VICTORIAN SPRING RACING CARNIVAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 254, 26 October 1899, Page 9

VICTORIAN SPRING RACING CARNIVAL.

TO • DAY'S NOTES

MELBOURNE, this day

i The following Cup wagers were I booked last night: —100 to -t Floddon to win IM000; inn io . Contrast for _ '2000.

The two Dewevs were supported for the Derby and Cup at 100 to I to win Ii 2001).

liain I'his morning made the tracks : heavy. Parthian shaped well with i Australian Star over a mile gallop, jiind it is considered the Hon. \V. A. | Long's colt will be hard lo beat in the , Derby. Le Vnr did a capital mile and threequarters. Cranberry went badly over I a mile iind live furlongs in company with Hallistite. Blue Metal registered a ffood six furlongs. Caitlus and War God pin in a strong mile. Dewey, I Coeos, Flodden and Cavaire did a use- | fill utile. Security and (innllo tray- ; ersed a last six furlongs. Contrast !si rode over a strong mile and a-hnlf. icd ten furlongs in capital style. lvalingo did useful work.

Mora went a serviceable gallop of a j mile and threcquni'lers. the last tniie ! and a quarter being traversed without ■ effort in '.'mm 2:>sec. Djiii Djin finished lengths in front of Water Colour at the end of a mile, run in liilin -l!):,'see. Dirk Ha mmcrhand beat Lancaster I badly over a mile and a half in ..'min i l.'isec. Gaulcoii was going better I than Reviver at the cud of a mile and ii half run in :2m 4Gs. Aletnene and Condiment covered a mile in lmin -l!C, | see. MELBOUR.VE. Wednesday. ! Yoyou ran disappoint ingly iv the j Sandown Park Handicap (one mile) ! this afternoon, lie carried '.).:.'. and started favourite. Tablik ((..!)) won from Surge (li.*). with The Bock (S.ii) third. Cranberry, looking the same as usual, was restricted to cantering cxi erc'tse. The following is the latest betting on the Derby:—it to I against Dewey. ' 4 to I Scorn, 0 to I Cranberry. 7 to 1 j Trenia rden. Coeos and Gauleon tire equal favourites for Ihe Melbourne Cup at 12 to 1. I .lohansen has been scratched for the ' Melbourne Cup.