SPORTING.
MELBOURNE RACING NOTES. PBESS ASSOCIATION. FLEMINGTON, February 26. Yesterday Advance and Boreas covered five furlongs iri Imin 4,jscc. This morning The Bride boat Dreamland over two miles in 3min 50{sec. Advance and Boreas ran half a mile in 50{scc, Bar barossa ten furlongs in 2min 24soc, Fulminate five furlongs in Imin s{scc, Marie Corelli three furlongs in 38-Jsec, and Finland twelve furlongs in 2min 45soc. La Carabine’and Clean Sweep covered eight furlongs in Imin 45scc. Ferryman went five furlongs in Imin sscc, Songbird six furlongs in Imin 20sec, and Flintlock ten furlongs in 2mln 20sco. Maltster and Paul Pry ranjialf a mile in 54tVsoc, and Fortune Teller five furlongs in Imin 4 {sec.
Betting:—Newmarket Handicap—7 to 2.against Wakeful, 8 to 1 Advance, 10 to 1 each Watch Dog and Fulminate, 16
to 1 Maltster, 20 to 1 each Man of Honour. Mario Corelli and Songbird. Wakeful was backed for £SOOO. Maltster is favourite for tlio Australian Cup at 5 to 1. (Received February 26, 11.11 p.m.) MijinjU URN E, February 26. Man of Honour covered six furlongs in Imin 18seo. Royal Purple and Seaport were not given their heads, and did slow work. Cicero, Gungadin and Idler did one mile and a quarter in 2min 19sec. Lancaster wont one mile and a half, and did the last mild and a quarter in 2min 14sec, and the last mile with Sagacity in Imin 46seo. So Long beat Roscommon over six furlongs in Imin 46sec. Town Clock did six furlongs in Imin 24sec. Australian and Firsts Mate, hard held, covered nine furlongs' m Imin oo.lscc. Tho betting market is dull. Prices— Wakeful, 3to 1; Advance, 7to 1; Watch Dog, Bto 1; Fulminate, 10 to 1. ADVANCE AND FULMINATE. (Received February 27, 0.19 a.m.) SYDNEY, February 26. The “Daily Telegraph” warns speculators who are pinning their faith and money on the New Zealand crack Advance and on the Sydney flyer Fulminate for the Newmarket Handicap, that a new record in the matter of weight will have to be established for either horse to win, Advance carrying 9st 111 b and Fulminate 9sf 101 b. for her sex, the latter is really conceding weight to tho much-discussed visitor. DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB. DUNEDIN, February 26. Some rain fell this - afternoon, after a spell of fine weather; bu,t it is expected to clear off by to-morrow for the Dunedin Jockey Club’S races.’ The race, for the Dunedin Cup is considered open. WOODVILLE DISTRICT JOCKEY" CLUB. Special to the “Times.” WOODVILLE, February 26. The weather promises to be favourable for the meeting to-morrow.' Bona Fide and Perfection haye been scratched for all engagemnts. j Field Trick is sore, and may not.put in an appearance.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4292, 27 February 1901, Page 7
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448SPORTING. New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4292, 27 February 1901, Page 7
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