SPORTING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 88, 15 April 1887, Page 2

SPORTING NEWS.

The A.-J.O. Autumn Uleettag.

[recter's telegram.]

Sydney, Thursday. The third clay's racing in connection with the A.J.C. Meeting "took place to-day. Heavy rain rendered the course heavy. Results :— Tub All-ackd Stakes, a sweepstake of lOsovs each, lft, with ISOsovs added. iSccond horse 00,-ov= from the prize. One mile. Mr T. Sampson's eh c Matador, 2yra, Tstllb + Major George's eh h Nelson, 6yrs, Ost lib t Hon. J. White's b f Perfume ■•• •• :' The other starters were : Mitrailleuse, Kingfish, and Lady Level. Belting :b"to 4on Matador, 5 to 2 against Nelson. 10 to 1 against Mitrailleuse. A good start was effected. Lady Lovel led, 'the others following in a bunch as far as the turn, where Mitrailleuse was last. Tinning into the straight Matador ran to the front, but at the distance Nelson came out, and catching the leader, a great race ensued, resulting ill a, dead-heat between Matador and Nelson, Perfume third, followed by Lady Love!, Mitrailleuse, and Kingiish. Time, Imin SOsec. On the- deatheat being run off, Matador, who was fuvourite.lod all the way, and won easily by a length. Time, Imin iOJsee. The Fit-.st Foal Stakks of 1887 of 20sovs each, sft, with SOU.snviS added. For two-year-olds. Six furlong*. Closed with 18S .subs. Hon. James White's eh c Abcrcorn, by Chester—Cinnamon ... ■■• ••■ l Hon. James White's br f Lava, by Chew-tor-Etna 2 Mr L\ Cooper's br c Huntingtower, by Darebin—Atholine (imi>.) 3 Tin: Cu-MBKKLANI) Stakks, a sweepstakes of lOriovri eauh, lft, with 2f)o3ovs added. For three-year-olds and upwards. .Second horse oOsOve from the pii.-:e. Two miles. Hon. J. White.-; eh c Trident, 3yvs. S.sfc •21b 1 Hon. W. A. Long's eh h Honeydew, 5

yrs, !>st-til) 2 Hon. J. White's b f Tamarisk, Hyi-s, Srft :! Only three horses started. At six furlongs from homo Trident assumed the lead, and wus never headed, winning by four lengths from Honeydcw, Tamarisk being a hundred yards away third. Time 3min. -IS^cec.

Thk City Handicap, a handicap sweepstake of "isovs each. 1 ft, with 250*sovs added. For three-year-olds, and upwards. Second horse iMteova from tho prize. One mile and a-half. Peeress 1 Honeycomb •• •• ... 2 The Wreck and Emerald ran a dead heat for third place. The following prizes wero paid away last night at the Queen's Ferry Hotel, over the Plumpton Park meeting:—Easter Stakes : Mr Hunt's Sailor Boy, £30 and cup ; Mr J. O. Evott's Belgravia, £i 5: Mr Grittiths's Coolie, iT, 10s ; Mr A. Cairns's Union Jack, £7 10s; Mr Stafford's F.-ivo, £3 las: Mr Watson's Knpui, £3 15s ; Mr Todd's Belinda, £3 13d"; Mr Todd's Musk, £.'5 15s. Trotting Match : MY McXiiughton's Ladybird, £10 ; Mr McMillan's Yankee, £3,