Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wednesday 8 November 1911, page 13


THE RECORD CUP

ENORMOUS CROWDS AT FLEMINGTON.

MAGNIFICENT MOVING SPECTACLE.

LOVELY WEATHER: BEAUTIFUL DRESSES.

THE PARISIAN'S SPLENDID FINISH.

The shouting of the people has died away,

and they have turned their faces to one

another again from a dark brown horse. The Parisian has won the Melbourne Cup before the eyes of probably 115,000 people—

the greatest multitude that has ever rushed

to Flemington. No horse in the fifty years that enfold the history of the Mel-bourne Cup ran to victory before such an immense and brilliant assemblage. It was a fitting jubilee gathering, over which poured as a fountain the sunlight of prosperity.

Patches of blue sky peered through fleecy clouds in the morning, and, expanding as the sun rose higher, formed at midday an almost unbroken canopy. On the race-course blue was radiant, not only in the sky but in the costumes of the ladies, and in their parasols, twirled right before men's eyes as an omen. The ladies may say that grey and white and cream were as pre-dominating colours as blue, but the fact remains that the rider of The Parisian wore a blue jacket, and that being so, blue was the striking colour of the day.

Early arrivals at the course, who hoped to enjoy long, uninterrupted promenades along lawns, and yet again, without difficulty, seats in the Terrace, found that thousands of people had arrived before them. By 11 o'clock the Terrace seats were occupied, save in the reserves for the vice-regal par-ties and the members of the V.R.C. Ladies in plumed hats sat in solid ranks, as if on guard, and here and there, at wide inter-vals, sat solitary men, deep in thought, wondering, perchance, how, in the long day before them, they might make their escape for a bet, or—to see a friend. A soft breeze played about the elms in the silent betting ring, and the newly-cut lawns and the rose blooms smelt fresh and sweet in the morn-ing air, and the birds then had not been frightened away to the tree-tops. The flat was like a vast green paddock, on which the dresses of a few girls fluttered like pieces of paper scattered by the wind. The hill was bare, and green, and peaceful, and in the distance the elms along the mem-bers' drive seemed like graceful green um-brellas of lace.

But the motor-cars, with windows, and lamps, and brass mountings flashing in the sunlight, glided in front of Maribyr-nong stand, and carriages flitted noise-lessly along the tan, and discharged their loads of gaily-dressed passengers at the landing-steps in unbroken order, as if the arrival had been rehearsed. The people from the trains came trooping down the steps to the Terrace, laughing, excited, and pit-pat went tiny shoes and broad boots for a little while, until there was a wide, never-

ending stream of people, and the pit-pats were lost in a continuous clatter. Soon the lawns became strewn with gayer blooms than they had ever been graced

with before, the blossoms in the stands ex-panded, and the scene became tinted with many bright hues, which all harmonised in the sunlight, in the setting of green, and

the white-streaked blue sky.

The people of the flat swarmed in black masses at the north-west end of the vast enclosure. Black is the colour of the foot-ball crowd, the cricket crowd, the eight-hours crowd, and the racegoers of the flat. The city artisan and the male factory hand love their hard, hot boxer hats, and their thick dark suits with a warmth which the

hottest sun accentuates. The white, red, or green umbrellas of the girls could be easily counted in the blackness. In their scurry-ings and their swayings the people of the flat seemed like black and white marbles rolling to and fro on a huge green baize table. They were so constantly on the move, without any apparent method, that their swarmings hither and thither made them appear as if they were afraid of some-thing—as if, for instance, they were frightened of being trampled upon. But their only trouble was that they were anxious to see everything, and on the flat that is an undertaking. The people of the hill appeared as they had no room to move, even if they were anxious to do so. It was hard to realise that there were commodious, shady picture spots, not far away from their closely-pressed ranks. From the crown of the hill arose a cloud of smoke—from the pipes of the men—which suggested that a fire would very shortly break out and consume the people.

Not only was the gathering enormous, not only was the dressing wonderful and beautiful in its harmonies and contrasts, its colourings, and its designs, but it was all-embracing. It was the most cosmopoli-tan ever seen at Flemington. Vice-royalty and the representatives of the British army and navy and the committee of the V.R.C. alone stood aloof. But on the lawn intermingled members of the House of Commons, in the person of the Irish en-voys, visitors from Germany and Italy (members of the Melba Opera Company), wool-buyers from France and other Euro-pean countries. A string of Chinese threaded through the betting ring; a Japanese gentleman in an irreproachable English race suit took snapshots of the changing scenes. Almost every nation was represented, and the people of almosst

every colour were there.

Before the first race there was the usual strident chorus from the betting ring under the elms, from the bookmakers in front of the hill stands, and from their gaudy cloaked brethren in the hollow. The shouting swelled into a grand anthem, with each section of the choir doing full justice to the music set before it for in-terpretation. But the anthem softened

in volume very early in the afternoon. It

was not because the bookmakers were tired or hoarse, but there was no necessity for them to sing or shout or bark for money and bets. There was no necessity, and there was no time. As fast as the bookmakers could ply their pencils they made wagers. The thrushes had no time to sing—there were too many worms to be picked up on the lawn. Bustle and [?]-

ful was the scene in the morning—in the early afternoon from the gentle slope one looked for a moment on to a quivering lake of hats, and was pressed onward by

an army in the rear.

Men and women who had their walking sticks broken and their dresses torn in the midday rush from the city by train, having gained experience, pressed their way into the upper stand, at an hour when at previous Cups they would have gone to lunch, in order that they might be sure of seats and a view of the big race. But others in thousands had profited by experi-

ence as well, and the stands were filled two

hours before the starting of the Cup race.

Thousands of ladies never left their seats after midday. Young ladies who were at-tending their first Cup sat beside bronzed men who had come back to Melbourne to see the great race after twenty years' ab-sence. Men looked up to see in an ad-joining seat old school friends attracted from remote corners of the continent to

see the spectacle. It was a day of many reunions. The Cup removed from many the barriers of distance, and revived affec-tionate friendships long grown cold.

At the hour of starting all eyes were fixed upon a wavy coloured ribbon far down the straight—the field assembling into line. The ribbon fluttered for an in-stant, and then parted in many pieces.

"They're off!" The roar reverberated from flat to stands to hill. The impression of a parted ribbon was gone in an instant,

and in its place was the spectacle of thirty-three horses madly galloping, with a thin curtain of red dust closing up be-hind them, along a wide green lane hedged with shouting, gesticulating people. The thunder of the hoofs had scarcely reached the ears of the spectators on the topmost stands, and straining eyes had caught but a confusion of colours from silk jackets bellied by the breeze, when the field had turned the bend at the river and was ex-tending itself into a thin ribbon again.

That was practically all many thousands —even those in the stands—saw of the

race. "Trafalgar! Trafalgar wins!" yelled an optimist as the horses approached the turn leading to the straight and the horses assumed shape and form distinguishable to the naked eye from between feathered hats which rose higher and higher in men's imaginations and fluttered countless plumes, as excited women jumped up on the seats. "Didus! Didus!" There was a note of triumph in the shout. "Who's next?" appealed a small man, clutching the legs of a tall man viewing the race with field-glasses from a commanding po-sition. "And it's my first Cup!" almost sobbed a young lady pressed out of view. Everyone was shouting, even if he or she could not see, and the faces of all were working curiously as if the greatest crisis in their lives had arrived. "Comedy King!" was the joyful cry as the black horse moved swiftly forward, but a second later there was only one name on the lips of the thousands—The Parisian. And that is now many people who sat patiently for hours to see the race knew who won. They heard the name of the winner

acclaimed.

VICE-REGAL PARTIES.

Owing to the regrettable accident to His Excellency the Governor-General (Lord Denman) the arrangements made for the Vice-regal party for visiting the course were slightly modified. As His Excellency had not completely recovered from his acci-dent while practising polo, it was deemed advisable to make the day's outing shorter. This was his first Melbourne Cup, and His Excellency was very anxious to see it, but he decided not to go out till after the first

race.

His Excellency the Governor (Sir John Fuller) and Lady Fuller (attended by Cap-tain Wheatley, Captain Awdry, and Captain Curwen, and Mr. Wilberforce) were accom-panied by Sir H. Day Bosanquet, Lady Bosanquet, and Miss Bosanquet, and they

arrived in time for the first race.

An imposing display was made by the Governor-General's party, which, headed by a detachment from the Field Artillery, under Lieutenant Lloyd, drove up the course at half-past 1 o'clock. In the first carriage was seated His Excellency and Lady Denman, and His Excellency the

Governor of Tasmania (Sir Harry Barron). Riding in front were Captain Barttelot and Captain Nutting, in uniform. In the second carriage were Mrs. Verney, Miss Quirk, and Lord Richard Nevill and Captain Druen. In the third carriage were Lady Barttelot, Miss Ogilvie, Mr. Vernon, and Captain

Verney.

IN THE BIRD-CAGE.

Outside stands and lawn and terrace are crowded with people. There are so many that making a way through them is almost as strenuous as playing a football game. In the ring it is worse. There men tread on one another's toes, jostle, and struggle, and fight to reach the bookmakers, whose roar-ing makes a din which sets the head aching and the senses whirling. But through the narrow gates in the high netted fence with its spring costume of climbing roses lies peace and quietness. It is the bird-cage.

There are a great many people there too,

but there is no noise. They speak in sub-dued voices, and they move about slowly

and deliberately. Inside the enclosure the

horse is king, with his retinue of trainers

and jockeys and farriers and stable-lads. The people who go there go to pay homage, to look and admire, and, perhaps, to catch

from the scraps of conversation that dearly-prized treasure—a tip.

It is round the Cup horses that atten-

tion centres, of course. There are 33 of them, all undergoing their final toilets. Until the race is run and won there is an

air of mystery and interest about all of them, for every one is the possible winner.

After Mr. Inglis has hoisted a certain big

black number above that little box of his

the interest in 32 of them, or at least in 30 of them, fades to little more than a bitter

memory. Until then, all have their ad-

mirers and supporters.

James Lynch and his two Cup horses, Prizefighter and Comedy King, came first in the round of the bird-cage. Comedy King was the picture horse of the enclosure. He looked perfect, a very different animal from the sick, coughing horse who beat Tra-falgar last year. But for the Melbourne Stakes running on Saturday the handsome

black would have had an army of sup-porters James Lynch was sure of the ability of the Persimmon horse to win the Cup for a second time—a feat accomplished only once in the history of the race. He scouted all doubts cast upon Comedy King's honesty. "No straighter or truer horse ever looked through a bridle," he declared;

"and he will very nearly win. He's a bet-ter horse than he was last year." He looked it, too, full of life and fire. The boy who rubbed him down before the race kept a whip in his hand as a warning that teeth and hoofs were to be kept out of the game. Prizefighter, a quiet gelding of the hard, useful sort, formed a striking contrast to his aristocratic stable mate. A Melbourne Cup to him was merely a day's work, and he dozed in his stall till it was time to begin it.

Glue was the next Cup horse in the line.

She was James Scobie's sole representative in the race. High hopes were held about her, and a story was whispered among the people in front of her stall of a wonderful trial and a large stake to be lifted by those connected with the stable. Her appearance gave credibility to the rumour, for Glue has furnished into a good, solid mare in the year in which she has been absent from the racecourse.

Out in the centre of the paddock a crowd of people gathered round a rug-covered

chestnut with a silvery tail and two white feet. It was Trafalgar, the favourite, hold-ing a levee. He had fought some memor-

able Cup battles with the cracks of other years. They beat him and dropped out. He was still there, game as ever, better than ever, at the top of the weights, and ready to put up as stern a fight as ever. Walter Hickenbotham prepared him, and overlooked his saddling with a loving eye. Though he was far from well in the last few weeks, Hickenbotham closely superintended Trafalgar. He sent out the chestnut's grandsire, Carbine, in just the same way, undismayed by the defeat of the previous year, with the crushing weight allotted him by the handicapper. That was in 1890. In 1888 he won the Cup with Mentor. Then there was Newhaven, and after that Blue Spec. Hickenbotham wanted vastly to lead in another winner yesterday, and he wanted it to be Trafalgar, so that he could put a fitting finish to the close of his long career as a trainer. When Hicken-botham first got Trafalgar to train he thought he was going to turn out a sprinter, but he soon changed his mind on that score.

He is a horse that takes a lot of under-standing, as he does not plainly show what

is wrong with him like some horses; the trainer has to ferret it our for himself. He used to be an indifferent track horse, but has improved in that respect. He has many of Carbine's ways. Like his grandsire, he is unfriendly in his box, occasionally loafs on the track, but is very game and reliable, He is a very solid stayer, and is rather a hard horse to ride. A "Tod Sloaner" is not of great use to him, as he wants a lot of driv-

ing along. Hickenbotham had a second string to his bow yesterday in Flaith, who, despite his Derby failure, was expected to make a decent showing under the lighter

Cup weight.

The three English horses in the third cage seemed to betray their nationality in their appearance. There is a roundness and a fullness about them all which is very different from the lean wiriness of an Aus-tralian horse. Comedy King has that round, smooth appearance. Sandbath, as he leans back on his halter, has it, and Rifle—an imported grandson of Carbine— has this same English look. Neither Sand-bath nor Rifle attracted much serious at-tention as Cup candidates. Hartfell, on the other hand, was seriously considered by many who could not let a Moonee Val-ley Cup winner run against them.

Every Cup horse had his little crowd of gazers. Piastre and Jacamar held atten-tion for a long time. Everybody remem-

bered that Jacamar was a full brother to Poseidon, and might, for all his Derby de-feat, prove as great a racehorse. Jacamar looked big and solid—a horse who would weigh a lot—bigger than Poseidon, and more leggy. Beside him stood Piastre, whom many regarded as the dark horse of the race. Posadas, another of the colts in the race, was to sport the purple jacket which Poseidon so often carried to victory.

