V. R. C. Meeting.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3652, 3 November 1890, Page 2

V. R. C. Meeting.

flrstDay. Melbourne, November 1, A beautiful spring day was on-, ' joyed for the opening of tho V.R.C, •■ meeting, and although the day was' warm a gontlo breeze tempered the. • dun's rays. The attendance was very large, audit is estimated that fully 50,000 persons'woro present, including His Excellency the Governor, Lord Hopetouri, Lord Kin-' tore, Governor of South Australia, and Admiral Sir Charles Scott, The following are the results:— Maiden Plate, a sweepstake of 5 sovs each, with 800 added, second OOsovs, and third 30 sovs, weight forage. One mile. J Wilson's The Setf. ' ... ... 1 GS Cook's Harbour Light ... 2 J Mayo's Master Grand , 8 Melbourne Stakes, a sweepstake of 10 sovs each, with 500 added, second, 100 sovs, third 50 sovs, weight for age. One mile and a quarter, Hon D Wallace's Carbine ... '1 . T Lamond's Gresford ,„ ... '.s'''' W Gannon's Melos ... ,". 3 :'. Hotiiah Handicap, a 5 sovs each, with 8%,' added, -. Becond, 60 sovs, thW;' Bo 'sovs.' One ' „ v?M^ 9l£ar '' d a distance!' MMait]andg£byGow\i ~, 1 WM Wattle „, ",'„ 2 |Wil f oiVB W j D g ,„ -,.,„ 8 .he vipJjoeian Derby, a sweepstake of p is sovs each, with 1030 added,; : ; second 200 sovs, third' 100 sovs. For three year olds, Colts, Bst 101b, fillies," Bst 51b; geldings ' ' allowed 51b. One mile and a half. 1 ; Finety-oue subs. -' ■' [ S:G Cook's The Admiral ... 1 : jJ.Wilson's,jun.,Magio Circle.,. .2 "-■■ i> O'Brien's Gatliug ... ... 3 ~ ;The Mabibyrono, Plate, a sweep; . stakes of 50 sow each, with 1000 / sovs added; second, 800' sovs; third 200 sovs. Five furlongs, G.Lee's Yarran ... ... ...1 • •J Clarke's Corvette ... .„ 2 .W'Wilson'sShe... ".'..... : 4 , ijQBURQ Stakes, a handicap of 5 ', :,sovs eaoh, with 800 added; one mile and a furlong. ' ■ ~~ J B Clarke's Crown Jewel, ..v I '• D S Wallace's Megaphone. ... 2 .'• TCuramings'Cory thus... ... 9