SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 207, 26 October 1900, Page 3

SPORTING.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. PBB PBESS ASSOCIATION. (Reoeived 28, 5,28 p.m.) London, October 24. At the Newmarket Houghton Meeting the Cambridgeshire Stakes resulted as follows: Berrill 1 Codoman .. ~ ~ ~ 2 Good Luck , .. .. 3

MELBOURNE NOTES. (PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Reoeived 26,10.57 a.m. Mbiaouxnk, October 26. Horace and Vocalist did 2 miles in 3min 56secs; Severity a mile and a quarter in 2min. 19secs; Blue Metal a mile in lmin 48secs; Dirk Hammerhand and Pan) Pry a mile and a quarter in 2min 15|secs; Firihnd and Peir) Skippar fame distance in 2min 19seos; Tarquin eleven furlongs in 2min 30secs; War God a mile and a half in 2min 49secs; Ballistic and Fleet Admiral same distance 2min 56secs, and Barbarossa a mile and a quarter in 2min 17secs. Seahorse is still absent from the tracks owing to a heavy cold. Derby betting is unchanged. Cup: 8 to 1 Lancaster, 12 to 1 Severity,

Received 25, 9.30 p.m. Melbodbke, October 25.

Mora and My Queen went strong for a mile. logleston did steady paciog. Chesiltou covered the list Biz furlong* of a milt in lmin 25secs, Gunga Din and Gauleon, with light weights up, went a mile and a quarter io 2min' lSsecs, the former finishing two lengths in front, Lancaster and Sagacity had s good gallop over a mile, biz furlongs •f which were finished i* lmin 17sece, the whole distance •ooupyinr lmin. 45|secs. Ban Bolt did the last ten farloDgs of a mile and a half in 2mia, 18|secs, £■ Betting on the Melbourne Cupis extremely doll pending the final acceptances on Tuesday, ♦* (Received 2S, 0.61 a.m.) Milboubnb, October 25,

The betting market remains quiet, For the Melbourne Cup, Kinglike has been backed for 5000 at 100 to 6; 2000 to 80 has been accepted about The Bride; 1000 to 70, Li Carabine. Closing quotations: 8 to ,1 Lancaster; 12 to 1, bar one. r AUCKLAND TROTTING OLVB'B SPRING MEETING. Handicaps for first day's events on November 3rd:—

Maiden Pony Handicap, 5 fiplongs. —Faivy Bower 11,0, Motukorea 8 10, Irish Moss 8.7, Taffy 8.7, Wllcl Rose, Flora, GloDroe, Moa, 7.12; Silent 7.6, Little Jim and Handsome Hurdle Handicap, 1| miles.—Leona 12.4, Fairy Bower 11.7, Venus lb.lo, Newboy 10.4, The Flower 10.0}8preydon 9.9, Moa, Wild Rose, Receiver, 9.7. October Handicap, 6| furfcngg— Leona 9.12, Fairy Bower 9.B,ifewboy 7.13, Fairy Tale 7.12, Topsail 7.12, Spreydon 7.11, Motukorea 7.6, Shamrock 7.5, Banshee 7.0, Venus 5.12. Flying Handicap, 5 furlongs.— Fairy. Bower 9.12, Spreydon 8,1, Fairy Tale 8.0, Topsail 7.12, Motukorsa 7.8, ShamIrock 7.6, Irish Moss 7.5, Dolly 7.4, Venus 7.0, Little Jim 6,9.

Spring Handicap Trot, 1| miles,— Joker, Old Judge, scr; Lord flirold 8, Empress 12, Hard Cas«, Lady Retford, 14; Oob, Waitekauri, 17; Pioke, August, 18; Hollywood 19, Fibre 23. Stewards' Handicap Trot, 1£ miles. Old Judge scr, Woodbine 5, Alice 6, Little Doctor 10, August 18, Hollywood 19, Pioke 21, Sandfly 30. . Electric Trot, 1 mile.—Albert Victor ser, Yum Yum IQ, joker 11, Lord Harold 16, Hard Case 20, Waitekauri 122,. Heiress 25, Fibre 26, Ebonite 28, | Miss Victor 29, Little Agnes 30, Sandfly 30, Martha 30, Miss Graham 30. Maiden frot, 1| miles.—Nat Qould, Harold Abdallab, Ebonite, Bert, Comet, Oolenso, ser; The Major, Dauy Belle, 3; Martha, Imperator, 5; Ltdy B, Louie, Dirkie, Autocrat, 9; Netty 11, Miss Graham, 12,

MABTEBTON TROTTING RAGES. [p«B rasas assooiation.l Mastertos, October 25, Fine weather and a fair attendance for the Trotting Moating. Results: — Hack Handicap. Perewhiti, 1, Div„ 10s, Masterton Pony Trot,—Miss French, 1. Div., XI 18s. Trotting Club Handicap.—Trafalgar, 1. Dividend, £3 13s, Trial Handicap.—Star Pointer, 1. Div., £5 16s. Stewards Handicap,—Comet, 1. Dividend, £5 IQs, i Second Pony Trot.—Miss French, 1, Div., 19s. Borough Handicap.—Black Eagle, 1. Dividend, £4 15». Electric Handicap.—[Name of winner omitted.] Div,, £2 Bs. POVERTY BAY RAOES. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. | Gisbohne, October 25. Hurdles. Evening Wonder, 1. Div., £2 9s. Grandstand Handicap.—Ahititi, 1, Div., ill 6s.