The veteran trainer, Harry Rayner, had him in charge. Nobody seems able to re-member when Rayner was not training horses. He is the father of the bird-cage. He has yet to train a Melbourne Cup win-ner. Mooltan looked like being one, and there were hopes of Aborigine. He had two chances this year in Posadas and Bridge. The New Zealand horse had many critics. He holds the Australasian record for two miles, and his appearance yesterday showed that Rayner had him fit enough to repeat the performance.

Aurofodina, Sandbath, Didus, Ladies' Man, and Woad had a corner of the pad-

dock to themselves. Aurofodina simply

slept. Didus kept a watchful eye on a boy who was applying some embrocation to a sore on his back. But he never moved, even when the embrocation was rubbed in. Didus and Aurofodina have learnt to ap-preciate the value of ease. Ladies' Man looked little more than a pony as his

trainer, J. Allsop, stripped him for the saddling. Lord Nolan snatched a Melbourne Cup from Tulkeroo only three years ago. He

was to carry a luxurious weight yesterday, but neither his owner nor trainer expected him to win. Indiscreet had nothing to re-commend him—not even a past. Cisco, the virtual winner of the Derby, had hosts of friends, who confidently expected him, with the lighter weight, to come home at the head of the Cup field. If looks could have won the Cup Duke Foote most cer-tainly would have been placed. His gallop —lengths out from the field—in the Derby won by his famous relation, Prince Foote, has not been forgotten. Had the Prince been in the race this

year the Duke would never have been

looked at, but as the only representative of the Foote family, and the single string of Mr. J. Baron, many considered him worth attention. Flavel was one of the

handsomest horses in the bird-cage, but he looked big. Flavel has always been a diffi-

cult horse to train, and most people thought when he went to Tasmania that he had started on his last race. W. Clare,

however, in some miraculous way, man-aged to get the horse into training, and fit to race. Another Flavus, who had an army of friends, was Flavian, who was looked upon as the one certain place horse of the

race.

Some of the horses excited wonder that

they should be in a Melbourne Cup field at

all. The only excuse for Marled's inclusion

appeared to be the fact that her owner is vice-chairman of the V.R.C. committee. Riffian was another horse who never would

have been missed from the Cup field. There was hope of Camballo doing something, for had he not run a marvellous trial at Caul-field, and those connected with the stable were certain that he would reproduce that form in the race. A horse of whom great things were expected was Britain. He

looked thoroughly well. Sydney people devoted a lot of attention to Cadonia yesterday. He was their hope.

He was regarded as the best three-year-old of last year, and but for influenza attack-ing him as it did so many horses, he might have been the hero of the Derbies. As it was, he did not race in Melbourne last spring. He won the A.J.C. St. Leger in the autumn, however, and his Cup chance was highly thought of. But he appeared to be a trifle sore. J. A. Mayo had charge of him—"Black" Jack Mayo he used to be called to distinguish him from the rest of the Mayo family, for there are a lot of them, and they have all been breeders and

trainers of Cup horses. But that was long ago, and "Black" Jack Mayo is rapildy becoming "Silver" Jack Mayo. Cadonia has two owners—the gentleman who races as "Mr. A. Mansfield," and Mr. J. C.

Williamson. "Mr. Mansfield" was there yesterday, proudly watching the horse's final toilet. In an adjoining stall was The Parisian. He was thoroughly fit. In his gallops with Cadonia at Caulfield it was known that he carried well over 9st. and heavy bar shoes, so that the fact that Cadonia habitually beat him counted for nothing. His bruised heel had disap-peared, and the horse had not been interfered with in his work. The Parisian spent the afternoon standing in the shade, flapping his ears. He wore no rug. He was not walked up and down. He just stood still in a pleasantly warm corner of the inner paddock. It was plain that he understood all that was going on. The crowds of people. The vast amount of attention lavished on himself. Everything told him that he was to be asked to make a supreme effort some time during the afternoon. But he showed no excitement. He was too much of a gentleman for that. All his nerves were on the strain, however. That could be guessed from the ceaseless quivering of his flanks. He looked perfect. C. Wheeler had still to lead in a Melbourne Cup winner, and he looked to The Parisian to provide the opportunity. The horse has the appear-ance of the ideal long-distance galloper. Every bit of him is of use. There is not an ounce of lumber on him. So Wheeler pinned his faith to The Parisian. He had missed the Cup in 1908 by the narrowest of margins. Indeed, the man has not yet been found who can completely convince Wheeler that Tulkeroo did not win that Cup. But it is time for The Parisian to give up his siesta in the shade. That bell which is jangling is the saddling bell for the Cup. Through-out the birdcage there is a peeling off of rugs and a careful adjusting of saddle-cloths and saddles. The crowd in the bird-

cage increases for a while, and then begins to melt away and add itself to the roaring

thousands outside.

THE CUP RACE.

By GOODWOOD.

The judge said that The Parisian won the 51st Melbourne Cup by two lengths, but the margin to the onlookers appeared much greater than this. However, it is certain that the victory was a hollow one.

The Parisian won with a lot in hand, and had he been really pushed, the time, in-stead of being a quarter of a second out-

PLAN SHOWING HOW THE RACE WAS RUN.

side the record, would have been consider-ably inside it. The victory was a most popular one, but the demonstrations of approval were mild to what they would have been had Trafallgar caught the judge's eye first. It was, however, The Parisian's and not Trafalgar's day.

The Cup field this year was really a good one. Class was well represented by Tra-falgar, Comedy King, Cadonia, The Parisian, Bridge, Aurofodina, and Lord Nolan. The three-year-olds were hardly up to the mark, but there were a few other good handicap horses amongst the 33 starters. There were 37 acceptors for the race a week previous to its running, but the Derby race, as usual, had the effect of discounting the chances of seve-ral Cup candidates. Woolerina, Durdans, Radiator, and Sanskrit, four Derby fail-ures, did not see the post yesterday, and 33 were thus left to do battle for the big stake. The weeding out process might with advantage have been further pro-ceeded with, as eight or ten of those that went to the post had, on no form, either public or private, any claim to be included in such a field. Many owners whose judg-ment in racing matters is otherwise sound persist, however, in starting their horses in the chief race of the year when their chances look hopeless. These owners are often men of means. The honour of hav-

ing their colours carried in such a race evidently appeals strongly to them. That a large percentage of these horses ran quite as badly in yesterday's race as was generally anticipated will make no dif-ference as regards the future. Next year the Cup field will include the usual sprink-ling of duffers. Long before the horses commenced to leave the saddling paddock for the course all the available points of vantage from which to see the race had been occupied. The arrival of the advance brigade caused no excitement. The spec-tators were waiting for Trafalgar, and when he came out—the second last to emerge—he was cheered all along the line. His rider gave him a sharp "brush-up" to get his galloping machinery into working order, and then took him down to

the post.

The betting over the race was heavy, and all sorts of prices were laid about the same horse in different parts of the ring. While backers were eagerly accepting 5 to 2 about Trafalgar in one place, book-makers in another part were offering 7 to 2 without leading to business. The Parisian's price varied from 3 to 1 to 6 to 1. The crowd in the betting ring was so dense that the average backer accepted the first price offered him rather than "battle round" for better odds. It is the usual experience on Cup Day. At one time Comedy King was at 7 to 1, but at any part of the ring odds of 10 to 1 were at the finish obtainable. The actual starting prices about the two favourites were 7 to 2 Trafalgar and 5 to 1 The Parisian. Overnight The Parisian was at 6 to 1, so he shortened a point on the course, but Cadonia drifted out. The over-night prices were about the leading horses were as follow:—7 to 2 agst Trafalgar, 6 to 1 agst The Parisian, 9 to 1 agst Comedy King, 12 to 1 agst Cadonia, 15 to 1 agst Jacamar, 16 to 1 each agst Flavian and Piastre, 20 to 1 each agst Prizefighter, Bridge, Cisco, and Didus, 25 to 1 each agst Glue, Woad, Hartfell, and Ladies' Man, 33 to 1 agst Aurofodina. It will be seen, on comparing these quotations with the starting prices, that there were a

few other changes.

It was a very pretty race to watch, and, what is more to the point, it was a clean one, there being, as far as could be seen from the stand, very little bumping. There was a solid pace from the start, the first half-mile being run in 51sec., Cisco and Posa-das being principally responsible for this. They went off as if the race was a mile in-stead of two miles. The field was fairly well strung out as the judge's-box was passed the first time, Posadas, Cisco, Flaith, and Aurofodina being practically in a line at the head of affairs at that point, while Glue and Mutilator constituted the tail of the field. Aurofodina ran to the front at the bridge, and he lasted right to the home turn. His stable companion Didus made

a forward move there, and, as Aurofodina dropped back, Didus took command and

showed the way into the straight. Whether it was Didus or Aurofodina in front at this point very few people could tell, but the

names of both were in turn shouted out as the probable winner. The Parisian could here be observed making his way to the front, but Cameron was not in too great a hurry. He waited until the distance was reached, and then let The Parisian have his head. He cut down Didus in a few strides, and, though Flavian put in a good run, he could make not the slightest impression on The Parisian, who won with the greatest ease. It was a very soft victory—the easiest in a Melbourne Cup since Newhaven ran away with the race in 1896. Didus struggled on gamely to the end, and only lost second place to Flavian by a head. Cadonia, who was somewhat sore before the start, was putting in splendid work over the last half-mile. He came from "nowhere,"

as the saying is, and, passing horse after horse in the straight, finished fourth, in

front of Comedy King, while Woad and Adgio were the nearest of the others.

Trafalgar registered an altogether dis-appointing performance. He was in a good position most of the way, and had a win-ning chance at the home turn, but, just as his admirers expected him to com on and cut down the leaders, as he did in the Mel-

bourne Stakes, he stopped short. The weight, apparently, told its tale. When Black saw that pursuit of The Parisian was hopeless he did not persevere with the chestnut, who, otherwise, would not have been much nearer than fifteenth, the actual posi-tion he occupied as the post was passed. Jacamar did best of the three-year-olds, but still he was well beaten at the distance, after showing prominently at the home turn, and his running, as well as that of Cisco, confirmed the opinion previously held by racing men that the three-year-olds this season are not a good lot. Crown Grant, another of this division, was showing a very bold front at the home turn, but he, like Jacamar, failed to stand the final strain. Comedy King and Cadonia both showed the Melbourne Stakes form to have been wrong. Each ran badly in the mile and a quarter race, but shaped much better over the Mel-

bourne Cup distance, while Trafalgar, one of the best stayers in the land, failed, as already stated, to show up at the end of the journey. It is useless trying to ac-count for the different form displayed by horses. They are, in a word, not ma-chines. Before the meeting is over Trafal-

gar may demonstrate that his Cup running was all wrong. W. H. McLachlan, who won in 1909 on Prince Foote, and last year on Comedy King, had a poor ride on Hart-fell, who was never prominent, and was amongst the last lot to finish. The New Zealand two miles record-breaker, Bridge, was another great disappointment. He was never once sighted in the race, and neither was Marled, who very poorly represented the colours of the vice-chairman of the V.R.C. committee. The great track gal-

loper Camballo quite failed to reproduce his private form, and the Adelaide repre-sentative, Alarm, ran about as well as most people thought he would. In finishing se-cond in both the Caulfield Cup and Mel-bourne Cup Flavian has followed in the foot-

steps of Devon, Tradition, Silvermine, and

Tulkeroo. Mr. R. Crawford, a member of the V.R.C. committee, owns Flavian, who may be considered the unlucky horse of the season. He will never gain have such a chance in a handicap as he had here, as his weight was only 7st. 5lb., a great luxury for so fine a horse.

The Cup winner this year is trained by C. Wheeler, who was very unlucky with Tul-keroo in the same event three years ago. Tulkeroo, like Flavian, was second in both the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup. Many of the spectators thought that Tulkeroo actually beat Lord Nolan in the Melbourne Cup, but only the judge's opinion counts in a matter of this sort. Wheeler is of a

quiet, unassuming disposition, and his whole heart is in the training of his horses. He spares no pains to get them ready for their engagements, and it will hardly be denied by those competent to judge that The Parisian was turned out in splendid con-dition. Wheeler has had some anxious moments during the past week or so with The Parisian, as the gelding bruised his heel while doing a gallop at Caulfield. At one time it was feared that there would be a recurrence of the trouble that caused The Parisian's withdrawal from the Melbourne Cup last year. He was regarded by his con-nections as next door to a certainty for that event, but never saw the post. He, how-ever, managed to win the Australian Cup in the autumn. The Parisian is a natural stayer. He never seems to get properly warmed up until he has gone a mile, and at the end of a mile and a half he just begins to enjoy things. Had Cameron so desired,

he could have come to the front with The Parisian much sooner than he did. Cameron was on Trafalgar when the chestnut finished second to Comedy King last year. He may not be a strong finisher, but he possesses excellent judgment in a race. He was not required to ride a strong finish on The Pari-sian, who was going freer at the end of the journey than in any part of the race. Cameron is one of the most respected jockeys riding at the present time, and he possesses a name that few jockeys can boast of. He will not, according to popular belief, ride a horse otherwise than to win. His success in a race of this importance is there-fore particularly gratifying.

The time for the race was exactly the same as last year, viz., 3 min. 27¾sec., but it was run in a different way, as the following comparative table of the time for each half-

mile will show:—

First halfmile .. .. 0 VI s. on I lull mile .. n .v. TI lol I all mile .. n V tait I alf mil n vi

l-»t sit furlunpi . . 1 lil 11*

laut mile 1 41 1 «|(

The victory of The Parisian was against the members of the ring, as he was a well-backed horse right through the piece. How-ever, the betting on the event was very good, and there could not have been a great deal lost by the bookmakers. Trafalgar's victory would have been still less to their liking. The people behind The Parisian landed a good stake in bets. One supporter of the stable backed The Parisian early, taking the risk of his standing a prepara-tion. He laid off some of his money, but still won £6,000 or £7,000. The double Lady Medallist for the Caulfield Cup and The Parisian for the Melbourne Cup, was well backed, but the success of an outsider like Walari upset all the Derby and Mel-bourne Cup doubles.

