SPORTING.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2548, 8 November 1888, Page 2

SPORTING.

VR C- Meeting.

["By Elkotuic Telkghaph.—CorvitiGHT.] Melbourne, November 0. Beautiful summer weather was experienced for the second day's racing of tlio Victoria Racing Club. The attendance was the largest ever seen at Flemington, and it is estimated that fully 150,000 people were present. The Mkluouhni: Cui\ a handicap sweepstakes of 200.-:ovs each, with 3000sovs added, and trophy valued _al 150aovs. The second horse to receive OOOsovs, and tlie third 300sovs out of tlio stakes. Two miles. (131) subs). Mr D. S. Wallace's Mentor, 4yi's, Bst 31b 1 Mr S. L. West's Tradition, 4yr», 6st 71b 2 Mr S. G. Cook's The Yeoman, oyrs, 7st 81b... 3 There was intense excitement over the Cup, and spemdatinn was rife. Ensign, the winner of the Derby, broke his leg during the Cup race, and both Spade Guinea and Dick Svviveller broke down. Outside of New South Wales the win of Mentor in the Melbourne Cup was very popular. His victory is a bad one for the bookmakers, as the horse had beeji_backed for a heap of money. ,/ \ The injuries sustained by Spade Guinea and Ensign, while ninaing in'the Cup race, proved so serious tliSt'bytb horses had to be destroyed. / > November 7. Fifty-seven thousand people went by train to JTleinington yesterday to see the Cup rim. Mr Donald Wallace, the owner of Mentor, wins about £14,000 by his horse's victory.