SPORTING NEW.

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 244, 14 October 1889, Page 2

SPORTING NEW.

THE MEBtING. : ■ -, ■. SUCCESS OF THE HON. J. WHITE'S ■:;; HORSES.

[PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYBKJHT.]

.Melbourne, Saturday! '■{ Beatfthttl weather was experienced to-day for bbc opening day of the Victoria Amateur Turf. Club's Meetingv-and it is estimated that 12,000 persons were, present. The racing throughout was of a most: exciting character, a feature of which was the phenomenal sucoessof the Hon. J; White's colours. T. Hales, in* each case, had the-mount on the Sydney sportsman's representative, and on coming back to the paddock was ir» each case received with a grfcat ovation? 1 especially so after winning the Caulfield Guineas on Rudolph. The' New Zealand colt, Dunkeld, ran a great; race In the Caulfield Stakes, and competent judges express the opinion that he must beat Bravo, the favourite for' the- Caulfiold Cup. Results are appended :— Caulfield Stakes of SOOsovs and ssove each ; second, lOOsovs;•' Weight-for-ago. One mile and a furlong. Hon. J. White's cK* c Dreadnoughb,3yrs., byChester—Traftrigar,7st 111b (Hales) 1 Hon. D. S. Wallace's b h Carbine, 4yrs.,. by Muskefc—Mersey,' 9sfc (Mi O'Brien) . 2 Mr D. O'Brien's b c J)unkeld, 3yre., 7sb 111b ... : „. ;'; ... + Mr W. T. Jones's bfi Bravo, 6yrs;, 9at 4ib ... :■■;.;..:: ... + Tradition (9sfc 41b), Pakeha (9st 4lb),Chicago (9et4lb), Benzon (9st), Boz (9st 41b), Scottish Chief (7et 111b), and Silverton (Bst 131b), also ran. Betting at the ppstwas: 6 to 4 against Carbine, 5 to 2 against Dreadnought, 6to 1 against Dunkeld. Dreadnought won easily by two lengths. Time, 2min 2£sec.

The Great Foj. t Stakes,, a sweepstakes of 20sovs . each lor acceptors, with- SOOsove added. For two-year-olds (foals of 1887). Second horse to receive lOOsovs, and the third 50soys from the stakesl Colts, Bst; fillies, Tst'lOlb ; geldings (at the time of running), 7st 91b. -Four furlongs. (Closed 97snbe.) : - , Hon. J. White*a gr o Victor Hugo, by Chester—Kathleen, Bst (T. Hales) ... X Deerswood ... , ... ... ,■„..,, ... 2 MrS. G. Cook's bo The Harbour Light, by % Grand Flaneur—Discord ... V.. 3 The other etartere were ElwOrthy, Riverine, Goudy, Allegro, Quality, and Mies Albans. Betting;at the ppsO Was - 2to 1 against Viotor Hugo, 4 to 1 Riverine, 5 to, 1 Allegro and Goudy. The start> was a most wretched one, but it could hot. have affected the result, as Victor Hugo eimply romped home. Time, 525ee& ' .; ..,. .. ~„.,..... Caulfibld Guineas, a sweepstakes of lOaov 8 each for acceptors, with '600sov added. For three-year-olds. (Foals for 1886.) The owners of the second horse to receive lOOsovs, and of. the third 50«ovs from the stake. Colts, Bst 51b; fillies and geldings (at the time ol running), get. One mile. (94aubs.) ' f :

Hon. J. White's bg Rudolph, by Martini Henry—Ruik, Bsb 71b, including Tib penalty (T. Hales) ... ...... 1 Mr Brodribb's 6 c Prince Consort, by Richmond—Quean Consort, Bst 51b ... 2 Mr S. Browne's b c Car ring ton, by Gang " Forward—Josephine, Bet 51b ... ;... 5 Merriment, Copenhagen, Montalto, and Adventuress also started. ■ Ab the post 7 to 4 was laid on Rudolph; "6 to 1 against anything else. Prince Consort was indulged with the lead for three furlongs, when Copenhagen took up the running, with the favourite lying third. When once fairly between the rails for the run homo, the son of MWfciui-Henry ruehed to "the - and Carringtoß, , who h&d keen whipping in, also '\ made a forward movement, and although he disposed of Copenhagen he eeuld: not eeib up to the leaders, Rudolph eventually winning, by $ length, the e*n»e eUfrtatfce separating Prince Coneorb end Carnngton j thoo fol-

lowed Merriment, Adventuress, Conen hagen, and Montalto in that order. tC - ■;" jminAgisec. *°V The Toobak Hakdioap of 200aove, aad'X sovb each ; second, 50eovi. 1 mUe.- ; - ,Js Mr R. Jones's- be Maelstrom, " 7^^; 71b (Jamieson). ... ... v .. ■». j* t Mr J. C. Jerome's- b c Ernani, 4yre, 'Sgi Wm 61b(Burtou).... .... ... ... ? « Mr S. Miller's b f Iris, 3yre,-7ee : £rir£ (Holmes) ... ~. .;, j 12 hor§es st%Ete4. Tiie, be,fctf ng "wia* 2 "to l against Teuton, 6to 1 against Maektekm? v Won by a neck. Time, lmm 46|iea/ *■ Busaco won the Australian Hunbere' fVm and Lottie, the Hurdle. Race! .'* ' ' ' ■-■'■ii *' Jtll '*-Ifi 't