Details of the racing are appended:—

MELBOURNE CUP.

A handicap of 30 sovs. each, with 7,000 sovs added,

and a trophy value 100 sovs.; second, 1,400 sovs.' third, 700 sovs, out of the stake. Two miles. J 1 llrl««lrg Hu Piirlsilnii, 1y Ilelsi

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BETTING. 7 to 2 agst Trafalgar

5 - 1-Tin I'nrlslnn 10 - 1-Comeily bing

10 - 1-Haiiai 10 - 1-Uri Ige

"0 - 1-La lies Man. JO - 1-1 lastre "0 - 1-Cadonia 20 - 1- Tacamar I -5 - 1-Hartfell

_ - 1-Clico " - 1-DI I s. » - 1-Glue 1,1 - 1-XVoad

13 - 1-Prizeflghtcr 40 - 1-Xluttlator

40 - 1-Duke loole SO -1-Ilatth

50 - 1-Aurolodlna. «VI - 1-nrltaln

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1*0 - 1-Iain! Nolan 200 - 1-Posadme

«00 - 1-Indiscreet,

The starting-hour was about a quarter of an hour ahead when Woad came through the gate from the saddling paddock to the course proper, and, after an interval of two or three minutes, Ladies' Man put in an appearance. Posadas was the next to file out, and then, in rapid succession, followed Didus, Bridge, Cisco, Alarm, Britain, Camballo, Duke Foote, Mutilator, Flavel, Diabolo, Marled, Rifle, Aurofodina, Cadonia, Hartfelt, Adgio, Crown Grant, Glue, Sandbath, Lord Nolan, Indiscreet, Prizefighter, Comedy King, Flavian, The Parisian, Rifflan, Flaith, Piastre, Trafalgar, and Jacamar. The preliminaries occupied a few minutes, but punctually to time Mr. Watson took the field in hand. Flavel took the berth on the rails, and he

had beside him Glue, Crown Grant, Cisco, and Lord Nolan, and conspicuous in the centre of the line were Ladies' Man, Posadas, Duke Foote, Tra-falgar, Hartfell, and Comedy King. The positions on the outside eve re taken by Mutilitor. Diabolo, Britain, Didus, and Piastre, Diabolo having the position nearest the outer rails. Diabolo gave less trouble than usual, and, after a very brief delay, Mr. Watton released the barrier, and the field moved away in a perfect line. Among the quickest to find their legs vere Hartfell, Cinco, Crown Grant, and Posadas, and Chico, rapidly dropping Into lila tirlde, piloted the Brid otrr the Ant lair lons, anti as they reached the course proper he »as »bowira- Just in advance of Pcaodas and DliliK, and then in very elcttt» order caine KlaaJ.ti. Auro-fodlna. Hartfell, I'rlretlghler. Flavian, and Piaitre, and the last Hen »ere Mutilator and Glue, l-ss ing the stand«, rosadas, Cl»co, Flaleh, and .lum («»lina »orealmost inline.andaltertlienicaittolndia. . rec!. Hartfell, llnülp, l*laiUn,l'riie!l_hu-r,i_idtr»' Man, and Duke Foote. Cisco had charge as they went out of the »trjlght. and turning tow-anbt the river «Ide he wa» a leneth i)-r ct Posad«», »ho had rTallh, llarlfrll, .Xurofttdlru, Britain, Indis-creet. Piastre. Trafalgar, and laidics* Man in i lose altcndanei', and the la»t three at this atage were laird -Nolan, (Hue, anti Vltilllator. Before rearhin" the bridge Aurofodlna ran past the lea-rr», and «vnl on »Ith the lead (rom Cisco, l-sadas, Klallh, nritaln, Dldus, Hartfell, Flavian, -acamar. Cbmody King, lauUea' Man, The Parisian, and Trafalgar, and Glue wa» now t-etr-picuou» in the rear. .lum. fodlna i-antlaucel to force the pace along the bark stretch, where Pou liai, Hl.lui, liai lan, ITalth. and Jacamar «-rn his roost prominent (ollowrrs, »nd Iho nr»rc»l of the other» »ere Comedy King, Trafalirar, anti - The Parisian. Bunning patt the abattoir«. Auroioilltu waa out (tilly Ihn. length» from Cisco, and then caroo Britain, Didu», Kia» lan, Jacamar, Cornelly King, The Parlilan, l'lsstre. Klailh, and Trafalirar. A» the field ap-proached the home turn aXurofndiru I «-un to drop bark, but nevertheless, ho wits »lill In front aa they caine round the tum, »here Jacamar had nm up, into Uilnl place Just behind Britain, and aller that trio. Us- nvost conspicuou« of the others «ere Didos, Ha»1au, Crown Grant (»ho »a» writ lip on the otiukle), Sandlealh, The Parisian, and Trafalgar, «rim were both mavin»: up to»»rd» the leaders. Aurofisllna dropi«. ritibt out a* «ho field turned for hinnr, »rsl bia stable mata«, Dldus, «a» the Hrst lo enter Ihc straight, closely pumieil by I'la» lan, Jacamar, baialhath, The Parisian, Trafalgar, Oom c-y Kins, and Aurofodlna, Dldua showed the »ay lo Hie illstaiiei-, uhi-rc Flavian, Tho I'lrlslan (who wa« nuking up lila ground very fast), Jacamar, ami Cornelly King were all handy, whilst Cadonia, who had been well back In the Held, »as beginning to eil clear is" the nick. Immediately Hie itislaiusi «ra» pi »so. I, Tho Parisian ran past 111.li«, follmed by nallan, .ml hi» victory »aa proclaimed on all »Ide». By Ihr time the half-dittanee «aa reached, The Parisian »»? out a length tirar of Flavian and Dlthi» anil Coninly hing, »hitit Cadonia could l«s .eon coming »try fast lu Hut middle <.f Hie course. Tho Parisian continued lo «Ira»' away as tho |H-t »a» rcaihtsl, and he »on »cry easily by t»o lengths trom I'lavlan, »ho brat Di.lua b) a brad. Cadonia, »ho lin-hi-l fast, waa tlose four I li, Umicdy King Ililli, W'.uil sliih, Adulo se-veiilh. Prlarflthtcr ilghlh, Sandbalh ninia, .taiamar Irnlh, .Mutlhi.nr rlriTiith, Duke Kooli' iwrlflh. Utile.' Man thlr lecnlb, lUie'l (uurlecnlh, Trafalgar till, culb, Cruwii (.rant »latísnth, »hilo tin- la.I hunch is.in prised ( iscti, Hartfell, lu Ile-, (Hut-, Diabolo, Mi-rlan, »hilo lainl Nnlati wa» Hu. hut lu I suis lint |iosl. lune, 'lutin. .*7(sea-,

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WINNERS OF THE MELBOURNE CUP.

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Sir Ile Mestrc Mr lie Mestrc I Mr IlarixT

Mr li H«Iii«i

Vrcl cr

ArtKr 0 Banker 3 tan tern 1

lS05|VIr Marsl all Torylmy

leailMr 1 Tait TI c Har! 3

ISO" Mr De Slcatrc Tin WI ilflcr 5 180S Mr Tait Cíenme 4 ISflOIMr San I Warrior 0

l8 Olia- VV Craig Mmblcfoot a IS I Mr I Tait Tlclcirl S 18^ ¡Mr I Tait The Ouitk « 18-1IMr IV Johnson Bon J in 1 18-1 Sir «. C1 irnsidc Harlcol 1

l8 - Mr Shurp VVoPomal 0 l8 OlVIr I Wilson Briseis 1 ir Mr T White Cheater 1 18 Stir Do Mestrc < "'an la u

18T)|Slr Ilaivllnaon Darrm-cll «.

ISSOIVIr W long «" «li lane r,1 1SS1 MrOlI Ponai 1 t 1 *

1SS Ivir I E. SaiillTlcAititTlon 1 1S83 Mr J White Mart I líen y 1 ISSIIMr I O liglis-t-hia *>

1SS. VlrMta ghlln s' cetAncl or a ISSihlr VV Cannon Arsenal 1 1SS ¡Mr U Dono an,') nlo) j lRSSIMr I) S IV llacelMcntor I 1SS0 Mr VV T loma |nra»-o 8

MOO Mr D S Wallace Carbine r ISDlhlr I Itcdfcan |Mahollo 4 I-Wlr Cnrmodv nsCIenloll 6 lSmlMr I I) ta»vl»iiaTarcoola a

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IIMeitsrs. Jones «I: -

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Mr VV Vorrratcr Caul

Mr IV Vorrester TI r Cnftcr j Sir II I ow-cr IMcrrlttre 3

Mr V T Ion-rat Cleans icep 3 Mrl I Haedon1

«id ftesemie _ Slrssrs Clark «V.

liol huon The Victor} I

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WINNER'S RECORD.

The late Mr. S. G. Cook is returned as the breeder of The Parisian, but as a year-

ling the Cup winner went up with the late Mr 1 1 Grunt» ade is lot and Mr Kirbj got lum for 130 guinea« Bobidtl the siro of Tile Pnnsinn I» bt Bill of Portland nnd was i good performoi on the turf winnini, ainong«t other race« tile Champ on Stake* and Australian Cup for the late Mr \\ It -»-.ilson The X'irisnenne the dim of The Pan«iin is also the ihm of Clnrmaiit und

Karn itt in sMC was raced by Mr i> G Look nml was »«hen in training a tcrj lino mare ¡>ho u bv Trenton, and most of the Trenton mare* do w oil at Hu stud On the death of Mr Cook flic Parisienne went up for «.ile, and w i« purcha-cd bj Mr _ Grctn, who now lies her al lu« Muplcj stud *«he rcccntlj foaled a colt to Positano Bobadil w t« a fe» montlui ago purchesed from Mr lame* Wilson hy Mr I* U|i lull for hi« Pranjip «tud in tina btute, ut the high pnce of J TOO guinea*

Ihc Parisian did not run as a two-jcur ol«l and n« a three > car-old otily \»oa a 1 nul Handicap al Mentone An u. four-jcar old he did mu« li hotter, and incidcntallj demonstrated Huit ho could get a di«tancc Carning 7»t 41b he »va« onlv liciten half n length hi Knox (Ost 01b ) in the W ilium* Iowa Spring 11 indicnp one mile wini« with 7*1 Jib up lu »iii-cuinbcd bj n lund only to tillie ("el 71b ) in the Mentone Cup one mile and i quarter Hi« turn eamc in the autumn After carrj mg Ost. (ocativ tictoiv in tile II million Cup, one mile and a ipiar Iel (Skjholt 7*t Sib second), he «uc ctcded in th« Warrnumhool Cup one mile and throe furlong* with the «arno weight in tin »addh Ile came into \\ heehr* hand» sliorll» aflcn»ard« I'ostur« boat lum in llu \ Ii C Sihcrmnor Handicap at the Jane lixture but in the ( uroona Handicap one indi and a half on tin second du. of In« meeting ho made amend« for lu« de-feat lit winning ut a «intir with Hst 81b np Crete (7«t 71b ) «ctond and l'nattire |7*t lib 1 third and the time .'nun «I7J*ic Ile «bowed bitter form u* u live j i a rolti \t the last \ lit \ uluma Meet ing he ran fourth to I omedv King in the Ijisenilon stake« (weight forage), and then, with 7«t 71b up «con- in the Australian Cup one of the softewt of win* ever wit

m «seil at I lemington Ho won in a ranter bl hilf a dozen length« from Apple Pic ("st

1Ó11) ) Diabolo (7«st Ulb ), \urofodin-v (Tst lilli ) and 10 otlur« Tin going wa* benvv

but »till rim Parisian put up tin «plendul tune of lunn "fflsec for the two ami a quarter mile« Hu wa« allotted 8*t Ulli in the sjdiicv Cup and took tho trip over

but wmt nninw tiftir lu« nrrivnl at Huind wak Ile wa*, linnet cr a start« r but made no show nor did he do an» lu tier in the Citv Handicap at the «anio nuetmg I hi«

»fison he mude no «lion in the Caulhtld J Make« »um bj Mult King hut the «lístame of that mee wa« ralhti «bort for bim Ile slum «si in tim Milhourno Slakes, on the hrsl dij of tho VIH meeting tlnlJie h id come on «ince the Caulfield meeting bv finishing an ex««11«lit third to I rafalgur and II««» erui.e

Ibu Parwan * connections were nil virj «outillent jesUrdnv l.ant spring tin -ilding »»"it lamí nilli running ni (lu (llenhuntl» llanilieap nt Cutiuidd nml lind in consequeiite to for«go lu« eimageuu nt in Hie Melbourne Cup for »»hull lu hail beni haikod (o win ii good stake W lucia i« n iiuwt painstaking Inn mr and h« In« hud no casj timk to gel I lu Parisian tit a« (lu re w i« alum« a danger of a roi urn nee of tho «pring

trouble Wliceler hill« front the North Ijistern distrid where lu« father who dud s« nu timi iiuo wa» n will knot»n owner of horsi« Hu Pirisiau« tinnier and hi« brother« all used 11 ri li 1 in« in the coull tij «omi ji ir« ag

CONFIDENT ALL THROUGH.

