SPORTING.

Marlborough Express, Volume XIX, Issue 255, 31 October 1883, Page 2

SP ORTING.

MELBOURNE RACING.

[SFEOIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.] '■ ' • ! /Melbourne, October 29.

. ' Le .Grand and Sardonyx weresont a strong gallop twice round the course this morning, the former finished strongly. Fryingpan and Santa Claus, were sent the aarna -distance, } but poly, at half spedd. First Water and Israelite galloped once round on the tan, the first-named having all the best of it, and finished the distance ia lmin. 52soc. ; SardijiS; sent at a fast gallop going' m grand 'sty to, and | finished" the lasfc'half-miie m 55Jsec. Pirst Demon also had a spin.over the same diatauce, tiis time 'being B&ec." Dirk, Hatteraick, Copra, an 4 ' Calma hid a serviceable gallop,- and finished well. Eollio and Sting went twice, round, moving well, and coming home' fast. ' ' [REUTEE's TELEORAMS.I Cup Betting.— 'Commotion is nt 25 to 1 ; Cunnam'ulls, 30 to 1 ; prices of other horses unchanged. :T V' , Melhodrnr; Odto'ber 80. Calma, while out for exorcise this morning, was tried over the Cup distance, and covered it m a Becond less than DariwelPa time. The betting on Calma is now Sto 1.

Second forfeits for the Melbourne Cap were declared to-day. The following horses accepted :— Aide-de-camp, Anglesey, Bordeaux, Niaholas, Archie, Bisbia, Claptrap, Calma, Commotion, Cunnamulla, Despot, Dirk Hatteraick, Dukedom. First Demon, First Water, Jessie, .Kathleen Mavonrneen, Kingsdale, Kohinoor, Le Grand, Lbsbia, Linda, Magnet, Martin - Henri, Off Color, PoUW.Cßecovery," Santa Cliraa, Sardiua, Signor, Sir Motlred, Stockwell, Sweet William, The Gem, and Sir.Garnot. 35 horses now renißin m. '„>■ '•■ . ir\- ■■,:,;:■'. -.if...!. : -.Oot. 31.----The follpivlngiis the latest betting for the Cvp :— Calma, Bto 1 ; First Deirion, 12 to 1 j Le Grand, 14 to'a ;'Aide>de^ Camp, 14 to) ; Despot; 17 to 1 -Nicholas; 20 to 1.