SPORTING.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 4 November 1904, Page 2

SPORTING.

VICTORIAN RACING CLUB'S CARNIVAL. GLADSOME WINS THE FLYING STAKES. [PBESS ASSOCIATION.] MELBOURNE, 3rd November. Heavy ra»n showers fell last night, but sunshine this morning drew a big crowd. The course was heavy. The November Huidle Race, a hand.icap sweepstakes of 2 soys each, with 200 added; two miles.— Mr. M. Murphy's Trent, by Trenton— * Sumatra, 11.5, 1; Kudos, 11.5, 2; Biue Kock, 9.13,- 3. Eight others ran. Betting : sto 2 again&t Trent, sto 1 Kudos. Won by a length and a quarter. Time, 3min 54sec. Find Out fell at. the first hurdle, his rider sustaining concussion, of the brain. Second N.ursery Handicap, a sweepstakes of 5 soys each, with 200 added ; for two-year-olds ; six furlongs.— Mr. W. T. Nowlan'a North H«ad, by Grafton— Loch Mea, 90, 1 ; Mr. J. Grice's b f Infanta, by Bobadil— The Heroine, 8.2, 2; Mr. J. Wilson's blk c Scorcher, by Simmer— Lebel, 8.2, 3. Eight others ran. Betting; 5 to 4 against North Head. Won by three lengths. Time, lnnn 18sec. Flying Stakes, a sweepstakes of 10 soys each, with 500 added. Weight-for-age. Seven furlongs. Mr. S. Green's -eh m Gladsome, by Seaton Delaval— Miss Gladys, 4yrs, 8.9 1 Mr. R. G. Casey's br c Sylvanite, by Grafton — Golddust, 3yrs, 8.0 ... 2 Mr. J. Turnbull's br c Billingsgate, by Bill of Portland— Fishwife, 3yrs, 8.0 3 Other starters— F.J.A. 9.10, Killua 8.3, Regio 8.13, Dangai 8.0. Betting : 7 to 4 on Gladsome, 5 to 1 against Sylvanite. Won by half a length. Time, Imin 29jsec. Carnival Handicap, a sweepstakes of 10 soys each, with 500 added. One mile and a quarter. Mr. J. Howard's br h Cato, by Amberite — Krangi, 4yrs, 7.9 ... 1 Sir Rupert Clarke's br m Sweet Nell, by Haut Brion —Novelette 11., 4yrs, 9.2 2 Mr. R. Silver's blk h Sweep Clean, by Valala— Mollah, 4yrs, 7.10 ... 3 Seven other started. Betting: 3to 1 against Cato. Won by two lengtts. Time, 2min 9£sec. Oaks Stakes, a sweepstakes of 10 soys each, with 400 added. For three-year-old fillies ; one mile and a half. Mr. W. R. Morgan's eh f Redstreak, by Wallace— Elsie (Carslake) ... 1 Mr. A. M'Cracken's br f Impress, by Wallace — Footprint (Barden) ... 2 Mr. C. N. Kidman's b f Gunstock, by Light Artillery— Moama (Hickey) 3 Other starters — Portland Rose, Class, and Berida. Betting : Even money Red Streak, 5 to 1 Impress, 4 to 1 Berida, 10 to 1 Class, 20 to f Gunstock and Portland Rose. The favourite had all the best of the run home, and won easily by three lengths. Time, 2min 42sec. Veteran Stakes, a handicap sweepstakes of 5 soys each, with 200 added. One mile and a half.— Mr. A. S. Chirnside's br g New Broom, by Zalinski— Benzine, 6.7, 1; Patronus, 8.8, 2; Pliable, 8.4, 3. Betting: 2 to 1 against Pliable, 5 t0,2 Patronus, 15 to 1 New Broom. Won' by two lengths. Time, 2inin 37^sec.