OWNER. JOCKEY, AND TRAINER. I I iola Hu se iii s I h.amis Kon il.l ( inn ron, itht winning jo lu stippul into ii snr"i of lia|)|>) st ibh lids anti jatktvs and look a stun pounding on tia luck willi titi!) Siol tish u m i »i Whin um lud is hold mg mu' litnl nmt niiotli«i pin nie pump lum.linn; Ila i Uni li.s noiliing lift fur the otlii is i » s [it In p ii Hu t up » mini ( lulu as a e,it ininti u ni good lull li It was a ».""I jib fa ( um ron Unit tilt) »xDim n wini hud wini (turn 7 ti to III/ n» 'Hu PiriMin e.ailil nil Hitit Hu jntkc»» i nihslli, ,,|li, nu», hi »»null un doubl« di» hu»i bun li».«, ,1 lo tit Hill II« luiilnl lunn I at Hu »it ni «¡uni« linn,I kt rtliii Is »»uti u neill ni ulai ut lus reg tri!, us ilnaii.li llinikui» Pinn linn that Uni linns »vin sluing Omi in Du dirk litlh nunn In tall ni is lu stiippul nlT lb» bim mil nlliiw sill 1 mu aw iv as »nil as au» ni Iliun lu »aid w« II nn with tin« li uhr« uni tool np pit-Ulna about hull

w iv al ng Hu luid l liming In Hie hist lum I lliml 1 vii« luug ila.ni ilixiiitli mid I I ipi Uni | - >-1111111 pull) lull X1 Un ululions I pis-, .1 luifile.il mid inpt up lau si In Ina re until I lav .iniiiiliiiii ali ml »non.I u tim,I ns I I iii ned min lim stiaiglit Hu I'm 1st in Was going well

ran splendidly all the wi» On Hie turn f letkoned the rue was minc uni when 11 une out I km »» 1 w is going to win \oti «in» how he um n»viv fioin them at thu tmisli 1 he rice w m perfeetlj fair I never got i bump the wholi wa» and it waa a.

big field too

Tins ii mj first Melbourne Cup I rode second on lrnfilgii hit year, you knott 1 ti 1 cen at the game since I wa« 13 tears old and I in 21 non My first »»inner »vis a horne called Operetta in llntvl e« Baj \cv» 5*ealand, and really I dont know that Im molo excited today th in I wn« o\cr that win I vc been riding about three jeir« here

Hie congratulations however were not all giten to the jockev the owner (Mr J 1

Kirbj) milking a triumphal procession through the birdcage among-it Ins mitiv frieads and ncqu Hillanco) III* (laughter met lum with the one espres«i»e word 1 ithtr

and lu« friend« clustered about him nml hemmed lum nwnj from Ins horse When he disengaged himself nml the excitement

had «immured down a lillie he said -

Yes, he ran well But then he s a goo«! hone I bought lum from Grimwade at the »ile« a« n three j car-old for 130 guinea* T didn t do inj thing with him for a while hut tool linn up to the station lhere he won the Hamilton Cup and afterward* I cnteicd bun for the Warrnambool Cup which lu won loo I no\er had ant (bunt about hw t» inning the Melbourne Cup, I wn» quite confident I bid ed lum und nothing else and told mj friend« to «lo the sime W heeler (the tniner) b iel ed lum too being just i« confident n« I tins

Mr C Wheeler bejond corioboritingtlus statement, had verj little to »it He had »opnratcd himself I rom those who »»islud to congratulate lum l»v «tuting inside the nils of the winners bo\ 1 net cr thought the race ins in doubt he said Good thing«) get bciten sometime« hut I uns con-fident right through After the Glenhuntlv Hindicnp he broke donn nnd I had him otcr in Stdnej Lust Tnesdnv he bruised his heel prtttv bidlt but »va« all right to-dnv Cameron rode a splendid mee-« there is no doubt ibout that '

FAVOURITE'S JpCKEY.

THE WEIGHT TOO MUCH

\\ Black the rider of the fatoiinte Tra« falg-ir was sitting in the joel ey* room a quarter of an hour after the race Ile had hid lu« eliot»er und »» i« discussing the struggle with tivo or three of the boj« who were prtpinn., for a mom t in the nc\fc rice Cool and courteous he w is willing to discuss the race flicro i* one thing ' he »aid I mint nj It w w i true run race all the waj through AH the hoy« are saving the same Tin j got a clem go from sturt lo finish Ae for mj own part I em only sa j that the old horsi got iiwaj well

nml we »vere ljmg in i (,ood position, about fifth when we pissed the umVc «bo\ on the first time roun I Olbin in the held pulled up to ii« after we turned out of the strught, mid Irifalg-ir w i* ninth or tenth nt the rivcnudi We icmnmcd in that position round the cutirse nnd before turning into the «tmglit I moved up Trafalgar w ?« going well and we wort, »omenhere in the first division on the turn into the straight

Then I mide inj run 1*1 liait,n ansnercd bntelj and 1 hoped for a gool finish There i« onlv one luir c I can remember noticing noir me at tint time It na« Comedy King When two furlong* from home I felt the held moving nwuv from me I knew that there wa« no chaine

"lie weight was telling and Triinlgir del iiwij under mt 1 do not know where I timshed The result i« a hit of a disappoint mont to mc c«pectnllj after mt cxp«_ricnco on Snttirdat whenmj mount ("Wo ni« just beaton for the Dcrhv I hat« thought of that »co «ince and although I ein take i boiling somehow 1 wish 1 could have tho Derb) o» or agun This i« mj first season on thi« course 1 am n nat n c of Sydnej, and enme over here for this meeting

BUSTLE AT SPENCER

STREET.

Srs-ncor"trcot bos seen many crowds during ils existence as a station, but surely never beforo one »a large, so excited so im-petuous, but »nUial so good humoured, -is that ai luth, surged over its platforms for a couple of hours > cstcrday morning. Until 11 o'clock it was possible to book and to entrain for Flemington in comfort, bub w ben Uie rush set in, comfort was the last thing ono expected to find associated with the tnp to the course There were many who took ndsanläge of the calm before Um storm They were mainly folk who sscro seeking n commanding st-tt in one nt tho stands, from which they did not intend to shift all da) , or families »»ho »»ere combin-ing a picnic »sith the other nttnctions of tlic outing Jockos carrsing handbags and whips, persons having business on t lia course, u few buskirs" in grotesque cos-tume«, nnd men with portable. Kide-shows, ?were ulso amongst the carl) ti-isil'ir»

AA'ere it not that everjone w_s well dressed and bapp) looking, despite Hu in-conveniences of the moment «mc might base thought thal the scene at Us busiest was of the people of n eil) iii flight. í »cry tram that tra» cited tosv_ri_i Spencer strc« t was laden csery street pounal out i seem-ing') endless stream of pedestrian» wini »-niggled around the ticket windowie, fought their way inch In inch to the entrame gales, ran ulong the platforms, and fought again to enter tin.« carnages lo Un dis mtore'Slcd it looked loo strenuous it pee ionmuiec to lte worth while, and )it it was no1 even weighed agunst the pleasure lo w hitli it gave ina is* Ladies who stoppt 1 with the utmost euri off the triimcir nmí picked their xs i) ne ross Um water« _ stn« t in much Hie »say the» would through snake « infested grass, plunged unlicsitntmgl) into the thickest of tue fra), uni! hinglitt I liny wire lambell and crushed tit the pn>s around Hu baniirs swipt along the pint forms whither tin» minted lo go Unit uuv or not, und lambell and crushed again when fort) ot lift) jKople sought In inlet u carriage sshicli would not hold ii hilf of their number, and «Dil the) laughed V )oung lad) on tim Block ma) wither u min up because bo happens lo iiiitdvcrtenllv bump her protiudiiig lint or scrape a morsi I of putent dressing olí her shoe but on tin xraj to tin Cup the some young bul) will Iel! her fneild that she is so glad Hu poer man they walked on in the slnit-kii at tho gale wits not hurt

1'vcrv few mimili a the trams whirled hundreds of racc-goirs away ftoui "-ptiicir street, without iippiireuüy diminishing Um siro of the crowd that »»as clumounng fur ndnussion al noon The oNodua wai« m full working order and a half a hundred thousand people wen' un I turd with n |>as sion for travel in (ino direction. Anting men, impatient al the delny, leapt tim feints when tho gates wem closed against them LldeTly men, w/ith red face" and short breath, saul that they multi get iii the same xvny if they liked, on!) they wiro not in the same hurrv. A pnrtl) benign looking citir.cn carno out of one clnmoroni attack on an undersiieel carnage with his hat battired over Ins eyes, anti mm omi nt his collar Moating loose. (lu any nillir du»', after n similar exjiencnoe, he would liavo comme need a vigorous letter of pro. test to the press, but on Cup Day tie vv is li reel willi Uni spirit of a long linn «if sport-ing ancestors Hurling himself into tim scram In front nf another carnage door, ho Ieil with the ngbt list crossed with (he I« ft foot, dodged a hatpin, and found liimstlf half undit Hu« stub-but inside, and on his was to 1 lemington.

Good humored the crosvd sins to the omi of the liselv scene at r-pimir-streot An iinnnoiiliittI)-dressed »oimg man willi iho i rnoki m1 of his cane prolnidmg at n jmtntr angle iii his rear, swtrved to avoid u foi midable-looking hatpin, but i night iiiiuUh r m his tie and drew it out of n lids s hil. In turning to apologiH« first to No I liomin, plicated iiiiitUr« »»iib No 2 b) uitihmg tia» i rook of his stnk in hil hat This tnwtr mg structure bul airead» boon rinaldi ii somessliat insicuro upon its base bv the innovai of Un lint inn and it cunio nivav with Hu imnk Mv hat IP von please

loninrkoel ila lad), willi gnu lons du,nllv,

Amu halpin also ladv," ripiad the self |n»»sos»ed )oiing man

THE RAILWAY TRAFFIC.

50,000 PASSENGERS.

'llio ri'onrl in lunnirlinn »nth flip nil« wn» ti ililli w i» «asti» lirokin viHicdnv, winn .lliTi.' peopb mre ciiiintid I» tins niuiise 'I lu» pinion« i«<ord niimbei of ]ius.stiigi i« «a« 11101 li wa« carried l«»t vuir, »«hilo in IRsH when the week'« book« ing« v\«is> the git'iHest, 11,720 people »»ero tinnspnitcd lo riimington lo leo tim Cup inn di rillid Train« were deiipaloliod ?''*"» shoillj nlt«rl)aiii,anda«tenihl) iiiiren«in« «rou.l made its tv»j- to Spencer«tmt station. About noon some difficult was ex--

pcricnccd in bundling the tnfhc, foi people, tintions to seo the lust nice wcic tanking their wi» like ii »uarm of districted ants Ihcie noic 12 hist iiW Iriiin«, which took '0,4_1 passengers while nine seeond-elnsa Hain« contejtd 20ñ2l people Hie bool

_ng« repiesetited a »inn of 1.17 201/11/3 as ngain«t _l*i210/l-»/10 lust teni, but much of Hie te»enuc will be till cn In the Victoria Baring Club is ut most instinct« rntlnn fares and admission to the comae »»ero paul for it the »nine time Hie liomin« ml tup« wcic begun soon uftei Hie IHn«iun hld won the ( up mid li nu« michell Spence (.tuet with i elm nmg i itc(,oor« until 8 p m

toniideiing it» mugiiitude, the traille waa handled in ii ten siittefiietoij mniuici At »otcril Miluiilum ccnties mid nt the tourist bin cm and u Innpoutr» oihec it the (.cneinl Post ofliie ince tickets ncic obtain nblc and niau» people »lived themselves in convenience bv booking in advance, but

the mijontv waited until the» ntnvcd tt|

Spencer-si I cot »lhere nt 34 ticket windows the st ifl* wn« busil» cmplovod On the pint lol ins the tiufhc wus supervised bj the p noial superintendent of passenger tiiiin »en ice (Mi I B Alolombv) nnd though thoie na« a little clouding the depaitment

I inn» thnt tin people »vere to blame for t Ifo«»e»ci though in mv were impatient nobodt nu« in n complaining mood The milln lue of n glonous «hit and the nlcnmr able nulli pition of u good win nt Heming Ion n»e i une momentan worrie« If in the trow«! tint letunicl there were man» popio who tv arru d it was not the judg ment of the Itiilwuj dcpirtment that was

lit fault

HANDLING THE TRAFFIC.

Hie trm-poilation of the passengers who booked at llio Spencer street station ncces »itttcd 82 trip« being tun lo the course Of thcfC »1 itere made lit first class and 20 bv »eeond-cldss trains Hie starting times of the trams with Hie official summary of then complement of passengers nre as foi

low« a lull train catrting approximately liO pissengcrs -

a ni Class Condition

li 1st ¡ full ii I r 1 ] full in in 1 full in io i»t ; full

in "i i»t full li" id I nil

in t«t : full IO » 1»| lull Tai I" "nd I nil

12.4 1st Tun 1 '. 2nd Tüll ii« i«t run I" 10 1ft lull 12.11 "ni lull 1 II 1st lull 12 18 1st lull

li » M lull ll-.ll) "ni Hill mi l-l "lull 1'JI l»t lull

in KI "ni lull \\« St "ni Pull

io Is l»t 11 ill 1 ' 51 l»t lull in ' l«l lull ll"¿s "nd lull

1«) » 1st I nil io ni lull io i 1st | ull ti 1 l«t I till II «I 1st lull 11 -nil lull It in 1st I nil II II "nd lull 11 II l«t lull 11 li l-l lull II VI ni lull II .'? 1st lull

lull lull Hill lull lull lull lull lull I ill I nil lull

lill IA t* l«l lull 1" T.. "nd Hill 1 17 1st lull I 41 1st I ull 12.11 .-nd lull 1- «IS 1st lull

1» li 2n I Í full 1 ' > 1«. i lull 1 > I.. 1st i full

1 11 i ai 1 al 1 » 1 11 1 40 1 «1

COUNTING THE TAKINGS.

