A.J.C. SPRING MEETING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5578, 25 September 1889, Page 2

A.J.C. SPRING MEETING.

(By K!ectrie Te!c.;'tagh. Copyright.— Per United Pre3S Association.— Received Sept 24, 5.9 p.m.) Sydney, Sept. 24. The following is the result of the — Great Metropolitan Stakes. Hon. J. White's Abercorn, 9st 7lbs ... 1 Mr W. Gannon's Arsenal, 9st 21bs ... 2 Mr W. Gannon's Wycombe (7st lOlbs) 3

Abevcorn is a chestnut horse, oyrs, by Chester — Cinnamon. The following is a list of his performances : — As a two-year-old at the A..T.C. Summer meeting he won the December Stakes, 5 furlongs, carrying Bst lOlbs ; third in Lady Carrington Plate at Tattersall's Club meeting ; first at the V.R.C. in the Sires' Produce Stakes, six furlongs, just beating Maxim by a head ; first at the Hawkesbnry Racing Club in the Claret Stakes, 5 furlongs ; first at A..J.C. Autumn meeting in Sires Produce Stakes, 7 furlongs ; 2nd in Champagne Stakes, carrying 9s t <ilb, being beaten by Matador, Bst 101 b; first in First Foal Stakes, <i furlongs. As a, three-year-old : iirfit at A..T.C. Spring meeting in A.J.C. Derby, beating Niagara 2, Australian Peer 3, in 2mins. 39secs ; carrying 9st nib ran a dead heat with Niagara Bst 131 b, for the Second Foal Stakes ; at V.R.C. meeting ran dead heat with Niagara for 2nd place in V.R.C. Derby, won by Australian Peer in 2mms. 40secs ; 2nd in Canterbury Plate 2i miles, carrying 7st 41b, won by Australian Peer 7st 31b, Dunlop third 9st Gib. Time 4min. 45necs. V.R.C. Autumn Meeting.— Won V.R.C. St. Leger, Australian Peer 2nd. Time omin. 15] sees. Won the Champagne Stakes 3 miles carrying 7st 121 b, Nelson 9st 51b second. Time (miiu 15secs. At. the A.J.C. Autumn Meeting won A.J.C. St. Leger, Australian Peer 2nd. Second in Cumberland Stakes 2 miles, cai-ryingßst 21b to Australian Peer Bst 21b, Arsenal 9st4lb third. Time 3min. 36}secs. Won A.J.C. Plate 3 miles, carrying Bst, Australian Peer Bst second and Arsenal 9st 51b third, time Smins. 372secs. Four year old A.J.C, Spring Meeting. — Second in Spring Stakes, li miles, carrying 9st to Australian Peer 9.st, Time 2min 40secs. Third in Metropolitan Stakes, 2 miles, carrying 9st 81b. Won by Lamond 6st 41b, Arsenal second 9st. Time 3min. 37osecs. Won Craven Plate, lj miles, carrying 9.st. Time 2 mins. 19.\sees. Second in the Randwick Plate, tltree miles, carrying 9st. Won by Wycombe fist 121 b, Australian Peer 9.st, third. Time -6niin.s 47Asecs. V.R.C Autumn Meeting— Won Essendon Stakes, 1] miles, carrying 9st ; Cyclops (9st 31b) second, Malau (9st 311>) third ; time, 2min olsee. Second in Champion Stakes, 3 miles, carrying 9st, won by Carbine (7st 121 b), Melos (7st 121 b) third\time omin oUsec. Won Place Handicap, 1 V miles, carrying 9st 101 b ; The Charmer (7st 81b) second, Cyclops (9st 31b) third ; time, 2min 38sec. A.J.C. Autumn Meeting — Won Autumn Stakes, 1-i miles, carrying 9st, Carbine (Bst 41b) second and Australian Peer (9at) third, time 2min 42f5ec ; third in Sydney Cup, 2 miles, carrying 9sb 41b, won by Carbine (9st), Melos (Bsfc 21b) second, time 3min 31sec ; third in Cumberland Stakes, 2 miles, carrying 9st, won by Carbine (Bafc 21bs), Lochiel (9st 41b) second, time unn'n 3sec ; second in A.J.C. Plate, 3 miles carrying 9.st, won by Carbine (Bst), Melos (Bst) third, time omin 43see. As five-year old at A.J.C. Spring Meeting won Spring Handicap. By Abercorn's win in the Metropolitan yesterday his record stands In' wins, 7 seconds, and 4 thirds, besides running two dead-heats for first and second place with Niagara. Abcrcorn is not engaged in the Cauln'eld Cup, but is in the Melbourne Cup (9st lOlbs) and the Champion Stakes.

The hoisting of the Union Jack on the dome of the Exhibition building at Dunedin last week was made the occasion for a festive gathering of the workmen and others concerned in the undertaking. In proposing success to the undertaking, Mr Joubert said : -" To most of you exhibitions are a novelty; to me it is, I may almost say, a stale game, having been concerned with nearly two score of such undertakings. There is, hovvever, a point of novelty in this one. Prince Albert, when he instituted the great Exhibition of 1851, had Hyde Park to deal with. The Parisians have the Champ de Mars. America found in Philadelphia Fairmount Park : Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide were provided with beautiful gardens already made. Not so here. Not very long ago the waves of the great Pacific covered the very ground where now stands this great building. Elsewhere nature had done half the work; in this instance it is all the work of man. Without in any way wishing to be deemed sacriligious. 1 may borrow from (ienesis : "You made the land and everything thereon." More power to you, I say -to chose who have conquered the sea as well as you who have constructed thia exhibition luu'lding, which you have every roa■s<>ti k> V«j proud :•{."