Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle (NSW : 1860 - 1870), Saturday 5 May 1866, page 2


I RANDWICK AUTUMN MEETING, 1866. I

PATRON : His Excellency Sir John Young, Bart., K.C.B.,

G.C.M.G., &c.

PRESIDENT : The Hon. E. Deas Thomson, C.B. VICE-PRESlDENT : Alfred Cheeke, Esq. JUDGE AND HANDICAPPER : John Lackey, Esq. ;

TREASURER : J. de V. Lamb, Esq. STARTER : W. G. Henfrey, Esq.

STEWARDS: Hon. E. Deas Thomson, C.B.; Hon. Sir W.

M. Manning, Richard Jones, Esq., J. F. Downes, Esq., W. M. Busby, Esq.

HON. SECRETARY AND CLERK OF THE COURSE : Buchan

Thomson, Esq. _______

The Australian Jockey Club commenced their Autumn

Meeting for 1866 on Saturday last, under, perhaps, not

the most favourable auspices. Accidents and misfor-. . tunes had unfortnately been busily at work; the fields were much curtailed from what they were expected to be a month ago; the arrival of the Melbourne colts last week, had caused considerable distrust in the New South Wales two year olds; and altogether, speculation had

been confined to a few favourites, the outsiders hav-ing been hardly backed at all. The Holiday, too, on

St George's Day had caused a good deal of money to be spent, which would otherwise have gone to Randwick;

and, notwithstanding the excellence of the programme, and the interest attaching to The Leger, The Cup, and the different two year old races, we have long been alive to the fact that the meeting did not create the excite-ment it merited, or that we should have liked to see. The lamented death of MrCharles Martyn, late Trea-surer of the A.J.C., cast a chilling damper upon every-thing; and there was a serious air about the officials, as they moved about with the mourning badge upon the left arm, which told of misfortune that left more than a surface grief behind. The Club have left nothing un-done to bring off the meeting with eclat; and for months past the energetic Hon. Secretary has been contriving and perfecting improvements upon the times gone by.

Much has been done to the course; and a very great im-

provoment indeed is the new paling fence, six feet high, reaching round the first turn, on the outside, from op-posite the entrance gate, to near the rocks. This will

serve as an effectual stopper to bolting off the course at that very tempting gate turn. The running ground is in first-rate order, admitting of no doubt as to the bene-ficial effects of street sweepings as a top dressing; in short the. A.J.C. will not relax their efforts until they have succeeded in arriving as near perfection with their

race course as circumstances will admit. Since the

Spring, the Grand Stand has undergone some alterations, by which entrance has been facilitated; and there are improvements also in the weighing room, by which what goes on inside can be seen by persons interested, and the room still kept clear for the officials to carry on their business without crushing or interference. We said that misfortune thinned the fields, and so it did indeed; for during the week before the races, Old England, Lord of the Wood, and Blair Athol, all very promising colts, disappeared from among the two year olds; Orphan Prince declined to show for the Leger; and many doubts were thrown upon Tarragon being a starter for any of his engagements. Still, however, Mr Town's horse found supporters for the Cup; and with things connect-ed with all the great races, in a state of delightful un-certainty, the curtain rose upon the

FIRST DAY.

Saturday morning, when we looked out, gave every promise of a fine day; the general appearance of things as the day advanced, being quite enough to tempt all those who had not quite made up their minds whether they would go or not. It struck us throughout the fore-noon that the busses were not so largely patronised as usual; and all along the road we noticed a falling off in the number of travellers, so that we were not at all asto-nished to find on the course, by far the smallest atten-dance we ever saw on a Saturday; nor did the numbers increase in any very large ratio during the entire after-noon. We should not have taken it for "The Leger Day," for, truth to speak, it had more the look of an "off" day; and we could well have supposed it to be the Friday between the Cup Day and the concluding Satur-day. Naturally, the Booths, of which there were the usual quantum, did not make what would be considered anything like a Saturday's harvest; and the Lessee of the Gate would hardly find he had too cheap a bargain. So far things did not augur well for great profits to those who had invested capital in race course property. Of course, there was the usual attendance of racing men; but the general public were not there; and the number of vehicles ranged along the inside of the course was a longway below the average. Mr O'Brien, of Tattersalls, dispensed creature comforts, as usual, at the Grand Stand; but even he was not patronised ,as of yore, and must have discovered a falling off in his takings, Neither the stand nor the enclosure was as numerously tenanted as heretofore; and there was not the least difficulty in getting close enough to form an opinion of the greatest favourites. For the first race, Malvina inspired most confidence; and she looked pretty right, while Mr Town's colt did not please us a bit; but there was a hard-as-nails old-fashioned look about Rarey and Ash-worth that quite prepared us for mischief. The old horse was very fit; he seemed to race as if it was great fun to him, and he liked it; and he and his rider evidently quite understood each other. For the next race there came out the finest field of two year olds we ever saw in Aus-tralia, and some that would be difficult to find the equals of in the old country. Of course, the observed of all observers were the Maribyrnong pair; and when they stripped under the shed, there could be but one opinion about them. The "Hook" is a tremendous colt, with immense size and power, without being handsome; and Budelight, although thought little of by his stable (so we hear), is just one of those useful cut-and-come-again colts so difficult to find the bottom of. In the race he was in front from end to end; was never caught by any but Fishhook, and the latter had to be punished to win the race. Our impression was that both these colts were mud fat, and the way they ran home, led to the question being asked very generally, what will they be when they are fit? The Judge's colt, " Sir John," comes next to the Melbourne pair in point of fashionable appearance; he has rather a heavy head and neck, broad chest; and is very deep in the girth, with great thighs quarters and gaskins. He sweated considerably when stripped, giving us the idea that he was fretful, and had been a little " off." The Barb to our fancy was fitter than anything else in the race; and there is no doubt he went faster than any of them, round the turn; but something made him shift, otherwise he would not have been a mile away in