BANK OFFICIALS' WORK

I pnn two men al loa»t the hand of fate fill« heat il» «m I up Da» \s the horses nu liluig don ii the st might to tile post for I he f up »dirt their dut» begin« and if the» wini then bett the» will be ltickj to finish their Insk hi the time the horse« hate woikhed in attei flic "ian *lein sukes an lunn and a half later In that time coin of lb« te dm to the amount of _4 000 and odd will Into pissed through the hand* of ti«o liank olhtiiiN liecn ncdirntel» told, counted, dieekcd and pircellcd for removal to the Miiilt* It might rcadilv be expected that in »o large au amount of read» cash, col

Irctrd as it I« al all the pa) ing gates upon rtcrt part of the comiso there would be na npprcciable percentage of Hue coin, but in «nt vear ' «rook 'un«," ns the generic name toi* nrf conspicuous In their, absence and -i estonia» onlv amounted to a few «hillings

I line» nre too good and mono», too casa» mudo without untiece*?.!.-» risk« Lost tear was a fine Cup record and on that occasion the \ It C takings at the various' gates on the course for the Cup Dij, exclusive of niiltta. receipts amounted to £i 874/11/. of w Inch £4 117/0/0 was collecUsd at the outside gates and 1.757/12/0 at the saddling pad «link How much better vestcrdaj was tnaj be gathered from a comparison of the figures fruin lins source nlone At the gates jester .lit « receipt« were _4 854/19/0, while the »addling paddock receipt« amounted to 1.1016/5/ or ¿I 871/4/0 in ni) o«aictlj ft s il short of nn increase of 11,000 over the rec« ipts for 1010

THE ROAD CONTINGENT.

MOTOR-CARS, CROWDS, AND DUST

Hu tnilli«, lo the course from the eil» ti-lnlit iinpliisisisl the decline of tin I nu in h nul ml tin ii-« of tin motor cir Duli lim four in Ininti could lie seen in the «lillico piddnd but in the «penal en

i lu-iii i «»in *i-4 motor eira

li ii is nie» ilulili tint the stream of tan« i»ii|.i.oiicttc» mid mrs should raise dust but it »» i» Imped lu the roul (otitingnit Huit the untiring «art« would ha»e prticihsl I li« in to »onie purpose The road howeter «« i» not wntciod us it should have been iillluiiii.li ni hen« ne no fault could be fount wirb it ljirl» in Hu morning hansom i iii« uiul <»ug|.n!.ctu»n»!!cmli!iil in Itusstll «tro I

while a billot foi position« wa* tondu« tis! In an in*!»«lol of the hacLnr» cirnai,c iiiiiinutUc It was hurtest time foi the « iliincn wlio «liirgcd i fare of 2/ or 2/0 lo the ionise and who no doubt eidi »how« I ii piont at the end if the «lav of wv«n! I nun I» lor an hour «ft« r half past 11 m lock the tnifhi in 1 I« mington-ro id wes ««ii lion» ami it iscenud busker thin over 1 vciv kind of »clinic wa« lcnrescnted in tin throng and thousand* of ptrsons on tin i Hillside look a delight in the ummit<-d »«cm Motor mrs containing women mid) ..«theil glided past lumberine vans oom uti

mg winn» partie« who intended topienu on the Hill, «mart troll« rs in light nthlm

ttred trap» oierhnulnl loaded four w hu le ». und mule evdisls kci^p ii «harp lool mt

moulu i> who walked from llu citv glinct 1 without envj nt the vi lui li borneirowd fir it w is ii line dnv and walking »in* pic is ml

?nul tilt luiwkei in lu« dilutndlied «arl hid nulli Hg byl appro» d for llu sink alum ii» lint »»hilled llu stnldj r irruyes ahm.,

I lu sk» »»us bim, the mr »»us light mid too in« i r» n »pu it «» i« "broad for « n» » oi it pining to l iki p i*»« «sion of tia mind

Hu mil» diawbiik was Hie dust Jho-e tia» «Hough of It ill 1 lirabrlhslriit Du I hmitigtnu rou! water lim! lina fini» um I iii phur« hut whin l"iiccoour*( mid wu« II m heil dum!« of dust lind Io lu 1 nillir« d Illili-ami «1 urid\ antnbire ilsi all di» -grumbling was to 1« henil

(lu hoiiicw in! joiirno» like that to tin ionise w11* a bright and e\lnlaritiiig e\ Illume with dust as a »oditivi Poll«-« nul Ullin«»»,» min 1 uni I out Hu woik of 11 kid nmg the (milli will ami ns d-mr» |iu«l tverv priciut.on, time wire no stiiou»

¡m nk nts

ASPECTS OF THE HILL.

PICNICS AND A PANORAMA.

Two »lilian- look pn-scssion ol ila' lull line went lime to »u the r.a mg. nnd if pinsilile lo make inniicv, and lluv wolf lint mi the lawn because the admission lie ¡mil thi'ir vvirkl) wage would not bt.ii mm p.illsou, 'I'la-ni lu i sutton «.nod little about the mung, but min li iib.iut Hu «.'alli.i

nuil Hie mutent- of Hie li.inipu. 'I lie hist set lion opened Hieir nun mug newspaper In »io wini lilli.» Ila- spoiling mitti» had lipill'll; lill pie me ki I» We le- »len e» llttlte-leil iii Hie Ciimmunwi ilih iiiotuiiiilngisls't. np ping, wlnih wa» Inane nat. li wa- lim, muí Ila It. o,i cloud- l,in|i. ir.l Hie Mia'» nie», ," th,,t ,| was ilebghltiil lo loll mi

Hie gin»» muí natch tim malina» and .»ming in nail make li i. Behind i ho ginnd-Maud, while llie lu oc/«' dal no1 roath, it was bul ami close, bal evor.» nil. le else mt Hie hill III.' Iii'.llll» id Hie spllllg lili'Villleil.

'I he gl',iliil'»t.liiil wa- soon pit kisl In Hie edges, bul Hu' aii'i.igi' pallon ni the lull is .1 hopeful, lulu«'- man. wini builds lion»!-, nuki» all »tuts ni llmigs ia all «ort» ..I lae lill..», plough, and nap- nuil bollol e» tli.i' uno llover km»»»- »»bal nue cm do lill nile' trie». So it happened linn all I he al Iel

noon fiomcbodv was trsmg to squeeze into the stand nnd a little I itci lctiiing fiom Hie frns Hushed dishucllcl hut still op linu-tie In places on ho lull the grass was «hppon and bumps and toe crushing weio not imminent but the tilmo t good hu inouï picsailed Ihc «ide show men were doing btttti for thcnisehc« than if «tilts bad hu n »»(«¿rung because mono) was plentiful and then Ittinngucs weit sei)

peí su i»i»e

tjntlci an elm Ins a portly fut hoi of a famil) who lift it to his »vitt to keep the lads and lisses fiom stiusing too fnr the) told him at half p l-l 1 o eloek thal if he wished to sec Hie Cul) inn lie would base to hesta himself ile seemed interested bul the gong anil (he excited eiy I lie» ic oft' sscie but nitompiiumcnts of Ins snonng J lies wo! c bun anti told lum thal Ihc Parisian lind »son and lu asked foi unotliei snuiiwiili In front of Hit stand the cNcitenicnt the miNietv Hie disappoint ment that showed in the fites of the men who love lacing and wagering were m con trnst with the calmness mid quiet enjoy ment that chnractei iscd Hie loungers in the sslsnn glade at the leal

do on the lawn encd n man who was .utting »nth his bick to a tree and he garcd up at Ins questionci Not T I can see a race betlet fiom here and if I xvnnt to do so T can get out of the crowd and enjov lnvself

1 he bright ness nf (he du» made the pano-rama from the hill worth fcomg a long woy to sic W'litn the great nice »vus being nm it mattered not at all that the visitot knoiv nothing of racing there »voie self appointed nnnotmccis ns plcntiftil as curmnts in n cake xv ho named the leading horse and made keen comments lill the winnot passed the post J hen the» i cm ni ed I took 5 to 1 nhout lum which, no doubt, svu_ not quite correct

- _

[ ON THE FLAT.

Tram carl) ¡norning a continuous stream of people How ed on to the lint and 2 o clock in the afternoon saw the gicatc-t concourse set assembled Hine At first glante it ap pearcd ns if the crossd »sere mteresttd in gastronomy rattier than m racing judging b) the countless number of píeme parties ssbose attention seemed to bo »»boll) con fined to the absorption of succulent fruits and acr-tod »sulcrs As one neired the bet-ting reseñe where the high priests of hu ince chnntcd Ihc odds this impression, bowcier.vns nlmosL obliterated bv the sight of dense throngs of persons »»ho mo»ed resotutelx in and out treading heedless].» on a tb)ck carjict of torn up betting tickets, is huh (.use telling but thniikless tcsrtuaoii) of the frudt) of hopes and horses

Hie distinguishing feature of the 1 lal was ils mixture of calm mid intense rc-Uossnes« One section of the crowd exhibited tittie or no intcnwt in the racing programme sti) ing quictlv for long periods m one spot

while the remainder of the throng surged backwards und forwards us if obsessed »nth the idea that a chance of locality might secure for them a better »antagc ground from winch to vie»» the racing A'irious gimes of skill and i banco »»ire offered for the div crtisemcnt of the de\t crolls and the timvnr) during the intervals betwicn the »nnous events nnd man» availed them selves ot the opportvmitv b\ tmng to locate tho elusive pea or to encircle with n steel ring man) of the m1»cr loins glue! to n tilt board towards the centre and the out-skirts of tim crowd little knots at bvsttindirs lollccted round tho»i who were fortunate enough to rstosscss field (»lasses ami at the conclusion of each event the numbers of the winning horses were circulated through the throng with astonishing rapid ii» \s soon as the winner of the Cup was known Hie 1 hit lugan to dear and its numbers wire so depleted before the nett race that it was 3into apparent that the great cveut of the

a) was o»er

FROCKS ON THE LAWN.

i

DAINTY CREATIONS

With the succes«e« of snturdu so noir nt hand it did not seem as if uni Cup Di» mullí record a grci cr tuuinpli As the da» dnxxned n (.lex »eil of mist wh eli might baie tinned to ulm at aux limmen: hung »cr) elo-c to the earth But fort un natcl) the uni«limitx xx is not lasting and slowlv hut surolv the forbidding ilouds rolled aw a v leaving the tendel gricioiisiitt« of n spring dgv

Within the lusl few .»ears n toil na mo lion of the caiuinumt) has ut templed to upset the old tridition» of the spoin! Cup dress It« dipitplis have prcailnd the doctrine of utilitananisni mil point« d out bo»» much moro sensible and inmfoi table it is to wear n »»ashing frock Uni H lukes more thnn Hie opinions of n fiw to up i

the firinlv hied notion which is leoogni-til throughout the ( ommonwcillh Uni on Cup Dav a »»oman »»oirs Hie »or» lies gown she possossis It m1« be lint ii ionI) a washing niii«bn or it tun» le a duint) creation of shiminciuig satin and

Auriiíiiillnn lomeily Itlin. I'rl»«'llrth«er Flut inn The l'urlslltu

X ii-let nlilll» Cniliiuln

T_E_EJB _P^__RISI-A.Isr -WrI_i^_--TI_tsrGÎ- T_E_C_E _M:_B.T_._BOXJ_R__Ñr_El CXJ_P.

cloudy niiion, but in iinv o.i»e tin« i« the piiipor «iii-.isinii lui- it» ilispl,!«,

When uno thinks ni the I hull« mil» ii.tv, lons ni llmiisiinds ol i\i|tii»iu. loilt-l«, the In ml) nt »«huh »«a. enlucí» passed mu in the «lund til veslerd.it. one I» Idled willi ivgnt. Nevoit lu le««. I hen- is tin- inii-iiliitinu illili, su pellín »t.is iln> iniiii.igi'iiunl, illili liiere ««.I« no danuigo dim«' lu «hin il«' di apel io* b« iHiiiUiwiling m the trains .li-nt the mill-r ilsi-li. uinl -n llio hiii'liniss ul llu- gunn« »«.i» uni lift iiii.igtlltti. In

the «fin. lint li.it>« p.i-std mu' ..in i< int'iii , b«-i- seeing min« a tu-lli linlel linn tn

ribbiuis lit'lni'f llu- viiilii'iiiuito ui-nii-i hail I

mullid Un e lit lune « «.ile- Hill thill li is nu sinli I ile ii win told »ittiuli» Illili

was nullum» lo nur tia pit i-iiu t I tin I lino»! du» ni »pim Xiisinliii , m «iltt i I

Nothing more bn»dil« ung lina tin nu I mo« ni» |ii, tau» nt t ii,mi aid lu mt» i ni lu i mi uuu ii \l mm« it »nun I a» ilinae.li I i » 11 v ni lu i it ran ill li ni , mia ni ii blue 1111 k ' Hun (lu bint fa.lt.h.i »of! mist .1 lil,1,1 1 gu»s wliali m ii-luía Im ma ulkt J willi 1 Hu lusv pink ni divv u du nun ill» 1 »nul

null 1.1 iol.au gina In 1 lah |.iii pi. 11111 agkUssivi luipi uni bim 11 1 lim 1 I » u ht li. Iptil in mi1-. 1 .11-1111 t mil u.-i n bul Hil.11 tin »li h 11 « 1» > Hill lllllllill lilli lil It li UK 'ii I ! I llllllllll m u In. li k ni Hsl« nnd 1 nm 1 pi. I.

