SPORTING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 3 November 1913, Page 5

SPORTING

AUSTRALIAN. RACING. THE V.R.C. MEETING. ; DERBY> WON BY BERAGOON. (Received Last .Night, 5.5 o'clock.) » The V.R.C. meeting was opened' yesterday in' finb weather. ~ The results were as follow-- — ' Maiden Plate.—Mint Sauce 1, St. Bees 2,-.Grand Marshall 3. : v ..Nine'.' started. Won by thrc«?-quarlors oi a, length. Time, lmin 4sscfc:- ; V.R .C. Plate.—-Traqfcetto 1, Carlita. 2, Andesine 3. Water. Lass was , scratched: Traqnetto. assumed command at the distance and cantered away, winning by four lengths, with five ■ leiigths between second*, and third. Time, lmin 2seo. Hothajii Handicap.—Gladwyn I, Hallom'as 2,, Uncle 'Matt 3. Nine starters. \ Won by half a neck, three and a half lengths between seeorfd and third. Tine, 2min 35Jsec. Y.RvC. DERBY. Beragobn 1 Radnor 2 Andclosia 3 - Subulus set up a. great pace to th<* sheds, where he had .a five-lengths lead, but at the distance Beragooii ran to the front, and drawing away, won easily by four lengths. Two lengths between second and third. Time, 2min 3oisec. ' Melbourne Stakes.—Anna Carlovna 1, Mountain Princess 2, Uncle Sam 3. Thore were ten started, . Nearing the straight the order was Sea Prince, Anna Carlovna and Moiuita : n Princess. : Tno latter led into the straight, but /knna Carlovna challenging won by one and a quarter lengths with'Unci© sam three lengths away. Time, 2.SJ. Coburg Handicap.—lreland 1, Tadanga,/2, Mint Sa\ice 3. There were starters. Won by .thi«o lengths, half a length between second arid thin). Time, 1.10. , There was S huge attendance, "onstitutiiig a record for Derby day. ideal weather prevailed, , and there was a sumptuous display of feniinine adornment, it was tbe most brilliant opening- day yet experienced. The, Derby time is a record for the van? and the field the smallest since 190?.