SPORTING. The Caulfield Cup. [BY TELEGRAPH.—COPYRIGHT.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2228, 19 October 1886, Page 3

SPORTING. The Caulfield Cup. [BY TELEGRAPH.— COPYRIGHT.]

[UKl'lUt's TKI.K<.U\M->. I MULIiOI KM", < )ctobet I<> TllK second day'.s r.icmg i»f V.A.J.C. w.iheld at C.iulfiefd to d.iy. The foieuo.,n was overcast ,v.d thi'' itening, but no 1 tin idl; the attend nice was laiger tli.m l.i-tvtMi, and it was estimah d that fully .">O,OOO persons \V( 10 pn -.out when the Cup wi" mn. The, number of w-.itois fioin tli<s , neighboui ing clomps was laigor than in any previous V- ir. Hi- Excellency the (Joveinor <>f New South Wales was among the \isitois. Tin; jrowd within th<s enclosure was so great that locoino tionw.is almost impossible on the lawn. The st nid also was hteially packed. By lien Holts viutoty in the ('up once more has a brilliant cup been effected, and peiiups ne\n in the annals of lacing ba\e matter?? been worked better by the "tables I'rcMims to Ins coming to Victoria, Hen Holt's placed performances were eleven wins, two seconds, and two thuds. All through the winter he received such steady Mipportfm theCaulheld Cup a" to place him fii^t favourite ; but a mouth ago a- hostile demonstration drove him back in the betting and 100 to 2 was offered against bun. However at Sydney Tattei -all's on September 20, 10,000 to KH) was taken in one hand, and several thousands more were booked at the same pi ice. Tin confidence of the public was shaken to such an e\tent that an offer made by ( Kenham, the bookmaker, on Fuday night, to lay two thousand to eight hunched that Ben Bolt would get a place passed unheeded, lien Holt won cleverly, though at the distance post it looked a hundied to one that Silvermine would win. The ring have been hard hit by lien Bolt's victory. The following is the repoit of the Cup :— Thk C\ir,KihM> Cci, a handicap of loOOsovs; lOOOsovs of the said sum to go to the first hoise, .'tfXKovs to the second, and 200-.ovs to the third. One mile and a half. Mr W. Strickland's b h Ben Bolt, r.yrs, by Newbold— Lady Baldwin, 7st t>lb, (M. O'Buen) 1 Mr J. Saddler's blk h Silvermine, 5 vrs, by Napoleon— Sihei hair, Bst (A. Robertson) 2 Mr M. Lmiffhliirs b p Britisher, a^ed, by John Bull — Faumnte, Bst 21b (Falloon, . 3 The following horses also ran :— Boolka, Remus, St. John, Z^no, Jiurrilda, Leibia, Recall, Ltsvite, Bonnie Doon, Taipeia, Mentmoie, Millstieam, Jim Cain, Fn-t Consul, Islander. Betting: 'to 1 aßain^t Silvermine, oto 1 Butisher, IJ to I Recall, 7 to L Boolka, 8 to 1 Ben Bolt, V) to 20 to 1 others. Little John was sciatched at 10 ~>'2 a.m. Thcie v:»s somewhat of a delay at the post, caused pnnupally by the fractiou^npss of After several attempts the horses weie sent away to an indifferent stilt, Marnier beiig tho first to show up, with Bntisher nevt. At the caninge paddock St. John, Zeno, and Britisher were leading and racing neck and neck, with Ben Bolt next. As the horses left the stiaight Zeno was taken to the front, and here Jim Cam, who was coining up fast on the outside, fell. At the end of the first half-niilc Zeno foil away beaten, and Boolka assumed the command, with Mentmore, Recall, Butisher, Ben Bolt, and First Consul in the order named. These position* varied fiequently, and coming to the hoina turn the order was* Bonnie Doon, in the lead, then Britisher, The Lev ito, Boolka, Silvermine, Lesbia, Recall, and Ben Bolt. As they entered the straight, Falloon ru«hod Britisher to the fiont, closely followed by Silvermine ; the latter, under severe punishment, headed the Ballarat horso half-way down the straight, but when inside the dit.ta.nce post, OBrien brought Ben Bolt up the centre of the course with a terrific iush, and after a desperate struggle with the favourite seemed a. victoiy by a short neck, a long neck dividing Silveiiuine and Britisher, Recall fomtli, half a neck away : Lesbia fifth, St. John sixth. Tune, 2min. 4'JSe.c. C.u'i mi n S^\K^^ of 200-o\s. and ")sov. each. Weight for age. One mile and a fin long. Mr M. Locke's b c Isonomy, 4} r<, by Wmteilake— Ruby, Ost 1 Mi J. O. In^hssbh M.tlua, aged, M,t 41b 2 Mi W. 1). RobeitM.n\ b f The Xuu, :urs, 7st;slb . :■( Nine holies ted. Time, 2iuin. I^'sec.

