthe C»ulfield course to-day. Thr attendance of tho public was large. Hi* Excellency Sir Henry Lock was present with his suite. The day's pleasure uaR marred by a fatal accident in the race fo> the Caulfield Cup, otherwise everything tended to secure a successful and en joy able meeting. No further horses were scratched for the Caulfield Cup the' result of which was as follows : Caulfield Cop, a handicao of 1500 sovs: first horse 1000 sovs, fee >nri 300 spv?, third 200 sovs ; one mile and a-ha'i. (Closed with 143 subs.) Mr Ji G.Reid's Grace Darling ... 1 i*fr M, Lonshlin's Britisher 2 Mr J. P. Coriobmiis ... 3 Forty-one horses started for this event, and after some distance had been gone Too Too was seen to fall, and in a moment Sardius, Tarpeia, Tom Brown, S'ro<'cr>, Prir.ce Imperial, Lord Exeter, Hiltup, Urara, Cluptnp, Despot, Lucky Hi', Kingship, and, Lord Wilton cam* to the ground |in one confused mass, fourteen horses in all haying fallen. Nicholson, who w.a* riding Lord Exeter, was killed, and Cracknall and several other jockeys were seriously injured. The horse Urara was also killed. The other horses continued tho race which resulted as ab"V6. Time—2;nin. 40sec. NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING. London. Oct. 15. The above meeting was continued today. The Champion Stakes, of 20 sovs each, with 800 sovs added. Captain O. Bowline's Paradox \ ... 1 The Buke of Westminster's Dr.ke' of Richmond ... 2 Baror. de Rothschild's Action... ... 3