min Hi ii dm t m hu II» -1» I 1 nun li ii Ha Miiitul m Hu iiiiivu-ilil» and 1 d milgun nt ii tin mivdiv Amiral in

winnini m lui 'I'.I I" "" "»J» «"'Iv nilli,«« a nii-nki 1 Hint iii Hu ml mi lint

suit« her best or in the design most be

coming to bet figine Sonc of the dictates |of fashion nie taken ns ii sine «pi i non ill is quite line «he cndciivoiii« to be ns np , to ilute us she i m uuwiiulioiisl. uiinugc

bul »he is tunit In nihipt llu liiiulc« to her own personal icipiironicnt* mil hen is the |icn»on in ii nutshell win iisilut to tlusi

l hoics mt ni mid» (\elimi on Alhe»,vt«ill

.«licsscd «ripe u mee of «11 ami, fhtuli », ¡women anil gul« Inste id of following ii

, hill in laws laid down lu a foi» Aiistrali in girls willi n larc kii.i of the eternal lit

Ino«» ol thing« ne in Hu iniittci of «Iks«

n lau until thcnisdtis dil« »eir the ti \ tines emplnvcd in tlic niiiniifictiiie of the lu mulei ful toilet 11 s have given thom a ni liol ginee lu then »»oudciful design and roliiniing nnd this nu ii nu ha«, lcvonled the delicate flowered sill s the dntntv Ince« nnd goigenus ten died trimmings, combined with oiiginithlj mid stibtk.lt of design .a Inch ure tlie le tiling fcitures of the art of Hu couturier« of the dnv

Tlic sublet» of n gown rcall» rests in the

manner in winch the dressmaking artist car-'

I___-_._

THE PARISIAN, WINNER OF FOUR CUPS.

ncs out the conception of lier brun It is in effect a pie lure xvIllili has tliiiiniitrd throiu,!) the mullum of sensors, needles ind cotton, tokithtr »nth piticnce ami ung) unlit» lu iMimple of tins was mcii »is Ionia» iii Hu pi ison of a i lau ming vouiig gill who in lurstir was Ispuil of sp mg Her gonn was «unpliuts H»ilf for it was nothing mou tia »it tiepe «I« mho in ii tendí r shade of gn 1 ii but in among the late w lia li fanned Hit sole «if liol I mil ho mil in Hu little wisps of mulei sicosis lo her bod ne «nu saw I us emla ende ed sp a»- of apple blossoms nut hu bruni brunna- bal wa» literati» loud««I with exqui-itilx lim tilted apple Mumu« Su, n u dress as this worn bv the girl whom ii silted to ptrfu turn vv i> a triumph m itself

A neil lu r i\ nilpie of ivrilltnf diessmg is quoin! as not it« basing a picture eliott so iiiuih as I mik nullinlixi ol'good ellie nilli

«nil w hu li Hie lust 1 ia! si liemos of mice und «I-i »«mai trs king ifl tis.lt \ la tin-in« the »u nm vv is I ill «lui nnd sh u Iel mid her lu mtifull» luina: ill iprnos in neil willi a ilikiutv thal i uno a> a suninso in thi»o ?Ins of lush nnd basile Hie town itself vii- of Uni i ni mu» sh idi ni Ulai brown ii ir »illili mi »ii klein disinlicd as bin« Hu tilleul i f tu m h nilibili r.« Jin

swiipin" aailtisk.it, with its iiimiiiu m '

pli .»um ni »»nilli ni« nilli n mun»» «hi tlh nul uni llu- ««I» ii ni), t it m« >'f numil i I Mu . um « his n minni I In I n lui »ni» «.I Iii, pi mi VI i i ti ti pt tut li «1 III lill n s I, »«lill l lillnl ni lu li blnll/i »ni pihl . mb-ni h i « .um«« llu iii,-ulh Um bulli bul, mil litml Um this l,iiiii,l iluiii un« un «ni i liions, ni tin sim, hint uiiuui a» llu lunn ««huh gi»« tin ili»insl it ni«

|i ii« lit «oki «Uni I.mu nilnill.il »lint»

nml lins, n "ml «ni.-li ni. «»m .1.1 ni- tia it ? lu Ipul tin lull. II« in its i>« i;>?<ti.m ulm hi «« is it nhill in llu i>,minium ¡mi.«..I hink hil ««lill i | nilli« lu'«» ««I a pilli 1)11' ul -lit,lui iihhnti .not li« i «««unit i lull« «Hi,

ii», mil. It, «« i« in indi i|iul <> 1 mr«. lill It »I l* mithin.! muli lil li *s ililli .1 m till - tv mil mil »I li «nun I « a lum ami mu« Mil ««h« hul pniiiid i gi« ti knob «if iiiiii-i n « Ik I'M « H lui n nst nuil mint lu i tit lu hu llu« lim« »i»l<- on« li «nu II null« tit-lum in in . it It nllu i « in be .indi I i- t \ nulli« « ni llu lu si du-«making

iii 11 Iii «t it Hu I'm« in ««nu III« I up

I li« i I m, Iii in« I ul« Di um in »».»it .i ¡. Illinium ¡. «« ii it in ilk il.lt Im il» sim

| lint» in I punt« ni Un 1*11 ii tn 111 \ ti »»us I ..I » II «lilli siltii bul Hu« «« is mvcietl I ««tilt it ini du -- ni ««lui« um hi ul t

I Ulm lill 1 li Milli Hit lit 111 ni lill M li i ml lut ti is I,ml,, n li« a nut,,« I I nul ii li« i llu km« i- ii lilul union .llu «II. I I ««lu lu« i. m, um m ti It» stn ill lund ill« n» I j ul I in ntslil iiinl «ill lil

I Im I m Ik « ull. «I llu lum I.guli. in i i ' Hu I di i ««luth ««i« i lim I'- ««i» lilli I ni ««tlh i um «« »ttko ul Mullins Im mil llu mi. mi ,,f (he munn ¡iuiIiii »«us ..nllu, ,| |,j ,. ,"»« m »ii«,

lu ul» llu lu« nulli« hul worn In I lei

,,

l-ucllinc» was of white chip covered b) M»ft frills of plisse net and bnisbcd at one suit by n largt lion of black »chct

1 ml» 1 ullu wok a giaicful gown of soft gin union mountid on a »»Into silk foiimla lion the cm ace bul i i>ointed »oke and I Hint of nor» Al ihm s Inn dehnen! bv loltls and lu It of pile-l blue silk and a nutt» iii ipul tlfeit wa« emu to the bodice In some kio» and snivel litt edged with -ilsti pimpille funge »vhieh was ilso in Induced at tin cd"« of the shoit, bell sletses Hu Inikc ¡,n\ tngel hit was cn uuleil b» a muli ni ol pile bim lined with a bind of the stun mil li id i huge 1 not of shaded ltd io»es tlu-teitd in front

lad» Bosanquet s still mg town was of

mutual coloured shantung with a large| na»» blue spotted ile-igii lins »»as covered to about 18m from Hie foot hem with nas» blue union which was eleven) arranged so ns to allow ni the foundation of the v edi ii bodice entering into the scheme of its trimming Hie crown of n rather blight nav» blue chip hat was cn circled b» embroider» with a touch of royal blue, and was finished nt the Bide by

a posv of crimson mo «io i Ali Bo-au ipiet s -imple frmk w i« if »ililli Imbin lawn Ihc M ie» ir bl m-e bil i s pi m collar of linen Al ill«-« lue ami th skirt was n bl» ciiibniulircil »» th broil»re \iikhi- Hil lui bat ni I immisl »»iib n luv. i hi n uf until ii eli-i« ml sin ill »cn riet iHippu« Lui» IS ii I ti 1 >t »as m u hilt ainsi ii with nell design if bred re \iikh>- anti lie 1 ii-tiiu li it laid Inn» bhi'k .»tv.11« pinn e» Alis» Lluirl s uncommon fioik was of nor» irojte neleoi nindi in (lu bel id linne st»li Hit etlge of the lunn us well a- the font Lorelei »»as worknl III n ion»entlan ii ilesign of small

kreeii Innes llir »»Into hit was »imp)» , trimiiiiil willi palo m«i» gicen folngt und; swiithul in n nnd g oin union »eil "VIsK_«_ Phipps »inn it beautiful fioek of ililphimum billi trepi do eli nu willi tombes of black »clxet imliioidi icil willi kohl at her neck and waist lins smart toilet wa» com pi« (eil bv a high i row ned liljtk hat and pleureuse ostrich pluiui« Mi-« Aland Ogilvie vuiri i prêt v frmk of tin di nil ullin »! ripe ti muna mounted on while Ila »lim | »»1» «ted liodlc« w is caught bv a kinlle nm! Hie collin lo-» ncik was linulicd li» i tlcep full of net fustuiel li» n knot of blnek selset Hu larki sihite pirtme

hit w is ttiuimul with mill roses dime nuil

nndir the brun Air» liilph A'cnii» s

Isiniplentl fro, I ttiunl »duli lind» liukisl

*-««!-» iniisliii llu ho«!i . hum«, i nillir I.-.» pmiiitil »nli of lu iiiiuiil html «« ul, I Mi hu i niiliiiiil, m muí .II,,«« .1,,!,« ««iib mil mil» ol »muli ««oil ii il.n up liiiiu- n» u »lui nimming limits ii Ir m Hi «»utsthui. ilugi »«hilt I ii.« I li ii lim I ««iib |iili pud mu ni und »ii ««iib an nu I nu n-, pit nu list It illui m i nth »hull of I ul pink n ni pit li «t lui ul I in

Vu iniin« n-, nuntin i ni ««hu« muslin li «Is »»«ii »i in und u» tin nuiorit» nt ««.min li.ilh » mug nml nltl link llu ii lust in ««hil« ««Inn «nun in «I i« Ubi nilli ull llu Um i-l I i in ill,', t» ul »iin-hint blui »I» mil ImUilti llu I«»ull «» i« ivol'iut

I lu »«lull iniisliii i. ««uni Indu« i» not li» in» motin« th« iiuvp«n»i»i all iii u-uillj «li«-«i| i» i situpli wishing lim!« li un» tpp< ii I«|Mi ii «it ntl tint ««huh is mu i

«nu nul iiiiMi|>hi.-iu itul but Iii,»,- »«hi In» li pi« In tin lil knot» 4 li K (lull i» li,tltliik mult iiisitlinu» and ile« opt im I lum llu eu bun hud marlin froik »»huh «iii io-l in uini/tiit, mimbil m giumiis lo «li» llu I ifhiiui i» fu hen»» imbioiiln« of lill pttlllll I |ltll » HI IISllllllj lltsslllblll us

bro Inn angln» I |tt|ii( ntl« lur-li ti lui lui hut li tliiiu uinpiiii oi ilium» \ lient u um» i» biiiiighi ml i ju\ti ), -ituni tiilh Hu iii lu t »»ml nuil ii is t Hut« »nth ti» tin«i Iliul lnl|i lu nuki Ih «»hill lend, u mu ni li nf is»»ll« niisll« »« ii, Uni «thin i,!'«»!! ««huh «««II do ««in an nil in u i« Pi uh ibl» llu musí «\ |nii«ivi i <««>i ii» ««ill n« llu iiuvsl billilli

tal nu Ila lunn »l-l i nli» llu« bold

slat« ninii t« mu iiiiuh «itlimit duo um (

»k1 i,ition but the fuel (hut the »kilt was

made with two ptifectly plain Honnie« lnuoicnt of an) fullness of the most e\ qmsitc and rich Irish crochet was pioof <nungil to the initiated onlooker ila pal

tem of the lace showed the art of the cNpcrt craftsman foi the lita») pndd ii ssork was clcsorls intiodiiicd ilniik-uli the (limit» bib) troclat wliicli needs not mils skill lint es ci listing pitientc anil cicsight

A hint of blush pink mnon introdtuid us a lint ob) sash and in the -oft fiothy fcitlurs of a smiiit bat was tis. iffciinc us tilt pink bntkgiomid of a dtbcattl) cars id sinll i lineo

'Ihc tlas8 of toilette gcnerillv described as n fete gown ' linds its most popular e\ pression in the veiling of some vivid colour nm til an oscrdrcss of iicntrill) shaded semi

transparent matonal lhere is something pcculiarl) atliactisc in the elusise colour ling and half hidden treasures of nth em Ibroidcrs and although the fashion »i is m

trodutcd last )ear it still obtains foi it is as artistic as it is elegant Among the charm )ng gowns that showed to best ads int ige on the lasvn was a conl pink satin »oiled

willi i pi u mum creí c d « Inn of a s cr) lim li »turo thrniji win li the i dmr of the un lenlross win m ire siiegosttd thin sun Another I»|n- nf In inlv us e »ciuph lied bv i kiwn w i» to lu seen m i com | lilt »benth skirt « I Jil it minn mid siller i m liroiilir» bat tin kon, « ii»ius« i I I lu metal wa- loia.l b» Ha soft ill iperp - willi h pu lull» dulled the kbtln Hld Hut nu lui embroider» l>« nitifnl as it »» i« been ttft

i\|Ki»i'd m tin siinbkht H would baie laen I dist ribcd as the it rail 01 gandí but n» H1 w is tin ini-t» cloud of limon hld the a (Te» I of ti instorining it into a incline frock ad mind b» all

Comcinp nous amusement Is Hie attitude wh iii 'lu masculine maid luars towards womens bats of Indi» No doubl the

mint«! nu lit is natural enough foi in tin cmud c-pcualli that on the tcinie it was iii» uncommon sight m sim the brun» of broad leaflet hats m erlockeil like the horns if lighting rams linn s» no «loutit that the lag hat of the horn is_i aiiisanct to the ii.i-i.erIn but nt the same time it is tin most becoming to the wearer, am!

above all it provides the shade so isicntnl in our glaring sunshine sm) dina is n distinct dilTorcnii between the shad» hal ami Hit míos««! oin II» tolos-al oin means to describe not on!) thou that ore

lonnriimii» in di uni lu-, bul in lu ighl .1» wnl.l

¡und Hie .tililtil lintisti» ul it ulm» and

finnois nre often na much luglioi than I hi loftj crown« that the gintesqm element fro «.uentli picdoiiunutcs. In distinct eonlinst to the big hat »«a« the tiirbitn or clo«c]j fitting < i| lire «ul ii inn Ion on the lund Agnn lluro w «s the lae« and muslin mob ei| ttintt« ! nown n« the (hnilotte ( 01

daj Nuill«»« lo sij ii i« onl» thediuni« of »oiith tint nu st in I the «lemunds made upon ti bj the fieulish li it «»hub «omi

linn is mm tmng in Hinninei Hum in wintci Iheie his nothing nioie distinc tite in th «.mci ii trimming of Die huts »»oin je«teiliv be»omi undoubted lienntv

I cillci« of tin co thcsl limci tnnclv vteieuscil in in fusion hu* then so were Iloner« most uncommon and beuitiful m thou urti

hcial ropicsentition 'standing up frills of net lind i rhirnunglt simple effict nnd sonictimes one »in bon »tnl ing n great knots of i ihhon or tulle rniild be 1 he lint was frcijuont!» clio en a« the medium of introducing a «ontristing note of colour to the otherwise ncutrnl toihttt and though there is nothing no»» in the notion it is ns cffectinl a« it c»er »ras mil e»er will be

THE MINOR RACING.'

