SPORTING.
MELBOURNE 'RACING NOTES. By Telegraph,—Press Association. — Copyright, Received October 19,7.30 p.m. Melbouene, October 19. The Aspendale Park Race Meeting was postponed to-day through rain. At Caulfield this morning Trent galloped a mile and three-quarters in taking style hr Smin lfiisec. Fleet Admiral took a second longer over a similar distance, finishing well, Positano, Clarion and Ditto arrived at Flemington this afternoon; i all three are looking well. Positano is equal favourite with Aurum for the Melbourne Cup at 109 to 12, but betting is dull.
Valiant and Alvaare scratched for the Melbourne Cup. A. Allen, the rider of Gay Lad, who was injured by his mount falling in Saturday’s hurdle race, is still in such a precarious condition in the Alfred Hospital that the doctors have been unable to perform an operation on the fractured ribs.
The Caulfield meeting resulted in a profit of between .£IOOO and .£llOO, which is over .£SOO less than last year’s gathering, but £BOO more was given in stakes this year.
■ - GISBORNE RACES. By Telegraph,—Press Association. , , Gisboene, October 19. The Poverty Bay Turf Club’s Spring Meeting commenced to-day in glorious weather and with a good attendance. .Hobble Back. —Qlauvena, 1; Jack, 2; ■Disturbance, 3. Won by half a head. Time, 2min 55 2-s*oo. Dividend, £3 13s. HAck Hubbles.—Open, 1; Coolgardie, 2 j Worth, 3. Dividend, £ll4s. - Seeing Handicap.— Straybird, 1 j. Hnna, 2 • Tanhel-and-Three Star (dead heat), 3. Also ran-MahaK and Maid Marion. Won by a neck after an ex iting race. Dividend, £llls. .. Maiden Scobbt, four furlongs.—Maimtnke.l; Drift, 2 ; Pino E'ineTeknra, 3. Dividend, £1 19s. , I Handicap Steeplechase, about two miles end a hslf.-r- I no. .naint, 1 : Aoe, of. I Spades, 2;’Jim, 3/ Also started—The Turk, Craigard, Loch. Lomond. Craigard and The
Turk fell. Loch Lomond was-never in it. Tho Saint won with ease by 20 lengths. Time, sznin 4«d£aeo.' Dividend, £5 ss» i, Selling Handicap. —Ban, 1; Magoozlor, 2, Won easily. Thera were no investments on the tote. Flying, —Taubei, 1; Petrohno, 2 ; Maid Marion, 3. Time, Imin 15$seo. Dividend, i6l saHack Handicap. —Emin Pasha, 1; Dark Rose, 2 ; Coolgardie, 3. Dividend, -84 oa. The sum of .£1426 was passed through tho totalisatsr.
The local horses Moreze and Leda left for Christchurch yesterday in view of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting. The Colonial Secretary has refused a totahsator permit to the Woodvillo Jookey Club for a second meeting this season. A meeting of the club was held the other night to consider the matter, when a deputation consisting of Messrs R. Smith, J. Motley and H. Buchanan and the secretary, Mr Nicholson, was appointed to wait on the Colonial Secretary, in order_ to point out how unfairly the club was being treated, and to urge reconsideration of tho matter,
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 3262, 20 October 1897, Page 3
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