SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 7361, 5 November 1887, Page 3

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Mr Vernon's cricket team were accorded a public reception at Melbourne yesterday. A Christchurch telegram says that the betting on the New Zealand Cup is Lochiel 100 to 35 (off), Nelson 100 to 23 (off), Maxim 100 to 19 (off), Gipsy King 100 to 15 (off), Hermitage 100 to 10 (taken), 100 to 11 (off), Sextant 100 to 10 (off), Artillery and Beresford 100 to 9 (off), Regina, St. Clair, Ruby 100 to 6 (off), Crutchfield 100 to 5 (off), Lorraine and Torrent 100 to 4 (off), Moana 100 to 3 (off). The concluding events of the Oamaru meeting resulted as follow : The Grand Stand Handicap fell to The Brewer (8.4) after a good race with Jack (8.5); Idalia beat Paddy in the Novel Race ; the Ladies' Bracelet was won by Percy, with Kate second ; Larry ran away with the Scurry ; and Belladonna beat Briarleaf in the Consolatiou. KICCARTON TRAINING NOTES. There was a lot of capital work done at Riccarton this morning. Of the Cup horses, Nelson and Regina went once round at a strong pace, and were then joined by Bronte, and completed another circuit at top speed. Nelson had much the beßt of the gallop. Cruchfield went a mile and a-half fast with Red Ensign, and Moana covered two miles steadily. Lochiel went a mile and a-quarter with Beresford, the former moving more freely than his companion. Torrent galloped a. mile and a-quarter alone in good style, and Artillery was sent twice rouud at half pace, and pulled up sound. Sextant and Gipsy King galloped the Cup distance, and Hermitage performed the same task alone, all going well. Ruby put in a fast two miles, and St. Clair, St. Swithin, and Mokoia cantered the same distance.