SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 7339, 11 October 1887, Page 3

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

. -, , -t, 1 <-:■ i Seuter cables to-day that It waslsonomy, | and not Silvermine, that was scratched yesterday for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. Moorhouse and Bowmorit have been scratched for the Melbourne Cup. The exhibition football match played at Tahuna Park on Saturday between a team ofi'BUKby; players and a team from the Iflsooiation Glub was not ,very numerously attended. The Rugby players, some extent handicapped by the game,belng played under Association rules, won by bye coals to one. This result was largely due to the efforts of Harper and Neave, who have played the Association game in the Via

fc Country. Morris also showed that he is not e a stranger to Association rules, and played '> ii his best form. For the Association side Armour, Moncrieff, and Bowdler were the most conspicuous. Niagaras present price for the V.R.C. Derby is 100 to 15. MELBOURNE TRAINING NOTES. jßv Ktjsotrio Tkleokaph.—Coi-vbirhs. I [Special to Association.] J MELBOURNE October 11. i (Received Oofcober 11,1887, at noon ) Heavy rain interfered with the training > this morning, but there are signs of it ' clearing up. The work on the course was limited. Silver Prince, Thunderbolt, Enfilade, Abercorn, and Trident were out for moderate exercise. Rain also interfered with the training at Caulfield, where but little work of importance was done.