SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8627, 17 October 1889, Page 2

SPORTING.

POVERTY BAY RACES.

Gisbobne, October 16. The spring meeting of the Poverty Bay Turf Club took place to-day. Results:

Maiden Plate. —Pani, 1; Cynical, 2; Mlsfor

Sphino Handicap, lSOsovs. One mile ana a-half.— Han Friday, 1; Audacity, 2; Nora, 3. Time 2min dOseo.

Flying Handicap.—Audacity, 1: Man Friday 2 ■ Criminal, 3. Time, lmin 21sec. '

Forced Handicap.—Cynical, 1; Man Friday, 2 Audacity, 3.

A well-known local horse purchased by Farrell and Co. previous to the races, with all engagements, is to be taken to Australia with Pretender.

ASHBURTON RACES. Ashbueton, October 10. There was grand weather to-day and ft fair attendance. Results:— Hurdles, of 40sovs. Two mile 3— College Boy, 1; Ivanhoe, 2; Little Arthur, 3. Six starters. Time, tain. Dividend, £6 7s. Maiden Plate, of 20sovs. One mile.—lnvestigator, 1; Sebastopol, 2; Martha, 3. JNlne started, 'lime, lniin 45jsec. Dividend, £2 3s. Asiijiuhton Cup, of 70sovb. One mile and a-lialf. -KoßOtmd, 1: St. Mato, 2; Little Shamrock, 3. Dividend, £2 9a. MELBOURNE BETTING AND TRAINING NOTES. Melboubne, October 16. (Eeceived October 16, at 1 p.m.)

Obaldean has been backed to win £5000; Manton is also well supported, and promises to lardcn still further. The following are the latest quotations:— 100 to 20 agst Bravo ' 100 -10 Moorbank. Slneoure, Chaldean 100 — 8 Meteor, Don Biovan 10° - 7 The Charmer, Dunkeld 100— 6 Mantou 100— 5 Oakleigh, Chicago, Scottish inn a T ,S hi(rf.Boz,Fakeha 100 — i Knight of the Garter. It is raining to-day. (Deceived October 16, at 9.20 p.m.) , Lr , ,„ ~ , Melbourne, October 16. At Caulfield the best work is being done by Meteor, Moorbank, Boz, and Manton. Green Isle is doing splendidly at Fleinington. Sinecure had a strong gallop at the latter place yesterday, but did not please the touts. Scottish Chief has been scratched for all engagements at the V.A.T.C. meeting. Moorbank has advanced to 100 to 12 for the Caulfield Cup. At Tattersall's this evening there was a good deal of betting over the Melbourne vGup—sooo to 750 was taken about Singapore; 2000 to 200 about Carbine, and 400J to 400 about Antaeus. A Wellington telegram states that the Wellington Racing Club have received 10 tenders for the erection of the new stand. The matter has been left with the architect to settle.