SPORTING NEWS.
NOTES ON VICTORIAN EVENTS. Mbuboumw, October 27, There is not much doing in the betting market, the latest quotations for the Derby 1 Abercorn, fielders taken 100 to 10. Tranter has been backed for £2OOO at 100 to 20. A fair amount of business has been done on the Cup. The market quotations are : £lOOO invested on Trident at 100 to 7. £BOOO invested on Bemus at 100 to 5. 100 to 0 off. Algerian at 5 to 1 (taken). Silver Prinoe taken for £lOOO at 100 to 20. Aberdeen backed for £2OOO at 100 to 4. The morning was dull and threatening. The New zfealand and Sydney horses are now all at Flemington,
Silver Prince and Thunderbolt did a mile in very good style, but the former seemed rather sore after.
Esoutoheon also went a mile accompanied by Tranter and Waikawai, the two latter moved freely and finished up well. Enfilade had a good working gallop for a mile and a half. Pakeha was sent onee round fast.
Algerian and Australian Peer covered a mile together at a rattling pace. Spade Guinea and Pasha went a fast mile and a quarter. Abercorn and Trident did some good work. Dunlop galloped over Cup distance on tan. Frisco and Teddy Yuille did the best gallop of the morning, going once round in 2 min. 32 secs.
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 60, 29 October 1887, Page 2
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