SPORTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 3430, 25 September 1885, Page 3

SPORTING.

AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB SPRING MEETING. (By Cable.) (Special to the Press Association.) [Received 7.15 p.m., Sopt. L'tth. Sidney, Sept. 24. The third day's rnces of tho A.J.C. Spring meeting took place at Randwick today. The principnl events resulted as follows : — The Craves Plati', of 200 sots, with a sweepstakes of 10 soys each, 1 ft., to go to tho second horse. For three rear olds and upwards. One vile aud a quarter. Hon. J. Whito's b or br c Nordenfeldt, by Musket— Onyx 1 Mr Smith's Honey dew 2 Mr Martin's Reginald 3 This was a splendid race, Nordenfeldt winning by a length. Time— 2min ll^sec. Thb Skcoud Foil Stakes of 1885, of 20 sors. each, 5 ft., or no liability if declared by 4 p.m. on the first Thursday after the Autumn Meeting of 1834. For tlircc-yrar-olds — colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst Bib ; geldings nt time of starting allowed 51b. The second horse to receive 50 novs. from the prize, and tho breeder of tho winner 100 soys. from the A.J.C. Ono mile and a quarter. Entries closed with 107 subs. Mr W, Kelso's br c First Chester, by Cheater— Marie Stuart ... ..*. 1 Mr J. Monaghan's (n) br c Eagle Grange, by niack Eagle— Bessie 2 Hon. J. White's b c Lennoi 3 Uralla also started. The race was a good one. Time— 2min. 15Jscc. Thb Sydney Handicap. A handicap sweepstakes of 5 soys each, 1 forfeit-, with 200 boys added. For three-year-olds and upwards. Second horso 60 soys from the prize. One mile and a half. Wing 1 Folly + Tom Brown t This race was won by Wing by iialf a length, Folly and Tom Brown running a dead heat for second place. Welcome Jack also started. Time— 3min. 38sec.