""The Murillo le no »»hu li upum! the da»'s I proeecilmgs brought nut i luid «if 17. and

in nmg took i wide l in"'e, mill» eurithing Hi Hit rice Innig linked it one prue , or nnothn. Uo-t Aal« .ind Itittei» wire

¡ the best i.u oui iles, and «nib got n place,

but tin winner w is l'oiest Punie, who was" well bin kui «low n to 8 to 1 I'orest Pnncc and Hut I in wcic alni»« in the fiont dmsion and the pur caine mer the last hurdle on iicn terms, while Klddleiilring and Hose A'alc »»ere ju«t beliinil them. A little further on llo-c A'alc »».is disappointed in tr.sing to get up on the inside (where there was redil» no room), and this iindoubtotll» lost bun the race Porcst Pnnce had Bat-ter) hi Hen oser the last half im hing, and won metis li) a length, while Rose A'alc »eis onl» brati n a head for second place. Piddle siring being a dose fourth Porcst Prime is a good looking horse, but lus pre-nons form was onl) fair. He is b) .Sainfoin the horse that got tv Caullield Cup on np

I pi il In Hu A I! ( » .mimili c aftei 'I mi

-un. II« i h 11 | i-sid ihi |",si m.! I In ri I ii i- t ni. i in unship in iIh i m X1 ism

I.Ibiik » tin I i-t lamil, So diniini

| w >- don.

| Mun' »us i laid ni l"i fa tin I! nil» i»

Uanda ip I mi np ita -li »ubi »is lui'mu-

ll! i*M w is iii»!»- I ii..illili bal Han v» is

ph al» ni in.» lui X1 ih iii m wlinsi ? limit old» m I to I win lilui ii ila 1 i-i ni am ni HI i-l kid l<> Ihi li.nil it Hu . ml ni Hint finit lu- bul Hu »»tullí lol I iitali mil in tin um li.mi. 1 !i.ui_li lu lilli.lnilkiiH.il lu w isla ma In Inlh X1 iii mid -sluip-hniiii Hu lilln i ma 1 l-l midi i Ila jiidk« -bu», uni mil» lulu! lo i ilili Mil, li» i sinai "ni HI l-l bung lull i Iniklli nun» willi I I» nut lilísima nuil Olíalo Hu liitidiisi , t ih ultu r

AIhIi i» ..iim.I In Xh II Mm (nun I i lulim in m Ha \ V I ( . uni is i Nm I in u lo l Hiimlii ip wmiai Iii lu- hu I» bun lind «nu i ami Ih tlisl uno, but In i» a) j, u. ni le. nun i at li uni mu « m» lui

I,alfs iniirst lliiaik'h lu »lum« »ola. ib» | pisitinn In st i» Ib i» allulla i ni Un sin i..»liil Miill.it'i binti »\ s Makin bull) mi ti nins bun, india tumut Hu lior.i out pi Hit lu t ni i .million

I In Nins, ii H nube 11» ..inn aisl II w i. um .iii'iin.l ifit lum I lu n win -I um mis um! u i i Iniu turn Hu Alt. nu X ill.» lillian t'.l.i ti is li» aiim lut u tin linisli Kntlilia wa., in in..si tit lamil u lilli Han was i lol ni mi,m » Im I'la, iiiiniii and »mid 'Iluv fililí I la mm nil m non indii, ami Ivan ikai and I'osiiu» dwell, and lo»l »i »t ml lingi li», lint lile i jumped out

ten sinai 11», and uns no» cr caught "Ma» tah luul Hun I I ml lui lui lum ii tin «li« lime hut could nude no nnpii «»inn und lltithlci non »civ « isih bj neailv tno

hugill» »»lui« III« lltltstii hil« 1 lasl li« ii Ala» lah li» half a head for si conti place Piicmiuin mid Diesidi win Ila neiri»lnf llu other« Culi.t «lui not m1 »»«II unaj

ami »»a« m»ei li ill« «1 ingcriius li.it li lea is owned b» tilt '.»«lue» ti miel W Kds i

who ha« onlv iccinllv lecovncd from ii »ciiuiis illness Ile nu« |iit»e;it lo »ee the coll nm Rill lile i is li» Ho» ii I usilcir («on of Ilotdikiss) from Í is« ulm n In Hill of Port lund f toni Coov i bj avoid« nil hil from Iludíante li» Iircnork» Ile na« bred in Neu /calami li» "ill I II Lorn» ind »old iiR i teuling m 's»due» list \pril to lu« present onnei foi Jin gnuie i« laissi iliuii w is bred bj the Inte "Vii W It

V d»on

Aftci the o\cilcincnt o\ei the Cup race bad «omen li it subsided the two miles Steipleih isc cune u foi decision I hole wcic 14 runners und Lou! 1 nuns with his owner, Mr ( linde firm up waa a strong I favourite, V M It ind Central Green being

the best backed of the other« Lord -.niiiiB mido all the running and nfter covering n lot more ground than unj othci horse in the rice through running out wide, won us he liked from Alert Dre-im and Altir Ho» Don Q »» is the only horse tint fulled to get round He fell nt the abattoir« lord Limns is etidentlj a very smart 'chisel lie i« thoroughbred being by the Grind "flaneur homo Pen ince (who nn third in Glenloth'« Melbourne Cup) from Ltdy 1 mm« bj laord liundoora from laovol Peeress by J he Peer lie eirried a 711) pcniltv for t recent »vin at isnndown park Jlr Cace »vas iccordcd a splendid reception on returning to the weighing cn

«closure

A fan- imount of the nioncj won on The Pnnsnn in the Melbourne Cup was lost bj the stable o»er Burston, who wis guntcdlj backed for the Yan Yean

takes and »tent out fitounte of the U starters at J to 1 Lager »vus i btrong

lip ind she »ta« bael ed down to 1 to 1

The pair had the lirnt.li to themselves Burston led into the »triight, but in the run home was cut do»vn by Liger, who won with nc-rlv two lengths to spare Lager, like the Kulmj Handicap winner Mill, claims Maltster a« sire She nn rather a poor riei in the Coburg -tikes.,

won bv Ladies' Min

net ids of the minor events arc np

pended -

cup HLnnu itACF

A handicap of ' so«« radi with -00 sd»s added

6,mini CO so»> third K> ants nut of tlic

stake Two mile*

P. S Clement » li g 1 or«-«t Prince bj ts-ltlfoln

-forest ()u-on st« 11(11 Cairn«) 1 i II Cro hie s b f. Hattcry, aged 10 1- (U J

Ca g> ) .8 J If Slades br h Roso Vale, 0 }r«, 110 (!.

Cusirroirt . . 1 Oller «tari«-« - lliilltritan-i 0 »r» 12.0 fl

Chnallcy) luir» r jrs, 11 1U (J Kian) ItOTal Hist aged II J (I VV M Cabe) Pnimrciigh agid 110(1 r 1 hviirds) larrubar agwl 100 (I linbrrtsrsi) I*lddlcstring aged IO li (V O Carter) Uibl» nllikr aged 10 1(1 Hum) Master plrrc, 5 jrs 10- (J S M uro-or) Icicle, aged, 10 . (A Ilaukins) Donui» 0 yr« « 12 (1 I Moones.) Ord ti je» 0 Is ( I Deer)) Otu« aged n 8 (It Kool»), Ortho« ages! fir (W J llnlilcll) ("annon Wheel 0 »ti. HO (1- Carter)

(VV inner trained by 1 Watt )

Betting-«J to 1 radi ass« llano Vale and liai Ir-rj T to 1 JKSt lllbbcnlnkc S to 1 cadi agit Koi-rst I'rliice and linllatvan-i 10 lo 1 «ar'i ntr«t II«.tal Hist and Varrabar ]J to 1 «aili trott Ori-a an I Jljstrrpicee 1. to I t »eli at,st 1 lddlc Itxmi, and Prumrcat.1 20 t > 1 aqst Iciiii

A« faion is thi flld latí «Titled donn lorrst Frin c took up the nina ni, an 1 le »sent past ti e rt in I and alni IT tie nur «idi closely ittrndsl I» D-umrncl liddlrstrug urta lioso Vale Hulla warri On« and VLi«Ur. in »villl IHmu« la»t At ti «? t rl It.» I uldlcs-trin- liad i liarle nnd he wa« MIoKtsI in llosa urdir b« rnri-st Pritier nose Voir nailer« *iarralar Orea and Masterpiece I id lleatru i. <s ntinticd to mikr tlic pace alone Hie laik lut passing tile abattoir« he wa* joiner! 1 » Ilatlrr« -ind the. came on logcther clear of Hose V ile lor-tlnmr l)nimri-a>.h Itrsvnl Fleet

Pullitsarra ititi Ilillsrnlike tie Acid being well struniT out with Ortltu« and Otu» last. Patter« I cadet! lid iii string rounding the turn and then cime Hose Vale 1 ire»t prince Rosal Fleet and Varrabtr That waa the order In which the» came

Into Ile straight lut at the last hurdle ilattenr in 1 lotest Prince hail (barge from Hole Vale and li llleatring the other* being tome distance awav Pefore rcaihlnjr, the half distance Forest Prince drew past Hatter}, and won comfortably by a Irnctli Rose Vole who finished fast after being I locked being a brail off third Hddlcttring »»as fourth rand ti en after a gap of sit lengths fal

lowed Ho» ti llret fifth Orra tilth. Var ra bar »rirnih Dil licnlukr eighth Dnimrragl» ninth, Uulliwarra fourth and the last home was Otu», Masterpiece fell at the last hurdle Time, 3min

l->isee

y RAH« Vi HANDICAP

Of 1 »one eoeb with 300 «ass. added arcona, CO

«on third 30 so»«, out of the »take Six furlong»

li Vlan Currie « I r li Mila bj «Malutct-U

Iraner A j» 1)5 (VV ¡smart) .. , 1 S A llatrdona th li Sharpaliooler, 6 j ra, 710

((. ldmlrrt) .. S VI Kelso s bl c lllast, I yr» 0 8 (J I- Pike) . 3

Other n_rters-Ohaono, 0 jra. Dil (J Kenny), »«Hantier « »ra 8.3 (V (1 Phillipa), llrookorur. f.»r».ri0(C Holton) Homcn 4 yr», 7 9 (VV II II l_thlan), Ayrloch 4 yr» 71(1.8 Oran) l-l «anltc 1 rm, 78, tarried 76 (V. II Smith) TT. Jrr«,"1«l Pinn), Orrleto 3 yr« 7 1 (IV Cody) »lachtun J »r«, 71 (J Totvnrsrnd), Hrrrj Con»)» I its, TI (II Uek), Debutante 3 j» 8.13 (II Residen), »lila Langton, 3 ) ra, 0.7, carried 0 S (G

Downe» )

(Winner trained u> VV S lllekenbotliam )

llettlng -7 tn 4 agst niatt 4 to 1 agtt Main, 8 lo I ogat Ort lelo 12 to 1 each »gat Ayrloch Syl

»ander and Ilerrj Conaols, 15 to 1 each agat llamen tlinnhe and Ma-htun 20 to 1 each agst Miarirthooirr llmokong and Ohaono

TT whipped round when Hie barrier rose ond look no part in the race. Ilrookong Want and Herr» Contóla mad«; Isr-it une of the «tari anti at the ern! of a furling Ithut-wa« «bowing in «id«an,o o! Ilerrj Consols Ort lelo »nd Si bander »vhiUt

I li mite wa« well up on the oiiWde. Three furI lies ir hi li nu HI l-l »a» »Hil »honing the »a« lo Hurt I ",~,l- Dr» inn, I lui.li.. ,s|iarp»hi«olrr, Hil Villa »tala I,,lilli In Imprnii. bl« l».»ll|.in 1,1.i, iii. ,11.1.01,, nul b, lor,' riaililng Hie half. .11 lan.. b. hid liken Hi, bul Sharpshfloiir, HnMiing iiii.l. r llu Jiiilm » bn». caine »eri fast. nil »Uli lui bim bl uni» l short link; Illa«! l.iiik I,tit i bhuih ann ililr.l lliattie was ( .rill ni n>. Illili tiribio »tub, Virltnh setrnlli, I I nm n iiklali linn I on» di »ililli., anil Hie last i. I i « lb. p »I na« -loan.It i. linn', 1 ml ti.

