SPORTING. [SPECIAL MESSAGE.] The Melbourne Race Meeting.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2076, 27 October 1885, Page 2

SPORTING. [SPECIAL MESSAGE.] The Melbourne Race Meeting.

Mklbouixe, October 2."). The following are the l.ite>t quotations on the Derby :—Nordenfeldt m easier, f> to 2 buniff offered ; Ivmmny. 100 to 20 (tkn) ; Fiist Che-tei, 100 to 15 (tkn). Ui til i has advanced, Hto 1 being taken; Tlmndeibolt, Stol(tkn) ; Dmilop, Kiri^iii-i^tei, 100 to S (off) ; Winclu'stei 100 to 5 (tkn). Thundeibolfc and Uiall.i perfonicd pood gallops on Saturday, but Nordenfeldt did a bad one. For the Cup, Trenton .md Deipnt .ire the fawnuites ;it 100 to S (tku) ; Sheet Anchoi 100 to 7 (tkn) ; Liverpool, who after a -plen'hd two and a qinitar mile spin this iiioi!>in£, wliicfi must shorten his prico, is at 100 to 7 (off) Acoljte has been lucked for all the tnonej in the market at 100 to 4 to 100 to (i, and t-< \eiy firm. Brown and K-i-e li.is been hea\ily backed at 100 to 5. Piomethan*, Kit Nubbles, St. John, and Loid Kxecter. 100 t<>s (tkn). NoidenMdt ha<» now greatly receded in the betting, and is at 100 to .3 (off). Arsenal has a good out-iidp ««how, and has boen backed to win KlO.OOO at 100 to 3 to 100 to 4. Jii.inn.i and L intern have been scratched for the Melbourne Cup,

MKLnoiTRVfc, Octo'ior 26. The scratching of Lantern, telegraphed on .Saturday, is not conect, a& the hor&e still rev anis in the race. Oxford and Sardnis are scratched for he Cup.