SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2127, 23 October 1885, Page 2

SPORTING.

Reuter's Telegrams. Melbourne, October 22. Hawthorne and Snip liavo been scratched for the Melbourne Cup, The following is the latest betting:— Sheet Anchor 100 to 8, Trenton 100 to 7, Despot 100 to G, Liverpool 100 to 6. Nothing further to notice, This day, Tho Andes, Monte Cristo, and Tissue have been scratched for the Melbourne %, It is nqw almqst certain tljat Nordem feldt will not start fqr the V.R.O. Derby. ISLAND BAY MEETING. Tho Island Ray Meeting cmiir menced yesterday. There was fine weather, and a fair attendance. The following are the results of the principal events Hurdle Handicap, two miles, of £75; second horse 10 sovs from the stakes. MrF, B, Gentry's blkg Erebus, Gyrs llstlQlb ... ... (Cbyner) 1 Mr A. H. Barroii'sg g Director, aged, lOstJOlb ... ... ... (Newman) 2 Mr H, Redwood's dun Miss Agnes, 4yra lOst 71b (Herd) 3 Dividends £3 and £5, Island Bay Handicap, of £200; second horse £25 from the stakes. One mile and a-half, Mr P, F, Tancred's r h Administrator, syrs, Bst 121b (Vaile) 1 Mr W, lorns' b h Pasha, 4yrs, Bst 71b (Hoskins) 2. Mr W. Hutana's ch g Rata, syrs, Cst (Buckeridge) 3, Also started—Clogs (Bst6lb), Poet(Bst), Puck (7st Bib), and Fay (7st 51b). Revoke (Gst 41b), was scratched, Won by half a length. Time, 2min 401-5 sec, Dividends, £2l3s and £2 Bs. Stewards' Stakes Handicap, of £80; second horse JOgoya fronj the stakes! Three-quarters of a milo. Mr W. lorns' Pasha, by the MuteRose d'Armour, 4 yrs Bst 71b (Hos- ; kins) 1 Mr P. F. Tancred's b h The Consul, by Tho Premier—Princess Mary, syrs, Bst 81b (Vaile) 2 Mr A. Young's ch jn Minerva, by Traducer—Sweetbriar, 6yrs, Bst ; 131b 3 Won by two lengths. Dividends £G l?s and £B. J2s, Hack Race, of £ls, catch weights; three quarters of a mile. ' Thirteen horses started for this event, the winner turning up in Rough Cut, who paid dividends of £7los and £Bl2s. (Gossip was second, and Potaka third.