SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 9831, 21 October 1895, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MELBOURNE NEWS,

MELBOURNE, October 21

This was an off morning at Fleinington, Chcsterman looked well after his Caulfield Cup performance, and the Flemington touts are greatly pleased at the style in which he finished in the big race on Saturday. Waterfall and Delaware looked blooming this morning. Although there is no betting, Waterfall is an equal favorite with Wallace for the Derby at 2 to 1, whilst Quiver has advanced to 100 to 6 for the Melbourne Cup, Indignation js being expressed at Hava being kept in the list of starters until ten minutes to eleven on Saturday morning. The ‘ Age ’ha 3 a trenchant article thereon. Mr Davis, tho part owner, stated that the horse was never better in his life, but his luck was so "phenomenally had at Caulfield that he scratched the horse in deference to the opinion of others interested in Mr R. Grice, the reputed principal owner, says that he has nothing to do with the control of the animal, but that Hova is suffering from a split hoof.

“The Admiral” wins from Wellington: — 1 “ Mahaki, who is nuder a cloud, is practically knocked out of the Cup betting. At the conclusion of the Napier Park meeting a match for £SO a side between The Plug and Brin, 9st up, over a mile and a-quarteron the flat, took place. Though Derrett rode a waiting race, and nursed Brin for a final dash, the Dunedin horse suffered defeat, after a desperate finish, by a head.” The starting machine will be used on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings of this week at the Forbury, to give young horses experience of the tapes. Nominations for the various events at the Taiori races close with the secretary at Mosgiol to-morrow at 8 p.m.