SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10494, 21 October 1905, Page 1

SPORTING.

♦ . (Press Assn .—By Telegraph— Copyright. ) MELBOURNE, Oct. 20. Tlie tips of Sporting Judge are Bobaclil or Torah. Th.* forecast of the weather is 'fine, with cool, light winds. A big crowd of inter-State and other visitors is expected. There wa. a large amount of betting to-day over the Caulfield Cup, and it was fairly well distributed. Muniapoto was backed to win £5000 at 100 to 6 and 6_, Emir £2000 at 100 to 7_, Canteen £4000 at 100 to 1_ and 2, Proceedor £350b at 100 to li and 2, Warrior £3500 at 100 to Si, Demas £3000 at 100 to 2i, Torah £3000 at 100 to 6_ and 7, Dantzie £4000 at 100 to 2, Rosemead £2500 at 100 to 6, Moana £2000 at 100 to 2. The closing prices were 6 to 1 Torah, 15 to 2 Bobadil, 12 to 1 Emir, Marvel Loch, and Pius, 15 to 1 Monimpoto and Rosemead, 16 to 1 Wiirro and Roller, 20 to 1 Scot Free, 50 to 1 Canteen. WELLINGTON, last ni«ht The weather wan wet and windy for tho first day of the Wellington Racing Club's spring meeting. The attendance was not' up to the average, and th© course was very heavy. Tho double event totalisator on the Wellington Handicap and Flying Hauricap returned a dividend of £65 6s to 14 investors. The clay's totalisator receipts amounted to £9992, as against £8578 on tlie corresponding day of last- year.' The later resultf- were :-— Wellesley Stakes: Kirriemuir 1, Ivouof! 2; Zimmerman 3. Also started : Knastikotf, 'Mungista, and Rurawuka. Won by three length's. Time, 52 4-5. Divs., £4 and £1. Waiuui Handicap: Ghodrka 1, Regulation 2, Kudu 3. 'Also wtnried;: Caunie Chiel, Chuiburu, Neueer, Nonecn, and Wind. Won by six lengths. Divs., £3 13s and 12s. Spring Hack Handicap : Tlie Seer 1, Aberration 2, Pas Soid 3. AW started: Truce, Kaiuka, Waikakaho, Devonia. Won by three-quarter*, of a length. Divs., £9 10s and £2 Its.