AUSTRALIAN SPORTING.

Hastings Standard, Issue 161, 2 November 1896, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN SPORTING.

Melbourne, This day. This morning Resolute beat Nadu over a mile in lmiti 48sec. Marusa did a capital mile aucl three furlongs in 2min SOscc and The Officer did the same journey, beating Merry Boy in 2min 28:j-sec. Newhaven proved to be in an ungenerous mood and took 2min 184 sec to cover a mile and a quarter. Tire put down Sabretache and Charge in a seven furlongs spin ; time 2miu 32 seconds. Pivot did the same distance on the tan in 2min 35scc and Hopscotch on the snnd track finished in 2niin 29.' sec. Bloodshot beat Coil in a mile iu lmin 48sec. Reka finished the same distance in front of Captain in half a second less. Disfigured covered a mile and three furlongs in 2min 80-Jsec.

Y.R.C. DERBY. Sydney, This day,

In its report 011 the Derby the Sydney Daily Telegraph says a worse exhibition of riding has seldom been seen on the part of so many jockeys holding good reputations. The nice was as good as over before Resolute tried to get up to Newhaven, and he was then too sore to make any impression on the Hying chestnut. Coil, The Officer, and Charge were handled as though Newhaven would come back to them, and it was not until the abattoirs had been passed that their riders realised their mistake and endeavored to rectify it, but then it was too late, their task at that stage being completely hopeless.