SPORTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3033, 2 November 1908, Page 6

SPORTING.

RACING. FLEMINGTON RACES. Received October 31, 6.45 p.m. FLEMINGTON, October 31. The spring meeting of the Victoria Racing Club promises to be one of the most successful in the Club's history. There has never been a bigger attendance on"Derby Day." Results: — Maiden Handicap—Pendil 1, Five Crown 2, Beau Vive 3. Won by half a head. Time, Imin 41-Jsec. Maribyrnong Plate—Brookony 1, Mala 2, Captain White and Saltare dead heat 3. A good finish. Won by three-quarters of a length.Time lmin 2Jsec. Hotham Handicap—Moani I, Lady Diffidence 2, Le Jeune 3. Moani led all the way and won by five lengths, one and a-half leogths separating second and third. VICTORIAN DERBY. Alawa .. 1 Parse e .. 2 Lord Nolan.. 3 All started Wai He led out of the straight from Alawa, and led round the back by two lengths from Alawa. Wai He lost a length at the Abattoirs. Alawa and Lord Nolan ran neck and neck past the sheds, with Parsee, who made a fast run, two lengths away. The Brewer was next, wai He then shot his bolt. Alawa on the inside ltd rour.d the turn into the straight from Lord Nolan, where Parsee passed Lord Nolan. The Brewer was six lengths behind, and waa fading away. Alawa, full of going, eventually won by two and a-half lengths from Parsee, the latter beating Lord Nolan by eieht lengths. Time, 2min 35fsec. Melbourne Stakes—Peru 1, Moltan 2, Pink-'un 3. Won by threequarters of a length, Pink-'un one a* half lengths away. Time, 2min 7sec. Coburg Stakes—lolaire 1, Verenica 2, Vavasor 3. Won by half a head. Time, lmin 402 sec. THE DEWHURT PLATE. By Telegraph—Press Association. LONDON, October 30. At Newmarket yesterday, the race for the chief event resulted as follows:—The Dewhurst Plate, of 300 sovs, for two-year-olds; colts, 8.9; fillies, 8.7; distance, 7 furlongs. Mr Fairie's b c Bayardo, by Bay Ronald—Galicia, 9.5 (including 101b penalty) 1 Mr W. Cooper's ch f Perola, by Persimmon—Edmee, 8.7 2 MpA. James' ch c by Persimmon —Lucina, 8.9 3 Bayardo has completely vindicated his right to be regarded as the best two-year-old in England, for he has followed up a decisive victory in the Middle Park Plate by annexing the Dewhurst Plate. TURF NOTES. (By "Zetland") The programme for the annual meeting of the Ashhurst meeting, to be held on December 29th, appears in this issue. The stakes, which are decidedly on the liberal side, total no less than £1,405 for eight events, the Ashhurst Cup being worth the substantial amount of £SOO. A point that will appeal to owners is the fact of nomination and acceptance fees be ; ng reduced to a minimum. In the Trial Hurdles. Flying Hack, Komako Welter, Maiden Hack, the stake money is 100 sovs, the nomina- ' tion fee is £l, and the acceotance £l, while in the " Pohangina Handicap and Manawatu Gorge Handicap the prize money is £2OO, the nomination only £1 and acceptance £2. The extremely liberal nature in the matter of sta|ie money is even better emphasised in the Cup, for which the nomination is only £1 and the acceptance fee £4. It will be no surprise, therefore, to find a record nomination list for the meeting in question, and the attendance is sure to be a record, as tbe Club ranks as one of the most progressive and popular institutions in the Dominion. A noticeable feature in the programme is that second and third horses are well provided for in prize money, and this will result in the contestants being raced out, and exciting finishes witnessed. The course has undergone a special preparation for the meeting, and will be in splendid condition. Nominations and payments for the Guineas close with the secretary at Ashhurst on December sth.