SPORTING NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1480, 14 October 1885, Page 2

SPORTING NEWS.

(BY KIiECrrRIO TELKGBiPH.— COPYBIGHT.) (SPECIAL TO UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Melbourne, Monday. There is great excitement amongst betting men : to-night. 'Winchester- hag been backed for £26,000 at 100 to 4to 100 to 6, and Welcome Jack is also backed for £20,000 at 100 to 3 to 100 to 5. Prince Imperial is being backed for all the money m Jbhe market at 100 to 4 to 100 to 0. Blink Bonny has been tjacked for £20,000, Tom Brown for £15,000, and Lord Wilton for i'6ooo at 100 to 5. Lord Exeter has greatly; receded m the betting, and is now quotetl jat 100 to 5 (off). ■*. -• : '" '"■'<■?.

(eeuter's telegrams.) .. ■.• ; Melbourne, Monday; \ The following horses have been scratched for the Melbourne Cup :— Algerian, Astrosa, Cairo, Cpmmotibn, First Demon, Happy Thought,: and Vergy. * , : .■' . :.■ . •

(united press association.') ; Christc i urch, Tuesday. Strenuous has been scratched for all engagements for the C.J.C. Spring Meeting- .; . Carterton, Tuesday. The following weights were declared on Saturday for the Wairarapa JockeyClub's Spring Meeting on the Prince of Wales 1 Birthday :— Birthday Cup. — Administrator 9 7 t Consul 9 3, Pasha 8 11, Lifebuoy 8 8, Pilgrimage 8 5, Slave 7 8, Rata'7 6, Gentle Annie 74; Revoke 7, Cribbaoe-6 12, Te Whiti and Gipsy 6 10, Nikau 6 4, Capnciue 6. : : ' , : , . , , Hsindicap Hurdles. — Loch Lomond and Cribbage 10, Dan O'Connell and. Seagull 9 7, Little Scrub and Havelock 9. " •-■'■-•••'■ ■ '■- • ; ' :.;;;•..;