the run home. Bylong is a very improving looking colt, with great propelling power, and all over the walk of a racehorse. He will have to see a good day yet. Circassian looked well enough; and ran well to the turn; but after, the execrable start he got he could not be ex-pected to be more forward than he was. In the first half mile he made up much of his lost ground; and passed several that were in front of him. At Home-bush we expected to see this colt improve; and but for getting away so badly; he would have run well on Satur-day. Hambleton Hill; is a fine big colt but not furnish-ed enough to run well at two years old; and Norma, though a nice pony, only made us fancy, that a trainer can derive little satisfaction from having such quality put into his hands.—Miss Corœbus certainly showed no improvement on her Homebush form. They were nine, very creditable youngsters; and if the dozen had been made up by Lord of the Wood, Old England, and Blair Athol, they would indeed have been a great lot. Fourteen out of the fifteen on the card, sported silk for the Leger; The Pitsford being a great favourite,

and quite justifying all the confidence of his backers.

He was, the very picture of condition; and there is always a gentlemanly look about his head that must command respect, even from his opponents. Day and Martin, about whom fortunes were to be won, was very fit; and if condition could have won the race he would have been thereabouts. As it was, he never showed pro-minently in the race, after the first get-away. Angler,

as he walked in the enclosure, did not impress us with fitness—he seemed not to like it, and was certainly too full of flesh; but when he bolted, he was as good as any-thing, and others in the race thought he was coming to win. Cossack had not improved a bit since Homebush indeed he looked less fit to run than when he ran second to Beatrice there for the Maiden Plate; but he finished gamely home. Bulgimbar is the makings of a good horse; and ran very well. He has a fine forehand; but falls away behind, and is deficient in barrel. Some mis-

take must have been made in Mr Lee's stable, for Gazelle was thought nothing of, as compared with Sappho. The chestnut filly will grow into a good one; for from the running she made, and the way she lasted home, there can be no doubt about her staying powers or gameness. Tim Whiffler was rather full of flesh, but in spite of all that, he ran well to a certain point; and Pyra-mus we rather expected better things of. Pioneer, Alexandra, Little Robin and Ludia, though all very well to swell the field and the stake, were sadly out of place in such a crowd. Warwick had very little trouble to settle the pretensions of Safeguard; and Dundee regularly gallopped away from the moderate lot that disputed his right to the Doncaster Handicap; the race being run without the first and second nags being interfered with from start to finish. Johnny Driscoll is wonderfully good at getting away; and if there is a little pull to be

got in the start he is pretty sure to take it. The perform-ance of Pontifical was not calculated to give his stable

much more confidence than they had in him before. Generally speaking the arrangements were, as usual with the A. J. C., very good. The starting was quite up to the standard. Nothing could be better than the way in which the Leger nags were got away. If Pontifical chose to stay at the post in preference to running for the Don-caster Handicap, the starter must not be held, answer-able; and it appeared to us as though the fault of Cir-cassian not getting away for the two year old race, was very much to be laid to his jockey. The grey horse, ridden by tho Deputy Clerk of the Course, was a little too playful for the work he had to do; but this is a small matter; and beyond it we saw nothing that could have been improved. His Excellency and Lady Young, accompanied by the Prince de Conde, and attended by Lord John Taylour, arrived on the Course just before the start for the Trial Stakes; and, having been conducted to that portion of the stand set apart for their accommoda-tion, remained, enjoying the sport, during the greater part of the afternoon.

One old Randwick acquaintance, we were very glad to miss, and that was the dust, which for once was riot there in such choking clouds as we have seen; and, in-deed, both along the road and on the course we never saw so little of it on a fine day. There is something un--mistakeable about Randwick dust; it is certainly not easy swallowing; and those, outer garments are short-lived that get a good taste of it. We are very glad to be able to compliment the Stewards and the Secretary on their punctuality. The races were run strictly to time, and this in a.great measure ensures the safety of race visitors on their return home. ! The following are the particulars of the racing :—

The TRIAL STAKES, of 4 sov oacli, with 40 sor added; .. .for all horses; ll milo. . Tho winner to bo sold by

auction immediately after tho race, for £60; tho amount . (if any) realised jiu excess of that'sum to go to the .til'und.. '.'['. ' ' I ' ? '- .? ., . ? < . ?

