SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 8644, 12 October 1891, Page 4

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE V.A.T.C. MEETING,

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MELBOURNE, October 10.

The V.A.T.C. spring meetiog was opened today. The morning broke overcast, and clouds of dust were flying about, but just before the first race a heavy shower of rain fell, The weather then cleared and re- I mained pleasant. Great interest was can- j tred in the Caulfied Stakes. A large field \ faced the starter, and Marvel, after chopping about in the market, eventually settled down a firm favorite, and he never gave his backers any cause for anxiety, as he downed the straight-legged chestnut easily in time which is only a couple of seconds over the Australian record. Bungebih's deieat caused him to recede in the betting for the j Caulfield Cup, aud 100 to 14 was on offer in | the paddock, Tha following are the results : CAULFIELD STAKES, of 500sovs; second, ICOsovs. Que mile one furlong. Mr G. Hill's br hj Marvel, 5 yrs, !)jt 111b (including 71b penally) -• (Harris) 1 Mr Northern's ch c lUungebih, 6 yrs, 9st 41b (including 51b penalty) .. .. (Giinsforth) 2 Mr J. Robertson's g g Dillon, 6 yrs, Bst 131b (Lewis) 3 Sixteen horses started. Betting: 2 to 1 agst Marvel, 3 to 1 Bungebah. The latter was first into the straight, but Gainsforth not making every use cf hi? advantage, the son of Marvellous gradually got on terms, and, coming in full of running, won with the greatest ease by a length ; Dillon being half a length behind Bungebah, Malvolio fourth. Megaphone finished ninth, and Tirailleur tenth. Time, lmin HANDICAP HURDLES, of 250 sovs ; second, 40 sovs. Twa miles. Mr H. Farrell'a b g Sundowner, aged, 103t 41b (Gardiner) 1 Mr H. Coudly's br a Fire King, 5 yrs, 10it (Young) 2 Mr J. B. Gill's bhj Leroy, list 101b (FcrguaoL) 3 Fourteen horses started. Betting: 4to 2 agst Ixion, 6 to 1 Sundowner. Won by half a length. Time, 3min 54jtsjc. GREAT FOAL STAKES, of 500 sovs ; second, 100 sovs; third, 50 sovs. For two-year-olds. Four furlongs. Mr J. B. Clark's br 1 Trieste, by Chcster-Tempe (Uuxlev) t Lily (Kay) t Meli .. .. .. .. (Morrison) 3 Eleven horses startod. Botting: 5 to 1 agst Lily, 3 to 1 Trieste. These two ran a dead heat, wit.r Muli, a length away, third. Time, 52sec. The owners divided. CAULFIELD GUINEAS, ef 600 sovs; second, 100 sovs; third, 50 sovs. One mile. Mr W. R. Wilson's hj c Strathmore, by Nordenfeldt —Ouida .. .. .. •• (M'Gowan) 1 Mr J. B. Clark'a Stromboli, by Chester—Etna (including 71b penalty) .. .. (Huxley) 2 Mr S. G. Cook's b c The Doctor, by Musk Rnse Cynthia (Clifford) 3 Aster, Sainfoin, Swordbearer, Cherrystone, and Sternchaser also ran. Betting : Even money on Stromboli, 2 to 1 ag*t Strathmore. Stromboli was first into the straight, and halfway up looked all over a winner, but Bhut up like a knife when collared, allowing Strathmore to win easily by three lengths; Swordbea r er fourth, Sainfoin fifth, Aster sixth, with Sternchaser, who was coming fast towards the finish, seventh. Time, lmin 44^sec. AUSTRALIAN HUNTERS' CUP, of 150 sovs ; second 60 sovs, third 25 sovs. About two miles and a-ta'f. Mr B. B. Moggs's ch g Ojric .. (Mr Incr'is) 1 Mr G. Watson's ch m Alice .. (Mr Godfrey) 2 Snip .. .. .. .. (Mr Brewer) ,3 Eleven horses started. Betting: 2 to 1 agst Osric, 3to 1 Snip, Won easily by four lengths. Time, smin 4j3ec. TOORAK HANDICAP, of 1,000 sovs; second 250 sovs, third 100 sovs. Ono mile. Mr W. R. Wilson's b or br c Zilinski, 8 yrs, by NordeDfoldt—Frailty, 7at 0!b .. (Jlorran) 1 Mr J. O'Loughlan's ch hj Cbnard, 5 yrs, Bat 71b » (Taylor) 2 Mr J. Mullingham's br hj Propounder, 6 yrs, 7st 12!b .. .. .. .. (Fergusson) 3 Twenty-three horses started. Betting: 4 to 1 agst Ascot Vale, 6 to 1 Dundas, 7to 1 Sadim and Zalineki. Won easily by a length and a-half.

