V.R.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 3676, 28 February 1899, Page 6

V.R.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

Melbourne, Monday. It was a grand morning, and the tracks were in magnificent order after thojfionvy rainfall yesterday. The work generally was uninteresting. Tho majority of the horses engaged at the A'.R.O. Autumn Meeting, which commences on Saturday, are in splendid condition, the exception being Heretic, who displays symptoms of soreness. Hopscotch is in tremendous buckle, moving with all the freedom of bis best days, and promises ..te play, an important part in tho Newmarket Handi-

cap. , Ponding acceptances this afternoon, the following prices are off ered on the .Newmarket Handicap ;—8 to 1 against Hymettusand North British, 10 to 1 Alix, 12 to 1 Hopscotch, Stand-off and Beachcomber, 14 to 1 Regained, 15 to 1 Venoda, 16 to 1 Reaper, 20 to 1 Bohadil and Dozen, 25 *O-1 Bloodstone, Symmetry, Ampler, Alemehe and forest, 33 to 1 Olaf, Carrara, Man of Honour, Veloco, Churchlight, Security, Diffidence, , Violet and Gold, Delusive, Standish, (Jnnada, Aroha. 40 to 1 to 100 to 1 the others, ' ■ .. Australian Cup.—s td 2 against Boba- . dil, 6 .to 1 Wait-a-Bit, 10 to, 1 Lo Var, 5 Lee-Metford, 12 to 1 Hyraettus, Gnullo, North British, George Frederick, •16 to 1 1 Ballistite,*:l6 to 1 iteka and Alemene, 20 to 1 Lochaher, Elusive, Viking, Wild Raven, Standish and Canada, 25 to 1 Longford, Heretic and Hainault, 33 to l ■oiaf." ■■ - i; - ""

The Dunedin horse Rancour has been put into commission again. Decoy has. been blistered and turned out on the Taieri racecourse. ■ In answer to a communication from the chairman of the Racing Conference, the Kumara Club has agreed that'the Gyfey Club be the' Metropolitan Club for the district. ,

Mr Stead’s colt Conqueror is said ,to have almost entirely recovered from his break down. ~ The Western Australian Turf. Club has just . warned a bookmaker off . its course during the - pleasure of the committee, owing to default to pay up a few hundred pounds for which he was struck at? the last face meeting. ' 1 Mr J. B. A’Deane has had Coastguard and Flirt taken l up in anticipation of winter engagements. . ; . , Flintlock, who. has been doing stud duty at the Hon J. D. Ormond’s, Kararau, has been shipped to Auckland to his owner, Mr D. McKinnon. Wiei Rahotu races the other day Calliope (by Australian) won the Rahotu Cup, St. Vincent arid Nugget filling the places. Calliope also annexed the Flying. Ompra„ also, -won a double, the Electric .andPungarotju Handicap. Nugget ran thrice during the day, .yimnng' the hurdles and runing third in two flat races., The Farmers’ Plate wont to Linkshot. The appeal lodged by - Rowland' 1 ' H. Brown against the decision of the Wellington Racing Club in awarding the stakes of the Flying Handicap at the Spring; Meeting to Chasseur has been considered by the'Racing Conference at Christchurch. The judges by a majority decided that the horse Osborne was entitled to the stakes (Sir George Clifford . dissenting). Fresh • evidence was adduced' as to Brown’s bona tides and ownership of the horse. The judges were unanimously of opinion that the rules' relating to ownership and nomination of horses should be revised. Mr J. A. Cook, of Dunedin, was unable to attend at the sitting, and Sir George Clifford was appointed to act in his place.