SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 3639, 21 October 1874, Page 3

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

(By our Sparling Contributor ) “ Augur,” speaking of the Melbourne Tup horses at training, says that on the 12 hj hist. •*nothing could be more like the poetry of motion than the daisy-cutting ac ion o The Arrow, who does not seem to be at a 1 troubled with his puffed leg. The .' ce went beautifully, and The Diver, with the sweaters on, cantered slowly for a mile and a-half. Be seems to be improving again, Lurline aud Rory o’More were the first of the Cup horses to go, the Irishman leading the mare a nice striding gallop for a mile and when Papapa picked her up, and the two Maories had another round, at a strong pace, both moving resolutely and well. Fitz-Yattendon led Speculation a slow canter once round the out t track, and then they had about a mile and a-quarter gallop, both horses striding along in fine style as they ran under the hill. The Cup favorite, Goldsbreugh, with Grubb in the saddle, cantered steadily round the outer track. He looks and goes better than ever, and I don’t see how he is to be beaten for the Cup, unless some of those training outside Melbourne are possessed of heavier calibre than 1 imagine. Dagworth cantered once round, the old horse being as fresh as a kitten. He was soon afterwards followed by Horatio, who had a couple of turns, moving tenderly at first, but bounding along in the second round, and lathering, as he always does when the weather is warm. The best gallop of Tuesday morning was that of Lurline,,who was seut a mile and ahalf with Kory u’More, with whom she did what she liked. It must not be forgotten, however, that the Irishman had quite as much f weight as the mare had, and, therefore, the performance must not be regarded teo favorably. Lurline is undoubtedly one of the hist mares that ever trod an Australian course, and I look forward to a meeting hatween this .New Zealander, Dagworth, and Goldsbrough with considerable interest. Her fore action is apparently a little tiring, but her magnificent hind action seems to counterbalance t tbis defect, and no journey seems to be too long for her. Boon after the spin with Kory O’More, Cults sent her for another round with Papapa, who had previously .cantered a couple of miles, and the mare again acquitted bcraelf well. I thought I never saw Goldsbrough looking or going so well as he did this morning, getting those well-turned hind legs under him, and moving like a piece of machinery. He cantered once round, and was then joined by Melbourne, and the pair strode along at a nice pace, the Cup hor j e indulging the Derby colt with the lead, but going up to him when he liked as they increased the pace. The Arrow did good work twice round the outer track. Speculation, with the sweaters on, went twice round at a slow pace, and seeming to go with less freedom than he did on Monday, though, beyond a slight tenderness, there was nothing whatever the matter with him, Lapidist had a fast mile and a-half. Much as 1 admire Lapidist, I do not consider him within lOlbof Goldsborough, though I must admit that Mr Kilgate’s colt is a better horse in public than he is in private. The Diver, who has only jnst got over a dose of physic, cantered steadily for about two miles, and 1 suppose next week he will be treated to fast work. Pit and well, ! think this is a fair horse—not, perhaps, quite good enough to win the Cup, but a very uae ul animal when the company is not first class. With the colors up, and his shoes off, he may, however, perform better thanjl expect him to do, for he is one of those idle customers that take agi eat deal of rousing up. Haricot worked on the tan. The feature of Wednesday morning’s work was the gallop of Lapidist, who, with Dolphin, cantered once round, and then had a mile and a-half at a clipping pace, running the last mile in Imin. 52*ec., which is very good, considering the ground.” Mr Tait has informed/* Augur ” that Ashworth has determined to ride Goldsbrough in the Cup race, and that the latter is already on the “ muzzle ” to get down the weight The first of Manuka’s stock that has performed in public scored a win for the grandson of Sir Hercules in the Maiden Plate at the Kensington Park meeting on the lOih inst. ; and as the winner (Troy) is a daughter of that good old stud matron Fair Ellen, those who remember Freestone, Maid a bone, and Toryboy will not be surprised that she threw a fast one to so well-bred a horse as Manuka.

The ‘Australasian ’ comments on* the programme issued by the Dunedin Jockey Club, saying that Australian owners of horses will do well to peruse it; but that the qualification fee of three guineas ought to be done away with. Paris was scratched for the Melbourne Cup on October 7, and Llama on October 12. The following is the latest betting Melbourne Cup. r 100 to 25 agst Goldsborough (tk.) 100 —lO Heratio (tk.) 100 8 Break of Day (tk.) 100 100 100 — 6——Mountaineer (tk, and off.) 100 6—— Fugleman (tk.) 100— 6 Lurline (tk.fr.) 100 100 s— Cleolite (off.) 100— s——5 —— Protos (tk.) 100 100 100 100- 4 The Ace (off.) 100— 4 Friendless (tk.) 100 100 100— 3 -Dagworth (off.)