Sporting

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 48, 20 October 1891, Page 2

Sporting

— — — * I PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION..! - Meebotjskb, Oetober27V The weather for the closing day of the V.R.T.C. meeting was overcast and threatening' but no rain fell, and as the day wore on the sun shone out brightly. The following are the results : — Maiden- Plate.— Villiers, 1 ; Sternchaser, 2 ; Havilah, 3. Eight started. Time, linin 45Jsec._ Nursery .. Handicap. — Moonray, 1 ; Happy Jack, Onyen, 3. Eighteen started. Time! 57sec. Catjlfield Cup ; 1-J- miles. — G'Naroo, 1 ; Forest Kjng, 2 ; Clo'nard, 71bs penalty 3. The other starters were Bungebah, TeksTira, Tarcoola, Gresford, i3nue, Mitre, (ris ; !;t' one f QatßaiS..- overweight), Mikado 11., DiUon^nJn^S^jEgSgh^ Eonald, Lapstone, 'Dnndas, Glenloth, Burlesque, Stamboul, Sadim, Albermarle, Knight of the Garter, Aster, and Portsea. Time, 2min 36sec. Open Steeplecaase. — Waiter, 1 ; Claret. 2 ; Beggarboy, 3. Eleven horses started. Won by a length. Time, 4min 56sec. October 18. Owing to the presence of " welshers " in the paddock at the Canlneld races yesterday large numbers of baokers of winning horses were left lamenting. The ring was hit heavily by G'Naroo's victory in the Crip ; besides '■'which lie^ is : coupled with almost everything 'which' is thought to have a show in the Melbourne Cup. October 19. Carbine has completely broken down, and will never race again. At Flemington this morning Muriel, who was looking splendid, swung over the two miles comfortably in 3rain 55sec. Tlia following scratohings foe the Melbourne Cup have been posted : — Buttons, Bungebah, Theodore, "Winifred, Montrose, Lord Hopetoun. ' The following are the latest betting quotations:— T.R.C. Derby. sto 2 agst Strathmore, 4 to 1 Stromboli. Melbourne Cup. — 100 to. 10 agst Malvolio and Vengeance, 100 to 8 Correze, 100 to 7 Paris, 100 to 6 Melos. Theactjonqfthe Hon. D. S.Wallace in not scratching "Carbine is much com : mented on, after his trainer acquainting the prss3 representatives this morning at Flemington that he had hopelessly broken down. i' Sydney, October 17. Mons Meg's dam is dead. . Mr Horder has refused ten thousand guineas for Nordenfeldt. London, October 16.'' The Fourteenth Challenge Stakes at' Newmarket was won by Colonel North's Sir Frederick Boberts, beating Mons Meg, the only other starter. Chbistchubch, October 17. Lady Zetland has been scratched for the Steward's Stakes at the C.J.O. Meet-