V.R.C. SPRING MEETING.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4456, 10 November 1885, Page 4

V.R.C. SPRING MEETING.

Fourth Day,

[By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.] [ReUTErs TELEGRAJ-a.l

MELBOURNE.

November 7. Tho last day's racing of tho Victorian Racing Club's spring meeting took place to-day at Flemingtou. There was a good attendance of tho public, and tho various events wore well contested, tho racing being of v very gord description. JtAltliS' PRODUCE (STAKES, Mr Cook's Remus,. .. .. ~ 1 Hon. W. Pearson's Arscnul .. .. 2 Mr Wilson's Hingmu-ter .. ~ 3 Four started. Won easily by a length. Time, _inins. Piques. tiik flkmington stakes.

A handicap sweepstake of 5 soys. each, lft., with 250 added. The second horso to recoivo 75 soys. and tho third 25 soys. out of tho stuko. For 2-yr olds. Half a mile. Sir W. J. Clarke's Damocles .. .. 1 Mr Hill's Telephone 2 Mr Pearson's Dividend .. ~ . Won easily. Time, n.ljsec. THE V.R.C. HANDICAP. A sweopstako of 5 soys. each, 1 ft., with 250 added. Tho second horso to receive 50 soys. out of the stake. For 3-yr olds and upwards. Ono milo and three-quarters. Mr Smart's Brown and Roso ~ 1 Mr Loughliii'h Sheet Anchor .. .. 2 Mr Davis'sLcubia,, ~ .. ..3

This was a splendid race, Brown and Rose beat tug Sheet Anchor by it neck. Sixteen started. Timo, "iniu 7ssee.

ST-EW.E-HASE. A handicap sweepstakes of 10 soys. each, 2ft., with 000 added. The second horso to receive 50 soys., and tho third 25 soys. out of tho stake. Over such courso aud jumps as tho stewards shall direct. About threo miles. Mr Martin's Lizette, list Oil) .. ~ 1 Mr Pile's Bob Cooper, lOst 10lb,. .. 2 Mr Martin's Native, lOst 51b .. .. 3 Won easily by two lenghts. Time, Gniin. 55^sec. CANTERBURY PLATE A. sweopstako of 10 soys. each, 2ft., with ;>75 added. Tho second horso to roceivo 11)0 soys. out of tho stake. Weight for aire. Two miles and a half. Mr O'Brien's Trenton 1 Hon. J. White's Nordenfcldt .. .. 2 Mr Locke's Isonomy ;i Six horses started. Thia event, which was tho closest contested, ended in a magniJleotit linish all tho way up tho straight, and resulted in Trenton winning a desperate raco by a short neck. Time, _ruin. 35Jscc. 1T.15.; HANDIOAP. A handicap sweeps'.'ilces of .. soys. ouch Ift. willi lot) added. For three years old and upwards. Tho winner of the V.R.C. Handicap to carry ll'lb. extra. The second horse to recoivo 25sovs. out of iliu stake. Tho weights for this rneo to be deck ed at or beforo noon on tho day after the third day's racing. Ono milo and a furlong. Mr Thompson's C'eriso and Blue .. 1 Mr Hart's Tho Agent ... .. ... 2 Mr Ware's Traleo". 3 Eighteen started. Won easily by a length. Time, lmin. 55-^seo.