SPORTING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 233, 4 October 1887, Page 4

SPORTING NEWS.

Papers to hand by the 5... Kotoimtoa show that Algerian is in great requester the Melbourne Cup, and he has been backdown to sto 1. lathe Waverley Hanoicap, in which Algerian ran second to P lop, the first named carried9st 61b, and*" blocked twice in thestraight. Sflv^ has been consistently backedlrtlOJgJ For the V.R.C. Derby, Aber^rn « m g 2to 1 taken and offeredl;4 Mlgg offered about Niagara; 6to 1 «£»S, The Australian Peer, 7 to if »*^ to 1 is offered about Enfilade. !«' LlfieldCupabi.com— g» executed in favour of Volcano, ™> hacked down to 10 to 1, about gOWg StenatlOO'sto 9. S^"^!* in fair request, and was backed anw 7 for a few thousands. , n YabbaandHenmo have been scr*t for the Melbourne Clip. „ B . r The "Sydney, Te*^*ff sl i^r. Although the time T smin-_»£ * & turned for tbe Baiidi^HJJJJ,-^ Australian Peer must be oonoou the three competitors for the last mile and a taj, « ■ be gathered from the fact ottn having run the concluding; one to 2min. lO^sec. Both lihW» 4, Gannon's colt were feuly« hre ,y^ five-furlongs, and &^g_ &** old did not show in f^ut w " aC j, Jhe home turn he micrht sooner, as Trident was m Q** g nassino- the half-mile. F str .^ „t Jan champion has in" in. Hales, who i«»*" a *rainst'T?* S? intention of p* mjfa^ Austrian Peeiswhi^^^^, J "£__. William %-S*# auction at their; bazaarJg, Zeal^J thorou ? dbred stock fgm^ 4y « J The following aPPTtfiag_>*ranlS Melbourne V SP,,^f^lSn_? a great colb l . f .J <#? especially when it is^ tha t. JJ is hot as forward a« Abjw . expect him * Mr White'scoltfoi the J ghpgß W^i During the month wfai£ j£W«J his J_d Derby Ray I thnk A, contrive to improve *c *„ n ds;a*^E * is scarcely.room foi impro __&*££ Abercorn is concerne?, diti onal jf> colts is invested J*^ ».i*Jp_ The Derby certomly » $ -y» open race now and, conseauent on tl^ ercorull(lS *» and Australian I '^Qfo* .;.