Turf Topics.
Topics. | By Taranaki.] Pampero, who is one of the favourites for the New Zealand Cup, pulled up sore after a gallop with. Canteen on Tuesday, and has nos been woaked since. It is not supposed that the colt is seriously lame. At the Victorian Racing .Club's Meeting on Saturday the chief event -was the October Stakes, which was won by_ Haymaker. Grasspan led into the straight, but Haymaker swept away in dashing style, winning by five lengths. Time, 2min lOsec. A Melbourne cable states that on Saturday Vocalist was sent a good spin on the sand once round, which be finished in 2min 33sec. Grasspan, with Kuhn up, beat Loid' Rudolph over the half-mile, covered in 51soc. Dreamland (Ross) and Startler (Lewis) galloped a mile and a quarter, both ridden out, in 2min 22sec. San Fran went freely over a xnile in lmin 50sec. Hautvi,lliers And The Bride were associated in a .mile and a quarter spin, which occupied 2min lSisec. Lucknow swept over six furlongs in lmin 20sec. Warrior and Caravel were restricted to a mile, for which lmin 53sec was registered. Orange Loss was sent a similar journey on the. sand, taking Inin 55sec. Rickshaw put in a sound mile and a half working gallop. Lady Grafton,- with Kohine, {galloped a mile, the lost six furlongs of which occupied lniin 23sec. La IVance, with the assistance of Rely, xan a mile in lmin 484 sec, Bonnie Chiei taking a quart?r of a second longer to compass a similar distance. Rescuer covered a mile easily in Xmin SSseCv Wagering on the Caulfield Cup is •quiet. Ampier, before winning the "Grandstand Handicap at Flemington •on Saturday, was backed on behalf of the stable for the tfhief event at Caulfleld, to win £5000, and the Jbest price now obtainable about him is 12 to, 1. Combat has bee.n backed at IQOO to 30. Grasspan has receded to 16 to 1, owing to his de-v feat'by Haymaker. Nominations for that popular fixture, the "Waverley-Waitotara Meeting, close to -v morrow (Tuesday) night. For lull particulars those interested, are referred to the programme ia this issue. \
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11785, 7 October 1901, Page 3
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354Turf Topics. Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11785, 7 October 1901, Page 3
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