SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8633, 24 October 1889, Page 3

SPORTING.

MELBOURNE BETTING AND TRAINING NOTES. [By Eleotbic Telegbaph.—Oopybight.l iPeb Pbess Association, i Melbourne, October 23. (Received October 23. at 12.20 p.m.) Owing to a rumour that Bravo is an unlikely starter for the Melbourne Cup, he has receded in the betting, and is now quoted at 100 to 3, At Tattersall'fi last night 500 to 25 was taken about Cardigan, 6 to 1 was taken about Singapore, 7 to 1 Carbine, 10 to 1 Anheus and Benzon, 12 to 1 Chicago, 14 to 1 Meloa, 15 to 1 Jjonsdale.

(deceived October 23, nt B.SO p.m.)

Richelieu is advancing iu the Derby betting, and is now second favourite, 100 to 15 being the best offer. 100 to 10 is offered against Singapore and Dunkeld. Bravo and Oakleigh havo returned to Ballarat.

The following havo been soratched for the Cup : —Portland, Cuirassier, and Spokesman.

RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES, (From OtSn Ovttt CotttitespoNbkNT.) Chkistchurch, October 23,

Training operations have uoy cbmraetic'Jd in earnest, and tho work of ?»morning is more than OrdinaHly illteiesting. Uutta tried Cynisca, British Lion, and Dudu yesterday (Tuesday)* anil worked the remaimler of his early Morning team strongly in the afternoon, It was consequently Unnecessary to gallop the Chokebore Lodge's first lot fast this (Wednesday) morning. Satan and Fiesole cantered twice round, and beyond that none of the,others did anything beyond oautering in blothihg. Whispet and Liberty in company ttetft three times round at ahoiit half pace. Beeswing and Ruby were sent once round at an easy rate, Swamphen did a Blow mile and a-quarter gallop, aud Flayboy covered two circuits steadily, while Chain Shot antl Alpine Hose negotiated a tulle aud a-half fast in sweaters, and werft brought home over the last six fur' longs by Enchantress. Town Moor covered a. mile at a slow rate, and Helmsman travelled two circuits at half-pace, and finished Up fast. St. Malo and Lorraine were cautercd twico found, aud Wakatipu unattended went a mile and a-half at top, while Repose wa3 given a steady mile gallop. Both will perform* at Rangiora tomorrow. Monteaglo did useful work twice round, and Ahun covered tho same ground and finished fast, as did also Count d'Orsay. Vanity (the Veno filly) went once round steadily, and Leinstcr travelled twico that distance similarly, while Erin-go-Braah and Alcinous compassed a mile aud a-half steadily. Sultan was sweated over two miles and a-balf, and Tornado, Relief, and Catamount in company wore sent a mile at fast rate. Reprisal wa? given a four furlong spurtj ami ho is certainly a fast colt. Vendetta also cantered and spurted, at did Hazel, Gatlin, aud Aquarius. The Charm aud Red Rose colts cantered two mile3. Rad Ensign went a fast six furlongs, and Pygmalion bantered and spurted, while Recluse cantered three times round.

The following is the betting:— NBW ZBA.LAHD CUP. 5 to 2 agst Tirailleur 4—l —- Dudu 5 — 1 — Sultan 8 — 1 Reoluse 10 — 1 Brltißh tion, Masthead, Merrle England, Jet d'H..u, Scots Grey, Alsace, or Wakatipu 12 — 1 Occident . 18-1 Whisper.

THE EXHIBITION REGATTA. Mr A. D. Sligo (hon, sec. Exhibition Regatta Committee) ha3 forwarded us the following correspondence which ha^ taken place between the Wellington R.C.and the Regatta Committee (through the Exhibition Commissioners in Wellington and Duuedin) with reference to the rowing events to be competed for at the Exhibition Regatta in February:—

