SPORTING

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue XXXIX, 1 November 1892, Page 2

SPORTING

V.lt.C. MEETING. . CAMOOLA. WINS THE DERBY(lit' KLKCriim TEr.KfiKAI'H—COPIHIUHT). Mei.bouknk, October 2!). The \ icTOitiA.v Dehiiy, a sweepstakes of 2")sov3 each, with 1000iovs added. The owner of the second horse to receive 2.iosova, and the owner of third lOOsovs out of tho stakes. For three-year-olds ; C-lts, 8.->t 101b ; fillies, Bst 51b ; geldings at time of entry allowed olb. One mile and a half. (114 subscribers, of which 101 I mid iwuv.s lorfeit. Value of tho stake, illoOfl), Mr .7. Clark's ch c Cainooli, by Chester —Copra (H. Huxley) ] Mr J. ller.-ey's br c Meli, by Newminstor—Melodious (SV. Momson) .. 2 Mr M. O'Shanassy's br c Jonathan, by Richmond—Miss Hfslop (Maybinl .. 'A Jiettinpr :7 to 4on Camoola.O to 1 against Aziin. When the ffag fell Klswick rushed to the front, followed by Candour, Ulrir, and Wolf, Calculus whippiugiu the held. Along the river straight Ulric chared out half a-dozen lengths ahead of the field, his nearest attendants for some furlongs being Wolf, Candour, Klswich, Camoola, and Meli, with Jonathau lying last. Candour took up a leading position as the lield swept round tho turn into tho straight Meli at the same time coming into prominence : but two furlongs from home Camoola came to the front, without any apparent eti'.'i-t, and appeared to be winning easily, until one hundred yard* from the winning post when, Meli and Jonathan made a gallant effirt to tret up ; but though the former got within three-parts of a length of the leader, Huxley's vigorous riding landed the favourite pa.-t the post by that distance, the rank out-ider Jem;,than creating a great surprise by running Meli to within a neck. Time. 2m. 42i.