SPORTING.
The V.R.O. Spring Meeting.
; Melbourne Cup Day. "'"f,\ MaBouRNE,-6th November,:" Hurdle. Hace of 5 sovs each, with I)oo'sbvs added; second' fifisovs;
..third 80soys. .About three miles. Mr N. Wilson's Blue Mountain, byCroagh Patrick—Mountain-' Maid 12st 101b (Scobie) " ...' 1 Mr 0; Wilson's : Incident, list • 121b (Corrigan), ... ~.' 2 Mr J, S. Jenkin's Maroney,- lOsfc ' ! , 7lb,(Battye) ... .... , .., 8, Railway Handicap of flsovs each, with 200 added 1 ; second i'Osovs; third 20 sovs. Six furlongs. '* Mr M._ Jacob's Toiirbilloh, by Robinson Crusoe Cracker (fountain) ... '.'..' ,„ 1 Hon; J.i White's Plutaroh, (Hux- i ley) 2 Mr J, Lord's Lord John (Nelson) 1! Kensington Stakes, of lOsovs each
• with' 300 added, Five furlongs, Hon. J. White's Pippo, by Chester—Mascotte Bst 51b (Hales) 1 Mr J, O'Loughlan's by Neckergatt—Peradvcuturo ■Bst, (Campbell) ... • ..,'2 Mr E, G, Brodribb's Britomarte
by Neckergatt- Ada K 85t..... : 8 Melbourne Cup, a swecpstako of 25 sovs each, with 8000 sovs added, and,a. trophy value.lp"oso.vs. 5 ,'fhe 's'etomVhorse GObsovfi,' ttndHliird horse 800sovs.from.the stakes. Two miles.' 133 subs'.
MrD.S. Wallace's bh Mentor
by Swiveller—Nightmare, -lyrs Bst 81b (O'Brien) h.. J
Mr S.'L. West's br h Tradition/ by Richmond—Bridlewrcatli,
lyrs, fist Mr^|s.;G; ! ]Cook'sclig : ThoYeq-'':. ■' man,' by Tlie Englishman— ',';.. Springtime, sjts 7st 81b, ■{Kiunpiage) ~•:■ Won Ly a length and a half, Time 3min SOfsecs, "' !■■■ <■'■; l < •
Nursery Handicap of.;ss'oys .each, with i) 00 added j second librso' (10
sovs; third UU sovs.- For two-
year-olds. Five furlongs. Hon. J. White's br g Kudolf I 'by Martini-Henry—Rusk,Bst ' 12lb (Hales) ..,;,'.. ;■;.;;; ;;i M}' J.O'tiQugW^Vsbvßiciielieu, (isUQlb(Fiolder) ;:,;.:,':... 2 Mr, J,' Soobie's b o.Savaiiarkt' Bst■; 91b(Power) ... i !■;.• •/.■;•,.' 8 The Yau Yean Stakes, of i sovs each, "with 200 sovs added | second, 10 sovs; third2o sovs. ,Oueniile.
Mr A. Davies' ch c Takoha, by Hie. Englishman—True' "Blub 7 lyrs, Bst9lbs (Hales}.- 1 ■•• x l Udn, J"; White's Piutarcli, Bs] , 111b (Huxloy),,, I „.:';,.;. ,2 Mr S. G|ivdnei:'s;Loyalist, 6sl 7lb (Duffoy) : '.:.,.-:,. ... ; 8
The injuries sustained by Spade 6umed,.andtEiisign wliile.running \\\ the CupV we're, so serious that both destroyed..';':..; 150,000' persons \ycw pi'eseut. "
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3049, 8 November 1888, Page 2
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323SPORTING. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3049, 8 November 1888, Page 2
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