Result of the Middle Paris Plate Lodon, October 14

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 125, 24 October 1885, Page 5

Result of the Middle Paris Plate Lo don, Octobe r 14

At Newmarket Second October Meeting to day, the following was the result of the race for the Mi • ole Pa*k Platr of 500-»ovs, added to a sweepstakes of 30*ovs ea^h 20 ft, foi two year-olds ; colts, Bat 101b ; f and tr, BJt8 J t 71b ; the Hecond horoe to receive 200 sovd, and the third 100->ovs out of the stakes. Bretby Stakes Course. 121 ' subs. Mr Vyner'e b o Minting, by Lord Lyon — Mint Sauce ... 1 Mr A Bennulra' 1 * eh f Braw 1 a»p, by See Saw — l'iincet»B Louise Vi< toii'i ... 2 Mr Cnildv.vick'r. eh c Saraband, by Muncusfcer — Highland fcliog ... ... 3 Melbourne, Oct 19. The following are the latest quotation* on the Derby :- a to 2 againwt iNordenfelrit ; 5 to 1 against leouomy ; 7 to 1 lhunderbolt. Melbourne, Oct 21. Little Tohn was the horse poratched yesterday for the Melbourne Cup, and uot St. John, as pieviously telegraphed Tne settling on the Caulfield Meeting today Knows i hat the rinp- have been hit to the extent of £50,000 Mr M. O'-hune^ey won £5 UOl) in oi.e line, from Mr Alf. Josephs. Following are the late-t quotation : Y. li C. Derby : 1 00 to 30 againm Nordenfe!dt('kn) ; 100 to 20 against* Ittonomy (off) ; 100 to 15 against First Chenter (tkn); 100 to 12 against I hunderbolt (off) Melbourne Cup : 100 to 8 on the field (off). Trenton and 'Sheet Auchor are the favourites. Brown and Hose has been backed to win £5,000, at 100* to 1. Seven jockeys are in the Ho«pUal suffering horn the enters of Saturday 'b acciiient Cracknoll and McGrath, the injured jockeys, Bhow more favourable eigns. An inquest wus held to-day on the body ot Donald Mcholson. The jury returned a verdiot of accidental death The Hon. J White has publicly announced that if he thinks I ralla or Monte can win the Victorian I eiby, Nordeufeldt will be scratched The alleged reason for this is thac Nordenfeldt is an Auckland-bred horsei wl-ile the other two were bred by Mr White himcelf Hefcheiefore would prefer to appropriate the I erby with one of the other two. He further states 'that he has not backed Nordenfeldt for the Derby. • A Press Association telegram from Christchurch states that Turquoise 'aud v ecklace did' a j good strpng gallop at Biocarton onOotobet2o, " -