SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5622, 18 November 1889, Page 3

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON R. C. SPRING MEETING. Hutt Racecourse, Saturday. The first day's racing of the We] Hngton Racing Club's Spring Meeti-i: took place to-day, when the attendantwas only limited, the weather being rathe cold. The following are the results of tin different events : — HURDLES. Clarice, 9st 101 b (Higgins) J Raven, 9st 81b (Pell) 5 All Day, 9at 101 b I Oceo'a, Playboy, Ariel, and Kincrais. also ran. All Day led until a quarter ol a mile from home, when Raven rushed to the front, but in the straight the latter was caught by Clarice, and a great struggle home resulted in a neck victory for Clarice. Playboy fell at the fourth jump. Time, 3min 29sec. Div. L 4 Ba. SPRING HANDICAP. Lenore, 7st 12lb (M'Morran) 1 Forrester, Bst 91b (Huxtable) 2 Weka, fist 81b (Knight) 3 Lady Florin, Little Scrub, Sincerity, Montrose, and Minnie Palmer also ran. Lady Florin was a favorite. Weka cut ont the running for six furlongs, when Lady Florin and Forrester took up the running. Rounding the home turn Forrester looked all over a winner, but at the distance Lenore came with a rush, and there was a great race home, Lenore gaining the verdict by the shortest of heads, Weka a good third, Lady Florin fourth. Time, 2mins. KJi'secs. Div. L 5 ss. KARMKII's HACK. Hakatere, lOst 121 b (Chapman) ... 1 Obcd, 12st (Pringlo) 2 ■ahateaha, 12st (Balham) 3 Won easily at the finish. Div. LI 6s. SECOND DAY'S RACING. To-day. There was lovely weather for the second day's races. The attendance was about the same as on Saturday. The following are the results : — Hurdles. Ariel 1 Raven 2 All Day 3 November Handicap. Forrester ... ... ... 1 Lenore 2 Montr«se 3 London, Oct. 15. For the Derby to be run in June next, the Hon Mi- White's candidates Marellan and Kirkham have been introduced into the market, and 21) to 1 can be obtained against the pair coupled. Dunedin, to-day. Jet d'Eau has been scratched for all engagements at the Exhibition meeting. [By Zona. ] fixtures. Kovember 20, 21, and 22 - Gisborne Rowing Club's trial fours. November 27 and 30, December 3 and 7 — Dunedin Exhibition Meeting. December 20 — Auckland Cup. December 2G— H.B.J.C. Meeting. December 26 — Waerenga-a-hika Jockey Club Meeting. January 4 and 15— P. B. Turf Club's Summer Meeting. January 22 and 23 — Gisborne Racing Club's Summer Meeting at Park. BETTINci. Exhibition Cvp — 4 to 1 against Occident; 5 to 1 Tirailleur, Recluse, Scot's Grey, Jet d'Eau ; 7 to 1 British Lion, Cynisea, ; 100 to 10 to 1 others. From Napier I learn that Wally Clifford is still in a bad way. Melbourne has a Benzon on a small scale. Nominations for the Waerenga-a-lrika J.C. Meeting close on Saturday night. Dunkeld scored a win in the Free Handicap at the V.R.C. Meeting. In the Melbourne Stakes Carbine had one of his fore feet bandaged and a shoe on, and this probably cost him the race. The last seven V.R.C. Derbies have all fallen to New South Wales sportsmen, the Hon. James White being credited with five. Hales has won the V.R.C. Derby six times, three times for the Hon. J. White, and once each for De Mestre, W. A. Long, andJ. Wilson. Up to date Abercorn has started in 35 races, of which he has won 21, and which represented in stakes close upon L 13,500. Mr G. G. Stead was tho principal winner at the C. J.C. Metropolitan Meeting, his cheque amounting to L 1589 9s. Mr J>. Gollna came next, L 1423. The total sum distributed was L 5603 2s. Melos is a grand looking and well-grown brown horse, by Goldsborough — Melody, the property of Mr William Gannon, is four years old, and was bred by Mr F. S. Reynolds, of Tocal, N.S.W. Referring to the V. R. C. Derby, " Ajax " says: — "The race, was not, however, such a gift to Dreadnought as the odds indicated, and at one time — about 100 yards from horne — it looked as if Richelieu had the favorite beaten. Both Power and Hales were at it hammer and tongs, and the result trembled in the balance for a moment, but Dreadnought, who appears to be a bit of -i sluggard, answered gamely, and, finishing under S3vere punishment, won by a length from Richelieu, amidst tremendous cheering and excitement. That Richelieu is a game *un no one will deny, and had it not been that the son of Richmond was a bit sore after a severe gallop he did on Thursday, tlie length's verdict might have been the other way." Mr L. Zucker, a well-kuown bookmaker, who saw Bravo being hoisted into the train going to Ballarat a day or two after the Caulneld Cup, came back to the Victorian Club rooms and laid against the son of Grand Flaneur L2o,ooo,"some of it at 1000 to 1. Mr R. Phillips, another well-known member of the ring, took LIO,OOO of it, and as he only laid off six thousand he had a win of four thousand pounds on the race. Mr Cullen, the proprietor of the Oakleigh Park course, took 1000 to 1, and laid L 250 off to 5s to " Augur " of the Australasian. Biavo, the winner of the Melbourne Cup of 1889, is a fine upstanding bay stallion, claiming parentage from Grand Flaneur, who in his day cleared the board, and retired from the turf with an unbeaten record. Bravo was bred in the Bega district, New South Wales, by Mr Win. E. Royds, and after a very successful career in that colony, was purchased by Mr M. Loughlin for Mr W. T. Jones, for the sum of 600 guineas. It will not be forgotten that only a few months back, when Ringmaster was racing so well in England, Mr Jones, Bravo's owner, cabled out to have the horse sent home. For some reason not known to the public the command was not obeyed, possibly owing to the fact that those who had charge of him had a good idea that he would annex either the Caulfield or Melbourne Cup. How true their anticipations were is now realised, for to-day the horse is the idol of the land. And what a remarkable animal he must be can be realised by the fact that for better than ten days prior to the great race lie was laid up through having cut one of his feet by treading on a glass bottle at Caulfield. Under the circumstances his superb condition must have stood to him, as he only had one gallop during the last fortnight. Owing to this he receded from the position of first; favorite in the Melbourne Cup to 1000 to 1, and it is stated, on very good authority, that one metallician alone had no less than LIO,OOO to LlO against him, which cost him something like LSOO to get back when he heard that the horse was recovering and likely to Start,