THE BETTING MARKET.

MELBOURNE, October 11

Dillon has been well backed for the Caulfield Cup and Strathmore for the V.R.C. Derby. Last night several thousands, at prices ranging from 100 to 3 to 100 to 6, were taken about Whimbrel for the Melbourne Cup. The following prices were accepted : CAULFIELD CUP. 100 to 20 agst Dillon and Bungebah 100 0 Greygown and Wild Rose 100— i Clonaid. V.R.C. DERBY. 6—4 Strathmore 4—l Stromboli 6—l Penance and Oxide. MELBOURNE CUP. 100 —lO Malvolio and Vengeance 100— 7 Paiis and Carbine 100 100— 5 Cerreze 100 100 Bandit and The Leviathan have been Scratched for the Melbourne Cup. D.J.C. spring'mekting. The following nominations were received by the secretary of the Dunedin Jockey Club on Saturday night for tho Bpring races : SrRINU HANDICAP IIUIiDLE IUCE, of 100 sovs.

OAMARU RACES. Mr Dowse ha? declared the following handicaps : HAKDlc.tr HURDLES. Two miles. Kilmarnock 10.18, Tiimolito 10.5, Waitangi 10.3, Whaifedale 9.0. Sr-Ri.vo HAKDicir. One mile and a-balf.—Prime Warden 9.5, Blizzard 0 0, Qulbvlo 8.10, La Rose S 7, Liberator 8.2, MissMaok 713. Mon Loup 7.11, Wayland 7.9, Coinage 7.2, Satyr 0 7. Handicai* Trot. Three miles.—Our Pony (scratch), Sliver Prince liseo, Tom l7deo, Bindvillo 27seo, Vivian Grey S&jec, Dinah 42*eo. Guy 47eec. Magnolia 53scc, Birthday 55sec, Littlo Merrylegs s&seo, Queen or the la!es sS»ej, Dairy Maid 63seo, Gaiety tS33ec, Bridget 67sec, Fairy 67sec. Novsti HASD;cAi\ Six furlongs. Sir Julius 8.12, Mailboy 810, Emperor S7, l'io 8.6, Enfield 5.3, Fahler 5 0. Cora 7.12, Boy 7.10, Morty Hines 7 7, Neitle 7 0, Luxenc 7.0. Fltixo Handicap. Six furlongs.-La Rose 9.7, Lady Z.-tland 9.?, Mies Goorjre 8.10, Wayland 88, Sincerity B.C, Ki mirnock 8 2, Rieelcaf 8 0, Kaur o 7.10, Meltou 7.6, Young Cheviot 7.2, Adventurer 0.9, Nettle G. 5. District Handicap. Seven furlongs.—Miss Mack 9.9, Roselcaf 8.10, Sir Juliu* 5.7, The Ace 8.7. Kauroo 8.5, Mailboy 8 6, Emperor 8 2, Satyr 7.10, The Chief 7. 0, T rarua 7.6, Morty Hines 7.2, Canadian Girl 6.7. LiWN TENNIS. A lawn tennis match wai played on Saturday between the ex-High School Girls' Club together with old High School Boys' and tho University Tennis Club. The match, which was exceedingly close throughout, resulted in a win for the University by the narrow margin of one game. The match was played on the 'Varsity court, and the loss of the second court, caused by the erection of the new School of Mines, was felt more than ever. Subjoined are the scores:—

n 42 BOWLING. The Dunedin Club's opening game on Saturday, President v. Vice president, resulted in a win for the latter side by 5 points. Scores :

