SPORTING NEWS.
(by electkic .telej3kbaph — copybigtht) (special to united press association.) Melbourne, Wednesday. The Australian^ Jockey. Club Spring Meeting is -now causing, pome/ little excitement, and the following " are the latest quotation's! for'lthe Great Metropolitan Stakes :— Desgbt is being backed tor small sums at 100 to -30, Prince Imperial 100. to 20 (off); The Broker, Silver King, and H'oneydew f IOO to 10 (pfE), Tom Brown 100 to 8 (off) ; from 100 to 9 to 100 for 2 against .any other. The . f oUp.wing .n^r3es have been scratched : — Kingadaie,' Glen Elgin, •Goolabah, Highlana* Mary, Cardigan, and Dag-obert. - "' It rained heavily" a*uririg the night, but is clearing up, and the weather is .now favorable for training purppses. A number of horses werVoat i.tnis' morning but nothing" of importance was done. Moonshee, Anglesey,, Honeydew, and Tom Brown did serviceable gallops. Merlin and Wheel of -Fortune have been scratched for the Great Metropolitan States.*'' The betting remains unaltered. ';" - ' -,J > i.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1458, 18 September 1885, Page 2
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157SPORTING NEWS. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1458, 18 September 1885, Page 2
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