V.R.C. SPRING MEETING.

Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 115, 12 November 1900, Page 2

V.R.C. SPRING MEETING.

MELBOURNE, 10th November. For the concluding day of the Victoria Racing Club's Spring Meeting the weather was fine, and there was a large attendance. Following are details of the na,eing : — Spring Stakes, a sweepstake of 10 soys each, with 300 soys added ; one mile and a quarter.— Mr. F. T. Forrest's Clean Sweep, by Zalinski— Benzine, 3yrs, Bst 101b (Lewis), 1; The Idler, 3yrs, Bst' 101b, 2; Fides, 3yrs, Bst 51b, 3. The only starters. Retting — 8 to Xon Clean Sweep, 7. t0 1 against The Idler, 10 to 1 Fidles, Wion by a length and a half, ■Fides ten lengths away. Time, 2min B^sec. Flemington Stjaikes,. a handicap sweepstakes of 5 soys each, with 200 soys added ; for two-year-olds ; five furlongs. -Mr. W. Leonard's Cadenas,- by Padlock —Tortile, Bst 31b (Burn), 1; Manlock, Bst 131b, 2 ; Sweet .Sound, 7st 101b, 3. Other starters — Rock Gun, Presidium, Corsicau. Betting— s to 2 Manlock, 5 to 1 Rock Gun. Won by three-quarter 3 of a length, Sweet Sound five lengths away. Time, lmin 2£sec. V.R.C. Handicap, a sweepstakes of 10 soys each, with 500 soys" added. One mile and three-quarters. Sir Rupert Clarke's Lti Carabine, by Carbine — Oratava, 6yrs, 9st 71b ' (Powell)' ... 1 Messrs. Hodges Bros.' AUx, syrs, 7st 91b (Dunford) • 2 Mr. R. Phillip's Tarquin, 6yrs, 9st 61b (Holmes) ... -"" 3 Also started— War God, Dirk Hammerhand, Contrast, Fleet Admiral, Kinglike, Blue Metal, Grizzle, and Barbarossa. Betting — 4 to 1 against La Carabine, 6 to 1 Kinglike, 8 to 1 Alix and Blue Metal, 10 to 1 Tarquin. Won by a length* and three-quarters, three lengths between second and third, War God fourth, Kinglike and Barbarossa next, Fleet Admiral last. Time, 3min 6£sec. The Cup Steeplechase, a handicap sweepstakes of ' ssovs' each, with 400 • soys added. About three miles. Mr; J. James's The Duke, by Wellington — Beeswax, aged, ,10st 91b (Driscoll) ... 1 Mr. F. T. Forrest's Glendower, aged, 9st (M'lntosh) ...2 Messrs.' Humphrey and Jenkins's' Euro, aged, list 91b (Carter) ... 3 Other starters— Hostile, Ditto, Rosebud, Bushman, Bobs, Comboyne. Betting—3 to 1 against Ditto, 5 to 1 Duke and Euro, 8 to 1 Glendower, 10 to 1 the others. Bobs ran off at the stone wall. At the abattoirs Ditto hit so hard ' he was out of the race. At the finish The Duke took command and won by two lengths, half a length between second and third, Hostile, Comboyne, Bushman, and Rosebud following. Time, 6min 33£ sec. | The C. B. Fisher Plate, a sweepstakes of 10 soys each, with 300 soys added; weight-for-age ; one mile and a half. — ' Mr. R. Orr's Maltster, by ' Bill of Portland—Barley, 3yrs, 7st 91b (Lewis), 1 ; Tarquin, 6yrs, 9st sib, 2 ; Wait-a-Bit, aged, 9st 51b, 3. Merriwee also started. Betting— 4 to 1 on Maltster, sto 1 agst Merriwee. Won easily by two lengths, a length and a half between second and third. Time, 2mih 41-^sec. The Aidful Stakes, a handicap sweepstakes of 5 soys each, with. 300 soys added, for two-year-olds ; fi,ve furlongs.— Mr. D. Smart's Beanba, by WallaceEmmie, Bst 61b (Cleal), I', Gunlock, 6st 121b", 2; Omadhaun, 7st 91b, 3. Other starters— Rockleigh, Altitude, Shadowcatcher, Lady Enid, The Austrian, Magdala, The Victory, Landlady, Gymnastic. Betting— Even money Beanba and LandIs dy, 10 to 1 the others. Beanba led all the way, and won by three lengths, half it length between second and third. Time, lmin 3|sec. Final Handicap, a sweepstakes of 5 soys each, with 200 soys added ; one mile

and a quarter. — Mr. 11. V. Foy's Auld Lang Syne, by Lochicl — Recoltc, syrs, Bst 61b (Osborne), 1 ; Borromeo, 4yrs, 7st 21b, 2; Nitre, 4yra, Bst lllb, 3. Other starters — Lochaber, Revenue, Saraswati, The Bride, Orla, Nitrous, Private Willis, Chillagoe, Carlos, Aurous, Table Talk. Betting — 4 to 1 agst Revenue, 5 to 1 Lochaber, 8 to 1 Saraswati and Auld Lang Syne, 10 to 1 the others. Won easily by two lengths and a half, a nose between second and third. Time, 2min 9sec.