SPORTING.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1507, 2 November 1886, Page 4

SPORTING.

V.F.C. SPRING MEETING. Melbourne, Oct. 30. The first day's racing of the Victorian Baciog Club's Spring Meeting wan held to-day at Flemington. The weather is fine, and the atiendance in all parts of tiie grounds is large. His Excellency, Sir Heury Loch, in present, Hccornpanied, by Lord Carington, Sir William Robinson and Sir George Straehin. Following are results:— The Melbourne Stakes ; 1£ miles. Booika f laonomy + Bravo 3 Ten horses started. Time 2mio. 2|aec. SELLING RACE. Huron ~ 1 The Ghost 2 Stafford 3 COBUBO STAKES. Day Star 1 St. John ... 2 Hogmonay 3 Time—lmin. 57i«ec. Victorian Derby ; a sweepstake of 25 aovs each, 5 forfeit, with 650 added; second horse 100, and third 60 from the stakes ; distince l£ miles. Hod. J. White's Trident, Bst 101 b (Hales) 1 Mr D. Cooper's Clwham, Bst 101 b 2 Mr A. R. B'pckwoo'l'a Aglaos, Bat 101 b 3 Bctiii){T on the post whs 5 to 2 on Tri-A&-t, 5 to 1 nttatnht MaddeHna, 10 to 1 as;aitint Volcano, 15 to 1 Hgainst First Consul and Chesham, 50 to 1 sgar-et Aglaoa. Ti.e st»rt was delayed owing to the frxtiousness of Fist Consul and (Jhc-hHm, but eventually Mr W~nt«on despatch d 1 the field on very even terms, wiih the exceptin, of F'rst (Jonpul, who was left at the p >t. Chesharo's colors were, however, most prominent *hrn the fiUg tel>, but he soon conceded the ]e»dintf position to Volcano, Kingfiah b"ing thild, »nd Trident fourth. Pacing the stind Volcsno w s leading the field at a tenific pace, ono* whs three lengths ahead of Chealiatn, who in turn was leading Kin«6sl>, Ma.Jd*>lin» and Trident by a coop e "f e> g lis. A' the budge Volc'BO siill h'ift a Jc'H'l of two lengths, : Cheshum and TrinVr.t heirs next, and racing "'"ck nnd t eck. At the back of the c-urce, Volcano increased his lend to four lengths from Chesliafn, Kingfish and Maddelica having snpplan'ed Trident; First Consul was laft. At the abbatoira the positions were the samp, and when I at the scraping sheds there was no J change. Half-way on the homo turn I

"Trident was apparently in "trouble, and Hales roused him. up,*:but he fellaway fegain, and loud cries were heard that the favorite was beaten. Nearihg the bend Chesham closed on to Volcano, 1 and immediately after the latter fe11... away beaten, and gave way to Trideqt. Sweeping into the straight Chesham had a four lengths' lead from Trident, and at the distance post wea. still in front. Here Hales called on the favorite, and rapidly pulled on Chesham when a most desperate struggle ensued, but when 100 yards from home Trident was on easy terms |with Mr Cooper's colt, and he finished with remarkab « 'tmmess a length abead of Chesham, Aglaos 20 lengths away third, First : [Consul fourth, Kingfish nftb, Maddelina sixth, Volca.lo last. Time--2min.39sec. HOTHAM HANDICAP. plaptrnp..,. ... J Hexham... ... ... 2 ijincer. ~. ... 3 I Time—2rain 52|sec. | MARIBYBNONG PLATE. flortense ... - ... ~,. ... 1 H'intingtower. ... ; ... 2 8ed0uin...... ; ~, ... 3 j Time—lmin Ifaec. , Late in the afternoon Isonoray and Bonlka rao off the dead heat for the Melbourn* Stakes, the former winning easily by. a length and a half.