SPORTING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 1164, 3 November 1917, Page 2

SPORTING.

V.R.C. SPRING MEETING. FIRST DAY. By Cable. — Press Association. — Copyright. MELBOURNE, November 3. The results of the first day's racing are as follow; — MAIDEN HANDICAP. Perform 1 [ Mazarrom 2 Oriens 3 MELBOURNE PLATE. ' Sweet Lady 1 i Tragic Star 2 Outlook 3 HOTHAM HANDICAP. Linglc 1 Chrome 2 . The Toll' ;i j [lf any further results come to hand they ' will be found in the stop press column on • page 10.] AVONDALE SPR'NG MEETING. Press Association. AUCKLAND, November 3. The Avondalc Racing Club's Spring Meet- > ' ing was commenced to-day in good ! | weather. There was a large attendance. | j Results:— MAIDEN PLATE, of 150 sovs. Six furlongs. Lough Ennell, 8.11 1 I All Talk, 8.9 2 Stilts, 9.10 3 . Scratched: Persian Prince, Elysian Rose, ' : Araluue, Mintore, Monotony, Carmen, Sylva, t Scottish Queen. Won by two and a-half 1 lengths. Time, lmin 17sec. i GREY LYNN HURDLES, of 200 sovs. Two miles. ; Marconi 10.8 1 » Marton 9.13 2 Tenacious 10.5 3 Scratched: Spalperion and Sylvan Knight. Won by three lengths. Time, 3min 50sec. AVONDALE STAKES, of 400 sovs. Four | furlongs. 2 1 Informal 1 Hineamaru 2 !' Taiami 3 '• Also started: Delyslan, Windorah, Kawa--1 hn, Lady Retain, Demoiselle, and Mary . , Bruce. Won by half a head. Time, 50sec. AVONDALE CUP, of 70(1 sovs. One mile . and a-quarter. 1 Chortle 9.9 1 I, Sir Ralph 0.8 2 { Glcnopal 7.7 3 Scratched: Colonnade. Won by a length and a-half. Time, 2mln 9 l-ssec. Y HACK AND HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE, '. of 150 sovs. Three miles. Ingenkender 9.12 1

Captain Lock 9.11 2 Dunrobin 9.11 3 Scratched: Miss Queen and Maisonette, Won by ten lengths. Time, Grain 11 2-ssec. HENDERSON HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. Seven furlongs. King Chiara 7.12 1 Munstcr 7.13 2 Meltchikoff 7.1.1 3 Scratched: Bingham, Loyal Arch, and Colonnade. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, lmin 29 l-ssec. HACK WELTER, of 150 sovs. One mile and one furlong. British Arch, 9.4 1 Demotic, 8.11 2 King of the Valley, 8.1 .. .. 3 Scratched: Pierrot, Brown Lock, Regio, Jocular. Won by a length and a-quarter! Time, lmin . r >Bsec. FLYING STAKES, of 2r>o sovs. Six furlongs. Mill o' Cowrie, 8.10 1 Lightning, 7.13 2 Lady Jack. 7.8 3 Scratched: King Lupin, Royal Arch. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, lmin 15 2-sscb.