CRICKET. The following shows the result of Saturday's matches: — Tho GraDge played a match President v. Vice-president. The former were dismissed for 2!, Johnston (11) being the only one to reach double figures. The Vice-president's side scored G6, Crawsbaw (24), Baker (16), Findlay (13, not out), and Carter (11) being the moat successful. The Albion, on the North Ground, played a match Captain v. Deputy-captain, which resulted in favor of the latter by 24 runs on the first innings, the scores bring 52 and 28. For the winners, Kemnitz (16), Burn9ide(l2), and for the losers M'Kenzie (13), played well. Tho Deputj -captain's side in their second innings were all disposed of for 42, Munro (11) and Ritchie (10, not out) being the highest scorers. Toe Opoho Club played Smokers v. Nonsmokerc The Non-smokers put up 25 (Drew 11), and the Smokers 72 (Hunter 23, M'Leanll, M'Cleary 9). The 'Daily Times' match Caplain v. Deputy-captain resulted in a win for the latter by two runs on the first innings, tbe scores being 50 to 52. Laurenaon (16), Ritchie (9, cot out), and Boraman (3) were the chief scorers for the Deputy-captain ; while Torrance (9), Hume (9), and Abernethy (8) were the highest on the Captain's side. In their second innings the Deputy's side male 100, M'Connochie (27, not out), Little (25), and Boraman (18) showing good form.

The Association football match between Auckland and Wellington took place on Saturday at Auckland, and rejulted in a win for Auckland by five goals to nil. About 400 people were preaent. In the first spell Evans secured a gaol for Auckland, and the remaining goals were scored in the second spell, Blair kicking two of them, and Thomas and Smith one each. The Aucklanders played throughout with more dash than their opponents, and paß3ed better than the Wellington men, who lacked condition, and were therefore unable to play a fast game. The Dunedin Cycling Club, under the command of the captain (Mr A, G. Melville), had a run to Outram on Saturday, Eighteen members started, but only twelve arrived at Outram. On the return journey the deputy-captain (Mr E. H. Reid) took command, and piloted the run safely home, arriving at the club room at 9.15 o'clock, The run was sat : Bfactory in every respect—the good muster, good roads, fair wind, aud th© splendid moonlight night all helping to make things very ehjoyable, and to en courage members to go in thoroughly for tho bo3t part of cycling—road riding. The New Zealand Cycluti' Alliance have granted permission to the Dunedin Cycling and Cbristchurch Touring Clubs to hold races in connection with the labor demonstrations on October 28. The last-men-tioned club were also given p3rmißsion to hold a two-mile provincial championship. Mr D. Cooper's mare Mons Meg has been supported for the Cesarewitch Handicap to winL2o,oooat22tol.

