SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6822, 28 September 1883, Page 5

SPORTING.

THE MELBOURNE CUP. V" [keuter's cablegrams.] Melbodbhb, September 27. Waterloo has been scratched for the Melbourne Cup.' " . THE GERALDINE RACES. i [BY* TELKGKAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Timaru, Thursday. At the Ge-.aldine races to-day there was a good attendance. There was fine weather, and- the racing on the whole was highly satisfactory. This following are the results : MaiiiKN Huf.dle Race, 50sovs.; welter weight. 2 miles, i i * v Mr. -O'Brien's Melbourne, 12s>t ; Ilbs (H. ' l.unn) ' ... """t'..!.-'- ... 1 Mr. Jones' VVavcrley, syrs, list 51bs (owner).. ... o Mr. F. J. .Lewis' Schnorzer, aged, 12st ' libs (Sheenan) ;.. ... ... '3 Hummington,also-started. The betting was 2:to 1 against-Melbourne, sto 1 against the rest. :.Thero was £95 in the inner totalisator, : £60 on the-.winner ; .£29. in the outer one, £12 on the winner. The race was considered a gift almostifor. Melbourne, but as it turned out Mr. o'Brien'<) gelding did: not have it quite alibis, own way. A- good start ..was effected; ".' ; , Wood rushed,: and came to the front immediately, but whatever his motive was in.taking the lead .be made a mistake, for the,mare.baulked at the. firuthurdle and let Hummington into the lead,-Wavorifiy and Star, coming- next side-byrside ; .Melbourne and Schribpz=r followed a little behind them. After, twei or three trials Wood .came over the first obstruction, but only to stop and give in at 'the next one.- Meindell pushed Hummington ahead along, lead of the rest maintained it round tbe.course.. At the fourth hurdle ;Star came downy and any little; chance -he :might : have had, was destroyed; For. another half mile Hummington, kept a good lead,; and then began to slacken Eace. Waverleyj.and Melbourne.igoiug side y, side, ;'rariged up. to :bis "quarter. The three raced close in company to the last bur-, die. Hummingtonhadstillalittle advance,but he came down and lost his place...'Melbourne and '. Waverley were - well brought in at a cracking pace, tho former; winning; by a short half length:: Time, 4mins. 24secs.': " '

Maiden Plate,;-50 sovs. ; weight;for age; 1 mde and a-half. G. G. Stead's Trickster (Tetlcy) ... -1: T. Butler's Trinket (Butler) ... . ... 2 J. Keen's Faust (Sharp). ... 3 Res neath, Little :George,. and Statesman , also ran. There was not much betting on this race, Trickster being- the favourite at 3 to 2,: 5 to. -2 . being - offered against the others. The inner.totaHsatbr/showed a total of £177 : £102 on the winner. The outer £106, £63 on the winner. A capital start . was obtained.: At the first attempt : Faußt was . first to show in ; front. Mr. Guill's colours were soon- conspicuously in the rear, ' where they remained mostvof" the;: race. : Near tho. end of. hulf-a-mile the objectionable, turn proved too much for Statesman, who 1 came : down very heavily. Passing the post immediately after this, Trickster had the lead,: with Faußt,/second, arid Trinket-next. Aquarter .of a mile . further on Roseneath -was..-, holding in,-! arid,, Little George was falling back, Coming down to the turn ags.in, it was seen to be a close thing betweeu Trickster and Trinket, thouch the formtr was fully expected to win. His backers experienced a severe shock when in rounding the turn into the straight , he made a long swerve to .the very outtide of the course, while Trinket got round easily: inside. .., Trickster was seen to have gained several yards, and Tetley, encouraged by this, brought his horse still further to the front by three or. four lengths..' Faust -was a; good ;:third,-?;andl''fiqseneath an indifferent, fourth. . Little George was nowhere. Time, 2min. psecs..

Geiialmne Racing Ci.ub Cup of 150sovs.; 1 mile and, a-half.

Mr. IXQ'Brien'sTasmaiyby St. Albans—

Zillah, Sst 1 libs (Derrittj ... Mr. j. StephepsOiifs Hyacinth, 7st' (M;

.' Connor). ... Mr. Butler's Emir Bey Sst 21bs (Butler)-. 3 Hazard (Cat), .Minerva (7st' 7lbs), Sou'wester (7.s't Slbs), andTaiaroa: (7st .7ibs). also started.. Bettihg :\.2 to 1 against Tasman, 3. to 1 against Sou'wester, 4 to-1 against, Taia-, roa and Emir. Bey i and 5 and 0 to 1 against ■the rest. , The inner totalisator showed £2£) l, £SS on the winner. The outer £102; £36 on/the winner: Tho race was niade very good, Darritt takingit easy till thelastfurlong, and the grand, way, the old horse-came forward called, upon evoked loud applause. Light weights necessitated., the employment of some very youthful riders, and the boys a lot of trouble to get into position for a;, start.. There were a number of false str.rts, Emir Bey being , the, worst offender. An irksome delay was thereby occasioned, Only. : relieved by peculiar treatment of Emir Bey. At last a very good start, was.obtained! The seven passed over the first quarter of a mile to. cho stand almost in a cluster. At this point Tasman. was leading; Emir Bey, Sou'-weateri and HyaOinth lying next. Soon after passing .thd stand the Bey went to the front, accompanied by Hyacinth. Thenceforward the race, lay between these. two and Tasman. Coming down to the corner, Hyacinth took the lead,, and it seemed as if the favourite, was going to be. completely beaten, as he was several lengths behiud.. Ik approaching and rounding the corner, however, he came along grandly, and, passing the two wholiad shown the way hitherto, v.-ou by a length. Hyacinth was second, sud Emir Bey a very good third. Hazard, Minerva, and.Sou'-wester Were well up, close together, Taiaroa bringing, up. the rear. Time, 2inins. 17isecs.

Sires' Produce Stakes, weight for age; oOsovs., with 40sovs, from owners of sires added to a sweepstake of ssovs. each for stakes.

Mr. Matthews' Catalonia (W. 13utli;r) ... J Mr. C. Storey's Queen Be*; (Watty) ... 2 Mr. Brown's Laura (Sharp) ... .... 3 A good start was easily got. The three traversed the first: half-miie. very quickly,;.' Catalonia, leading. On passing the stand Watty pushed Queen Bee to the. front; but he was unable to maintain this position. In the last half-mile Catalonia resumed the lead and: won easily. Queen Bee was a good second, and Laura a bad third. Time, 3tnias. o=eca. Ladies' Purse. SOsOvs. ; welter-weichts lor age.; gentlemen riders ; ' one . mile and a-half. ... Mr. A. W; JDilloh!s Hercules, 12st. libs. (owner) ..... :.. ...'. ... : . ■;, 1 Mr. J. F. Glasson's Meriimn, 12st. lllbs. (owner) ... ... ... ■<••.• " Mr. J. Pilbrow'a Clarence, 12st. Mb. (B. Lunn) ... ... ... ... ••• 3 Digby Grand, Waverley, and Catalonia also 'started.' . ■" ■■■' AUCKLAND SPRING MEETING. ■ . Nominations for. ; the;:Spfing Handicap and. Hurdle Race, to be run at the above meeting, 1 close to-night at eight o'clock.