SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8975, 15 October 1900, Page 3

SPORTING.

THE CAULFIELD MEETING. (Eleotrio Tolegraph— Copjrlght-United Presß AeßOoiatlon.i Melbourne, Oct. 13. For the Caulfield races the weather we fine, and there was a good attendance. ' Caulfield Stakes : Severity 1, Tarqui 2, Paul Pry 3. Ten others started, inoluc ing Seahorse. Won easily. Time, lnii 58jsec. Hukdles : Barbiner 1, Soult 2, Mota loid 3. Won easily. Time, 4min 46^8ec 8 Guineas : Kiuglike 1, Finland S Malster 3. Scotched : Every time Ye and Urbanity. Fides led to the straight n when Kinglike and Finland went to th 8 front, the' former winning by three quarters of a length. Time, Imin 45sec Steeplechase : Kiccarton 1, Wilfred 2 Gladys 3. Won easily. Time, 4min Jsec Debutante Stakes : Hautain 1, Seai 3 Hampton, Altitude 3. Won easily by twi f lengths. Time, oljsec. Toorak Handicap : Lochaber 1, Tin Idler 2, Barbarossa 3. Won by fou ■ lengths. Time, Imin 44Jsec. Kinglike is now favorite for the Caulfielc Cup at 6 to 1. Melbourne, Oct. 15. I Caulfield Cup betting : SOO to 100 King s like, 1000 to 50 Cyanide, 8 to 1 Sagacity . 100 to 8 Cornquist and lugliston. For tin r Derby 2 to 1 is offered on the field i Malster is favorite at 3to 1 ; 4000 to 1001 wanted about Finland was not forth coming ; sto 1 Hautboy. Alelbourni Cup : Severity is nominal favorite at It ■ to 1 ; 100 to 7 Merriwee. Odds of 100 to ( : have been obtained about Lancaster, whe i was on the track yesterday, and finiahec I apparently all right. i Things are very dull in Tattersall's ; rooms and there is no business, backers i awaiting the acceptances. Owing to bis ' running in the Guineas Kinglike came tc , six to one on the course, and was quoted ■ this evening at s*io 1. Sagacity was at t ; to 1, while 12 to 1 was offered against Cornquist and Ingleston. Severity is ; quoted at 10 to 1 for the Melbourne Cup. London, Oct. 13. i At the Newmarket meeting the Middle Park Plate resulted :— Floriforra 1, Orchid 2, Starshot 3. Dunedin, Saturday. The weather is fine and the attendance good. Hurdles : Ilex 1, St. Hiko 2, Dundee 3. Div., £1 16s. Welter : Isaritza 1, Edelweiss 2, Lareine 3. - Won by six lengths. Div., £3 Bs. Ranfcrly Handicap : Pampero 1, Jupiter 2, Nihilist 3. Div., £8 Bs. . Tbial Handicap : Sub Rosa and Waimate Maid a dead-heat. Diva., Sub Rosa '£1 2s, Waimate Maid £8 6s. Shobts Handicap : St. Denis, 1. Div., £1 10 a. Second Hack : Bracken 1. Div., £4 165. Farewell Handicap : EidelweißS 1, Maremma2. Div., £1 16s. The sum of £4730 was put through the machine. ,