SPORTING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 59, 3 November 1880, Page 3

SPORTING.

VICTORIA SPRING MEETING,

fRBUTEB's Special to Stab.] Melbourne, Monday. ' The first day's racing of the Victorian Racing Club's Spring Meeting took place on Saturday, at Remington. The weather waa fine, and there was an immense attendance. The racing was Bplendid. The following are the results of the different events : — HRLBOURNB STAKES, Of 160 «NB. Wwgnt lor figa. Bisfca»M>, H miles. Hon. J. White's Chester 1 Mr. J. Wilßon's Respite 2 Mr. — <?b Monarque 8 Won by a head. HOTHAM HANDICAP, Of 200 soys. Distance, li miles. Mr. J. Morrison's Wellington 1 Mr. 's Prattle 2 Hon. J. White's The Pontiff 3 Won by a bead. Time, 2min. sSeec. j CaxabfiUo *&» fifkb. MA»1BTSNO»» PLATE, A sweepstakes of 30 soys. each, h. ft., with 500 added; tbe second horse to receive 200 Boys. and the third 100 soys. out of the stakes. Five furlongs. Welcome Jack t Lavinia ... ... ••• •-• --- + Springdale 3 It was a grand race, Welcome Jack and Lavinia running a dead heat, and the owners divided the stakes. < Time, limn, disec. VICTORIA DERBY, Ainreepstafceß of 25'sovb. edch, 5 ft., with 600 added. For three-year-olds— colts, Bst. lOlbi; fillies, Bst. 51b. Distance, 'li miles. „ Mr. Long's b c Grand Flaneur 1 Hon. J. Wiite's X c Progress 2 Mr. J. Evwas's b e Minafefca 3 Grand Flaneur, who started a strong favorite, won by a length, after a fine race. The* finish in the last half mile 'was entirely between him and Progress, and they made a grand struggle along the straight. Time, 2min. Msec \ MAIDEN STAKES, Of 100 soys. Distance, 2£ miles. Steele ... 1 Gibpslander 2 VetSi 3 Heavy rain fell all the afternoon, although the morning was fine.