LAKE RACES.
The following acceptances were received last night for the Lake races :— Maiden Plate.—Fusilier, Bon Voyage, Waitai, Vail, Badger, My Queen. Cup.—Tuna, Nap, Tamora. Flying Stakes.—Prestissimo, Bon Voy age, Blarney, Premier, Octopus, Warrior, Sweet Lavender, Lady Belle. Maiden Hurdle Race.—Lad, General, Irish Agitator, Kitty, Kate. Hurdle Race. — General, Nap, Bit o' Blue, Nigger, Kate. Settlers' Race.—Warrior, Our Boy, Badger, Nigger. Selling- Race.—Blarney (£2O), Fusilier (£ls), Prestissimo (£2O), Wuirapa (£10), Sambo (£2O), Premier (£10), Octopus (£3O), Yuba Bill (nil), Revoke (£10).
Nominations for the whole of the events, excepting tho Selling Trot, to .be contested _ah_lh»~_ Auckland . Trotting Ciub ___U<-tly Disaster Fund Meeting, close to-morrow ni«hb: also entries for the leading events of the'lucWancTKacirig" Club"arid Takapuna Winter Meetings. A Melbourne cablegram of yesterdays date says several large wagers have thus early been executed on bhe forthcoming Melbourne Cup. £3,000 to £140 was ac cepted aboub Carbine ; £3,000 to £80 Marvel; £1,000 to £40 Gresford ; £1,000 to £30 Magaphone.
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