THE VICTORIAN SPRING MEETING.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1769, 6 November 1883, Page 3

THE VICTORIAN SPRING MEETING.

The weather on the opening day (Saturday) was beautiful, and the attendance at Flemington larger than last year. The coui.se wus in splendid condition, and the recent improvements, including the new grand stand and retiring rooms, appeared to bo ffreatly appreciated by the public. The awn in-eaeiited a most brilliant appeaianeo, the number of ladies being larger than usual, and their costumes of the most magnificent description. The Maiquis of Xormanby wius absent, o\\ ing to a cable message having been iccoived the day before, announcing tho death of his daughtei, Lady Constance Phipps. The <iovoiuois of South Australia and Tasmania, however, were present with theii suites The racing was good. Tin 1 Derby was a "boil o\or .is regauls the fiuounte Aiehio. who was a- bad fifth. Tho win of Maitmi-Henii is a very good one fm tho book-in.ilveis, hub Aiclms's defeat is liaid on tho public, and bis udei (Hu\lisy) was gionncd -vt Ikmmlv as he returned to the .scales. The (letting on Martim-Henu was 8 to 1. He is the propei ty of the hon. James White, wm> purchased him some time since fiom the Now Zealand .Stud Company foi 12 rf) guineas, whilst on a \i.sit to the company's estate at Ulen Orchard. Tho lion, gentleman was on his way at the time of the pvuchase to England via Frisco, and h.umg :i few horns on land, while the steamer: stayed at Auckland, was diiven out to tlie estate byMrThos. Mouin. lie was so taken up with the colt that diiectly he saw him he oifeied a thousand for him, but the pi ice did not suit the company, who wanted a bigger figme. However, (seeing his full moneys- wmth in tho sou of Musket be eventually closed tho baigaiu. The gie.it victoiy gained by Maitini-Hemi will, no doubt; immensely raise tin' New Zealand Stud Company* stock in tlie estimation of Austi ali.m 1 acing men. The 1 >ci by w umci coveied fche distance— a mile and a, half— easily in the fatcst tune on lecoid— 2 mins. 35) sees. Maitini-Henri was foaled on 13th NoM-inbei, 1880, and is a bi c by Musket— ' 'The follow ing are the lesults of the day's racing :—: — Slhl.HOUtVi: si VICI's. Conuuotion 1 Fh»t Demon 2 Jm (4 rand & Thk Mykhokvov. Pivn,a sweepstakes of 30 so\ s. each, w itb T>oo added. For two-year-olds— colts «Sst 10lb-, hllios Sst slbs.' The second hoi-e to locohu 200s(H'!<. Mid the thiid 100so\s. out of the •stako. Ihe fm longs. Hon. James White's b f lolanthe, by Mariltvniong -Hosedalo 1 Mr T. T. Baiker's eh c King's Own, by Uoldiboiough- Pimu'-s Alice 2 (i. D.ivis's b c J)a\id, by The (iontlo-her-Alics Dicw 3 Highteen hoises staited. .V fan stait was effected, lolanthe «uid Dai go being lust to gut away, King of the l!i]Mi>-, Venetian, and Dawd following. At the lani'-eiossing The Biokoi was pionn'nent, tln> oUit-is .ill together in a bunch, lol.uithe leading on enteiing the stiaiglit, w ith IJargo close up ; but lol.mtlic wine with ,i ni-h, incic.ised hei lead, and lomped home .in iw-y winner by se\ eial lengths. Time, lnnn 2 Uecs. ,5[.1.1,1X(. R \CT. Phantom Egeiton - Mistake s TiiK VicioMiv Di iti'.v. <i s\\ ocpsUki's of •>")so\s. each, •') ft., witli ~>oo iddod. For tin LV\KM -olds-tolls, ,-ist IOIU ; fillies, '•^st .")])). The second hois 0 to meiw - «00so\s. .vndthe thiul "iO-<.\s. out of the Tlaki'. One mile and a-half. 11 1 Mills. Hon. Jas. White's bi c Maitini-Hcnn, by MH-kot-S>hM, SstlOlb 1 ~SIr -1 H. AldudgeV b v Santnis, by Kimilntion -Kubv, .^t 101b 2 Mi \i. Loxe's eh c Humcane, by Conntiynian— Seienity Theie was some dithcultv in eflecting a .stait, as Aichio was \ei> fi actions at the post, but aftei tlnee false, staits he was the quickest in gating fail l\ <>l\, with MaitmiJftMiiy and Hunicane close on Ins quaiteis, Oft Coloui and Sigin>i U'ing together close behind, and Little Sistei bi iniringu]>thi'iu.ii, Tn passing the stand. Signoi Off C'oloui and Littlo Sistei came to tln> f) out and Iho lattei led loinid thetuni. S.udiu- beniL; doseonhei iiuaitui, with Oil Coloui, Maitini-Ht'iin, Huuicane, Signoi, and Vunet follow n>ur in tin' oi dei named, A> cine being !<>st Little Sister held the lead past the budge bv a liMi'th, with Saidius and Ott Coloui s K le bv "side next, followed In Sigmn, Veinot, iiiid Huiiicaiic, Aichie still hiim-nig up^the n-.u, apiiau'iitly w.iituighis chance. The hows pu-seived this oulei all along the the baikstioU'li of the cmw.e, and whew i.assiii" the abattous Little Si-tei still held .rcle.u lead, follow "1 In Oft O>lum ;hkl Sawlnis, a length bilnixi, followed)^ ,Si"iioi, Wuiet, and lluincane touethtM, xTchuj still being last. Vt th<> she<ls, Saidius made an eltoit, and showed m fiout, holding the load aluur the tianung -'loiuul, with Oft Coloui and Little S'slei Tvvixt, >r.\ituu-Heui v fouith. Aiclue uused thehopus of his siippoileis by making a nish al.Migthe far side of the emu so, but In- quickly died away, the pace tolling on him On turning into the straight, Maitini-Hemy pa^ed Off Colour and Little Sister, and challenged H.irduis, who answeied gamely, but at the distance M.utmi-Henry \\a-< in fiont, and honi that point the lesult was never in doubt. At the carnage paddock he diew cloai away from Saidius. and landed <i winnei by thiee lengths, SaiduiH a length m fiontof Hiuiic.iue, who came fast up the stiaiglit, Off Colour fouith, Ai chic fifth. The time was 2ininn. .SiKecs.—the fastest on lecoid by 3',s«cs. It was a splendid lace, and tlie excitement w.us gie.it. C'OUL'IU. Si'AKIN. Paul • • I FiyingPan - The Joker . , / . Something \eiy shady occuned dm nig Hu\ley's nding on the f.isoiuite, Aiclne, sind an' inquuy i- pioceorhng. The stew aids luuenotas yet gnen then lepoit on the the matter.

