SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12588, 19 October 1911, Page 7

SPORTING.

t (Press Assn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.) \ ■ ■ ' -'.MELBOURNE, October 18. Fine wenther favored ; the second day of the V.A.T.C. spring mooting, hut it was . rather cold. A good crowd attended m expectation of a good racing struggle between Comedy King, Aurofodiritt, and the other cracks m thi Eclipse Stakes. The following arc the results:— Hurdle Race, 2 mites 64 yards.— Port Light, 10.7. 1; Niinrod, 9.11, 2; Daka, 8.5, 3. S"> others started. Won by a length and a half, with five lengths between second and third. Time, 3min. 56sec. Mona Nursery, of 650 soys, 4 mile.— Golden Gauntlet, 8.1, 1; Gold Brew, 7.12, 2; Mararoa, 7.13, 3. Sixteen others started. The winner took command when the field settled down, and stalled off a challenge and won by a length and three-quarters. Time, 4825e0. Eclipse Stakes, of ; 600 soys., 1 mile 3 fur longs.— Comedy King 1, Beverage 2, Cadonit3. Also, ran: Auroiodina,, Kuringni, Rifle, anc Indiscreet. Comedy King' was the first to fiiu his legs, but' was steadied, and Rifle was allowed to lead past the stand from -Beverage, Kuringai, . Comedy King, Aurofodina and Cadonia. Six furlongs from." ".home Beverage ani* Kuringai were together, 1 and led by three lengths .from Comedy £.Kjng_- and Aurofodina. At the three furldbgs "postE*"Kuringut ; and Beverafee were two. lengths-, abend of Q&donia, and Comedy.. King was ''fourth, going well, 'while Aurofodina. . appeared to , be troubled. Beverage led the fl,eld at the- home turn, where Comedy King was bumped back, and lost several".', lengths/ . 'However, .he went m pursuit, ciit down Beverage inside the- i. half distance,- and brilliantly ,\von, by n 'length, with a length and a half between' second i.i.d Uiird. Kuringai vas fourth, ana then came Aurofodina, Indiscreet and Rifle. Time,, 2.35. 4 Australian Corinthian, of 175 soys, 1 mile.— Swagger, 11.3, 1; Saltare, 11.11, 2; Brbokong, 12.3, 3. Six others "'parted. BrookOng^'led to five furlohigs from home, when Stagger took charge and won by two lengths. Time,, 1.45 4-ssec. • ' t i Coongv Handicap, of 300 soys, 1 mile 3 furlongs.—Didus, 7.6, 1; Thistlebrook, .7.5, 2; Gay Bob, 7.11, 3. Fourteen others ran. Hnrtfell made the running, but Sandbatli led into the straight from Biirston ' and- Didus. The latter came away at the distance and won by • v length and a half, with a neck between second and third.- Tiiiie, • 2.21. "-•""■ Moonga Handicap, of 200 soys, 5i furlongs.— Obsono, "9.7, 1; McCulloch, ,8.3, 2; Two, Brigs, 7.13, 3. Eighteen others 'started.. Obsono came through nt .the distance arid won easily by two lengths. Half a head separated second and third. Time, 1.8. ...