SPORTING. MELBOURNE NOTES.
(By Electrio Telegraph— Copyright.) (Per United Press Association.) Received October 17, at 11.40 a.m. MELBOURNE, October 17. The weather is showery, rendering the tracks heavy, consequently little work of importance was done this morning. Flodden finished in front of Cocos and Dowey at the end of a mile run in lmin 50sec. Promontory beat Ballistite over a mile and a quartor in 2miu 20sec. The- Chief and Gaulua wound up a mile in lmin 52 sec and lmjn 55sec respectively. Their stable companion War God was restricted to a steady exorcise gallop over, a mile. Scorn and Revenue wero sent a spin over a mile, being picked up after traversing a furlong by Auric, who brought them home in lmiu 13Jsec. La Carabine put in a useful mile, as did Cremona and Cranberry. Holster and Australian Star spurted a few furlongs. Betting on Caulfiold Cup : 7to 1 Jtfora, 8 to 1 Scorn and Dewey, 10 to 1 Egypt, 16 to 1 La Carabine and Gaulus, 20 to 1 Cocos, Dirk Hammerhand and Kobold. Derby: 2 to 1 Cranberry, 4 to 1 Scorn, 7 to 1 Lancaster and Tremarden.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9876, 17 October 1899, Page 3
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191SPORTING. MELBOURNE NOTES. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9876, 17 October 1899, Page 3
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