V.A.T.C. SPRING MEETING.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5661, 21 October 1889, Page 3

V.A.T.C. SPRING MEETING.

Second D«>y,

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Mklbootke, Saturday. ■For'the concluding days racing of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club's spring, meetweather was experienced Sthough the sky was somewhat overcast The course was rendered heavy owing to Sta having fallen on Thursday and Friday. str Henry and Lady Loch and Sir William Sbinson were present. The attendance is Sated to haw been .the largest ever seen on thCanlfield course, and the racing was highest order of merit. The win of l?in the principal event was not an SaUoyed blessing to the ring, as the eon of SoSorth and Hypatia had been steadily mnnotted since the weights appeared. The rKS*who finished second for the Cup, rattling good mare. It appear, as the irony of fate, that Ramage wljo has V Xt severed hia connection with Mr Cook's T £ le should rido the horse to pip the ' liter's candidate at the finish. Box, has W doing the very best work at Floming- * mlMr J Cripp, his owner, lands v t°ery "cJd i P The following are the J. White's JffsSeLSyiby Chester (Huxley),!; SjOlg' cS > c Gnaro ° ( Gow!l t n), 2 : Mr J Redieam'sbc linbnrn (Redfearn), f Eleven horses started. Betting at the f . I to i on Sequel, t> to 1 against LinSurnand Little Bob. Won with ridiculous 2e\Tfb«e lengths, a head separating the Sad and third horses. Time, 1 mm

Handicap, 4 furlongs and o-lmlf. Mr J W'ilaon janr.'e Mope Circle I' Hon. J. White's Utter K'i ; Clare (Fountain). 3. Theother Vrlr« were Kivcrimi, Bevcrley, OK Wit berll The Author, Cheddar, Boesall, w tfred Tho Cwh, -Lsul-J.Ut, irorent ■ Staffma KiAmete. Betting--* to i . Km>r, !H ,J ~ to x ciurc, r> to 1 Magic J -SrVrumthef.llof the flag the race was never in.loubt, as Magic Ojrole, jumpT, .-off with tho lend, maintained the advanSLUuhefinM., eventually winning by \. h ~,,r,,M of a length. 'ju:ne, aV^sc-c. 8E' q ftsKl a 1C -|th hehind Utter, Cro:n n je-IV-hoy) g l ; Best Man, 2 ; urottii « Bi.ttinsr —6 to 4 against £° r, t?3 to 1 AiVtumn, 4 to 1 Crown £3 Thi falcrito. V.«x». can» in first by I ength, but a proteat lodged on oehalf » t r - b lb 'MrW. T. .Tone*'* b h Bravo, ¥ a «at"'i , '>lb 3. The other starters were ST'V Skeba, Lonsdale, Stanley, ■ %?" l» ChaWean, Teuton, Both well, EJ'&er, Meteor, Dnnkdd, TarUr Gr«« We, «".d Islander BetUng : t - » 7 ntrst Kravo, oto 1 Meteor, <to 1 I oto 1 agat «ra , lf) 1 "' Moorba.»k, bjo and Cha , de|l v MSnkVl ito 1 Tho Charmer lOC to ?Bo? From an excellent .tart the colors X Charmer, Chaldean, Dunkeld and oi uio « . proimuent. After fTkfanXsinocuro went to tho J°T?stowcds Teuton, Tho Charmer, So" , , .»a st"W. i. ■>'•' «■>»• T »». each, with M" ."uc»—Mr V,'. Men/.iw , howoe Btarted. Betont ftll go md ahalf. Time, lmm lG^seo.