SPOHTBNQ. NEW ZEALAND HORSES IN AUSTRALIA.

Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 58, 6 September 1905, Page 2

SPOHTBNQ. NEW ZEALAND HORSES IN AUSTRALIA.

MANIAPOTO REGISTERS A FINE GALLOP. [press association.! (Received September 6, 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Maniapolo put in a convincing gallop from a standing start, carrying Epsom weight. He threw behind a anile in lmin 434 eec, tho finsfc half in 51sec — the befit performance against a watch ever made on the middle grass .track. Gladsome covered the last cix of nine furlongs in lmin 22sec, and Nightfall beat Isolt in a mile and a quarter — a go which finished i in 2min 15isec. Noctuifoim and Sungod were isent a journey of a furlong less than their stablo mates, fhe formsr 'having the call in 2min 3ecc. Machine. Gun j was extended over a mile, which the crstwhflo New Zeaknder "traversed in lmin 46j|sec. Tartan had the assistance of WaToo over a similar distance, which occupied lmin 47eec. THE BETTING MARKET. SYDNEY, sth September. There i« a fair amount of betting over the Epsom Handicap. Maniapoto furtHer improved in position after acceptance. All the money- available at 5 to I—not1 — not a large amount — waa taken, and the betting left off very firm at 4 to 1. For the double the two Maniapotos aro in considerable request. P.K. as the it suit of backing to the tune of several thousands by Mr. Crick, has advanced to 10 to 1. Machine Gun 'has been knocked back to 100 to 6. Por the 'Metropolitan Tartan is favourite at 7 to 1, P.K. 8 to 1. BOOKMAKERS' DISPUTE. ' MELBOURNE, This Day. The bookmakers' difficulty over fees 'has been settled, a compromise liaving been effected.