SPORTING.
HANLAN AND BEACH. CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD AND £5OO. MELBOURNE CUP SCRATCHINGS. [Reuteb’s Telegrams.) Sydney, August 28. A match for the championship of the world and £5OO a side, has been arranged between Banian and Beach, and will take place on the Paramatta River the first Saturday in May next year. A sculling match has been arranged between Hanlon and Clifford, to take place within five months. The stakes to be £5OO a side. A sculling match has also been arranged between Clifford and Teener for £5OO a side. Melbourne, August 28. Garfield has been scratched for the Melbourne Cup.
[Per Association Telegrams.) NORTH CANTERBURY STEEPLECHASE MEETING. Christchurch, August 29. The North Canterbury Steeplechase meeting took place at Amberley yesterday. The weather was fine, though windy, and there was a good attendance. The following are the results :— Great Northern Handicap. The Lad 1 Mustard 2 Medico (late Black Doctor) .. 3 Dividend, £6 3s. Amberly Plate. The Lad 1 The Cathedral 2 Dividend, £1 6s. Farmers Handicap. Madge Stoker 2 Flaxton Beauty 3 Dividend, £2 Bs. Hunters* Plate. Michael Scott 1 Clansman 2 Dividend, £2 17s. Tally-ho Handicap. Madge 1 Lady Eva 2 Stoker 3 Dividend, £2 Ils. Wellington, August 29. The proposed amalgamation of tho Wellington and Island Bay Clubs is not likely to take place for the present. THE BETTING MARKET. The following are the latest quotations:— New Zealand Cup. 100 to 12 agst Sou-'wester (off) 100 —lO Oudies (tk and off) 100 — 8 Tasman (wtd) 100 — 8 Vanguard (Ik and off) 100 — 8 July (wtd) 100— 8 Johnny Faulkner (off) 100 — 8 Ike (tk and off) 100 — 8 Lady Evelyn (tkand off) 100 — 7 Nelson (tk and off) 100— 7 Tim Whiffler (tk and off) 100 — 6 Welcome Jack (off) 100 — 6 Turquois (off) 100 — 6 Leonora (tk and off) 100 — C Liverpool (tk and oft) 100 — 6 Trenton (tk and off) 100 — 6 Eskatos (tk and off) 100 — sto 100 to 1 any other. Canterbury Derby. 100 to 20 Trenton (tk) 100 — 15 Eskatos (tk) 100 — 14 Liverpool (off) 100 — 14 Water King (off) 100 — 14 Krupp (off) 100 — 14 Lady Evelyn (tk) Great Metropolitan, 5 to 1 Wallangra 6 — 1 Hastings B—l Off-Color 9 — 1 Malua Melbourne Cup. 100 to 3 Sweet William (off) 100 — 3 Bargo (off) 100 — 3 Le Grand (tk) 100 — 3 Maroney (off) 100 — 3 Despot (off) 100 — 3 Sir Garnet (off) 100 — 3 The Broker (tkff) 100 — 3 Wallangra (off) 100 — 3 Malua (off) 100 — 3 Tremando (off) 100 — 3 Bonnie Bee (off) V.R.C. Derby. 7—4 Bargo (tk) 100 — 14 Garfield (off) Caulfield Cup. 100 to 4 Silver King (tk) 100 — 4 Meteor (tk) 100 — 4 Colstoun (off) 100 — 3 to 100 to 1 the others
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 222, 29 August 1884, Page 2
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