Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wednesday 24 September 1873, page 5


SPORTING! '

Tho Goodwood 'Cup,' Value .300 sovereigns, ,'added to a bubtcription of 20 sovereigns.' each, half-forfait. Two mUcsnoaa half: 16 BÚbBcribors.' 'Mr. Lofevre's'Flngcolot, bv Plutus-La Favorita, 3 years, 7 st 7 lbs., beat Baron 'ifothschild's Favonius, ' and Mr.'H. Saville's'Greniorne. Duke of Cambridge .was »truck, out.'.'Betting: 11 to 10 on I Favonius, 9 to 4 against Flageolet; and 4-to! 1 against 1 Cremorne. 1 Tuking advantage' bf his '-light, weight,

Flageolet rushed to the front, and speedily placed a dozen j i lengths between himself and Favonius, with Cremorne in I tho rcur. These positions were.retained, for a mile, when

Cremorne was seen to give way, and before they had gone j ' half-wav up the bill bo was hopelessly beaten', leaving the]

issue with the two. Coniing into the straight tho favourite j ? somewhat improved his position, but when fairly in the»

rails he gaye way, when Huxtable sent Flageolet along, and cantered' borne the winner by thirty lengths. Cre-

morne was pulled up, nnd walked horne a long way in tboj rear. Time, as taken by Benson's chronograph, '4 minâtes j

451 seconds. i