Sporting.

Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 128, 14 October 1886, Page 2

Sporting.

I Although. Nelson has for some time been i firmly established as first favourite for the ) New Zealand Cup, it would appear that oven : at this late period it is not yet> settled ) whether the horse will stay in the colony I for the biff Southern race, or go over to r Australia for the Melbourne Cup. Major ; George, his owner, who has been on a visit ; to England, is on board the San Francisco i mail steamer duo at Auckland on Friday • noxt, and as soon as ho arrives a decision 1 will be come to on the subject. There aro • many good judges who assert that the I chances are still in favour of tho horso oross- , ing the water, and they givo as their reason > that Major George has received from a Melbourne admirer of Nelson an offer of .£OOOO to nothing for tho Melbourne Cup, and .£5OOO to nothing Trident for tho Derby and Nelson for tho Cup, if he sends him ; whoroas it is well known the stable have got none of the Now Zealand Cup monoy. Should Nelson go to Melbourne ho would have to sail by the steamer leaving the Bluff on Thursday, the 21st, which would land him ■ there by the 26tn, that is with only a week to recover from the effects of his journey. ! Against the probability of his going, it may 1 bo urged that there was no mention in Tuesday's Press Association cable message from Melbourne of Nelson's name boing ; among the general entries for the V.R.C. Spring Meeting — a circumstance which should certainly have been telegraphed if it was the fact. Taking all the circumstances into consideration, the chances appear to bo against Nelson being sent to Melbourne. , [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH — COPYRIGHT. | ; THE O&SAREWITCH. [ STONE CLINK THE WINNEE. ; (Received October 14, 1.15 p.m.) [reuter's telegrams.] London, 12th October. > The winnor of tho Csesarewitch was Stone • Clink, not Stone Deaf, as previously stated. <■ [This was a telegraphic mutilation.] SCRATCHINGS FOR CAULFIELD. [beuteb's telegrams.] Melbourne, 13th October. Zeno and Gardenia have been scratched for the Caulfield Cup. (Received October 14, 1.15 p.m.) Melbourne, This Dat. Silver King has been scratched for the Caulfield Cup. Tho announcement of the scratching of Zcno for that event was erroneous.