AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB'S SPRING MEETING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8061, 23 September 1887, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB'S SPRING MEETING.

NIAGARA AND ABERCORN RUN A

DEAD HEAT. [reotkb's telegram?.]

Sydney, September 22. The. third day's racing in connection with the A..T.C. Spring Meeting took place today. The results are ae follow , — Thr Suburban Handicap of 150sove. For three-year-olds and upwards. Second horse, 25iove from the prize. Lowest weight, 7at. Seven furlongs. Melanion . . .„. ~ « . -T" 1 Rosaiville, 3yre ... ." . . > 2 Frolic, syrs . „ » . 3 Won easily. Grand Stand Plate of loOsovs ; for three-year-olds and upwards ; 3yrs, 9st; 4yr«, 9at 111b; syrs and upwards, lOst. The winner to be sold for £150. 71b allowed for every reduction of £25 on Belling price down to £25. One mile. Toronto ... ... .. 1 Vinaigrette, 3yrs ... . 2 The Soamp, Jiged » ... 3 Won easily. Time, lmin 55sec. Thb Craven Plate of 250sovs, with a sweepstakes of lOsovs each, lft, to go to second horse. For three-year-olda and upwards. One mile and a quarter. Hon. J. White's oh h Trident, 4yre, by Robinson Crusoe—Oocoanut ... ... 1 Mr. R. Donovan's brh Dnnlop, syrs ... 2 Hon. J. White's b c Aberdeen, 3yra ... 3 The race was a mere prooessioD. Trident won by a length, Aberdeen being fifty lengths behind the first two horses. Time, 2tnin l'ieee. The Two-year-old Plate of 150sov». For two-year-olds. Colts, Set 101b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 51ba. The winner to be sold for £150. Half a mile. Gay Time -. .„ 1 The Gift # „ « ... 2 Brucedals ... 3 The Second Foal Stakes of 1887, of 20aovu each, 5 forfeit, or no liability if declared by four p.m. on the first Thursday aftor the Autumn Meeting of 1886, with 300 sovs added. For three-year-olds. The owner of the second horse to receive 50sovs, and the breeder of the winner lOOsors from the prize, and the owner of the third horse to save his stake. The forfeit to be paid before four o'clock p.m. on the day preceding the race, or the nominator will be liable fur the whole stake. One mile and air. >r. -p p .. «inr»,i w ;t|, 1 Qrt «nh«. Anteros— Frailty ... .. .« T Hon. J. White's oh c Abercorn, 3yrs, by Cinnamon .... ... + Hon. J. White's b c Carlyon, 3yre, by Chester Moonstone ... . ... 3 A great race resulted in a dead heat between Niagara and Aberoorn, Carlyon being third. Enfilade finished last. Time, 2min 13aec. The owners elected to divide the stakes. Thb Syndey Handicap, a handicap sweepstakes of ssov3 each, 1 ft., with 250sovs added. For three-year-olde and upwards. Second horse 50sovs from the priza. One mile and a half. Mr. G. Osborne's b b Algariao, syre, by Goldsbroiigh—Algeria 1 Mian dale 2 Hon. J. White's b g Morok, syrs 3 Won easily. Time, 2tnin 38aec. [SPECIAL message.] Sydney, September 22. There were no large winners among the ring over the Metropolitan Stakes, and the public were greatly pleased at Cardigan's viotory. The owner wins £7000. Spade Guinea is reported to have gone wrong, and in not likely to go to the post for the Caulfield Cup. I A considerable amount of money has been ' invested on Volcano for the Canlfield Cap at 100 to 8. PLUMPTON PARK MEETING. IBY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Christohdbch, Thursday. The Plumpton Park Spring Meeting was held to-day. There was a good attendance, and the weather was fine. £2480 was put through the totalisator. The following were the results of the principal races :— Jdvenilb Stakes, of oOsovs ; 4 furlongs. Mr. P. Butler's Adulation, by Apreoiont—Flattery, Bat .» 1 Mr. G. G. Stead's Rainbow, Bst 2 Mr. G. H. Clifford's Parvula, Sit . . 3 Time, 52£secs. Templeton Stakes, of SOaova. One mile and a quarter. Mr. S. Higgott's Patrician, Bat 91bs ... 1 Mr. W. C. Webb's Ruby, Bst lllbe .... 2 Mr. W. O. Rutherford's Presto, 7sfc .... 3 Six others started. • Time, 2miu. 17secs. Speilers mustered strong, though games of chance were forbidden by the management. One man was arrested on the complaint of a visitor, but was released, as the property alleged to have been stolen was not found on him. While a mounted constable was searching, somebody stole the bridle and whip from his horse, which was fastened outside. Nominations for the Prince of Wales Stakes and Hurdle Race, to be ran at the Auckland Spring Meeting, and nominations j for Auckland Cup, A. H.C. Handicap and ! Steeplechase to be run at the Summer ' Meeting, are due at eight o'clock to-night. J The railway authorities have made ar- ' raugementa for running speoial trains (toI morrow) to the races at Otahuhu. These ! special trains will leave Auckland at 12.20, I and 1.20 p.m. for the Otahuhu racecourse crossing, returning from the crossing at 6.10 and 6.35 p.m., stopping at the intermediate stations if required. I ' Yesterday was the first pleasant day ex--1 perienced for many weeks past.