Two tniios and a distance. Norton Chri9toias Rangiora Kildare Captain Abram Trimolite Blush Rose Waitangl Kilmarnock Icchkeith. DUNEDIN STAKES, of.150 Bova. Five furlong. Whakawatea Uii' action Ozioso Stepniak Lustre Mistral North Atlanta Daydream Erin Saracen Captive. ST. KILDA WELTER HANDICAP, of 120 sova. llnrA mltna The Idler Tempest Beau N ish Bay King Dorrueur Youug Cheviot Apology II. Derby Prime Warden British Lion Pique Morpheus Mariner Don Pedro Quibble Queen of Trumps Harkaway Leioster Mon Loup Jacob Faithful Assyrian King Regina Fairobild Milord Miss Mack Kauroo La Rose Blush Rose Lord Aaton Corolia Palliser Blizzard Gal tee. TALLY-HO HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 100 govs. One mile and a-half. Norton Captain Abram Maxwelton Blush Rose Rangiora Christmas Kildare Tiimolite Waitaogi Kilmarnock Inohkpith. ONSLOW PLATE, of 150 boys. One mile and aquarter. Crackshot Dilemma Prime Warden Bay Kin? St.-Andrew MorpheuB Merrie England Hippomenes Rosefeldt Cajolery Queen of Trumps Strepnon British Lion Cruchfleld Leinster Heather Bell Medallion Florrie Huguenot Lebel Conjurer Boulanger. PACIFIC HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 1008OVB. Norton WaitaDgi Christmas MaxweltOD Inobkelth Trimolite Rangiora Captain Abram Kilmarnock KUdare Blush Rose. COMMEMORATION PLATE, of 200 bovs. Five * furlongs. Canonade Lustre Stepolak Clanranald Morpheus Lebel Whakawatea Strephon Galto Huguenot North Atlantic Saracen Conjuror Drift Bosefeldfi Dilemma Reflection Captive Hipporaenei Medallion.

Comparison.—Spbinq Mbbtino. 1890. 189! Spring Handicap Hurdles — 9 10 Dunedin Stakes ., St. Kllda Weltor Tally-ho Handicap Hurdles Onslow Plate .. Faolflc Handicap Hurdles Commemoration Plate.. .. 17 .. 23 .. 13 - 12 .. 11 „ 28 113 11 33 11 22 11 20 118

Iirofi Schools. Lkivbksitv. Miss Muir 6 v. Miss Fur uson .. 4 Misses M'Kean and Misses Orknoy and Pierce 3 v. Anderson .. G Misses Muir and Misses Moore and Campbell .. 6 v. Hallenstein 2 A. Wales and Miss P. Andrew and Miss Pierco i v. M'Oregor .. 6 D. Back and Miss T. Bell and Miss ForMuit 6 v. fruson 3 F. Stephens and C. Hector and Miss Miss Campbell .. 6 v. Baxter 4 A. Wales 2 v. H. Fenton .. 6 F. Stephens and D. P. Andrew and C. Black 6 v. Hector 5 J. Metzies and A. C. Salmon and H. Wal<s 1 v. II. Fenton.. 6

Prbsidbnt. ViCB-FRFSIDEST. No. 1 Rink. R. T. Wheeler (Roalyn) A. Fraser E. Peake C. Fraser W. Cowio Dickie iR09lyu) James Hislop (skip) ..31 C. Hayne8(skip) No. 2 Rink. 13 Mooto G H. Marsden Angus Captain Anderson M. Sinclair A Mowat J. Hunter (<kip) .. 17 M'Diarmid (skip) .. No. 3 Rink. 1C Christie (Taieri) W. Small Braid Christie (Taieri) C. S. Reeves Mathieson W. Wilson (skip) .. 17 W. Harrop (skip) .. No. 4 Rink. 27 Smith (Grecti Ial.icd) C. Manning Henderson T. Moodie J.Jack W. Wright D. Kussell Oikip) ... 20 Captain Lloyd (skip) 19 No. 5 Rink. Cameron Dodds P. 0. Mackintosh L3ighton T. Young Robertson J. F. I'eakc (?kip) , ,. 2J A. T. Anderson (skip) No. C Rink. 16 CoKhill Watson Thornton Howell J. Todd T, Fo«o J. Thomson (skip) , .. 18 D. Baxter (skip) No. 7 Rink. 23 Morrison (Hoslyn) P. Daw (Roslyi.) Hudson Burrows 0. 13. DM! (Kaituna) i Roach (Roslvn) J. Mitchell (skip) .. S T. Sneddou (iklp) .. 32 Total .. . 141 Total .. 146