SPORTING.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1756, 6 November 1885, Page 3

SPORTING.

VICTORIA RACING CLUB SPBING MEETING. THE CUP DAY. About 140,000 persons were upon the oourse on the Cup .Day, the number of visitors from the other colonies being very large. Melbourne Cup—a handicap sweepstakes ol 20 sovs each, with 1000 added ; second horse to receive 300 sovs, and third 200 sovs out of stakes; two miles ; Mr M Loughin’s br b Sheet Anchor by St Albans—Queen Mary, aged, 7st 111b (M O’Brien) 1 Mr J. G. Eeid’s oh m Grace Darling, by The Diver—Zoe, 3yrs, 7st 12 (including 71b extra) .. .. (J. Williams) 2 Mr D. O’brien’s b hj Trenton, by Musket —Frality, 4yrs, 7st 131b (Robertson) 3 The Railway Plate fell to Isonomy ; the Kensington Stakes to Madeliua ; the Hurdle Race to Ruby ; the Nursery Stakes to Yellow Jacket, and the New Years Stakes to Merrimer. On third day the Maiden Plate was taken by Winchester ; Cjclops 2, Parvenu 3. Spring Handicap - Cerise and Blue 1; Volioipede 2; Lavington 3. Royal Park Stakes—Trenton 1; Remus 2 ; Dunlop 3. Weight for Age Steeplechase—Banker 1; Denmark 2. The Oaks—Uralla 1 ; Parody 2 ;| Claudia 3. Veteran Stakes—Britisher 1; Cerese and Blue 2; Metal 3 In the last race Grace Darling and Doncaster fell in the ruck, and the latter horse killed; the jockey on Grace Darling was severely shaken. CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP. The following weights were declared on Wednesday night Tasman, lOst 31b ; Turqoise, 9st 81b ; Black Rose, 9st 81b ; Taiaroa, Sou’-wester, and Nelson, 9st 1 lib ; Pearl and Necklace, 9st; Maligner, Bst 91b ; M anon, Master Agnes, Fusilier, Stoneyhurat and Christina, Sst 81b ; Administrator, Sat 71b ; Lochiel, Bst Gib; Pusilade and Hermitage, Sst 4lb; Consul and Lady Emma, Sst 31b; Captain Webster and Wapiti, Sst 21b; Everton Lad and Talebearer, Sst 11b ; Alpine Rose, Matanaka and Moaua, Sst; Rocket and and Billy, 7st 121b ; Bonny Blink, 7st 91b ; Moana, Tit-bit, Sprit, Patrician, Archduke, Tim Whiffler, Kingask, Salvage, Conundrum, Leon, and Water King, 7st 71b ; Take Miss, 7st 41b ; Derwent, Adventuress, Misadventure, Spado Guinea, and Tiger Tim, 7st 31b ; Minerva, 7st 21b ; Charmer, Leodogran, and Jack, 7st; Soudan, 6st I3lb ; Miss Ressley and Revoke, 6st 121b ; Poet, GstlOlb ; Ravenscraig, Clogs, Puck, and Tres Tec, Sst 71b ; Marquis, Trapper, May Flower, Mokarakara, Nor’-wester, Yankee, Polly, Sediment, Athol, Daisy, Mor, Miss Lyle, Ironside, Temuka, Director, Chance, Rnbezabl, Mainboom, Silver Queen, King Arthur, and Strop, Sit.