The .spocul tin f coi 1 espomk'iit ("'Warlioi'"), \uiting fiom Melbourne, October tith, to the Ot.\»o Witness, ,u\d published in that i«nun.il(in Ottobei 27th, sivs.- "As soon as M.utini-Hemy sho\ml Ins misc on thegioimd the touts muiouuded tlio 2\i>w ZeaUnd-bied colt like a su-.u m of boos. It would hu needless for "Wjinof to lofiiv t#)t]jis}i»)se;uiv mmc thm «kit ho l)-^ tlmicin liis jii ticle^on u H«ise^ Likely to "Win 13i{,' Kvi'iits."' Tneiefoie, I must bo held o\oused fm not k<uus? into a definition of him. Sxtfficeittos.lv, no hoi -e in tumnij: -oifchei at Ciulheld, \ViUianistown, St. Alb.ms, L.ill.vat, or yioinhigtun— can come within gunshot of the splendid amdition of M.utini.lluniy. In c«»mp.uiv withDesjiut, the maiden colt extended liiniself foi ;i mile and a,-half, and no one who witnessed the irallnp cm deny but that in the .son of Musket~Kvlvi.v they saw (i living Hk«»t*K "f K«»bm Hood, one of VictoiiaV choicest thiuii-year-olds \vli() Kiiffci-wl death on the Htetunslnp City of Melbourne in Jaivih liay. Martini-Hemy in the last half-mile nun ed like a piece of machineiy, and never neemed at all dihtressod. "Should Mr White's colt peiseveie in his moining wotk, it will b« niy duty, when giving »>.v tips for the V.K.U events— thib day week— to place Mai tun mining the fiist dnibion, and of tlaee icivonrites give him the preference.