SPORTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 5 March 1913, Page 5

SPORTING.

RACING AT FLEMINGTON CUP WON BY ALMISSA.

(Received Last Xi^lit. 9 o'clock ) MELBOURNE, March 4. The following arc tho ro-sfilts of tho second day's racing at the Autumn meeting of the Victoria n .Racing Clu'l):— Hurdle Race.—Recollect, 9.8. j ; Lord Desmond, 12.8, 2; Zal, 0.8, 3. Won by four lengths. Time, smin ol isee. Ascot. Vale Stakes. —Andelosia, 8.10, 1; Quair "Burn, 8.7, 2;' MaitravcM's, 9.6, 3. Won cleverly by half a neck. Time, limn losec AUSTRALIAN CUP.

Almissa ] Cadonia -j Piastre 3 Uxbridge showed the way into the ■straight from Riflian. Diabolo, Wilari. and Flavian. Passing tlio judge's box tlio order was Uxbridge, two lengths in front of Riffian, "followed by Diabolo, Wilari, Flavian, Punka, Barios and Piastre. Seven furlongs from homo Uxbridge just led from Riffinn, tho next being Flavian, Diabolo, Wilari and Pia-stre. Puaka took command at tho five-furlong po-st with Piastre in attendance, and Almissa also making a forward move and deposing Puaka at the entrance to the straight. At tlio .distance Almissa was under the whip but still led, and in a good finish won by a length, Cadonia. beating Piastre" bv I three-quarters of a length. Uxhridgew as fourth, then came. Barb*. Diabolo, Didus, and Flavian. iilio last being Riflian. Time, 4-min 2see, —Scrutineer, 11, 3; Vanguard, 11.1], 2; Acute Angle, 9.3, 3. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, /fmin S^sec. Bourko Handicap.—Aleconner. G. 13, 1; Volsloane, 9.7, 2; Kirn, 7.11. .T Sweet Malt made the running to the t.vrn firm Kirn and Volsloane. By a fast run Aleconner cut both down and won by one and a half lengths. Time, Imin 2o^ser\

Junior Handicap.—St.iir.er, 7.;"j, 1 ; Cari«hrooke. 7.7. 2; Onazer,' 6.11, 3! Won by half a length Time, Imin lojsec.

WHAKATAKT NOMINATIONS. The following nominations have he-en received for tho two principal events to be run at the 'Whaka HVi Hack Racing Club's annual meeting to be held at Castlepoint 011 March lo'h:— Cashpoint Cup.—Rita, Lunarian I oro Poro, Critic, Master Webb, Manilla, Golden Bntterflv, British Rifle Black Reef, Miss Vera, Field Fare ' 'l'nnu Stakes.—-Master Webb, Maxima, Miss \ era. Golden Butterfly, British Rifle, Black Reef, Lunarian, I ailiaka.