SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3655, 6 November 1890, Page 2

SPORTING.

V. R. 0. Mooting, Tho Mourns Cup. Melbourne, November 4. Beautiful summer weather was experienced -to-day, with light fleecy clouds and a gentle breeze, just sufficient to temper the atmosphere. ; The attendance was larger than ever, the stand, paddock and the hill being alike closely packed, making locomotion a matter, of extremodifficulty. Hurdle Eace of 400 sovs.. About ' ; three miles. Mr A Taylor's b h Freedom, Gyrs

10st 61b (Corsage ... =... 1 Mr M P Whitty's b g Africnnus, aged,9st 61b{Twamey ... 2 Mr S Miller's br m I'ingarra, 6yrs,lOst 51b (Davis ~. ... 8 Railway Handicap. Six Furlongs, Mr E Key's br h Teksutn, syrs Bat 4lb(Moran)„. ... ... 1 Mr A Barrington's b li Bendigo, syrs,Bst Bib (Huxley) ... 2 Hon D S Wallace's blk f Wilpa, 3yrs, 7sfe 21b (Riley) ... 8 Kensington Handicap, of 300 sots Five furlongs. Mr E Hingston's b 0 tbo Baron (King) ... ... ... 1 Mr T Payton's br c Tbirlmero (Hales) 2 Mr J B Clark's b f Bivulet (Power) 3 The Melbourne Cup, a handicap sweepstake of SO sovs each, with 10,000 sovs and a trophy of tho value of 150 sovs added; second horse 2000, and the third 1000 sovs. Two miles. Hon, D. S, Wallace's b h Carbine 1 E:Oately'sblgHighborn 2 J. M'Loughlia's ch 0 Corroze ... 3 An excellent start was affected, Eichelieu, Ernani, Tarcoola, The Qupen, Carbine, andTourbillon being the most prominent as the field moved off. Once in the straight Carbine' shot out, and at the half distance was leading by two lengths from Highborn, Melos, Correze, and Enuc, From this out the race was never in doubt, as Carbine had everything beaten, but Bamage was not to be caiigkt napping, and he kept the son of Musket going to the finish, eventually winning by three lengths from Highborn, with Correze a good third, Enuc close up fourth. Then came Tho Admiral, Melos, Oarringtoh Muriel, Little Bernie, The Jcbusite, Benzon, and Sir while tho }ast were Mantilla, JEtneralda, Emancipation, ' Tourbiljpn, and Newmaster. Time, _ 3niin 28Jsec. Nursery Handicap, of 300 soys, Fiyo furious. H. Oxenham's c f Sophietta ... 1 j." Clarke's b f Pio Crust ... ... 2 W. E; Wilson's bl o{Steadfast ... 3 Yan Yean Stalces, of 800 sovs. Ono milo. E, Key's brh Tcksum 1 S. Miller's ch f Wiora 2 W.R. Wilson's b f Elsie 3

O.JiO. Spring footing. (United Press Association.) C|fpipTpnußOH, November 5. The O.JlO? meetifig to-dpy oppojj with inauspiciously heavy showers and a strong sou-Wcr,' which set in early this morning, This, however, did not prevent a fairly large attendance, The weather cleared up somewhat at noop and the trains were..well filled, thapgji tjie atlepdapco is fay ejboft of an ordipary p|ip day. ' ' ' '■ 'V 1 Tnii New Zealand Cpp, a handicap sweepstakes of 3P sots iaph, yifi) 1000 sovs added; second torse tp receiye 20Q sovp, and tl'ird liprfia 100 sovs out of tho ptafp,. (fjO subs), Two miles, O. Tumbnll'scbh 1 C Cults' Pudubrm 2 Douglas; bli Slrephon ~, 3 Won easily by two lengiljp, Time, 3min - 38|eec, Dividends—lnside, £6 17s 6d ; outside, £8 8s Cd, •.