Sporting

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 54, 23 October 1890, Page 2

Sporting

\ Merrie England and St. Andrew still divide favouritism in the betting on the N.Z. Cup at 4 to 1 each. Crackshbt is well supported at 5 to 1, and Wolverine a poiut longer; Dudu and Medallion at 7 to 1. Gibraltar has been backed to beat Titan 1, 2, 3, in the V.R.C. Derby for £5000 a-side, and in the event of him ' winning that race, he will be matched > against Megaphone, Derby weights, over the Derby distance. I PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. I Melbourne, October 21. Carbine and Megaphone covered a mile and a half on the tan in 2min 52£ sec, the last mile occupying linin 53£seo. Megaphone iB improving fast. Gibraltar was absent from the course this morning, and the chances are that he will not start for any of the events at the coming meeting, for which he has paid up. October 22. This was an off morning at Flsmington. Pieorust and Corvette went five furlongs in lmin Bsec. Highborn did a mile and a half on the tan, the last mile in lmin 55sec. Gibraltar is still an absentee. The Queen is very fit. Prince Consort did not work. Anneßley is hardening for the Derby, 8 to 1 being the best offer about him. 1000 to 40 has been taken about Muriel for tbe Melbourne Cup. The Mordilloc races took the sporting men out of town to-day, and business was again slack. Latest Cup betting — Tantaloon, 100 to 7 (tkn); 100 to • Melos and Carbine. Derby, 2to 1 The Admiral, 3 to 1 Annesley, 7 to 1 Titan and Gatling, 10 to 1 Whimbrel and Beverley. Gibraltar has been completely knocked out of the betting. Muriel has reoaived still further suppert for the Cup at 100 to 5. London, October 22. The following is the result of the Criterion Stakes, run at the NewmarketHoughten Meeting :—Governor (?), 1; 8.