Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tuesday 26 December 1871, page 3


SPORTING.

Newmarket Houghton Meeting commenced on October 15, the principal event to be decided being the t Cambridgeshire Stakes, of which the following is a brief summary) -The Cambridgeshire Stakes of 25 sovereigns each, 10 forfeit, with 100 sovereigns added winners extra , the owner of the second horse to receive 50 sovereigns out of the stakes Cambridgeshire Course (1 mile 240 yards) Two hundred

and nine subscribers

Mr G G Ivcsxxick s Sabines, by Newminster

A esta, 4 x ears, 8 st 7 lb (Fordham) 1 su Y Johnstone s Allbrook, fl years, 6 st 5 lb

(carr) Get 9 lb) (G James) of Mr Bla)dons Sterling, 3 years, 8 still lb

(1 Chalons) f, The following also ran -Not Out, Taxonrus, Corsands, Kingcraft, "YY White Slave, Dubois, Nero, White Rose, Nora Tauren, Mahomet, Mathilde, Anton, Hem), Etoile II , Veranda, Bicycle, Westminster, Adrian, Peal 1 under, Sxlxa, Black Gown, Ashfield, Attack, Marmora, Sister Helen, and Autolycus the twenty) nine runners brought to the post were, owing to several breaks are a) s, full) half an hour before the) effected a start for the first 200 yards they kept pretty well together, but as they reached the flat the pace began to tell, Sabines, Allbrook, and Sterling, only being left in the struggle The three were on petty level terms 200 yards from home when a splendid race ensued, Sabines getting the best of it a few strides from home, and winning by a head, while the other part finished a dead heat for second honours Noxre lauren was fourth, Ashfield fifth, Kingcraft sixth, laborious seventh, Corisande eighth, the remainder bringing up the rear