By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 45, 3 October 1889, Page 3

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright.

I PER UJNXTED PRESS ASSOCIATION. I Melboubne, Octol>er 1. A thousand to 90 was taken three times about Carbine for the Melbourne Cup, and 1000 to 100 is now the best offer. Antaeus has been backed at 100 to 7, and .there is a disposition to support Pakeha for the same event at 100 to 4. At Flemington. to-day Carbine did a . two miles at three-quarter pace, and ■Carrington and Finlander cut out a merry :six furlongs in excellent style. At Gaulfield, Scottish Chief, Tradition and Silvermere did good work. Dunkeld, .Meteor and Newmaster were treated to a anile and a half, the former at three•.quarter pace. October 2. Chicago, Whakawai, The Yeoman and The Charmer are doing excellent work at Sandringharn. Chicago and The Charmer to be especially xiangerous for the <Jaulfield Cup; Carrington is the best in the Caulfield Guineas and V.R-.C. DerbyThe following is the present state of ihe betting market •:—Caulfield Cvp —loo *o 7 Meteor and Scottish Chief (off;, 100 *o 6 Dunkeld and Chicago, 100 to 5 Chetwynd, 100 to 4 Boz. V.R.C. De-by—s to 2 Drednonght (offj, 5 to 1 Signapore. Melbourne Cup—loo to 10 Carbine, 100 to 7 Signapore. Chkistchcrch, October 1. Mr Ray has resold Chainshot to Mr Duncan Rutherford, of Amuri, for £659. Lady Norah and Quadrant have been scratched for the New Zealand Cup.