SPORTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume LV, Issue 5548, 26 October 1892, Page 2

SPORTING.

i- « FLEMINGTON NOTES.. (Pkb Flectric Tsil.graph— Oowmoht.) (Per Press Association.) (Received 12.30 a.m., Oot. 25th.) Melbourne, Oct. 2C. Camoola was supported last ni^ht for' the Derby to win £4000 at 5 tr, 4. The Admiral, as was expected, h.,a been introduced into the Cup quotations, and was backed to win _.10,Q0Q down to 100 to 5, Olonard hss advanced to 100 to 8, but Penance has rooeded to 100 to 4. Candour is being supported st 100 to 3. Some excollent work was done at Flemington this morning. Portsea took matters comfortably over the first portion of his work, but covered two miles m 4min 41_se_., traversing the last mile m lmin 48seo. He had only a light weight up, still the gallop was an exceptionally brilliant one. Angola finished a six furlongs spin m lmin Sg^sec, doubtless with a view to the Maiden Plate. Trieste beat Autonomy badly m a mile and a quarter gallop m alow time. Vaapasia and Currawang wound up five furlongs m lmin 7iseo, tba same time being registered by Soprooo*. .Glowworm, Muckeebau, Carbonate, and! Oxide moved over 1 j miles itv splendid! style m 3min 13sec. Hopeisun took 3min Bsec for a similar jowney. Pallfe.* finished three lengths m advance of Affiance m a mile aud a half gallop, rnn ir, <Sm»n 45|sec. Camoola, Ulric, and T JO . \ nation were associated m a gallop over a mile^and a half, which they traversed m 2miß 43sec, and Titan put up a similar record and finished well. Candour and Attalus, moving with great freedom, swung comfortably ove? a mile and a half m 2miu <\s%zc.

(Received 8.30 p.m., Ootober 21-th.: ! SCRATOBING. j 1 Autonomy is scratched for the Derby. ' MELBOURNE CUP ACCEPTANCES. The following are the acceptances for j the Melbourne Cup : — Malvolio Tho Admiral Oxide Correze Paris Tirailleur St. Albans G'Naroo jl Clonsrd Eunio j Glonloth Pilot Boy J JohnS. Forty Winks (, Cloments' Tonic Affiance Chatham Althotas J Little Bernie Theodore , Jericho Malolo I Titan Penance Camoola Deerswood , Swordboarer Azim i Candour Norbert Hopetoun B.K. Sternohaser Star of Erin < Attaluß All There J Eurus Polly Mohr j Honda Cherry Girl. t A SWINDLE. c In an action for wages to-day, Snowy's clerk swore that 4000 tickets wero issued on the Caulfield Cup totalisator, over 50 « being added after the race had been run. . NEW ZSALAND CUP. j (By Telbobafh ) . OHRISTOHOROH. Oct 25 t 'ibe following are tbo latest local betting c quotations on the New Zealand Cup :-3to 1 against St Hippo, (offered) ; 4 to 1, (taken) j 4 to 1 Prime Warden, (offored) ; 5 to 1 Orackehot, (offered) j 8 to 1 Merrie Kngland, , Crown Jewel, Vogongarg, Dilommn, Awarua f Base s 10 to 1 Launceston s 12 to 1 Flinders, Oaplivo and Tho Dreamer j 15 to 1 Morion, j JBoulonger, Cynisca, Strephon, Hoscfcldt, i Saracon, Wyvern and Kotuku. At Hiccarton to day Awarua Rose was f sent a milo and a half at top speed, finishing , well. Launceston, Flinders, ond Captive f performed good gallops over a milo and a half. St. Hippo was stretched out for a . mile, Liberator and The Dancer assisting _ iin the gallop. Orackshot covered the Cup _ ■distance, Inez and the Winchman acting ac f pacemakers, the gallop registered being a t good one. Crown Jowel put m a fait onoe c round. Strong half pace work was given the c rest that were out. i