SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3012, 25 September 1888, Page 2

SPORTING.

i ...The Spring; Meeting of the Australian J.ookey Club began at Sydney on Saturday last/ __ ' . i Hurdle Handicap, of 200 sots, two milos and half.

Mr T. Cook's' Dnlldool, 9st 81b- 1 Last King, 9st Blb ' ... • ... 2 Sir Launcelot list 41b ... :.. 8

•:,Ten started.; Time 4min The Trial Stakes, of ISO.sovb, w.f.ai, ; ,roue mile and a quarter, Hon J. White's br g Ensign, by Grandmaster—Formosa, fjyrs - 7st 61b .... 1 Mr W.Duggan's (ns) bro Savant ; Byrs, 7st 91b ... ... ... 2 Mr W. Gannon's bo Wycombe, Dyrs7st 91b ... ... „. 8 The Australian Derby, a mile and a : half; a sweepstake;'.of SOsoysVeaoh, with 600 sovs added; for three- ; year-olds; second lioree. 100 sovs, third to save his stake. Sixtyseven subs.. Mr W. Gannon's br o Melos, by Goldsborough— Melody,, Bst . 101b ... .(Power) 1 Hon'James White's br f Volley, • by Musket—Lady Vivian, Bst 51b ... ... (Hales). 2 Mr J. Cook's (ns) br g Lamoncl ; by Newtainster—Axiom,' Bst. i' :

61b ...' : .m' (Harris) 8 Time, 2min4Gsees. , ■ " '.V The Epsom Handicap, of. 800, sovs;

. one mile! Mr D, J, Campbell's br li.Stookwell, by Henclimati—Lady Lilliavd,4yrs Gst 21b ... ; ... ... 1 Mr J. McGill'a bli Lyndkurst., 6yrs, 7st6lb ... ... ... 2 Mr H. Oxenham's ch li Pliaon, ' Gyrs,Bst'4lb ... ... ... 3 Time lmin 48secs. .

The Spring Stakes, 250 sovs, mile

and a-half, w.f.a.

Mr W. Gannon's br h The Aus^

tralian Peer by'Darebiu-Stock-' dove, 4yrs, 95t... ... ... 1 Hon. J. White's oil k Abercorn, 4yrs,9st ... .2 Mr J.Monaghen'sb"f Bonny Spec,

■ Syrs, 7st. . Time 2miii 40sec.

The Welter Handicap, of 200 sovs, one and a quarter miles.-

Mr James M'Gill's b h Lyndhurst by Westminster—Linnet, syrs, Ost 81b... ... 1 Mr H. Hunter's b li Theorist,4ys lpst 7lbs ~ 2 Mr' jD, J, Campbell'? br li Stockwell, 4p, Bst 21b ... ... 3 Won easily by two lengths. Time, 2min ISsec.

Volley Ims receded in the betting for the V.R.C., Derby, and 10 to 1 can now bo got against the filly. Carbine for the Y.R.C. Derby is quoted at 2 to 1.

• London, September 21. The great event of the Manchester Autumn meeting was run to-day and resulted as follows

The Lancaster Plate of 11,000 sovs, added to a sweepstake of 20 sovs each for starters; the nominator of the winner to receive 1000 sovs out of . the stakes, the owner and nominator of the second to receive each 500 sovs out of the stakes, and the owner oftheihird 200 sovs out of the stakes; seven : furlongs. 278 entries, 87 of whom declared

forfeit on 7th December, 1880. Closed 81st August, 1880. Lord Calthorpe's ch f Seabreeze, by Isonomy—St Marguerite,

Syrs, ... ... .... 1 Duke of Portland's b c Ayrshire, Byrs ... ... . ... : ~, 2 Baron Schickler's gr c. Le Sanoy,' 4yrs ... .• .... .... ... 8