SPORTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 4382, 5 November 1888, Page 3

SPORTING.

• THE VICTORIA RACING CLUB'S SPRING MEETING. iMELBOURNE BETTING MARKET. 1 (Per Electkic Telegraph — Copyright.) [Pkr Press Association.] ! (Received 0.30 a.m., Nov. sth.) .Melbourne, Nov. 3. At Tattersall's to-night Whakawai was installed first favourite for the Cup, s to 1 being freely taken about tho aon of Lnolinus, after which 9 to 2 was the best ofi'ci-. Chicago ie quoted at 7to 1, Mentor and Tradition 8 to 1, Ensign and Bravo 10 to 1, Carlyon 12 to 1. Several largo wagers were booked, 3000 to 400 being written about Enßiyn and Bravo, whilo 1000 to 80 was taken about Carlyon. Enquiries are being .made for Melon, and 1000 to 40 is on offer againßt Malua. Nov. 4. Ths weather for the opening day of the V.R.C. spring races waa fine but rather close and sultry. Tho attendance was about 50,000, including Sir H. B. Loch, Governor of Victoria, Lord Carrington, Governor of New South Wale?, and Sir William Robinson, Governor of South Australia. Tho racing throughout wn3 very good, but tho riding of Derritt in the Derby caiißed great dissatisfaction. Carbine was undoubtedly the best colt in tho Derby, and the public supported the New Zealand horse heavily. The win of Necklet in the Maribyrnong Plato was an excellent perfoni'anco and the victory was well received by the public. Tho following are tlio results — Mkluoukne Stakes, l.j mile ; weight for a«o. Mr W. Gannon's Australian Peer (Power) 1 Mr Wallace's Montor ... (O'Brien) 12 j Mr S. L. West's Tradition (Aspinali) Ii Other starters were Cyclops, Malua, Bravo, Ben Bolt, Abercorn, and Aristocrat. Betting :> to 1 against Mentor, 4 to 1 against Australian Peer, 5 to 1 Abercorn, <; to 1 Malua and Tradition, 10 to 1 Cyclops and Bravo. Tho race- throughout wao mo3t exciting and was won by sheer gatnonons by half a length, a neck aoparating tho second and third hors'.M. Malua wim fourth. Timo— Uinins 12.' scarp Hotha.m Handicap, Vi niilo and a i distance. > Mara, Gat 81b (O'Neill) 1 ; Menotti, 6st 71b '2 i Touchstone, 7flt 01b ... ... ... o

s Eleven horses started, including EnS- - lade, who carried Ost lllb. Betting 3 to 1 asjainst Mara, 4 to 1 Touchstone and Enfilade, t Won easily, l Time — 2min. o 4-usec. t Mauibybnono Plate ; 5 furlongs. , Mr J. Marshall's Necklet (O'Brien) 1 > Mr S. Brown's Carrington (Rainage) 2 Hon. J. White's Rudolph (Hales) 3 Eighteen horses star toil. Betting — 3 to 1 against Rudolph, sto 1 Montallo and Rokeby, 7 to 1 Necklet, 10 1 to 1 The King, Carrington, and Saver--1 nak. 1 Necklet, Rudolph, and Savernak had 1 tho best of a wretched start, but Mr 1 Marshall's filly never loft tho issue in 1 doubt, and won easily by a length. 1 Time lraiu. 2^sec. V.R.C. Derby, eweepslake of 25 sovs, with 650 sovs added ; limile. Hon. J. White's Enßign (Hales) 1 Mr D. O'Brien's Carbine (Derrett) 2 Mr Gannon's Melos ... (Power) 3 Pearl Shell, Volley, Wycombe, and Aldavalloch also started. The betting at the post wus7 to4 against Carbine, 5 to 2 Melos, 0 to 1 Pearl Shell, 7 to 1 Ensign, 10 to 1 Volley. As the horses were drawing up in line at the post Volley lashed out and kicked Carbine. On tho fall of the flag Wycombe dashed away with the lead and made tho running for Molos. Passing tho sheds Wycombe was still at the head of affairs, with Carbine handy. Approaching the home turn Carbine supplanted Wyoombe, but was immediately challenged by Mr Gannon's other candidate, Melos, and as the horse3 turned into the straight the latter had a little the best of it. Carbine, however, came again, and when once more in front tho race appeared a moral for him, but when within tho distanco Hales brought up EnsigD, nnd completely out-generaling Derritt, won cloverly by a head. Time— 2mm 45lsec. Ensign was decorated 1 with the blue ribband by Lady Loch. Selling Race ; 0 furlongs. Surprise ... ... 1 Lady Marion 2 Hogmany "■ 3 Seven horses started. Betting — 7 to 4 on Surprise, 4 to 1 against Marion. Won easily by two lengths. Time — lmin ISisecs. Coburg Stakes ; 1 mile and a furlong. Hon. J. "White's Plutarch, 7st 31b (Huxley) 1 Lord John, Cst 101b 2 Dividend, 83t 91b 3 Seventeen horses started. Batting — 2 to 1 against Platarch, sto 1 against Dividend, 6 to 1 against Maggie. Won comfortably by a length. Time — lmin aS^'secs.