SPORTING.

Evening Post, Volume XLI, Issue 55, 6 March 1891, Page 4

SPORTING.

THE VICTORIAN RACING CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING. CHAMPION STAKES DAY. I UNITED PHBBB ASSOCIATION.. 1 Melbourne, sth March. For the third day of the V.R.C. .Autumn Mooting the weather was extremely warm, a thorough midsummer day. Thora vt as only a moderate attendance, including tho Governor and party. On the strength oS Tuesday's running, tho wilholm New Zoalander, Kneecap, tt'asiuHtalledfavouritefojthe Second Hurdles and Caroy.the Ballarat jockey, had the mount. Knoocap, however, w^n aoveriu the hunt, Mr. S. Miller's Sam ousting mit the running for hm stable companion, Pingara, at such a paoo as to completely settle tho field. In tho Nursery /.Qaudicap, Huxloy was up on tho favonr^, whilst Hales won oasiJy. Both joc^y 8 vere th 0 recipients of a very hostile ' jomonstration on returning to soale. De9 P''«j the faot that 100 to 5 was on offer Y°'di Marvel when the flag fell for the ,'jlumn Handicap, he had been heavily jacked before, 1000 to 40 boing taken in one Land, b«H» tie owpera complain abont being left in the lnroh over the transaction. Marvel led from start to finish, winning in phenomenal time. Following are the results :— The Second Hu tdle Raoe, of 300 boys, with a sweep of 5 bovb ; second, 60 soys ; third, 30 BOVB. Aboi it two miles. Mr. S Miller's tor m Pingara, Gyrs, lOst 101b (Cox) 1 Mr. S. Miller's b g Sara, 6yrs, list Gib (Davieß) 2 Mr. M. P. Wbltty's ns b g Afrioanus, aged, 9at Kdb (Holman) 3 Ten horsos started. Betting— 3 to 1 against Kneecap, 4 to 1 Islander and Ariatides, 7to 1 Pingara Won by two lengths, samo distance between second and third. Time, 3min 50iseo. Nursery Handicap, of 300 soya, with a sweep of 5 soys ; eocoud 60 eovb, third 30 soys. For two-year-olda. Seven furlongs. Mr. — — "S b f Albina, 83t 81b (Hales) ... 1 Mr. T. Sampson's b g Bodkin, 7Bt 21b (Caraon) 2 Mr. J. T. Carslake ns b o Ascot Vale, Bat 21b (Ettridge) 3 Twolvo started. Betting— 3 to 1 against Stromboli, sto 1 Albina. Won by a length and a half. Time, lmin 30seo. Autumn Handicap, of 400 boys, with a^oop of 5 soys ; seoond, 80 eova ; third, Wj govs. One mile and five furlongs. Mr. Q. Hill's b o Marvol, by Marvellous — La Belle, 4yra, Bst 101b (Harris) ... 1 Mr. W. Gannon's b h Wyaombe, syrs, 7st 81b (Flood) „. ... ... ... 2 Mr. E. H. Austin's, oh o Enuo, Syrs, 7st 71b (Power) ... 3 Other atartora— Tantallon, The Serf, Jebusite, Wattle, Leviathan, Crown Jewel, Amina, Pioneer, and Shotover. Betting— 4 to 1 agst Crown Jewel, 100 to 5 (off) Marvel. Won in a oanter. Time, 2min 4»|seo. The Champion Stakes, of 2000 boys nnd swoop of 25 soys ; seoond 400 and third 200 soys ; w.f.a. Throe miles. (63 subs.) Hon. D. S. Wallaoe's b h Carbine, by Musket — Mersey, syxs, 9st 51b (Ramage) 1 Mr S. J. Cook's b 0 The Admiral, 3yra, 7st 121b (Hales) 2 Mr. D. O'Brien's b 0 Whtmbrel, 3yrß, 7at 121b (Nerriker) 3 No others atarted. Betting— s to 1 on Carbine, 6to 1 against The Admiral, 20 to 1 Whimbrel. Won in a oanter by twelve lengths, Whimbrel just esoaping being distanced. The paoo was wrotohedly slow, Carbine having the lead, but on reaching the two mile post Ramage shook up the favourite, oovering the last mile and a half in 2min 46300, and taking inn.ttei-3 pretty comfortably up the straight. Time, Gmin 32$<<eo. Special Juvenile Stakes, of 300 soys. ; with sweep of 5 soys ; second, CO soys ; third, 30 sovo. ; for two and threo year old geldings, w f.a. One mile. Mr. Vf. G. Dakin's ns blk g Bel Giorno, 2yrs (Maybin) 1 Mr. J, Ptiteraon's b or br g Laverock, 2yrs (Power) 2 Mr. M. Jacob's b s Tilsworthy, 3yrs (Fountain) ..'. 3 Six startod. Betting— s to lon Bel Giorno, sto 1 Layerook. Won easily by three lengths. Time, Imm 43f?eo. Free Handicap, of 400 boys, with sweep of 5 soya ; Beoond horao 80 aovs, third 40 soys. One mile and two and a-half furlongs. Hon. D. S. Wallace's br f Wilga, by Epigram — Nellie, 3yrs, 7at 91b (Jameson) 1 Mr. F. M 'Donald's b m Amina, 4yrs, 7st 71b (Cooper) 2 Mr. S. Brown's b g Carrington, 3yis, 7st 101b (Witty) 3 Betting- 6 to 1 The Promised Land, 10 to 1 Wilga. Won by three lengths. Time, 2min 15 seo. WESTPORT RACES. WBBTPORT, sth Maroh. The second day's raoing of the Wostport Jockey Club, whioh was postponed from Saturday last on account of the bad weather, took place to-day. About 400 were present. Hesults : — Hurdles — Clarice, 1 ; Captain Abram, 2. Westport Cup— Count D'Orsav 1; Victory, 2: Miss DOr, 3. Payobe *!» ran. Miners' Purse— Dollar, 1 ; Wais afield 2 Selling Haok-Eoho, 1 ; 0.X., 2;$W 3 Town Plate— Dollar, 1 ; Victory, 2 ; Clarice 3. Consolation— College Boy, 1 ; '^igs DOr 2 ; Captuin Abram, 3.