The Australian Cup [REUTERS TELEGRAMS.] M elbo urne, March 5
Thi: second di>\ i.ices of the Vicbma. Racing Club's Autumn Meeting weio hold to-day .it Klcmiiigtou. Tho weather w.is fine, and thriu w.is a fur att'-miancc of •»pcct itoi s. Tlio Governor was not present to-d iy. The following w.is tho result of Tiik Ai^rit\i,i v\ Ci i F , a handicap mveppxtikcs rjf 20no\s. each, with .">OO added. Mi N. Wilson's h p RuißH'ood, <iyr», by St. Alluns— Dcwption, 7nt lllbs (including 31h. penalty) . 2 Mi It. (;. Talbot's b h Sheet Anchor, l>yr^, by iSt. Alb inn— Queen Alary, 7-.t (ilbs 2 Mi T. Kent's b c Stornoway, 3yrs, by King of tho Ring — Nornia, Ost 3 Tho botting at the ))o»t was oven on Coronet, who led from the start, and was a dozen lengths ahe.vd at tho river. He wan, howe\er, beaton at tho nhods, and collapsed at tho home turn, whoie Kingwood curio up with a rush, and after a most cvcitmg race got home three parts of a length in front of Sheet Anchor, Stornaway being third. Time, 4m inn. x'i»eci. M ilu.i h.is been scratched for all the events of the meeting.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1976, 7 March 1885, Page 2
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197The Australian Cup [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] Melbourne, March 5 Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1976, 7 March 1885, Page 2
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