MELBOURNE NOTES. Melbourne, October 14.

Otago Witness, Issue 2173, 17 October 1895, Page 30

MELBOURNE NOTES. Melbourne, October 14.

Betting was brick during the day. Hopecotch was backed for the CanlßMcl Cup, 3000 to 500 b-.mg Uken Other wagers taken were :—2OOO: — 2000 to 200 Proston, 10,000 to 800 Trenchant, 2000 to 170 Hova, 5000 to 350 Havoc, 2000 to 180 Bruin, 2000 to 100 The Admiral, 2000 to 100 Alpine. 3000 to 120 Monastery, 4000 to 170 Quiver Derbj betting: 7to 4 »g*t. W»l'ace, 5 to 1 i Aurnria Melbourne Cup : 500 to 400 wan taken about Hopscotch and 5000 t j 350 Delaware. The following have been scratched for the Melbourne Cup :— Blue Piter, Carnegie, Fusel, Coolalta. The following are the final acceptances for th* - • 'aulfield Cup.— Havoc 9.7, Admiral (3ib pen-lty)9l Hova 8.13, Dt>von S 12, The Possible B.U, Siilmtum (51b penalty) 8 11, Hopscotch (I4lh psnally) 8.10, Atlas 810 Quiver SM, Biuin 8.0, Preston 87, Music B.b', 'i renchaut B.b, fionnic Scotland 84, Newman 84, iOiridsforde h.3, Brillinnt 8.1, J5 80, Aureiiß 80, Bradford S.O, Ohebterman 7 10, Alpine 7 10, Mona-tery 7.10, Tawnaki 7.9, Bnrrabri 7.8, Royal Master 7.6, F)amper7 4, Ayrshire 7.4, Duhallow 7.3, Division 7.1, Mis hief 7 0 Heroine 70, Strahan 7.0, Lord Richmond 7 0, Miraculeux 612, Waterfall 6.12, Tr«ntbam 6.U, Lena CIO, Te Whiti C.B, Toreador 6 7. Damien 6.7. I Oxeuham's betting office was raided on Saturday at noon, and five men were arrested, including Count Abrahams, Samuel Allen, and Charle* O'Halloran. They were released on nominal bail. October 15. The Argus, commenting on the raid at Oxen- J ham's, fttigtnatiits the police raids in business hours on ostensible business eat&blifthments, and apprehending all and sundry, as an unfair ; and pigheaded prooedure. O'Halloran, one of those arrested, has been discharged, and " The Count " (Oxenham's partner) has been ' remanded. Owing to ptrMal dislocation of a fetlock in the Toorak Handicap on Saturday, Royal Rose has been placed in the hands of Mr Allan, the veterinary surgeon. The symptoms are not considered serious, but the horse will be unable to race for some time. Abe Daviea, the owner of Hova, is likely to appeal against the decision of the Caulfleld stewards in connection with his protest against; Atlas on the grounds of interference in the Caulfleld Stakes. Eiriileforde, Monis'ery, and Waterfall hay« enc^ incurred 3U> pe>i -l*y '.or th« Canlflnltl Cur>. Pre-ton is likely to be reserved for the V.R C, aud there are tiges of his being eased in the quotations for tbe Cnulfield Cup. At Caulfleld this morning The Possible beat Bonnie Scotland by two lengths over a mile nnd a-half in 2min 46jec. Elnwick and Burrabri finis-lied a mile and a-quarter together in 2nain 16|8ec. Damper, with shoes off, took 2miu 16seo. Bt. David was indulged in three-quarter-pace work. , At Flemington Oscillator, keeping to the (

Owing to ptrMal dislocation of a fetlock in the Toorak Handicap on Saturday, Royal Rose has been placed in the hands of Mr Allan, the veterinary surgeon. The symptoms are not considered serious, but the horse will be unable to race for some time.

Abe Davies, the owner of Hova, is likely to appeal against the decision of the Caulfleld stewards in connection with his protest against; Atlas on the grounds of interference in the Caulfleld Stakes.

Eiriileforde, Monis'ery, and Waterfall hay« ci>c^ incurred 3U> pevi -l*y tor th« CanlfinKl Gur>.

Pre-ton is likely to be reserved for the V.R C, aud there are tiges of his being eased in the quotations for tbe Cnulfield Cup. At Caulfleld tbis morning The Possible beat Bonnie Scotland by two lengths over a mile nnd a-half in 2min 46jec. Elnwick and Burrabri finis-lied a mile and a-quarter together in 2nain 16|8ec. Damper, with shoes off, took 2miu 16seo. Bt. David was indulged in three-quarter-pace work. At Flemington. OscuUtor, keeping to the

i outside of the tan all the way round, galloped one mile and a-half in excellent style, the time for the midcl'e mile being ltnln 50^seo. Flintlock brought him home the ls.st five furlongs, Oscillator flnisbmx gamely. During the last buW-ruile hr <vai under punirhntPnt Bcttitit; dum g the day has be-jii dull Trenchant is rf pen ing further support for the , Cauliield Gup at 100 to 8. 2000 to 60 was taken ab.ut Newman.