The Melbourne Cup. Mm- hoi hnk, October 17. The following :iic the l.ite^L betting quotations for the Melbourne Cup : — (i to 1 a^t Tndent 10 to 1 ■ ]J.'ii 13.»1t 10 to 1 I'-onomy 10 to 1 • Siht-niiine IL' to 1 - M.ilm 1") to 1 Bntishor 2") to 1 Sheet Anchor

Newmarket Races. IntKss A-^soci vno.v. 1 Loni>o\\ October 15. Tho Champion Vt.vke-. .it the Newmarket Mooting io-ultoul ;>^ fnllow'N : — IHilm- of Westniui«.ttM\ Ounonde 1 Mi M.intonV Obeion . - Timco ttultykoftV Aipo X.ivib 'A

Onehunga Spring Meeting. The Club had splendid weather for the meeting, on S\turday afternoon. The special trains from Auckl.md brought a laige croud, in addition to which considerable numbeis drove out in 'buses, diag*, breaks, carnages and buggie-. Amongst those present during the day were Sir (I. M. O'Rorke, the president of the club. The totalizator was well patronised dm ing the nfternoon, and,very gieal mteiest was manifested in the various events. The following are the iesults -.— Mudkv I'iatb ok 20sov*. Mr U. Wnght's T.unora 3yis, 7st 81b 1 Mr I). Tuohill's Green Mount 3yrs, 7st 111b . .2 Mr J. O'Xeill's br q Wat Tyler, Bst lllb 3 The othei staiteis wero Cannon, Haiold, Luna, Melody. Manuka, Sheet Anchoi, Muscatello and Mataganah, Dnleibella being the only one seiatched. There weie 821 t'l investment-, on the totalisator, of s\lnch S3 weie on the winner, and the dividend was £3 iK HvN'incAr Hurolkn 1 , of 40-uns. Mr Keans bi g Tiger, list 01b 1 Mr M. Corcoran's br c Rawenata, 9st 31b . 2 Colonel Eraser's blk q Fairplay, i)>t 121b 3 Mr \V. Robeitson's blk q Rowdy, 0-t lilb, and Mr B. Brown's b q L tmkiti aKo -taited. Xg.ita was scratched. There was i! 415 on the totalizator, I!KJ on the winner, and the dividend was £2. Onkhi'vga Cli j Haxi>ic\p, of 80sovs. Mr Keans eh r Victory. Sst 41b (Kean) 1 Mi (I. Wrights b in Friendship, Bst 121b (Taylor) 2 Mr T. O'Brien's ci q Orphan, 7st (Kidd) 3 Mr T. Raymond'.s eh c Fevemle ((Ist, Mcllroy), also ran. Mitrailleuse, Tarnora, and Empress wore scratched. There was £.">7l on the totali-ator ; 2(54 on the winner, and the dividend was t'l l!ts. Xovi:r. Kvck, of 20sovh. Mr J. Bruces b q Comet . . . 1 Mr J. Thorpe's b q Otai a . . 2 Mr J. Alexander's b m Pauline . . . 3 The winner was sold by Mr Jackson (Morton and Jackson^, and was bought in by the owner for t'l 2 10s. Ski.ijvc SmT[.F('H\sK, of 40sov<5. Me«sM Lyons and Blakie's bm Pi pi, Iht 1 Mr I). Mnnn's b q Ruahine, lOst 71b 2 Mr J. Lennard's br q Falcn, list 71b 3 r Mr Ciuduick's Zip, Mr Wilh\m>.in"s Xgata, and Mr Mumi's us Dick Suivellei, .ilvudii. Fly and Rowdy were .scratched. The winner was put up for sale by Mr Jackson, and bought in by the owners for £21. There ueie £242 on the totalizator, lb" on the winner, and the dividend paid was £13 12s. M uijkv Po\M H \( i:of 10>o\p. Mr French's Luna . 1 Mr Andiew's l'restona . 2 Mr T. Bell's Platinum 3 I- 111 1 \i.\(. Stvms of 30sovs. Friendship, (»vis, b-~t (>lbs 1 Aimee, (iyr-., 7st . 2 C itesbv, 3^ is, li^t "ilbs 3 Victoiy, Tamuia, Contractor, Mignonette, ami I'Vveiole also l.vi. 11 \M)IC Vl' S I h KIM KM V^K of CiOsoVS. Mr Leonard's Falcon, list Üb(.j. Kay) I Mr Hope'.s <^m]p, list (Hope) r Colonel D.ivv son's Mis- (inihth, 10-t 121b (Kdgecumbp) 3 I\ur Play, Rowdy, Bachelor, and Lun kin also ran.

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