SPORTING.
Y. 8.0. AUTUMN MEETING. LBV SLMCTRIO TMLEaSAJM-COPriUeiiTJ [Reoter’s Telegrams.] [KdMivoil March 3, atß p.u*] MELBOURNE, March 8, The following are the resnlta of the principal events of tho first day’s racing of the V.R.O. Autumn Meeting • The Ascot-Vale Stakes ; a swoopstakes of 20 aovs each, 5 It, with 200 added. For two-year-olds— dolts, Safe 101 b j fillies. Sab 71b. Threequarters of a mile. Mr A.F Smart’* hr o Archie, by Sapidity —Eugenic, 9sb Bib (including 71b Mr J! Wileon’i hr o Off Colour, by King Colo—The Gem, B*t 101 b ... ... 2 MrJ. Oroiiier’* hr f Delusion, by The Englishman—Deceptive, 8«t 71b ... 8 Archie won easily. Time—Xmin 17-Isoc. * ' [Archie, who won the Nomanby Stake* at Melbourne on New Year’s Day I* by Bapidlty, out of Eugenie (imp), by Thormanby, out of Farisienne by The Nabob j Bnpidsty being by Tim Whiffler (imp), out of Fly, by Erebus. His first appearance in public wae made in tho Maribyrnong Plate, in which ho finished unplaced, but in Captain Hairnet* colour* he won the Bormanby Stake*, as above-mentioned. He was than sold for 18S0 guinea* to Ur Smart, his present victory being Me first appearance in that gentleman’s colours.
Off Colour is by King Cole (imp), out of The Gem, by Maribyrnong, out of Chrysolite, by Stookwcll t King Cole being by King Tom, out of Qui Vivo (sister to Vic ette), byVoltigear. He recently won the Wires’ Produce Makes at Geelong. Delusion IS by The Englishman (Imp), out of Deceptive, by Yelverton (imp), out of Blossom, by the Swede] The Englishman being by Lecturer, out of Zelpho, by FitsBoland. She won a couple of races at Caulfield this season.] The St Lxgsb Stakes, a sweepstakes of 25 sots each, 5 ft, with 300 added. For three-year olds; colts, Bsfc l6ib ; * fillies, Bat 71b. One mile and threequarters and 132 yards. Mr EL De Mestre's blk o Navigator, by Bobinson Crusoe—Ooooanut, Bit lolb 1 Sir T. Elder's oh o Guesswork, by Gang Forward—Feradrenture, Bst 101 b ... 2 Hon W. Pearson’* bo Frying Fan, by Bethnal Green—Saucepan, Bst 101 b„. 3 Won pretty easily. Time— 3min 21|sec. [Navigator is by Bobinson Crusoe out of Cocoanut (imp), by Natboarne oat of Miss Vivian, by Battle; Bobinson Crusoe being by Angler out of Chrysolite, by Stockwell. Asa two-year-old be ran eight times, winning five events, including the Nomanby Stakes, the Ascot Yale Stakes, and the A. J.O* Champagne Stakes. As a three-year-old he won the A.J.O. Derby and Mares'Produce Stokes, and the T.E.O. Derby, Me last appearance previous to his present victory being in the Champion Stakes, when he finished third to Commotion and Guesswork.
Guesswork is by Gang Forward (imp) out of Peradvehtnre (imp), by Adventurer out of Manganese, by Irish Bird catcher; Gang Forward being by Stookwell out of Lady Mary, by Orlando. He has not been seen out since he ran Commotion to half a head for the Champion Stakes. Frying ran is by Bethnal Green (imp) out of Saucepan (imp), by f’olaterdalo oat 4#f Sister to Gridiron, by Daniel O’Bonrke; Bethnal Green being by Beadsman out of Ealipyge, by Bay Middleton. He won the Caulfield Guineas this season, and ran second to Navigator for the V.HO. DorbyJ Brunswick Stakes, a handicap sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, 2 It, with 350 added. For three-year-olds and upwards. One mile and a quarter. Mr S. G. Cook’s b o Anglesey, by Haw* Ibornden (imp)—Algeria (imp), Syre 1 Sir T. Elder's oh h Baron Fon Mueller, by Gang Forward (imp)—Hlppona, Byre 3 Mr 1. Do Mostre’s ch £ Malmawon, by Bobinson Crusoe—Sosed*Amour,3yrs 8 Won by a head.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume LIX, Issue 6868, 5 March 1883, Page 5
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