VICTORIAN RACES.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 93, 16 October 1895, Page 2

VICTORIAN RACES.

Mklkournk, October 15. At Canlficld this morning Tho Possible beat Bonnie Scotland by two lengths over a lm'lc aud a half in 2miu 40sec. Elswick and Barrabari finished a mile aud a quarter together in 2min 16. {roc. Damper, with shoes off, took 2min lGsec. St. David was indulrecl in three-quar-ter pace work at Flemiugton. Osculator keeping to tho outside of the tan all tho way round galloped l.v miles iv excellent style, the time for the middle mile hvinj, Imin 50Jscc. Flintlock brought him home the Last five furlongs, Osculator litiishing gamely. During tho last lialf-miic he was under punishment. The netting during the day has been dull. Trenchant is receiving further support for the Caulficld Cup at 100 to 8, 2000 to GO being taken about Newman. Lat-r. At Flemington this morning Hova and Newman (the latter with a light hoy up) finished together at the cad of a milo and a quarter gallop in 2miu 16scc. Eiridsforde and Tarauaki galloped a strong mile on the tan in good style. Preston is likely to be reserved for Melbourne, and there are si^ns of his being cased in the quotations {'or the Canliield Cup. Wallace has advanced for the Dcrb}-, and the best offer against the sou of Carbine for the bluo riband is (i to 4, and for the Melbourne Cup 100 to 7. For tho Melbourne Cup, 2000 to 100 lias been taken about Elswick, 1000 to 40 Taranaki, 2000 to 60 Rewi. There ia considerable reduction in the number of general entries for the V.R.C. Meeting. Delaware, The Trier, Brockleigb, Oxide, True Blue and Watcrbury are likely contestants from New South Wales. Eiridsforde, Monastery aiid Waterfall have each incurred 31b penalty for the Oaulneid Cup.