V.R.C. SPRING MEETING.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5995, 11 November 1890, Page 2

V.R.C. SPRING MEETING.

Fouain Day. [vise pbess association.—CoPYß-<_HT."| Mklboubne, November 8. Again gloiious weather w_,_ experienced fur Uie fourth day's racing of the Victoria Racing Gliib'a spring meeting, and the attendance was quite up to that of tho Derby da) .

I'OAi, -TAKES, Of 0.0 soys ; Ij miles.

Mr S. G. Cook's The Sput (Hales) .. 1 Mr D. O'Brien's Whi_ub-_el (Nerrieker) 2 Mr V. Dowling's Prcludo (Power) .. 3

The other starters were Magic Circle, Litigant, Gatliug, and King William. Betting—s to 2 agsc Litigant, oto 1 l'he Spot, (i to 1 Gatliug. Time, 2min U^aec. TUB FLBMINQTON STAKES, A handicap sweepstakes of o soys each, with 400 added ; second, 80 soys; third, 40 soys »ut of tho stake. For two-year-olds. Half-a-nnio. Mr A. Summer's b c Lord Hopetouu, 9st 61b (Sanders) 1 Mr H. Oxen ham's eh f Sophiaetta, Bst Slb(Delaney) 2 Mr S. Davis's bo Hartingt.n, Bst 91b (Redfoarn) .. 3 Twenty-two other horses started. Betting—2 to I agst Lord Hopetoun, 6 to 1 Sophiaetta. Time, 49sec. THE V.B.C. HANDIOAP, A sweepstakes of 10 soys each, with 500 added ; second, 100 soys ; third, 50 soys out of tho stake. One mile and three-

quarters. Mr McLaughlin's eh c Correze, 3yrs, 7st

121b (Ellis; Mr Austin's eh o Enuc, 3yrs, 7st 9lb (Power) Mr Abraham's Little Bernie, 4yrs, 7st 121b (Sohaffe)

Thirteen othsr horses started. Betting — 7 to 2 agst Greygown, 5 to 1 Correze and Enuc. Time, 3min 3«ec.

STBEPJCBCHASB,

A handicap sweepstakes of 10 soys eaoh, with 800 added; second, 100 soys; third. 80 soya out of the stake. About three miles.

Mr S. Miller's b g Sir Wilfred, aged, 12st 41b (Boarke)

Marmion, 9st 121b (Nolan) .. .. 2 Mr J. O. Inglis's br h Titokowaru, 12st 71b(Scobie) 3 Seven other horses started. Time, 6min 40seo.

OANTEBBORY PLATE.

A sweepstakes of 10 soys eaoh, with 500 added; second 100, third 50 soys out of the stake. Weiirht-for-age. Two miles. Mr D. S. Wallace's Megaphone (Power) 1 Mr J. Chaafe'sKing William (O'Connor) 2 Mr Gannon's Melos (Harris) .. ..3 Richelieu and The Admiral also ran. BettiDg—6 to 4 agst Tho Admiral, 2 to 1 Melos and Megaphone Time, 4min 3]-;<B0. FBKE HANDICAP, A. sweepstakes of 5 soys each, with 300 added ; second 60, third 30 soys out of the stake. Ono mile and a quarter. Mr J. Burton's b f Muriel, 4yrs. 7st 121b (Delauey) 1 Mr D. Green way's b c Tarooola, 4yrs, B_t 21b (Huxley) 2 Mr S. Brown's b g Carrington, 4yrs, Bst (Walker)., 3 Fifteen others started. Betting—3 to 1 agst The Despised, Bto 1 Muriel. Time, 2min 9Jsec November 9. Copenhagen, who fell in the V.R.C. Handicap, has been destroyed. Holmes, his rider, escaped with a fow bruises. : Moore, who was injured by Swing falling ou him after tho Veteran Stakes on Thursj day, is considerably battered about the face, while his wrist is also fractured.

Carbine's split hoof is still discharging blood and matter, which had evidently been gathering for some time. Tho ring have been very heavily hit throughout the meeting, both straight out and in doubles, and there aro rumors afloat that some of the bookmaking fraternity are missing.