SPORTING NEWS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 270, 7 March 1889, Page 2

SPORTING NEWS.

V.R.C. MEETING. Melbocbnb, March 5. The following are the results of tbs first day’s racing of the Australian Basing Club’s Autumn Meeting :— Essendin Stakes, a sweep of 10 sovs., with 400 sovs. added, weight for age, 1J m es, Hon. J. White's Aberoorn (Hales) . ■ 1 Mr S. G. Cook's Cyclops .. .. •• 2 Mr J. O. Inglis* Malua 8 —Mr Wm. Gannon’s Thorist was the only other starter.

The betting at the post was 7 to 4 OU Aberoorn, 5 to 1 against anything else. Cyclops led on sufferance until entering the straight, when Hales shook up the favorite and won with the greatest ease by fully two lengths, Time : 2 min. 51 see. Ascot Vale Staxes, a sweepstake of 20 sovs. with 650 sovs. added, for tWo-ysar-olds, 6 furlongs. Hod. J. White’s Spies (Hnrlay) .. 1 Mr G. Stead’s Boss Argent (Clifford) 2 Mr J. Oldugbio's Rioheleur (Power) 8 —Rudolph, Lapstone, Hartlands anil Hen also ran.

The Hon. White’s filly won cleverly at the finish by a length and a quarter. Time : 1 min. 17 secs. St. Leger Stakes, a sweepstake of 25 sovs with 400 sovs. added, for three-year-olds 1J miles and 132 yards. Hon. J. White’s Volley (Haise).. .. 1 Mr J. Wilson’s Lonsdale (Gsogbron) 2 Mr W. Gannon’s Melos (Ellis) .. .. 8 —Chaldean, Snowfoot, Alphinglon, Butaon and Pearl Shell alao started. This was an excellent race from an even start. Pearl Shell, Melos and Lonsdale were well in the race for over a mile when the daughter of Musket joined them and gredually wearing down the field won a raoe by a length and a half. At the distance W post L msdals made a bold bid for viotory, > but Volley and Malos were only a neck be> f hind the second boras. Time : 3 mint. Idi ■ess. NEWMARKET HANDICAP,

A sweepstake of 20 eovs. with 1000 sots. added. Mr M. Jaoob’s oh m Sedition, 7st 81b, Mr G. G. Stead's b'r h Lochiel, 9st 41b (Clifford) 2 Mr D. Wallaoe's b o Carbine, Bst 121 b (O'Brien) ~ ~ 8 —The other starters were Cranbronk, Bob, Tradition, Piutarob, Pakeba, Lady Betty, The Charmer, Abrupt (late Peter Borne, late Master John) Epicurian, Surprise, Gladstone, Paddy. Melody, Chetwynd (lata Paragon), Uncae, Churchill, Garters and Rip. From a magnificent start Paddy, Lochiel and Sedition were the flret to show up st all prominently, and had slightly the bsst of it when a couple of furlongs had been covered. With the top weight close up, when half the distance had been traversed Faddy was at the head of affairs, with Carbine just clear of the second division. Halt a furlong further on Clifford took L tohiel to the froqt, but he' in turn wee quickly surpassed by Sedition; the latter never being again headed won with a little in hand by threes quarters of a length, a neck just separating Lochiel and Carbine; then came Churchill, Paddy, Gladstone, Lady Betty and Chetwynd in that order, with Melody and Bip whipping in, Time: 1 min. 16| sene. Lochiel, who had been running on the off side at Mr D. Wallace's Carbine, swerved towards the rail when the horse on the inside was one hundred yards from home, and a slight collision took place between the two New Zealanders. The collision, which resulted in Carbine being thrown out of his stride, oould not have affected the result, though he might have got a little closer to tbs winner. • Sedition wm the pick of the handicap When the weights were declared, and the stable backed him for a pot of money, but latterly he had gone off a good deal and the stable were favouring ' chance of Gladstone in preference to him, Bbunswick Stakes. Loyalist ~ ~ 1 Steel Arrow .. 2 Bussley 8

