SPORTING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8260, 13 October 1906, Page 5

SPORTING

RACING.

AUSTRALIAN RACING. By Telegraph—Press Association. Received October 12, 10.8 a.m. MELBOURNE October 12. Ebullition beat Dividend aid Czarovitch over half-a-mile in 51 sec. Emir and JhJenbow covered five furlongs in lmin 7seo. Castaway did six furJonga in lmin 20e®c. Solution is receding in the betting for the Caulfield Cup. Ten to lia now offered. Others are unchanged Received Ootober 12, 8.43 p.m, p MELBOURNE, October 12. Betting is quiet. Poatiqae was backed for tbe Caulfield Cup at 1,000 to 20, Poseidon is firm at 6 to 1, Solution is easy at 10 to 1. Business on tbe Melbourne Cup is slight. Wandin is quoted at 1,000 ta 40. Scratchings—Guineas: Alto, Eleotron,'Kula, Olan. The weither is windy and showery

TURF NOTES. (By Zetland). , The ploughed track at tbe Masterton course ia now in really goad order, and in view of the spring meeting on the 25th and 26fc1i strong work is being done at the coarse. Yesterday morning good woxking gallops were done by Tangerine, San Bonnet, Scotch Reel, Lebeccio, Lady Pet, Master Agnes gelding, Rifle Mail, Dulcinea, Platypus, Merrie Rose, Tiwha, Te Kanui, Merrie England—Roney filly, Firestick, Bonnie Scotland gelding* Moloch, Liasa, Fall Rate, Moetoropuku, Wild Cat, Feramican, Torpedo fllly, Amphion filly, Frasar, Taleteller, Gipsy Joe and Narrow Escape. Shirkeyne, a half brother to Letherin, and the Merrie England— Riissey Belle filly were gi:en practice ut the starting barrier. R. Knox is irainiug Firaatick. Tnis horse la engaged in the Bracelet Handicap at tbe Masterton mooting. Little Sister has been put into work again, and will probably raoe at district meetings later on in thelseason. Matakokiri, who was ap lied during the whole of the winter, will make his reappearance at theWellington£meetiug on Wednesday. He is now trained by T. Ross at Martinboroagb.

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. ACCEPTANCES. AUCKLAND, October 12. The following aooapfcanoes hare been received for the first day of |ha summer meeting of the Auckland Raoiug CJnb:— Manukaa Hurdles. Cuiragno 11.10, Defender 10.10, Swagsman 10.6, Dolores 10.5, Lady Hune 9.12, Silioia 9.10, Aqua Regia 9.5, Kruger 9.2, Testator (late Kafcou) 9.1, Lady Clare 9.0.

City Handicap. —Landlook 8.11, Leonator B.fr, Rustlque 8.5, Ironmould 7.9, Apologue and Waipunia 7.8, Glenullen 7.5, Delanis 7.2, Master Delaval 7.1, Geordie 7.0, Zuleika 6.12.