SPORTING.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4923, 20 October 1884, Page 2

SPORTING.

FReuter's Telegrams,!

Melbourne, Saturday. The Caulficld Cup. The Victorian Amateur Turf Club held its second day's racing to-day at CauU field. The weather was cold and fine, though cloudy. There was a large attendance, including the Governor and suite. The result of the race for the Caulfield Cup was :— Blink Bonny ... 1 Lord Wilton 2

Vergy... ... ... ... 3 The following horses started : —Britisher, Blink Bonny, Bend 'Or, Boolka, Battalion, Capri, Claptrap, Colstoun, Conjecture, Despot, Fryingpan, Flying Jib, Helene, Hastings, Ironhand, Lord Wilton, Lavington, Malua, Martini-Henry, Norfolk, Privateer, Ringwood, liapid, Signor, The Agent, Vernet, Vergy, and Yately. A capital start was effected, Eapid at once going to the front. Opposite the Stewards' Stand Signor fell; Yately joined rapid at the turn, and the pair raced round the turn and up the hill, with Helene, Vergy, and Battalion, at their heels just clear—Claptrap, Martini, Despot, and Agent falling farther to the rear. Along^ th,3 back of the course Yately w.35 going with great vigor, and aasQmsd the lead; Eapid remained second. Martini had by this time fallen further to the rear. On passing the sod wall Rapid made a seeonc\ effort and joined Yately and He^ena^ihe pace being terrific, A.\ £&c tuin Fryingpan and CoU ajptlja'saacle a resolute effort to get up, tut failed, and Lord Wilton and Blink Bonny assumed the forward position. Q5 turning into the straight Yately vya.a 3one with, and Blink Bonny ran. through and took the lead ; Kapid. s^ade another dcs perate effort t£ geii up, but retired at a distance, s^nd, Lord Wilton, Hastings, and Yergy challenged Blink B,oany, WQ0 > however, held the lead, and came in an easy winner b^ iwo lengths ; ; Loi?d WiH« ton wsg a»^t a length in front o,f ¥ergy, 1 Malua being 4th. Claptrap, Hastings. I Helene, Yately, F?y wgpan,. Norfolk, Col--1 stpvin, Be^o^, Capri, and Martini were ne;t, Ageni b.eing t&s Usi- Time, 2mins. 2|seQ.s. The h^ttiagf at the post was :— ■ Yergy l\ to 1, Colsfcoun 6 to 1, MartiniHenry 10 to 1, Helene and Hastings i 2 to 1, Blink Bonny 33 to 1..