SPORTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1316, 3 November 1885, Page 2

SPORTING.

V. 8.0. MEETING. (aEUTER’a TELEGRAMS COPYRIGHT.) Melbourne, Yesterday. The following were the quotations to* night for the Melbourne Oup. 100 to 16 agat Trenton 100 —l2 ' Despot 100 100 • s— Grace Darling 100 100 —2 Thunderbolt and Winchester Others unchanged. (Special to Press Association.) The town is full of visitors, and they are still arriving in thousands, and all the hotels in the city are crowded. There is every probability o( fine westher for tomorrow’s rates, and the course is in grand order. At Flemingtoa this morning Liverpool did a good two-mile spin, going strong and finishing well. The Ballarat division were sent a mile, covering the distance in Imin 51 sec. Trenton, who. is a great favorite at Newmarket, went balf-a-mile in 63seo. There are 39 horses a till left in the Cup. Power, who rode Winchester in the Derby, states that If the horse had been fit he mast have woo that race, and farther that he would have run better had he not watched Thunderbolt, who finished fourth, laonomy being fifth, and not the reverse, as previously telegraphed. The stable appear very sweet about Elk Nubbles, and are confident that she will cover the Cup distance under 3 30. The settling on the Derby was satisfactory, although the win is bad for the bookmakers. There was a very large attend* ance at Tatteraall’s to-night and great excitement- The following is the latest betting:— 100 to 18 agst Nordenfaldt (tk) 100 100 —l2 —' — i Despot (tk) 100 B— Liverpool (off) 100 100 100 100 Metal, and Acolyte (off) 100 100 4—— Cerise and Bine, Lord Exeter, Sheet Anchor, Britisher (off) 100 - 3 Arsenal (ts) 100 Brown, Ooriolanua, Leebia (oti) 100 —2 —— Dunlop, Thunderbolt, Warwick, St Lawrence, Plausible, Uralls, Blink Bonny (tk) 100 —2 ■■ Remus, First Chester, Winchester, Minerva, Lord Wilton (off) 100 (Received November 3, 12 30 pm.) Melbourne, To-day. The weather this morning is perfect, and there is every prospect of an enormous attendance at the racecourse. There is no change to report in the bettlqg market. Special to Press Association. ) (Received .November 3,2 pm.) Melbourne, To-day. The weather is very fine this morning, and there is every prospect of a pleasant day. Last night Warwick was brought into the market and, starting at 1,000 to 5, was backed down to 100 to 6, folly L 30,000 being taken in the room about him. Grace Darling is fit, and has been backed to win UO.OCO in one hand at 100 to 4. Cerise and Blue ■ has been backed to win LIO.OOO at LIOO to 5, Lisbia L 5.000 at 100 to 1, Blink Bonny L 5,000 at 109 to 2. The other quotations are pretty much the same as sent last night. Nordenfaldt is freely backed at sto L The position of Brown and Rose is not affected by the advance made in favor of her stable companion Warwick, who is freoly backed at 100 to 6. Plausible baa advanced to 100 to 31 Winchester is quoted at 100 to 1. Trenton moved rather sore after cantering this morning, but hit chance is still oonfi. dently fancied. Liverpool, Trenton, and Kit Nubbles should famish the winner, Warwick, Plausible, and Ural]a are best outsiders.