V.R.C. MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 58, 9 March 1923, Page 11

V.R.C. MEETING

RECORD TIME IN LLOYD STAKES. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPTMfIHT.) MELBOURNE, Bth March. For the third day of the V.R.O. Autumn Meeting the weather was fine and bright and the attendance large. The State Governor was present. Ra-hda, after holding fourth place early in the race, won the Autumn. Hurdles well from Mnec.ular, who was last at five furlongs. The favourite, British Arch, was third. Harrison replaced Dempsey as the rider of Eurythmic in the Lloyd Stakes. The outsider. Maid of the Mist, led over the last six furlongs and a half, and won nicely from Eurythmic, who was ridden out with the whip. Easingwold was a bad third. The time, lmiri 37£ sec, is a record for the race. The last half-mile was done in 47i-eec, the last five furlongs in 58isec, and the last oix in lmin lUsec. Eurythmic kicked Salatis at the poot. Maid of the Mist is related to Desert Gold. Rivoli, after filling the last place, to the straight, finished best in the Governor's Plate, and won by a head from Harvest King, who had led for a long way. The last six furlongs was done in lmin 13£' see, and the last four in 47|sec. The Autumn' Handicap winner wasKing's Battery, brother to Artilleryman. The time, 2min 48seu, it a record for the course. Autumn Hurdles, of 505 soys; two miles and a half.—A. C. Colman's br g Rahda. 10.2, 1; J. Coyle's eh g Mueoular, 9.2, 2; Leslie, Stewart's br g British Arch. 11.0, 3. There were eight contestants. Rahda won by a- length, with a neck separating Mnecular and British Arch. Time, 4min 4Ssec. . C. M. LLOYD STAKES. Of 1510 sovsj one mile. Philip Russell's br f Maid of the Mist, 3yra, by All Black—Breva, 8.3. (VV. Johnstone) , 1 E. Lee Steere's eh h Eurythmio, 4yis, by Eudorus—Bob Cherry, 9.1 (G. ( Harrison) ■ 2 W. Mark's eh h Easingwold, 4vrs, by Eaton Lad—Buhloo, 9.0 (F. Dempsey) •.••. •••. 3 Also started: Salatis. Maid of the Mist won by three-quar-ters of a length. Eurythmic was five lengths ahead of Eaaingwold.. Time, lmin 37isec—a record for the race. THE GOVERNOR'S PLATE, Of 1010 soys; one mile and a half. I. H. Andrew's b c Rivoli, 3yrs, by ■Repartee—Lady Babble, 8.2 (W. Johnstone) '•• 1 P, C. Dixon's br h Harvest King, 4yrs, by Comedy King^—Harvest Home, 9.0 (W. Duncan) ...'. 2 E, Eccles's (N.Z.) b c The Cypher, 3yrs, 'by Martian—Polymnia,, 8.2 (V. Sleigh) : '. 3 , Also started: Tangalooma-, Won by a head, with three lengths separating second and third horses. Time 2mih 38sec. . ■ . Autumn Handicap, of SOS soys; - one mile and five furlongs.—B. Chaffey's blk ,g King's Battery, 6.7, 1; H. Mastertons''s eh g King of ■ the Sea, 7.12, 2; J. Wilson's eh g Nautical, 8.12, 3. Seven horses competed. Won by a short head, with a. head separating King of the Sea and -Nautical. Timo, 2min 48sec. March Nursery, of 505 soys; six furlongs.—E. Eccles' b g Quintas, 7.5, 1; E..A. Connolly's b or All Sunshine, 7.7, 2; T. C. Tait's b f The Loaning, 7.3, 3.. Ten competed. Quintas won by a length. All Sunshine was two lengths ahead oi The Loaning. Time, lmiri 13| sec. Quintas comes from the same stable as The Loaning. . ... River Handicap, of 404 soys; one mile a.nd a quarter.—X. D. Bowman's b m Grecian Queen, 8.5, 1; T. Sanders's eh «■ Hoppicker, 8.8, 2; W. S. M'Dermott's br ra Binbi, 7.9, 3. There were 14 starters. Grecian Queen was threequarters of a, length ahead of Hoppicker, who was a length in front of Binbi. Time, 2min 7sec.