SPORTING.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5197, 12 September 1885, Page 2

SPORTING.

A meeting of members of the Thames Jockey Club was held-on Monday pv«o«?-i ing, when tbe appointments for the ensuing year were made, add a subcommittee appointed to draw up a. pro* gramme of races to be held in December. ■

The following amounts were paid last night at the settling up bverithe Ji^fp meeting of the Auckland Coursing Club r—D. Watson, £26 15s and silver cap; J. Abbott, £15 2a 6d ; J. Flynn. £5 16* 3d; Thwaites and Dervan, £5 16s. 3d.

The race for the Hawkesbury Haodi* , capuJtskes-place te-£aj, iodjadgifigilgr|l the number of horses left in at lait *a»i~ vices,' there should be a large field. Al*though it is a difficult task to " apot" tb# winner, my impression is that it will com* from either Despot, Prince Imperial, of Brown and Rose.

In Melbourne the Hon. J. White's colt Triton (full brother to Navigator) has been backed by the knowing ones at the short price of 100's to 8 for the Mart* byrnong Plate. . Newstead is quoted at 900 to 200 for tbe Derby, while 10 to 1 is offered against " Uralla.

St. Dunstan, the well-known Auckland steeplechaser, has been purchased by Mr J. Bennett, of Sydney, for £120. He was shipped for Sydney on Wednesday last,

There is very little betting doing on tbe New Zealand Cup. The following are the latest quotations:—loo to 12 Turquoise and Captain Webster, 100 to 7 Lady Emms, 100 to 8 Sou'*wester, Lochiel, and Ike, 100 to 7 Wapiti and Hanlan, 100 to 5 Nelson and Black Rose.

Vernet, Dunlop, and The Teacher have been scratched for the Caul Geld Cop. " Beacon" says that Trenton has already been backed for £50,000 to £60.000 for the Melbourne Cap. Thunderbolt has had £1000 tp £80 written against his name for tbe V.R.C. Derby. Sun ray won the Northern Hunt Club Steeplechase, run at B and wick ou the 22nd ult. He carried the top weight (13st). Nordenfeldt has been backed for the Derby to win £0000.

King's Own has been scratched for the Melbourne Cup. By the s.s. Hauroto, which left Wellington on Thursday last, Trenton left for Sydney. He is reported to be in good buckle,

The following have been scratched for the Metropolitan Stakes :—Off Colour, Tanguard, Oudeis, Liverpool, Thunderbolt, Warwick, Sheet Anchor, Normanby, First Demon, and Willeroo. Welcome Jack, tho top weight, is still in.

Captain Webster has been well sap* ported for the New Zealand Cap, and all the available money in the market at 100 to 10 is eagerly taken up, but 100 to 12 is now the best offer against him..

The race for the Hawkesbury Guineaß, one mile, took place on Thursday, and resulted as follows:—Kelso'a br c First Chester, 1; Loder's br eEagle Grange, 2; and Hon. J. White's br £ Angora, 3. First Chester won easily by two lengths; time, lmin 45|secs. beveu horses started^ Nordenfeldt being left at the post. Th» County Purse, one mile, resulted in a dead heat betweeu Mondy's Prodigal and Poplin's Coolahah, Kelso's Waoda being third. Eleven horses started; time, lain dl^-secs. ■

The following is the latest bettioff on the undermentioned events:—Metropolitan •, 100 to 7 Silver King and Prince Imperial, 100 to 5 the others. Caulfield Cup: 100 to 6 Helene, 109 to 5 Lord Wilton, 100 to 4 Lantern, Lesbia. Joanna, Velocipede, and Blink Bonny, 100 to 3 St. Lawrence, Claptrap, Grace Darling, Plausible, Lucky Hit, Archie, Israelite, and Hurricane. Melbourne Cup: 100 to 6 Coronet and Commotion, 100 to 4 Not* manby, Trenton, and 8 tor na way, 100 to a Arsenal, 100 to 2 Despot, Honeydew, and Myles-na>Coppaleen.