SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 7333, 4 October 1887, Page 3

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

A Blenheim correspondent wires:—" The first costume cricket match ever held in Blenheim took place on Saturday afternoon between the Lynch Family Bellringers and the Blenheim Cricket Club. It was got up to assist the Garrison Band. There was a very large attendance, and a substantial sum was realised." Beach has entered upon Strong preliminary practice on the Parramatta, and is showing as good form as ever. Hanlan is still resting, not having yet fully recovered from sea-sickness. Mr J. G. Deeble has offered to back Peter Kemp for LSOO to row Hanlan either before or after the match with Beach. He is also willing to back Christopher Nelson to row Hanlan for L2OO, provided the ex-champion gives the local oarsman lOsec start. Gaudaur and Teemer row on October 27 for L°so a-side and the championship of America.

The Hon. W. Robinson's string of horses arrived at Flemington on the 27th ult. The ring' had a very unfavorable time during the"four day's racing at Randwiek last month. ' The time in the Randwiek Plate was slow —viz., smin 50£ sec. Admirers of the champion laid odds of from 100 to 15 to 8 to 1 on him. Aberdeen made the running at a slow pace, and one mile from home Trident went up to him. Qoing on, The Australian Peer waited until the half-mile post, when he challenged the favorite, and he ran with him for a few strides, and Hales then began to ride in earnest, but the three-year-old was quite equal to the occasion, and, amid a scene of the greatest excitement, he began to draw away. The favorite struggled on gamely, but he had evidently met his master upon the day, and Gorty, keeping The Australian Peer going, won by three lengths.. " Pasha (7.9) was fouvth in the Waverley Handicap, one mile and tbree-quartpi<r r won by Punlop (8.16). ' : . The Garrbgton Grand Handicap, of 150 yards, was won on the 2}tb .ult. by WVS. Moxley (26yds); W. J." Ke ly (2M4,; second : J. 'T)ooley (28yds), tbirtl; and C. Bellette (221y<!8), fourth. It was a desperate race, and was won by 6in only. Mr Drake ja said to have, won a gpodataka by Teddy Yni'le's victory in the Free Handicap, in which his horse went to tl j post a rank ouHideV od accdnnt of his pvevioua poor forhi, not being" mentioned in tbiß betting. There were twenty-three starters, including Dividend, Figtree, (jwJ&vPenrett

up), Reetb, Upper Cut, Glen Elgin, Moorebank, Plutarch, and Sorella. The wiener, who was ridden by Howie, won comfortably by thrce-quatters of a length in 2min 12sec. The fashionable Grasmore athletic Bports took place at the little town of that name in tbe English lake district on the 18th of last month. Amongst the 10.COO spectators were the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Manchester (Dr Moorhouse , the Bishop of Rochester, and the usual fP"nkling of the nobilitv then doing the lakes. The princiDal feat* amongst the various items competed for was accomplished m the amateur pole-leaping, in which T. Ray, of Ulverston, actually surpassed his previous record of lift s£in by three-quarters of an inch. The sporting paper in which the report appears says the ground was level, and there could be no possible doubt as to the accuracy of the measurement. Ray tried lift 9in, but failed to accomplish it. Store and Newby, both of Ulverston, and well-known adepts at the game, were second and third to Ray, who has gone to America to take part in some championship contests there and in Canada. There was also some running high jumping, the first prize for which was won by W. B. Page, the American champion, who subsequently made an exhibition leap of 6ft lin. T. Ray was second. One of the moat interesting competitions of the Grasmere sports is the Guides' Raoe, which consists in a go-as-you-please up to the summit of Silverhow, which is l,3Coft above sea level, and back, passing stone dykes and othei obstacles. No fewer than twentynine started, and for the fourth year in succession the prize was won by F. Lancaster, who covered the rough journey in 15min. —' Argus's' correspondent. NAPIER RACES. . • HASTINGS, October 4. The racecourse is poorly attended, as the weather is still threatening. Many substantial improvements have been carried but since the last meeting. The ground is very greasy, while in places the going will be heavy. The following are the : result* ; FREE HANDICAP, of 100 s as. One milo and a distance. Pearl 1 Orwell .. .... - 2 Strenuous - .. •• 8 Dividends, L 3 and L 3 ss. ' MA'DEN HURDLE.-Twomi'es. Chemist .. .. .. .. 1 Premium .. .. .. .. 2 Clyde .. .... .. - 3 Dividends, LlO 2s and LlO 3s. HAWKE'S BAY GUINEAB. Maxim.. .. 1 LadyFloiln - 2 Bangle.. .. .., r . *.. .. 8 Our special wires:—Maxim got the lead early in the race, and though Clifford rode his best to get Lady Florin, the favorite, on terms with the Musket colt, she could never get up, and Maxim, without being extended, won easily by four lengths. Time, lmin 51 l-ssec. Dividend, L 3 Bs. The winner was decorated with the blue ribbot. [tit Eliotbio Tklbgbaph—Copyright*. 1 [Rbutbb's Tblbobamb.] MELBOURNE, October, 4. (Received October 4,1887, at 1.20 p.m.) Rupertswood has been scratched for the Melbourne Cup. The betting on the Caulfield Cup is:— 10 to 1 aget Sllverm'ne and Volcano. 17 1 Meteor. 20 1 Pasha. There is little doing on the Melbourne Cup. Algerian is a strong favorite at sto 1 against Him.