SPORTING.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2380, 11 October 1887, Page 2

SPORTING.

Victoria Amateur Turf Club's Meeting. (Relteh's Tkleukam.) Mei.uouiine, October !). Till-: Victoria Amateur Turf Club's meeting commenced to-day. The weather was exceedingly fine, and, as a consequence, there was a large attendance of the public. The following are the events ; C.uu'iKui .Stakes. Hon. J. White's ch c Cranbrook ... 1 Mr W. C. Cooper’s bl hj Silvcrmine ... i Mr H. Donovan's br hj Dunlop 3 Cranbrook won easily. Haniiipap Htiiuir.E Rape. Mr M. T, Whiffy’s b m Moolgai, liyrs.,. 1 Mr T. Corrigan’s b g Camion, aged ... 2 Mr li. Hatty’s ch g Aristocrat, liyrs or aged 3 Cheat Fo.u. Stakes. Mr W. 0. Cooper’s ch f Lady Betty ... ■)■ Hon. \\ . Long sch 1 Consequence ... t Mon. L. L. Smith's br f Hegira 3 A great race resulted in a dead heat between Lady Betty and Consequence, Hegira being third. Time, 52.|secs. The owners divided the stakes. The Cavleilli) Guineas. Hon. J. White’s be Cariyon 1 Mr A. Harvey’s ch c Pak’eha 2 Hon. E. Mitchelson's br c Escutcheon... o A splendid finish ensued all the way up the straight, Cariyon eventually winning by a length from Pakeha, Escutcheon close up third. The time was linin -iTAsec. The Austualian HunteuVCup. Big Ben 1 Bangle j •> Planet 3 Won by a length and a-iudf. louu.vK H and I cap, of loOsovs, and osovs each. One mile. Dnfferin 1 Aiien ;;; ;;; ■> St. John 3 The Betting Market. | riiicss association] Meuiouhnk, October !). There was only a scant attendance at TattcrsaUs last night, and business over the,Caulfield Cub was limited. The latest quotations are Volcano, 100 to 7 (off); Bilvermine, 100 to 7 (off). [These prices have evidently been mutilated in transmission], Oakleigh, 100 to 10 (tkn); Lava and Pasha, 100 to u (tkn); Escutcheon, 100 to u (off).