SPORTING NEWS.

Kumara Times, Issue 3119, 1 November 1886, Page 2

SPORTING NEWS.

[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. THE VICTORIA RACING CLUB SPRING MEETING. LATEST BETTING ON THE MELBOURNE CUP. (Received October 30, 3.40 p.m.) Melbourne, October 30. The first day’s racing of the Victoria Racing Club’s Spring Meeting is being held to-day at Flemington. The weatheer is fine, and the attendance in all parts of the grounds large. His Excellency Sir Henry Loch is present, accompanied by Lord Carrington, Sir Wm. Robinson, and Sir George Strahan. For the first event on the card, the Melbourne Stakes, (a sweepstakes of 6 sovs. each, 1 forfeit, with 300 added, second horse to receive 50 sovs. out of the stake, for 3-year-olds and upwards. Weight for age,) one mile and a quarter, ten horses started, with the following result:—Boolkaand Isonomy, a dead heat for first place, Bravo third j time 2mins. 2|sees. (Received October 30, 10.15 p.m.) Selling Race, a sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, Ift., with 150 added. For three - year - olds, and upwards. Weight for age. Seven furlongs. Huron ... ... ... 1 Ghost ... ... ... 2 Stafford ... ... ... 3 Coburg Stakes, a handicap sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, Ift., with 200 added. Second horse to receive 50 sovs. out of the stake. For three-year-olds and upwards. One mile and a furlong. Day Star 1 St. John... ... ... 2 Hogmanay ... ... 3 Time Irain. 57£secs. (Received at Wellington, October 30, 6 p.m., and at Kumara at 6.7 p.m.) Flemington Racecourse, October 30, 4.7 p.m. THE VICTORIA DERBY A sweepstake of 25 sovs. each, 5 ft., with 650 added ; the second horse to receive 100 sovs., and the third 50 sovs. out of the stake. For three-year-olds—colts Bst. lOlbs.; fillies, Bst. 51bs.; geldings at time of riming allowed 3ibs. One mile and a half. (133 subs.) Hon. James White’s ch c Trident, by Robinson Crusoe-Cocoanut (Hales) ... ... t<> i Mr D. Cooper’s ch c Chesham ... 2 Mr A. R. Blackword's ch c Aglaos 3 The following homes started:— Agloas, Chesham, First Consul, Kingfish, Madelina, Trident, Volcano. Vo'cano was the first to getaway. He led the field at a terrible pace in the interest of Trident. After going threequarters of a mile Chesham assumed the leiding position. Entering the straight he led Trident by a length, Aglaos being third. Half way down the straight Chesham appeared to be running easily, but Trident, nnder great punishment, made a gallant effort, and at the distance post was on level terms with the leader, and gradually forging ahead he won by a length, amid great enthusiasm. Aglaos was third. Time, 2mins. 39seos. (Received October 30, 10.15 p.m.) Kotitam Handicap, a swe*p.sukes of 5 sovs. each, I ft., with 300 added ; second horse to receive 70 sovs. and

i li« third 30 botb, out of the stake. For three-year-olds and upwards. One mile and a half and a distance. Claptrap... ... <<t j Hexham ... ... ... 2 Lancer ... ... ... 3 Twelve horses started Hexham, Salvo, Zeno, and Pencil were the first away and maintained the lead until entering the straight, when Claptrap came up with a great rush, and won easily. Time, 2ntin*i^2£seca. Thk Mabibyrnono Plate, a sweep, stakes of 30 sovs. each, with 1000 added. For two-year-olds— colts, Bst. lOlbs.; fillies Bst. slbs. The second horse to receive 300 sovs., and the third 200 sovs. oat of the stakes. Five furlongs. (94 subs.) Hortense.,'. ... 1 Hunting Tower ... • ... 2 Bedouin ... 3 Nineteen horses started-—Esperance, Hortense, Hunting Tower, Bedonin and Laoa were the quickest on their legs. The former, however, bolted off the course. Hortense then took the lead and was never extended, winning very easily by two lengths. Time” Imia. 7Jsecs. Late in the afternoon Isonomy and B'lolka ran off the dead heat for the Melbourne Stakes, the former winning easily by a length and a half. (Received November 1, 1.30 a.m.) October 31. Trident has been backed for the Cup at 100 to 11. 12 to 1 against Meteor 29 to 1 ~ Little John 9to 1 „ Isonomy 9to 1 ~ Silvermine 15 to 1 „ Trenton 30 to 1 ~ Commotion. >——<— SHAW-LILLYWHITE TEAM OF CRICKETERS. (Received October 31, 10.30 p.m.) Adelaide, October 30. Shaw and Lillywhite’s eleven commenced a cricket match to-day against fifteen of the South Australians. At four o’clock this afternoon the Englishmen had lost one wicket for 180 runs. (Received November 1, 1.30 a.m.) Later. In the cricket match Shaw and Lillywhite s team of English cricketers versus fifteen of South Australia Shewsbury made 100, caught ; Barnes, 84, caught. When the stumps were drawn the visitors had lost four wickets for 235 runs.

MASSACRE BY NEW GUINEA NATIVES. [By Telegraph, from the Bluff.] Cooktown, October IG. The Java Bode contains particulars of a recent massacre in New Guinea waters. The steamboat Koredo, a New Guinea trader, arrived at Ternate, on Ju'j 24th, with four dead bodies and two wounded men on board. The Kore io traded to the New Guinea coast, and dealt chiefly with the natives of Geelvink Bay and Biak. She arrived at the latter place about the middle of July, and the natives were friendly as usual. The captain, however, had a slight unplesantness with them because a Papuan woman was frightened by the sight of his blue spectacled. Some days after this the naives came on board and walked about the deck unarmed. The master was conversing with them, when suddenly he was seized by four natives and impaled on a spear obtained from the boats alongside. He died within twenty minutes. The natives rushed up the bridge, and mora came from the shore. The Chief Engineer, a sailor, and a stoker had their heads struck off. The boatswain, who was in the forepart of the steamer, obtained a musket and killed one of the murderers, and seriously wounded two others who afterwards died. Their comrades then hastily took flight. While the massacra was going on some of the natives took away from the vessel everything moveable, including a large sum of money.