LATEST BETTING.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1264, 21 May 1896, Page 26

LATEST BETTING.

Messrs Barrett and Grant, turf commission agents, Christchurch (late of Dunedin), report as follows under date May 18th; —We have done the following business on the New Zealand Cup: 500 to 10 Firefly 500 500 500 500 400 8 Saracen 300 fi North Atlantic 300 250 200 100 1 Review Business on tho Birthday and Tradesman’s continues brisk, and there are a few enquiries for doubles on the Great Northern Hurdle Race and Steeplechase, for which 50 to 1 on the Held is the best oiler. At the May meeting of the Auckland Coursing Club, the Maiden Stakes was won by Mr V. E. Jfackett's Ajax, tho Avondale Cup by Mr C. Whitten’s Guy Fawkes, and the Supplementary Stakes by Mr J. Logan's Vicar. A proposal has been made to admit ladies as members of Lhe Canterbury Jockey Club. Gondolier has been scratched for all engagements at the North New Zealand Grand National Meeting. At last Mr S. 11. Gollan has reaped some small reward for his enterprise in bringing to the Old Country Ebor and Norton (writes our London correspondent). The former won the Salt Hill Hurdlo Race, of X7O, at Windsor, by a dozen lengths from Mum, lOst, Apostate, list 311), tho only other runners. Ebor carried list 311), and was ridden by llickuy. Acceptances for all handicaps (except the Second Hurdle Race), and entries for the Raukawa Plate, Otaki Maori Racing Club’s Mooting, close at 9 o’clock to-night.