SPORTING.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1415, 7 November 1885, Page 2

SPORTING.

THE V.R.C. SPRING MEETING. The third day's events of the Victorian Racing Club's Spring Meeting were run on Thursday. The weather was fine and the attendance of the public good. The following are the results of the day's racing : Maiden Plater sweepstake of 10 son each, 2 ft., with 260 «dded ; the second horse to receive 50 Bovs out of the eiake ; for tbr*e-year-nlds and upwards ; weight for age ; 1J miles. Hod. W. Robinson's b c Winchester, 1 Mr Henty's b c Cyclop?, 3yrs, 2 Mr Wittington's br c Parian, S yre ... 3 Winchester secured first place very easily, distancing Cyclops by four lengtLi. Time—2min si^fC. The Flying Stakes, a sweepstake of 5 sovs each, with 200 added ; secosd horsa to receive 50 eovs out of the stake ; for two years old and upwards ; weight for age ; f mile. Mr Cooper's ch c Blair Gowrif, 2yn ... 1 Mr WatsoD's ch f Maddelina, 2yrs ... 2 Mr Cooper's ch c Ohestan, 2yra ... 3 Time—lmin 20sec. Seven started. Spring Handicap, a sweepstake of 5 sore each, Ift, with 200 added; second horse to receive 50 sovs out of the stake ; for three-year-olds and up* wards ; l£ miles. Mr Thompson's b f Cerise and 81ue... 1 Mr Condron'sbr h Velocipede, syrs... 2 Mr Frigate's b c Lavington 3 Time—2min Sixteen started. The Royal Park Stakes, a iweepstake of 5 sovs each, 2ft., with 200 added ; second horse to receive 50 bovs out of the stake; for three-year-olds and upwards; 2 miles. Mr D. O'Brien's b cTrenton, 3yrs ... 1 Mr Cook's ch c Remus, 2yrs 2 Mr Robertson's borbr c Dunlop, 3yra 3 Won very easily by two lengths. Time —4min 19sec. Five started. Weioht-for-Age Steeplechase, a sweep. stake of 5 sovs each, Ift.; with 300 added; the second horse to receive 50 sovs out of the stake. Mr Watson's Barker ... ... ... 1 Mr Cohen's Denmark 2 The Oaks Stakes, a sweepstake of 25 sovs each. £3 15a ft., with 375 added; 300 sovs and all the sweepstakes for the first horse, 50 for the second, and 25 for the third. For three-year-old fillies, Bst 101 b; \\ miles. 61 subs. Hon. J. White's Uralla ... ... 1 Hon. J. Pearson's Parody ... ... 2 Mr Jacobs' Lady Claudia , 8 The Vbtekan Stakes, a handicap sweepstake of 5 sovs each, Ift., with 200 added ; second horse to receive 50 sovs out of the stake : for four-year-olds and upwards; 1\ miles. Mr Longhlio's b g Britisher, aged ... 1 Mr Thompson's b f Cerise and Blue 2 Mr Jacobs'b c Metal, 4yrs 3 Time—2min 48£sec. Twenty four started. In this race Mr Jones' Doncaster and Mr Reid's Grnca Darling fell, the former being killed. Jockeys of both were unhurt.