VICTORIA RACING CLUB.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5714, 6 November 1896, Page 4

VICTORIA RACING CLUB.

[Per Press Association."! MELBOURNE, Nov. 5. The -weather was fine for the third day's lacingof the Victoria Racing Club's Spring Meeting, and the attendance was large. The following are details of the racing : — THE SECOND HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 5 soys each, with 200 soys added ; the secoml hone 35 soys and the third horse 15 soys from the stake. Two miles. Mr J. ITurnbull's b g Earlston, by Braemar— Silence, syrs, list lib... ... (Underwood) 1 Mr C. H. Morgan's b g lredale, by Justice-Mny Ply, ac;ed, lOst 61b (Williams) 2 Mr P. Fountain's eh g The Hero, by Gipsy King— Minnie, syrs, ilst 41b (Powell) 3 Bight other horses started. '< Betting: 3 to 1 agst Catspaw, 5 to 1 Lucid, 8 to 1 each Carbonate and Earlston, 10 to 1 the others. Galant and Carbonate fell, and Earlston ■won by three-quarters of a length, eight lengths between the second and third horses. Time — 3min 45f sec. THE SPBUJG HANDICAP, of 5 soys each, with 200 soys added ; the second horse 50 soys from the stake. One mile and a quarter. Mr S. Hordern's bh Cravat, by Castor—"Necklace, 4yrs, 7st 111 b ... (Cleal) 1 Mr S. H. Gollan's eh g Tire, by Medallion — Florence M'Carthy, 3yrs, 7st 61b (Keano) 2 Mr S. Miller's br h Preston, by Eobinson Crusoe — Blue Eyes, oyrs, 956 lib (Pearson) 3 Ten other horses started. Betting : sto 1 each agst Survivor, and Alabuculia; 7 to 1 Mischief, 8 to 1 St David, 10 to 1 Homespun, 15 to 1 Cravat. Cravat won by half a length with Preston two lengths behind Tire. Time — 2min9£sec. THE FLYING STAKES, of 5 soys each, with 200 soys added ; the second horse 50 soys from the . stake. Weieht-for-age. - Seven furlongs. •Mr W. A. Long's eh g Hopscotch, by Grand Flaneur — Terara, 6yrs, Bsfc 111 b ... (Hnyes) 1 Mr P.Moore's b g Lieutenant, by Beauchamp— Spring Blossom, syrs, Bst 111 b ... (Delaney) 2 Mr A. Harvey's b h Bloodshot, by Mnxim— lris, 4yrs, 9st ... - 'E. Power) 3 Coil Bst also started. '. Betting : 6to 4 agst Hopscotch, 9to 4 Lieutenant, 4 to 1 Bloodshot, 6 to 1 Coil. Hopscotch won easily by half a length from Lieutenant, with Bloodshot a similar distance away third. Time— lmin 28£ sec. THE OAKS STAKES, of 10 soys each, with 300 soys added ; the second horse 50, and the third horse 20 soys from the stake. For three-year-old fillies. One mile and a half. Mr J. Bowen's eh f Thunder Queen, by Thunder-bolt-Queen Consort, Bst 101 b ... <Lewis) 1 Mr D. S. Wallace's br f Moonlyoug, by Mentor —Sierra, Bst 101 b ... ... (J3. Power) 2 Mr D. James's blk f Princess of Wales, by Eobinson Crusoe— Lady Marden, Bst 101 b : (Unwin) 3 Constant Bst 101 b also started. Betting: Even money agst Thunder Queen, 5 to 2 Princess of Wales, 6 to 1 Moonlyong. Won easily by a length, a dozen lengths between the second and third. Time — 2min 40|sec. THE SECOND NTJBSERT HANDICAP, of 5 soys each, with 200 soys added ; the second horse 50 soys from the stake. For two-year-olds. Five furlongs. Mr H. Oxenham's b c Syerla flate Af cola), by Gozo— Cerise and Blue, 7st Gib ... (Moron) 1 Mr D. O'Brien's b c Patriot, by Autonomy — Bangle. Bst 101 b (Huxley) 2 Mr S. G. Cook's br f The Bohemian Girl, by Trenton— The Fortnne Teller, 7st 71b (Holmes) 3 Seven other horses started. Betting : sto 4 agst Patriot, 7to 1 Manfred, 8 to 1 each Syerla and Metford, 10 to 1 The Elder. Won by half a head, with The Bohemian Girl half a length away third. Time — "lmm 3£sec. THE VETERAN STAKES HANDICAP, of 5 soys each, with 2oo sovs added; the second horse 5o soys from the stake. - One mile and a half. Mr M. O'Shanassy's b h O'Trigger, by Trenton —Barley, 4yrs, 7st 71b- (Callinan) 1 Messrs J. C. and B. Manifold's b h Pivot, by Swiveller— Wild Bos». syrs, 7st 101 b (Moor) 2 Mr J. Wilson's b m Disfigured, by Malua — Progressive, aged, 9st 21b (Dawes) 3 Eight other horses started. Betting : 4 to 1 agst Disfigured, 5 to 1 each Dreamland and Destiny, 8 to 1 each Straightfire and Mischief, 10 to 1 O'Trigger. O'Trigger won by a head, with Disfigured a neck behind Pivot. Time— 2min 3Ssec. Mr Jones, part owner of Newhaven, won .£7OOO over the Cup. Eesolute is scratched for all engagements. . AUCKLAND, Nov. 5. Conspiracy and Errand Boy have been scratched for all engagements at the Auckland Eacing Club's Second Spring Meeting. ' .