SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4260, 3 November 1892, Page 3

SPORTING.

Thoma3 was to hnvo ridden Glenlolh tho winner of the Melbourne Cup, but left Carmody's employ on Monday morning. Robson, who rode him for exercise the first time on Sunday, says he ■'■' was running about ninth till passing the abbatoirs, when ho ran ap to about fifth place, the jockey having continually to wipe tie mud from his eyes. .Glenlolh must have stumbled over Pilotboy had the latter not fallen in towards the rails. Eedfem says Malvolio got away last but one, and was badly interfered with during tho race but finished strong. Glonloth's owner, Urqubart, a milkman, oi Fitzroy, did not back him.

The Argus gives Glenloth's starting price at 50 to 1, the Age returning it nt 33 to 1. Two Christchurch residents, Parish, a milkman, and Pierce, a barman at the Oxford Hotel, drew Glenloth in Tattorsall's monster cash prize consultation on the Melbourne Cup. They will divide about £9OOO. The very appropriate name of Matai, bas, saystheMelboumeSpottsman,been bestowed upon the StLegerRaupo gelding trained by Mr Abe Davis at Ascot Vale. This youngster is a half-brother to the sensational Now Zealander, Mata, who visited these shores some years ago, and Matai is the Maori name for the swamps where the raupo grows. During the recent storm that swept over N.S.W. the foals at Hobartville became frightened, when the Marvel-lous-Eingdove filly dashed into a fence and killed herself. A Moorthorpe filly blbo receiped a terrible gash in thparm.

At a sale of racehorses held roll cently in England, the two-year-old **l Laodauria, by Kendal from Chrysalis, brought 3500g5. ChrisUbel, 3yrs, liy Lyric or Kondal from Chrjsalis, 2200g5, and Chrysalis herself (1876), by Leoturer from Winged Beo, 2600gs Glenwood, a colt by Ormonde, that was sold as» yearling to Mr A. M. Singer for oOOOgs, is expectod to turn out a smasher. Mr P. Collins, of Napier, has purchased Stockfish, by PiscatoriousLacteal.