SECOND DAY, March 6th. The second day’s racing of ths Victorian Baaing Club's Autumn Meeting was close and muggy. The meeting opened with the Maiden Stakes for which Churchill wm at first a hot favorits, at one time touching 7 to 4 on him, but Lady Agnes’ friends oame to the rescue, and from 4 to 1 she advanced quickly to 7to 4. A mile and a quarter, however, was too fast with a two year old, and the favorite got comfortably home in advance. Tremendous pot boiled over in the Sire's Produce Stakes, though Richelieu wm well supported at 5 to 1, his owner, Mr O’Loghlin, - had only one wager of £6O to £lO about him, ' Sluggard jumped in a very slovenly manner right through the Hurdle Race, blundering terribly at the last hurdle, but his superior pace enabled him to score an easy victory at the finish. The public never wavered m their allegiance to Lochiel for the Australian Cup, 2 to 1 being the beet price obtainable until cluse upon the start, when 600 to 100 was finally taken in one pop. Clifford rode a beautiful race. Seeing the likelihood of a slow pace he took the favorite to the fpont, and riding a waiting race for a while out out the last mile and a half in 2min. 40eec, Carbine who struggled gamely for first place was unable to last it out to the finish with his fellow New Zealander. Loohiel's victory was received most enthusiastically. Mr Stead’s pluck being the theme of general admiration. The folowing are the details :— Maiden Stakes, of 300 sovs., 1| miles. Churchill (Redfern) .. 1 Suadrant (Power) ~ 2 ady Agnes (Moffatt)., o .. 8 —The only other starter wgs Shard. Won easily. Time : 2 mins. 12| secs. Sibe's Produce Stakes, of 250 sova, with 540 sovs. subscribed by owners of sires, J mile. Rioho'ieu (Power).. .. .. 1 Spice (EJale«) 2 Chintz (Geoghegsn) .. .. .. 8 —These were the only starters. The favorite yawed all over the course at the start, and was eventually defeated easily by two lengths, Tima : 1 min. 19 secs. Bubble Baci, of 800 sovs., 2} mtlee Sluggard, LOat 81b (Corrigan) .. «• 1 Quilt. 9«lBib (Ferguson).. a> 2 Festal, 9st fib (Oluns) 8 — Glancus also started. Won olevefly by ttjq lengths. Time ; 5 mins, 12 eecg, AUSTRALIAN CUP, Of 1000 so vs., mites. Mr Stead's Lochiel, Sat 71b, Clifford 1 Mr Hiokenbotham’s Carbine, Bst 61b 2 Mr Sender's Recall, B<t 111 b ... .. f Messrs Sanders & Cook’s Cyclops, 9st f —The following also stsrted, Carlyon. Bravo, Tradition, Theorist, Ohadean and WhstawL Recall jumped gway with the teed, «totaty followed by Theoriet and Lochiel After g furlong hgd been traversed ths latter took command, Carlyon lying last. Along the rivw the positions wars Locniel, Theorist, Be«gU and Cyclops, with Carlyon etill Ims. At the abbattoirs Lochiel was two lengths ahead of Cyclops, Recall a length away, and Carbine fourth. These places were unchanged till entering the etraight, when Hales made a forward movement on Carlyon, but committed the error of trying to come np next the rails. Carbine alao made a great run, but failed to git nearer than seaodd. At ttrt bottom of the carriage paddock however be •gain struggled up, but Clifford had the race in hand, and staving off the final rush Lnohitl won from Carbine by three parts of a length, four lengths awsy Bacall and Cyclops made a dead heat of it for third place, followed by Carlyon, Tradition, Theorist, Chaldean, Whakawai end Bravo in that order. Time I 4 mins, 9} secs. Boubke fLufbicgF, of 200 sovs., 7 furlongs. Pakeha, 8»t lllb, Campbell J Charmer. B J t 21b, O'Neill > Pearlshell, Bst 81 bs, O’Brien .. .. 8 —There were fourteen other starters. The betting was 5 to 2 against Russlev (who finished fith), 4 to 1 Pakeha, 6 to 1 Steel Arrow and Sinecure, 10 to 1 the rest. Pgkebg came from the extreme rear in the last far. long, end won by half a length. Timet 1 mio. 80 secs.