SPORTING.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 476, 7 November 1877, Page 2

SPORTING.

MELBOURNE RACES. (PER, PRESS AGENCY.) Melbourne, November 6. There was an immense attendance at the races to-day, all parts of the course being crowded. A. steady rain set in. Three Governors were present. MAIDEN TLATE. Talk o' the Vale 1 Strathearn 2 Explosion ... ... ... 3 Won by a short head. Time—2min. 42fsecs.

RAILWAY STAKES. Viscount 1 Ashautce 2 Glenburn 3 Only the three started, and Viscount won by two lengths. Time—2min. 17sec.

KENSINGTON STAKES. Marlowe 1 Royal Oak 2 Brona... ... ... ... 3 Time—lmin. s£secs. MELBOURNE CUP. Chester 1 Savanaka ... 2 Vagabond ... ... ... 3 A splendid race. Won close on the win-ning-post by a bare half length, Vagabond several lengths behind. The King fell, and put out Savanaka. Woodlands was sixth. Time—3min. 33£secs.

CHRISTCHURCH RACES. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, PER PRESS AGENCY. ]

Christchurch, November 6. The following telegram was received after we went to press laßt evening : Railway Plate, of 100 sovs. Half a mile. Mr. Delamain's Parthenopceus 1 Mr. Fraser's Bribery ... ... ■•• 2 Mr. O'Brien's Luna ... ... •■• 3 None of the others started.

Parthenopceus won by two lengths. A protest was lodged against Parfchenopoeus for going outside a post, but it was disallowed. Time—52secs.

THIS DAY. At a meeting of the stewards of the Jockey Club held this morning it was decided to disqualify Matthews, the rider of Bribery in the Railway Plate yesterday, for one year. The Metropolitan Meeting was continued to-day, and although the weather was threatening there was an immense attendance.

Maiden Plate, of 100 sovs. Weight for age. One and a half miles. Mr. Webb's Jangler (Clark) 1 Mr. Delamain's Oberon ... (Clifford) 2 Mr. Redwood's Chokebore (M'Conkey) 3 Mireille also started.

Betting—s to 4 on Mireille. A splendid race to the rails, when Jangler came away

and won by two lengths. Time—2min. 46$aeca. Cajcterbcry Cxjp, of 600 bovs., added to a sweepetakeß of 20 sovs. 2| miles. Mr. Farmer's Ariel (Lyford 1 Mr. Fraser's Trump Card ... (Clark) 2 Mr. Redwood's Mata (Clifford) 3

Templeton and Chancellor also ran. Betting—Even on Trump Card and Mata, 2 to 1 agst Templeton, 4 to 1 agst Ariel. Chancellor fell back, beaten by Trump Card, Ariel, and Mata, till nearing the rails, when Ariel came away and won by three lengths. Time—4mins. ll^secs.