RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 251, 29 October 1897, Page 5

RACING NEWS.

V.R.C. SPRING MEETING.

OPENING DAY TO-MORROW.

The Spring Meeting of the Victoria Racing Club opens to-morrow at Flemington, the leading items of tlie card being the Derby, Maribyrnong Plate and Melbourne Stakes.

(By Cable. —Press Association.)

MELBOURNE, Thursday. The following are the selections made by the loading writers : — Melbourne Stakes. — "Australasian" : Positano, Coil, Delaware, and Wait-a-Bit. "Leader" : Coil, Delaware, Positano, Key. " Weekly Times " : Delaware, Battalion, Coil. "Sportsman": Delaware, Wait-a-Bit, Coil. Press Association agent fancies Delaware, Coil, Wait-a-Bit.

Derby. — "Australasian": Aurum, Amberite, Manfred. "Loader": Aurum, Amberite, Fleet Admiral. "Weekly Times": Aurum, Amberite, Fleet Admiral. "Sportsman: Aurum. Press Association agent: Aurum, Amberite, Fleet Admiral.

Maribvrnong Plate.—"Austrasian" : Mr W. R. Wilson selected, Essex, Vigorous. "Leader": Symmetry, Vigorous, Ormus, "Weekly Times": Symmetry, Essex, Canada. " Sportsman " : Symmetry, Essex, The Pirate King. Press Association Agent : Symmetry, Haniaa, Essex. Melbourne Cup. — " Australasian " : Wait-a-bit, Positano, Aurum or Fucile. "Leader": Wait-a-bit, Coil, Aurum or Amberite. "Weekly Times " : Wait-a-bit, Positano, Coil, or Trent. Press Association Agent: The Merry Boy, or Wait-a-bitjThe Grafter, Fleet Admiral.

The following acceptances were posted this afternoon :—

The Makibyrnong Plate

Five furlongs. st lb

Mi- R. G. Talbot's br c The Pirate King, by The Admiral—The Fortune Teller .. 8 10 Mr W. R. Wilson's bl c Ormuz, by Bill of Portland—Cooya 8 10 Mr W. 11. Wilson's b f Symmetry, by Trenton—Buttercup ..85 Mr S. Powell's g c Moonshcc, by Sunlocks —Governess 8 10 Mr R. Chirnside's b g Cordite, by Zalinski —Busy Bee 8 5 Sir Rupert Clarke's br c Ranfurly, by Eiridspord—Nina ~ ..' ..8 10 Mr J. \Y ilson's b c Standish, by Trenton-

Girofic .. .. 810 Mr W. T. Jones' b or br c Cardamon, byGossoon—Cinnamon .. 8 10 Mr C. M. Lloyd's b c Rosscommon, by Sunrise—Hoseneath 8 10 Mr \V. Clark's c c Hainault, by Pilgrim's Progress— Kate Dalrymplc 8 10 Mr F. Fielder's eh c vigorous, by Abercorn—Lady Vivian .. 8 10 Mr J. East's b f Lady Mostyn, by Neckersgat—Miss Mostyn 8 5 —Essex Tile Victoria Derby ot 25sovs each. 5 forfeit, with 1,000 added; second. 200; third, lOUsovs out of tho slake. For three-year-olds. One mile and a-half. stlb Mr W. R. Wilson's br c Aurum, by Trenton—Aura .. .. 810 Mr W. Duggan's br c Amberite, by Carbine—Duenna 8 10 Mr W. It. Wilson's br c Manfred, by Robinson Crusoe—Bellissima .. .. 8 10 Mr S. G. Cook's b c The Hypnotist, hy Trenton—The Charmer . .. .. 810 Mr J. Rowen's b c Fleet Admiral, by Richmond—Footstep 8 10 Mr H. G. K. Wells' b c Eiridsdalc, by Eiridspord—Aorerc 8 10 Mr N. Campbell's br g Overture, by Abcrcorn—Preludo 8 5