SPORTING. MELBOURNE RACING. By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 9409, 6 March 1899, Page 2

SPORTING. MELBOURNE RACING. By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION

Reooived March 4, at 6 p m. Melbourne, M*rch 4. Tho wo*thor was close »nd »»'»ggy for tho oponing day of tho the Vicborian Riciug Club's autumn mooting. By his win in the St. Leger S^ak-'S Bobadil effectually settled nil doub\s as to Ills staying abilltios by having (ho raco at his mercy at any portion, whilst eventually winning in fasc timo His porrormmce was of an exceedingly high ord-T of mrrit. Detailed results : Hopoful Staked — I/iurio 1, Promontory 2, Lissidurn 3. Nln<» others ran. Betting : 7 to 4 LiuriV, 3 fc> 1 Uon<t. Won by a head attor a groat finish, Li-m-dwin ono and a«ha'f long 1 hs aw^y. Timo, lmin SJaecg. St. Lt-'gor Stakes.-— Bibarfil (Morrison), Loo Motford (Dowling) 2, Gaorgo Frodoriok (Pontoon) 3. Also r*n : The Undino and Hcotio. Bobting: 7 to 2 on Bobadil. 4 to 1 ap,ainHt-. Loo Metford, 6 to Goo'go Frodorick. When lurnint* out of tho Btraighr by tho riveraido Th« Undino, who was in tho load, cleared out ton lengths from Goor^o Frederick, whose rider, rocognising tho danger of allowing hor to get too big a load, aeb H&il af tor hoc. This movement evidont'y Huilcd the ridcu of Bobidil, who was lying third, and ho followed suit in clu^Oi Six furlongs from hom3 Geotgo Fredotiok took cotnmiud, but only on suffeMnoo, an on onuerhg tho atruight the favorite deposed him of tho lo^d with tho greatest ease, and although Dowling m>do a tromendong rash with Leo Motford, Bobadil sailed homo amidst tremendous cheering by a length and a half, Georgo Frederick being 10 longfcbs farther back. Time, 3mina 6|qecs. Nowmwkob Ilandicip. — Forest, 7^ (W. Barn), 1 ; North British, 8st 21ba(F. Johnson), 2; Carrara, 8sfc 71ba (P. Quinano), 3 ; Boachcombor, 6sb lOlbi (F. Kuhu), 4. Other Btartors: ytopscotoh, Whakawfctoa, Hymetbas, Loohabor, Oabin Boy, Fonedo, Stand Off, Gnallo. Wild Olive, Symmotry, Alomot>o, Ro^por/ Security, Dozon, Diffidence, Dolualvo, Alix, A»oha, and Kroger, Won clovorly by a length and a half, a length between tho second and third. Botbing : d to 1 Uymettus and North British, 10 to 1 Iloapor, 14 to 1 Alix, Hopscotch, and Carrara, 25 bo 1 Beach* comber, 50 to 1 Foroab. On entoring tho coarse proper Veneda shoved off from Beachcomber, then following in oloso order wore Alemone, Gnullo, Forost, North Bribisn, and Carrara. Below bho disbanco Hymottus made a forward movo in tho contro of the course, bub Voueda on tho rails atill held a commanding advantage. Carrara dashed up at half tho distanco, bub immediately dropped bick as if interfered with. Ab tho mm* timo Forest came with a rush, and displaced Venedi from tho load, tho latter yielding op prido of pbco and collapsing like a pricked balloon In tho last 00 y^rds North British made utronuoua offorta to gob on oven terms with tho loader, but Forest proved tall of running, and won clovorly by a length, Cartara, who cu»ie very fast towards tho finbh, being a longih and a half away third. Time, lmta lGacca. Sires' Produco Stakoo. — Uovonuo 1, Tromardon 2, Oho^noyy. Tho only other starter wa« Condiment. Botting (> to 4 Revenue, 5 to 2 Chesnoy, Tremirdoti oamo with » grotb rush in Uio atr-Uglif, and ouly Bufforod a dofeab by a htad, three lengths bobweoti second »nd third. Time, lmin 17|*ecs. Eieondon Stakes — W^it-a-bitl, Strathroy 2, L'avar 3. Two othors ntartid. Botting : 6 to 4 StraMiroy, 6 '0 1 Wait-a-bib and Lovar. Wait-a-bit cimo up from fourth position inside tlu dtsiaiice, and after a fsoble phow of re? istanco Strathroy j sustained a defeat by a length, Levar ! boating Majottic on tho post for third plaoe. Time, 2mina 50,?soo8. Brunswick Shakes. -Caravio 1, Yale j Look 2, Embrasure 3. Ton others ran. i Betting: 4 to 1 Modol, 5 to 1 Nudity and Elective, 12 to 1 Yalo Look, 100 to 3 I Oaravio and Embrasure. Won by a j nock, two longths befiweon second and third. Timo, 2mina 9?»oos.

Kocoivod March 5, at 6 p.m. Melbourne, Maroh 5. Bobadil traversed t ho lasb five furloogo in tho 3b. Lojyor in lmin 4|3oca. Jamoa Wilson, juur., maintains that hie charge j (Leo-Mebford) had Bobadil going ab top for some distance, bub lost his chance of winning through the rider putting; tho whip on him. He rofuses to acknowledge Bobadil as his matter ovor the dlstanoo. Olrcumatancoa favor tho iraprosflion thab Loo -Mot ford is a groab stayor, Tho booknukors are enjoyed at tho rcpal day, and only a few of them were atruok ovor the Nowmatkot. Of lato Forest has cub a mosb inglorious figure even in most suburban company, and this, combined wiih tho faob that a doubb existed as to his thorough eoanduosa, caused the public to allow him to drfft pub of consideration. From tho stylo in which Forosb won ib is safo to prodiob ho is certain to gain distinction over a longer course with a much hoavlor burdon on lii? back. Lasb night the following prices were offorod : Auabralian Oup— C to 4 Bobadil, 3 to 1 Wait-a-Bifc, r to 1 Loe-Motford and North British, 10 to 1 Loibar and Hymettua, 10 to 1 Goorge Frederick, Gnullo, floka, Alemene, aud Lougford.