THE FAVOURITES GO DOWN.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 258, 2 November 1887, Page 4

THE FAVOURITES GO DOWN.

DQNLOP WINS

THE FASTEST TIME ON RECORD,

[reuter.]

. • Melbourne, November. 1. The weather experienced to-day for the second day's racing of the V.R.C. Spring Meeting was delightful, though intensely hofc. There was an enormous attendance on the flat and hill, and also on the grand, gtand and enclosure. Among the visitors to the course were the Governors of Victoria, New South Wales, and South Aus. tralia, also several members of the British aristocracy. The Cup race was run at a clinking pace throughout. Dunlop won easily, and the time occupied by him is the fastest on record for the race. The winner is the joint property oE J. Saunders,. who rode him, and Mr Donovan, a Newmarket keeper. Dunlop'3 victory has saved many bad double books, and, as far as can b e ascertained, there are no heavy winners over him. : Both Silvermine and Australian Peer were bad horses for the ring.'

The following are the details of the racing :—

Handicap Hurdle Rack, of 250 soys. and

5 soys. each. About 3 miles. Mr S. Martin's eh g Friction, aged ... 1 Mr W. Bailey's b g Sir Launcelot, 5 yrs 2 Mr R. Phillip's b g Ellerslie, aged ' ... 3 Friction secured an easy victory, beating Sir Launcelat by two lengths. Time, sinin. 40sc. '

Railway Handicap of ssovs each, with 200 added ; second, 40 ; third, 20sovs. 6 furlongs.

Mr J. Thompson's b h Master John, 4 yrs, by Lockleys—Hoyden 1 Mr C. Collins's eh h Newmaster, 4yi-s ... 2 Mr S. Miller's eh h Lando, 6yrs ... .... 3 Won easily. Time, lmin ITsec. Ivkxsingtox Stakes of lOsovs each, with 250 added. For two-year-olds. Colts, Bst filb ; fillies and geldings, Bst. Winner to be sold for £300. 5 furlongs. Hon. J. H. Hill's b c Venture, by Richmond—Success ... 1 Hon. L. L. Smith's br f Hegira, by Darriwell —Athele ... . ... 2 Mr J. Whittingham's br c Van Yean, by Quambone —Premier Mare ... 3 Time, lmin osec.

Melboukxk Crr, of 20sovs each, 10 ft, or 5 soys only, if declared to the secretary of V.R.C., A.J.C.,or C.J.C. before 4 p.m. on Monday, August 1, with 2,50050vs and a.trophy, value lOOsovs, added. The handicap weight of the winner of the A.J.C. or V.R.C. Derby of 1887 to be not less than 7st 51b, and the winner of any handicap race of the value of lOOsovs after the declaration of the weights to carry 31b extra ; of 200sovs 51b extra; of 300sovs, 71b extra; of SOOsovs or np- . wards, 101b extra, The second horse to receive 500sovs, and the third 250sovs out of the stake. Two miles.

Mr R. Donovan's b ovbr h Dunlop, syrs, by'Neckersgat—Etta (Imp), 7st 121b 1 Mr W. C. Cooper's b or gr h Silvermine, 6yrs, by Napoleon—Silverhair, Bst 31b 2 Mr. W. Gannon's b or br c The Australian Peer, 3yrs, by Darebin —Stockdove, 6st 121b 3 Mr S. Nathan's b h Sardius, aged, by Emulation—Ruby, Bst 41b 0 Hon. W. Robinson's br h Thunderbolt,. syrs, by Musket—Locket, 7sb 81b ... 0 Hon J. White's eh c Aborcorn, Syrs, by Chester—Cinnaijaon, 7sb 71b ,„ ... 0

MrS. G. Cook's eh hV" - ■ h Mr A. Harvey's eh o p«i'l ""> ..0 Trident was the first" to V'" V? ° Algerian 7 to .1 ?V« mine and Recall, 20 to 1 «v. I!*- ,- a splendid start was .effeSTSt^ Silvermme Thunderbolt; Trantete leigh, Recall, and The ChaWSJfe away, Meteor being th™it 11 Racing down the rtraSJt-S. n.* , * led Silver Prince byTS » tSS> followed Tranter, Remus, Recall, and thTSeSf fti Meteor being second from If W h but on rounding the turn Silver X ! took command then came Th« • n*T*' Algerian, Tranter, Aberco4 T? ,5 Cranbrook, Australian Sardius bringing up the rear. -]&£,,. along; the river side Silver Princ*S tamed the lead and the order renS almost unchanged till ttoAbbatbfoS reached when Dunlop and' SilveS assumed a bold front and TranterS Thunderbolt fell avrny and were d£ with. Approaching the, scraping >M Silver Prince still led the fieldf Oakleigh, Remus, Dunlop, Silvermine! Australian Peer, Recall and Cranßrook foP lowing in the order named, while thi others filed past straggling, i Cominij. abreast of the sheds Silver .Prince shot his bolt and Algerian was also done with, whilst Dunlop assumed command with Silvermine, and Australian PeercldselT following. A magnificent struggle ensued; between Dunlopand Silvermineallthewayup the straight, and it finished in thefpnuw' leaving Mr Cooper's horse, beating r Him by a length and a half, Australian Peer" being the same distance behind Silvermine,; after him came Niagara, Cranbropk.'Alger. ian, Silver Prince, Abercorn and Thunderbolt in the order named. Time3ininu4' the fastest on record. Sardois finished last. ..'. . " ... :f

A special to the Press Association state* that Abercorn ran fourth,. Kecall .fifth, Oakleigh sixth, Algerian seventh,- while vSilver Prince, Cranhook, Jebusite, Meteor,' Pakeha, The Charmer, and Sarduii were last. Niagara not being mentioned. ,;; Nttesery Handicap ofSsovs each, with 200sovs added; second, 40sovs; third,; • -26sovs. • For . two-year-olds. - Five furlongs. ■ ' . ', ' ' . '_' .. . ■, ■.:"■•::,._;, Mr T. Sampson's bfMaggie by Hm-j bin—Margaret ... ... .;.. '.;;!* Hon. L. L. Smith's br c Salisbury, Wjjm Neckersgafc^—Adeliza ... ...' • ~,%■ MrD. Fountain's ns bl 6c br c"Lotdr, ! < Rosebery, byEichmond-r-Britannia.., J Maggie won very easily. "Time, lmu^seir TiiK Yak Yean Stakes of ssovb each, *i 4 200 added.' Second, 40sqVs, third,2osovsT One mile. Mr A. Drake's b h Pasha, 6yrs, by The ' Mute —Rose'dAmour ...' ...... 1 Captain Haimes' b c Dufferin, 4yrs, ... 2 Mr S. Nathan's br h St John, ugedy, ,ns; Pasha beat Dufferin by a heed after a splendid race. Time, lmih 44sec. ■ " :

The victory of Dunlop has been-aA'gry.-good one for the local ring as.verylittrehad, been written againstbis name., Dunlop'a; time is the fastest on record, the previous best having been that of Sheet AnehoM 1885, when the two miles were run in-3miu,' 29£secs. , ■ ;. - .: ; ; :; ! '■■■">