I Wellington, 30th Septemler 1889. T.K. MacJonald, Ksq., Commissioner to the N.Z. and S.S. Exhibition. Desr Sir, lam directed by my committee to draw your attention to a few facts connected with the rowing clubs of the colony with a view to the alteration of the conditions of the Exhibition Kegatta to be held in Dunedin. Ab it now stands, insteid of being a colonial regatta it will be a purely local one, none of the clubs north of Duneiliu being eligible to compete witnout losing tholr amateur status, as the Duncdln olubsare not affiliated to the N.Z. Amateur Bowing Assoolatlon.'and the regatta is consequently not held under its auspices. I might, however, point out that the Eegatta Committee have taken the rules of the N.2.A.R.A. as those under which the eventß will be contested. .... My committee beg to offer two suggestions to the committee who are managing the regatta, either of which they feil sure will meet with a favourable reception by the various rowing club3 In the colony. The fjrßt is that tho Dunedlh clubs be asked to join the N.Z.A.U.a.., and hold the regatta under that body's direction. By doing this, and leaving the prihcip.il r«ce as it now stands, for batswings, the following clubs, possessing that class of boat, would be able to compete:—Wellington and Star Clubs (Wellington), Nelson and Wakatu Clubs (Nelson), Wangauui and Union Clubs (Wanganui), Auckland and St. George's Bay Clubs (Auckland), Picton, Blenheim, Kopier, and Gisborne Clubs. The alternative proposal is that the committee place on the programme a race for outriggers (best aud best boats), under the rules of the N.Z.A.R.A., for a priae of, say, £60 or £60. All the clubs above named wou d be able to enter for this, as would tho Canterbury, Uuion, and AvOn Clubs (Christchureh), Cure Club (Kaiapoi), Akoroa, and Lyttelton Clubs, as they possess outrigged, but not inrigged boats. Whatever steps are taken would need to te taken at once, as the a'ssociatlon meet in Wellington some time in October. The secretary would no doubt be pleased to give all information. We should be glad to learn that something is being done in one of the directions proposed, as' an impression is gaining ground that the Dunedin clubs are afraid to meet the Northern men, and, therefore are trying to debar them from competing. The Regatta Committee replied through the secretary of the exhibition as follows :—

lours of the 9th inst., with enclosures, to hand. Mr Hyama does not state the case fairly. To meet them we adopted their rules, and asked them to waive for the occasion the rule that only affiliated clubs to their association could compete for raees rowed under their auspices. They wished to forceall competing clubs to join their association, and individual crewe not club crews would have beenexcluded. The reply of the Regatta Committee was: "We want to make this an open regatta to the world, and that can only be done by abolishing any rule that tends to exclusiveness. The association has the remedy io their own bauds of what they complain of—viz., suspend their rule of exclusivencsa for this special occasion, for which I believe thtre is a precedent in the annals of their archives. The matter was anxiously discussed, and no other way could be seen out of the difficulty.—Xours, A. D. Sligo.

VISIT OF AUSTRALIAN J3OWLER3. Mr M. Hendershausen has received intimation that the United Australian team of bowlers will leave Melbourne about the 17th of December on their tour of New Zealand. The following is the programme for the trip, aud the intention of the promoters is to carry it out as arranged, allowing of courso for accidents and other unforeseen circumstances that may crop up:—Starting on or about December 17 from Melbourne, play their first match at Duncdin against the Dunedin Club—will play Invercargill and Oamaru if time permits. Leave Dunedin by rail about December 29 for Christchurch, Btoppiug there a few days. Arrive in Wellington on January 5, 1890, stay three days, and, if convenient, go on to Napier; from thence to Auckland—three days at Auckland— and then leave for Sydney, playing at Sydney according to matches arranged. The team will be accompanied by the following gentlemen :— Mr R. K. Montgomerie, arranging amusements ; Mr J. Jenvey, musician and reporter) Mr C. Nettleton, hon. secretary and photographer,.

An Auckland telegram states_ that the committee of the Auckland Racing Club met yesterday, when a letter was received from the Duncdin Jockey Club respecting the appointment of a delegate to attend a meeting which it is proposed should be held iu Dunedjn to further discuss the new rules of racing. A decision in the matter was postponed, but it is considered probable that the Hon. B. Mitchelson will be nsked to represent Auckland. The position of starter to the Auckland Racing Club has been resigned by Mr J. T. Buckland, who is about to leave for Australia. The Tapanui Courier is informed that a wellknown sporting man intends to test the legality of the metropolitan raciug clubs' action in interfering with the up-country clubs. A nomination has been sent of a so-called disqualified horse to the secretary of one of the metropolitan clubs, and if the animal is disqualified from getting the stakes if he wins a nice lawauit will I ensue.

The. annual general meeting of the Blueskin Sports Society was held on Saturday evening, Mr A. Kilpattick (president) in the chair, There was a large attendance of members and others. The balance sheet; showed the affaire of the society to be in a very satisfactory position, the amount in hand being £24 12a. The election of office-bearers for the ensuing year resulted as follows:—President, Mr A. Kilpatrick; vicepresident, Mr J. Schofield; treasurer, Mr A. Watson ; secretary, Mr J, Souness. The following were elected a committee, with power to add to their number:—Messrs S. Miller,' J. M'Lean, A. Baskett, A. Wilson, K. M'Lean, H. Lee, J. M'Cnbbin, A. A. Wilson, W. Davi-lson, W. M'Keuzie, G. Sutherland, G. Morris, D. M'Lean, T. Downes, A. M'Lean, 0. Clent, J. Crisp, — Preston, and T. Fitzgerald. On the motion of Mr S. Miller it was decided to alter the name of the society from the Blueskin Sports Society to the Waitati Athletic Society. It was decided to hold the annual sports on New Year's Day. The programme is to be considered at a meeting to be held on November 1.