Sporting News.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 211, 20 October 1888, Page 2

Sporting News.

VICTORIAN AMATEUR TURF CLUB. Melbourne, October 15. There were 30,000 people at the first day's racing of the Spring meeting of the Victorian Amateur Turf Club. THE CAULFIELD STAKES. Wallace’s Mentor 1 Cook’s Cyclops 2 White's Ensign 3 Malua, Carlyle, and the Australian Peer also started. Betting 2to 1 against Ensign, 4to 1 Carlyon and The Australian Peer, 5 to 1 Cyclops, 6 to 1 Mentor. This was a capital race, and Mentor won cleverly by £ length in 2inin 28£sec. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Incident 1 Blue Mountain ... 2 The Victim 3 Ten horses started. Betting—6 to 4 against Blue Mountain, 5 to 1 King Ar hur, 6to 1 Incident. Won by a length. Time, 3 min 55}sec. THE GREAT FOAL STAKES. Donovan's Montalto, Neckeregat—Romolo J Loughlin’s Lady Agnes, Neckersgat— Peradventure ... 2 Brodribb’s Britomarte, Neckersgat— Ada 3 Also started—Hartlands, St. Ives, Eiland, Karda, Vera and Sinecure. Betting 3 to 1 against Montalto, 4 to 1 Sinecure, 5 to L Vera and Britomarte. The flag fell t|H wretched start, the beat of which the fav«M had, and maintaining her lead to the she won with a little in hand by two lengths. Time Sljsec.

THE CAULFIELD GUINEAS SWEEPSTAKES. White's Volley, by Musket—Lady Vivian (Hales) 1 Gannon’s Wycombe, by Maribyrnong— Guelder Rose (Power) 2 Miller's Wyvis, by Dante—Glycerine ... (Turner) 3 Also started—Quadrant, Redbourne, and Beryl. Betting—6 to 4 against Volley, 7to 2 Wycombe, 4 to 1 Quadrant. The flag fell to a good start, and when fairly on their lege, the colors of Redbourne and Wyvis were prominent, while the favorite was bringing up the rear. The pair led until within halt a mile from home, when Hales took up the favorite and Power joined issue with Wycombe. The favorite gradually threaded her way through the field, and coming on with thorough gameness, finished half a length in advance of Wyoombe, who was two and a half lengths in advance of Wyvis, Quadrant, Redbourne, and Beryl, who were well strung out, finished in the order named. Time, 1 min 48aeo. THE AUSTRALIAN HUNTEBB OCT. Miller’s Gee'ong ... ... ... 1 Munro’s Narruug 2 Selman’s Charlie 8 Twelve horses started. Won by six lengths. Time, 5 miu 17Jsec. The running , of Inglis’ Daphne created suspicion, and on the rider (Mr Inglis) returning to the paddock he was hooted by the crowd. The Toorak Handicap was won by Bothwell. Melbourne, October 17. There was no work of any special importance at Flemington this morning. Enfidala covered a mile and a half in 2mln 54seo. At Caulfield yesterday Spade Guinea ie credited with having broken the Caulfield training record for a mile and a*half. The time registered was 2min 44500. The latest quotations for the Caulfield Cup are ; —Bravo, 8 to 1 offered, 9 to 1 wanted ; Plutarch, 9to 1 offered, 10 to 1 wanted ; Spade Guinea, 100 to 9 ; Enfidale, 100 to 8; The Charmer, 100 to 8 ; Honeydew 100 to 6 ; Stanley, 100 to 6 ; Pakoha. 100 to 3 ; Chioigc, 100 to 5 ; Touchstone, 100 to 5; Tradition, Locksley, Newmaster, Crown Brand, Cardigan, Dick Swiveller, 100 to 4; Victory, 100 to 3; Maggie, 100 to 2. THE CAULFIELD CUP. Melbourne, October 16. The following horses are left in for the Caulfield Cup, which will be run on Saturday next;—Honeydew 9st 01b,Cardigan8st 12lb, Bravo, Enfilade, Spade Guinea Bst 71b, Stanley Brt 51b, Dividend Bst 31b, Dick Swiveller Bst, Lord Headington 7st 101 b, Lara 7st 91b, Pakoha 7st 81b, Touchstone 7st 61b, Aglaos, The Charmer 7st 51b, Tradition, Chicago 7at 4lb, Newmaster, Plutarch 7st 21b, King of the West, Victory 7st, Sorella 6st 12ib, Maggie, Menot<i6stlllb, Crown Brand 6st 101 b, Locksley 6st 91b, Bothwell, Rouge et noir 6»t 81b. SCRATCHINGS. The following horses have been scratched for the Melbourne Cup;—Falcon, Stockwell, Matador, Frisco, Pentagon, and Blucher. For the V.R.C. Derby, Pentagon and Lemuel have been scratched.