SPORTING.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 3261, 19 October 1897, Page 3

SPORTING.

By Telegraph. —Press Association.—Copyright. Melbourne, October 18.

When Gay Lad fell in the Second Hurdle Eaoe on Saturday A. Allen, the jockey, had hia eoalp nearly torn off the skull, necessitating 25 stitches being put in. . Besides this he had two riba fractured. Fielder, the rider of Parthenopmus, states that in tho race for tho Cup he was interfered with times out of number, and moat disastrously towards the finish by Ayrshire. Mat Harris says that with the exception of bumping against Metford on turning out of tho straight, which lost him about three lengths, Amberite had a beautiful run; The connections of Symmetry, who defeated Florence, Hosoommon and 21 others in a common canter in the Nursery Handicap, maintain that the Tieuton filly if equally as good as Aurum. : 1 .. , At the Victorian Club, on Saturday night 500 to 150 was taken about Amberite for the Derby, but Aurum was not quoted. For tbo Melbourne Clip 1000 to 90 was taken about Coil and 2000 to 120 Wait-a-bit. ; Wait-a-bit galloped a good two miles at Caulfield on Saturday morning. At FlemiogtoU this morning Eiridsdaie swung: over a mile and a quarter in good [style. Parthoiiopmus looks none,the worse for Saturdays exertion. Eeoo[yea October 18, 9.15 p.m. ' ; Melbourne, October 18_. ‘

Thera was not much betting during settling to-day, bookmakers having to pay out a goodly ’snin over Amberite as the result of early backing. Should F nolle win tho Cup tho ring will receive a tremendous knock, the stable connections having supported the double to win nearly JMO.OOO. In connection with the Derby, bookmakers are wiibng to accept 2 to 1 about Aurum, whilst laying 3 to 1 agst Amberite, and 12 to 1 Fleet Admiral and The Hypnotist. The quotations for the Melbourne Cud are—loo to 12 Aurum, 100 to 10 Coil and Positano, 100 to 7 Wait-a-Bit, 100 to 6 Amberite, Farthenopmns and Ayrshire, 100 to 5 Facile, The Merry Boy, Mora, Trent, Toreador aud Rosella, 100 to 4 Gaulus and Tho Grafter. . . The stable laid Mat Harris, the jockey, iiiOOO about Amberite winning the Caulfield Positano is expected at Flemington , tomorrow. ” „ , . .'■Oamaru, October 78. • Tho following [acceptances bavo boon rooeivod for the North Otago Jockey Club’s m pußLloANs’ Handicap.— Vandyke, Double Event, Glenore, Lady Lear, Saladiu, Confidence and Strongbow. .Spring Handicap. 5 Lord Zetland, Vanilla, Marlin, Double Event and Hipponua. Fusing Handicap.— Vanilla, Cannonshot, Molly Darling, Paladin, Lady Lear and Zephyr. '