Il'-ii

Nt UNI HX HXNHICVP.

nf . »ot-. ii li mili too ».is »dib I, »ctond, CO

» i- tlilrl li» i» mt ..! tin stile Fur Ino* i. ir ..I.I» I ni und i hilf dulong«

V» lui-1» bl i II ullin. I« lineal I usllccr

I l-l lum , 7 (I II.In li) ....,., I b s »u. I. I'» n f II.»«, r.u ((. l/.|inaril).. 2 I' I au i » b I Mai rall 7 1 IV Nuiier) .. ., J

ml « r »liners Lu, lu, nu 11 I Pike), Cider, -|,ii\! li xi'ir bimi Die Ide, s; (it l_»xi»), »lU-l» >a TIM!. Hnilvin) bing Mostm, 70 (II, XV Iii.minn. Puk o' Mm, 77 (it. «-marlI. Ilir.o, 7; (V Mimaban) leurrakal, 7 1 li.

II ..i Prime Vurtu Tin l'bllllp«on), l areel, I , I ti, Plum i... 1 naalong 7 J narin! 71 (t.

Uni I'u niliiiii Ii i irrlul 7" (XV II billilli), IV li i» .1 I«. X I in. I, li.hu 7 I (II leek!, 1 I I i. min i nu ii. i.rate), Madden, titi d'

tli.irl, I). , li in Dorins ii D (A Puller), hil I »Util til IXX tul«) libel lim kin, t I (I -Oran ) la nur ti 7 11 l..i»ii»eiiill

11» um r li mi,,I lu "»mr )

Hilling U t . ' i.i-st Itallili'ii, ', t, l , "a ne«! ( bl r mil I', a, minni ti m I ig»i Hu, l,r in i.« I « ith ni t Hu-Id Inn» »Minmi ml I la-ndina I! lo I a,-»! I l.»l u in I ig»i s|ni lin

I'« -lu-, ml luirril ii mr, bil ii lit pn.t

Ililli!, i, »luiiih. Du,I,,, li,.i.i,I,, bing »lootn, nuil Pi a nili,in »ure Hi ipilc'asl ti g, t going, nll.l mundill«- llu lum II Illili it bul i birgt flinn »lairth, I'..lui, I lu.k, He««bli, llu.l.r, and Prat

minni. II ilbleu uas Hrst Into Iii.' straight frmu

Xlavrali Flask Deeside "ucler and Fedan and, holilhik lils min In Hie run home ltnthlea won I) i Iel kill und Ibrei ipnrtcrs Ir m Unslt Xlavrah I dug I if i hen I m ii third I) nable »as fourth, lui i«in I lim Klug Mnstyn »Kth ( Idrr seventh t ii ii ielilli mil Ihc list tun were Positus nnd harris ii lime lulu H'src

ClJl STF-H'LLUIASI

A handicap nf 1 sois each with TOO added second,

«1 ti Ir.! 30 sots out of the »inkle About lev» tulles

C (.ric sbg Ixeril I mms bj Penance- Iasdy

1 inni» 0 » rs 101 including 71b penally

(Mr C drice) f L. Ha» Ii ma hi g Xlcrt Dream aged OB

(V Hiaikins) I (1 M I limer s rh g Altar Bo) aged 0« (W.

I I orler) 1 Olher slarlers-S »in ¡urctl II 0 (B I Case)), Cent ni ( rein ngeil 119(1 f licvnlloy) Scjiiirrli, ngel 117 (I! (.nv) «leam ngtd 11. (f Smith) Pint ns»» nee I IO li) ( I li Faiwar 1«) Ciinus lgc«l IOS (I) (nlctnill) 1he_luldc aged 01. (VV loncll) Vlliert iked 04 carrie I 0 0 (W Hingston) Don Q n er» O' (J N X1 Orekor) Comstork ige I 0 0 (P Cosgrove), Oomrno« don aged I) 0 c irrled 0 1 (V ( ray)

(llinnei trained prl» itclj )

Belting - I 11 1 ngsi I «rd I'mms., (1 lo t each agst V M H aid t-entrtl Green - to t agst Comslork 10 lo 1 cat h igst 1 Inj ress «*qulmi, Xlbcrl nnd Alert Dream 1 to 1 rich agst Don Q -nd Alur D )

Lord I mm» ee s first a»a» nnd he showed tho a» o»er Hu fences in front of the stan 1 lo The Cuide CnniBtork X11 ir line I entrai Oreen Xlert Dream aid Don Q nnd 1 inprc»s and Commodore

at th tall of Hie Hell Going along tho side lord 1 innis bat increased his leal to six Icnktlis ind ti ero was nn alteration in tho order until re a hine the fence at the abattoirs, where Don (j fell n ere Lor I > ninia »vas out hy himself ciglt lengtl« rlcar of Alert Dream »bo was being ft Ho« I lu Ccnlnl (.reen Altar Bo). lull X1 It At the last fence Lord I-mms held an adeantaee of flee lengths from Alert Dream, and lie Iel into the straieht from Alert Dream Altar Ilov On I ral (.reen I VII Comu«, anl The (.tilde Lotd 1 n ins was noter troubled in the run home nn 1 won b« six lengths from Alert Dream who beat Altar llov I) fifteen lengUis Centnl ( reen was fourth X X1 Ii fifth tomstork rixtli. Conns «"leiitb Albert eighth The Gnidc next, and 1 alpress last I inic 4min 1 »'«_»

XAN 1LA.N bTAKLS

A handicap of 5 sovs. each w"h 'Î00 added,

second 00 tot-, third SO sots, out of the stakeOne milo

T Hannan s cb m Loger by Maltster-Lgalc,

4 )r» 0. (VV II )! lachlan) . _ J M Launn s bl b Burston G yrs, li 0 (It

Lewis) . 3 If I His s cb h hcrlic 0 its S 12 (It. Carne

ron) . . 1 Olher starters-Hajtcn fl yrs 0 7 (ST Connell), Coldcn lonit 4 ir» 8 2 (XX 1! SmlUi) Ute Hour« 0 »r» alloue 1 Dib "4 (I* trues), sc quarloti« 5 ir» "8 (fi Itoss) TT, 3 1rs 74 ((I I inn) Mountain Heather fi yr» 71, carried - (I. Indre»«) XVlbsall 1 it» 0.11 (I! Lwk), Ipili I ir 0 7 (I Holland), Iean«rare, 3 yrs fi.7 (C SnilUi) Llcnspean, 4 yr«, 0.7, carried 0 J (XV Codj)

(Winner trained by n A Campbell )

Belling -. In 1 agst Burston 3 to ! «est l.ni-cr. 7 lo 1 agst hcrlic 8 to 1 agst Golden I'oint 10 In 1 agtt Haven 1» to 1 agst Lalo Hours JO li 1 agtt XlounUin Heather

Kerlie Haien un I Burston nnde liest u«c of the start but at the end «i! a furlong 1! irtton was making Hie parr aitri ded I» TI Liger Iterllc San.uarlou and I olden Folnt X» tliev ran past lb abattoirs TT »as showing Jtnt In front of llursti n afli r eebnni «ame XXas-il laiger hcrlic Stain mote and l*alc Hour- Itoutt Ung the home turn r T »lill li I from Hiineton I ist once the stratkbt wa« onterru 1 e relirtsl an I Bur Ion cairn nn followed 11 TT nairn Lager herlle anil ( olden Point Near the li lance Lager ranged nlonersld« Burston an I I ti bim home In a length "ni threo-n tarter» herlie leiig hil! a length nit thirl ( olden I oint »as fourth Haxen tiltil IT. «Util NX ass ill seventh Mountain Heather etkliHi, Climspcan ninth anl the la«t hört* was -eepiincms Time Imin 4n'«e

POLICE ON THE WATCH.

ORDERLY CROAaVBS

There iver« 180 poheemen on dnlv it I'lemington »estérili» from ali branches of the s-mce and the» experienced little dilhciilt» in m uni arning order **upcnntondent Gleeson of the Cnmmal Invcstigation Branch, »vho lins attended Ifl Ale]bourne Cup meetings, had 27 dotciliica under his control including Detective Alalone, of "«ydncv, and Detective O-Milli» an,

of Adelaide "sergeant Hammond of "Non* Zealand, was also present

\t 10 o'clock in the morning t»vo mounted constables appeared at Hu eourse thirkell »nth the dut»_ot i>ro»cnting unautliori»ul persons from taking in food or drink for sale Later the dctettiits |iostoil llinn sehos nt the entrantes in order lo den» admission to repulid thieves ""«»nal nun »vho aro unfavourable, known to the polite mannged to secure admission in spite of ill

S recautions but two of tlicin whom the

ctcctiscs classifs is 'whisperers were soon pounced on under tilt elm- Hie) »vere escorted to i trim ml -cnt bul lo the citv Hies »»ont »»albngly enough, pleased tint their punishment was not worse Ililli tia» sttsed on the inur-c thos »sould no doubt hist obnine! monos

from the guilt loss m the pretence Uni it »vould bo sngcreil on i eirttnn »linne na! would base betn seen no more bv their »ictims s-ub inspntor lone« had ilnik«

of the unifonnotl prill« Ino mounte«! mon patrolled the li it where breiehe» of the peace som« tiiiu-s occur Aestenh», howo»er e»or»bodv we« in good binn »ir and onl» onoarn«t»»a« muli nn thee>in>o itobert Iacslu .« vi ir« nf i»'o i Inrst

trainer wa« ana «ted b» ( on-table 1 » die on i charge of In» nig stolen i betting lu ket for li lie wa» lodged in tin Ot» walch

house

A few seirs igo it ivis rare that i nee meeting »»is Inlet in the nutropnlit.ui nrei at which i »» Hill and chun was not stolen "»ueh thott« seldom occur now «lb« ( nil held Cup the Dorl)» md the Milbourne ( up hive bet u nut tins voir anil few com plunts of m\ kind ba\t been made to the I obre Undi r tin elms »tsterdi» a mung man who had wagin- on Hie Pansiin, vv is linn,ling Ins tuket to a bookmaker when he fi It n band slip into lu» pocket He shot las «lliow buk and it the s uno in st mt a uv st inder st nu I tia would ho pit kpocket a hoi»» blow on the no-e Ila in-tending thief ila! not wait ti nmonstrutc, but disappeared like a flash in the crowd

THURSDAY'S WEIGHTS.

TinRD DAA'-liH Rsn AY, X0\" 0.

MINOIl WblGllTS

N.OX ".Mill It III ni>Ll RA(T,

Three mile«.

laved Cannent» . 11 ', sea Urchin .. ., 0 fl Hulla» arm . 1.« l Masterpiece 0 li lilies .. ,. 11 1 Kure ... 0 7 B se Xalo ., , It _? Mrrakla 0 7 Deception.. . . 11 | Menlwoola ... 0 7 Ballin .. 11 1 All .... 0 ft Drumreagh . lo li Nimrod .... 0 1 HdUrstnng . . 10 4 Trajectory ... II 1 liri- l-rince 10 1 ( -Hinan . .. OS larra! ar .10 0 Omi . . , II I) lice«, .... 0 12 OrthM .. . . 0 0 Mundlaba . . ,. o 10 Montreal 0 0 hlhrnlukc . oin Cannon Wheel p 0 Icicle ., ,, 0 10 lascinate (dead)

( XBNIX XL IIXNDIOlP, One mile and a quarter

leur neal ... 0 7 X11»« Holier ... 7 ii nairn ... 0 2 Hi.nlt- . ,71 lie i.lass .. gil bamkrlt ... 7 1

'. '," " s li Mamen .... 7 1

Uti es Man

Hartfell .. .,

H union ,. ., ,, 8 ii

herlle .8 7 Brookong .', ii ti Cinboat .S 1 nadlalnr ... lill Stn Hath .... st Airloch ,. ii ii

S,"-'? . I» "I'««" . « II

r-l",r*. 1 13 Marled . ti li

""'T.1, " " '" .'-""wo ..»«"I' .. «'I

Mullíste- . 7 11 »lan- beaton . II 0

.."JJ?? ,.olnt . 7 " XlaiiSlun .... II 7 A! Cull«h .. ,. 7 11 XVastail ,. ., li 7 V si 7 10 ¡»arl . li 7 Hallh , 1 to l-audor .. . II 7 CrotiTi Grant .. 7 » Pnslo . H 7 Miarpiehoolcr ..7 0 Ibtngarr .. ii 7 !_"c_ .7 7 Isothermal ... II 7 ¡.o»id_i ..77 (lenna) ... n 7 Dike lootc .. 7 7 Ipili. 0 7 (duo. 7 ft

XITHIXN- RTAM-S. One mile an 1 a half

»t Ih st lb.

Kuringai.ni Hine . . . Hailan.8 II Ululan .. 7 1 Urbain.b II Manu.A 13 Illili!« . . 8 il Mario.) Il H Hartfell ... H 7 Illa I II II Priretlghler N A Prince link . Il ti 11» rsl (tarnirnla . 8 S Nari .. .. Il 7 I laicl s I Cunil-llt) ..... «1 7 Ni.ls-I 7 II Pi-tun .« 7 Xtittllalnr 7 It X lint lis.I f (lai Bob 7 0 Isollieriiial ,.0 7 Mountain Oak 7 0 llallniii-.ii ,,,,0 7 Xilsjlo 7 0 Nanlss-a .... ft 7

lillie .... 77 Uhnspeaii. »7

1 OU« I II D.Y-SAIUKD..Y, NOV 11.

XICTOIHX S1hPPIIXII\8l

Vheiiit three miles

si Ib si Ha Xlnltrlr) Il II lambin»Un li II X M II II I Vlcrt Ure um 0 II (mirai l.rrcn 11 4 bon lier h U II) hlih II .' Mnlnsl li II .Squirm II . onie il (I 7 laird I innis II . Haullmin (Ti») H 7 Xanguird 11 1 II «il i 0 1 llminiri II | VUiii II » 0 A siram lu I 11 k 0 1 Xrluga IO io »II« n 0 0 lirait lilísima lu 7 I «minion 0 « Phil ros.» lil f l nrnslrirk 0 <X

X» V MI \/\\ », Hsiidlcapiwr.