SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12418, 30 July 1902, Page 6

SPORTING.

MELBOURNE NOTES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. MSLBODRNE, July 23. There is very little'wagering over tho Caulfield Hurdles. The latest quotations are:—s 'o 1 ftgst Colouci Sbilinslii, 8 to 1 llwdon, 10 to 1 bis. IUCCARTOfv miXING NOTES. (Per United I'bess Association.) CHIUSTCHUKCH, Only 23. There arc nearly 100 horses at present in work at lliccnrtou in view oi the Grand National meeting. This morning Huku got over t couple of rounds at a. solid pace. Skobeloft finished with him the second round oi the two, going well. Somevlcd, Wind-whistle, and Djin-JJjin run a mile strongly, SomerJcd loading his companions home, llccvl Spec and Imperator left half tv niile behind in 65see. Cora, Linn was too good for Bill l'crkins at the end of live furlongs. Iloyal Conqueror and Stroybu'd went once round.' At the mile post they were joined by Muscovite, who led the hurdler home, Straybird being beaten off. Royal Conqueror and Muscovite covered a mile "in lmin 55sec, a very fair gallop. Magnificent and C&iuco separately wave 'extended over a mile. Orloff started and finished' 'in front of Kieje Gun in a mile spin, but they were not no a timc-inakiug mission. Cruciform, Romany Queen, Grand liauids, and Kvelvn Wood were given useful tasks. All the Yaldhurat horses an well forward. Tho Swimmer aud Holler ! went round over tho big fences, both jumping I veil. Long Tom, solu3, acquitted himself i creditably in a round over the hurdles. The | other horses to do useful tasks were Antigone, Merry Maker, Scottish Minstrel, Ordnance, Rosemere, Wonderful, The Master, Reflex, I Tufto, Pipi, Regulation, Mid' Wire Gun.