MrTalt'i b g'Rarey.aged...............Ashworth I

Ivory's bm Malvina, Syn....Cano U Town's.b(Lunatic.4 yrs*-.;-......~......."...f3arlcr 3 .Betting-Even, and;6 toyl on Malvina; At tho fiiU of

the flag, Earoy was tho first to show-in advance; but it was only-momentary,1': for before'the. gate was reached, and 03 éoonaa they wera well oh their logs, tho mare; who was going »long on tho inside, had assumed the command, and went round tho turn at tho Rooks with a strong lead, Lunatic lying third:' At the back of the course tho-trio got into, closer .order, and at the Derby 'cornor the Ancient of Days had got on terms with his

loader. Going up tho hill Ashworth set his horse going, in' earnest, and ron up along sido Malvina at the top ; tho pair .coming round the turn together, and the .horse lauding in tho straight, with a slight lead. Here tho race was over, constant old Baroy galloping homo in front,, arid' landing "Mr '..Tait's colours, .first,past the post for tho opening raco of the .Meeting, with the greatest ease. Haifa milo from home .Lunatic tried to get up, but was'never able to reach.,the .others, and finished a bad third. Time, 2 min. 25i secs.

The ADSTEAL1AN JOCKEY CLUB TWO YEARS

STAKES of 10 sov each, h ft; 100 sov added; }. mile. 32 subs. Colts 8st 71b, fillies and/geldings ? Sit -llb.

Ur Fisher's b e Fishhook, by Fisherman, out of Marchioness

; . / * D. O'Brien 1 " b e Budellght, by Fisherman, out of Nlghtllght

: V' ) tireen 3 ' T«)t'*Mlc c The Barb, by Slr Hercules, out of Yoong Gul-- .

nure ...v...,..'...:...-...'... ..ri. Stanley S Checke's ur e Sir/ohn, by Magus, out, ofVesslná;.Driscoll g Merry's b c Clrcasilai*. by.Chevalier, out of Chullco...Holmes 0 'V. Leo's eli e'Byldhii; bjrSlr Hercules, out of Marchioness

i Cano ' 0 A. j Bowman's gr f norma, by Cossack, out of Mimosa

¡ . ? ..- .... . . ; " ' Edwards'O' ' Din«'« b o Hambleton lilli, by Lord of the Hills-Requiem

'- ! ? \ . ... /.Woods. 0 Cobcroft's b f Miss Corcebus, by Corcebus-Slaldof Au»trulla

. ' , . O, Thump-on . 0

. .Betting: 6 to 4 agst Fishhook, 3 to i agst Tho Barb, 6 to l agst Sir John, 6 and 7 to 1 agst'tho others. ;

On inusteringat the starting post, Budclight showod py'mptoms pf fractiousness, "arid nt ono timo it was feared tho Melbourne edita would,object ,to travelling in com ' pony. Tho.lot, however, were soon got togethor, ond Mr Hcñfrcy succeeded in despatching them at the first at-tempt pa very good terms, all except. Circassian, with whom Holmes wouldn't go up j and tho result waa that he had much' tho worst, of the start. The rose cap of Bu'delight'was at once seen in'front, .the others laid up 'in closo quarters; Sir John, Bylong, Fishhook, and The Barb constituting the front rauk in waiting on the loader. Round the turn tho paco was a cracker '; and Tho Barb,

who had been lyin; fifth on tho outside, came round his, horses with ii tremendous show of foot, and on landing fairly in the straight, looked as if ho was going to up-set the' " pot" and koep up the prestige of the yellow and black cap. Here Fishhook came .out, ond in a few strides tho race .was left to the Melbourne pair and The Barb-^tho latter running wide:by himself in. the middle of the oourse, Before roaching the distance, ho wovor, Mr Tait's colt swerved towards the inside running, and coming behind Mr Fisher's two, put himself out of the raco. The'two representatives of Maribyrnong ran a splendid, race home, the favorito requiring to .be-,ridden all the way to finish a neck. in, front of his stable com fianion. Tho Barb was beaten two lengths from Bude

ight; Sir John was foutrth, and'Bylong ran home fifth. Bun in 1 min. 22} sec. .Value pf the.stakos, £296.:

The {Australian) ST. LEGER STAKES of 80 BOVS each, . "h ft, for3yrs old; colts, 8st lOIbs, fillies 8st 61bs. \ Tho second to receive 60 eovs' out - of ike stokes. 1} ;'. înilé. 89 subs. ..

Mr Loder'« br c The PltifMd_."~...,".........;"_;S, Thompson 1

J, Lee's ch f Gazelle.............*.(Tune 3 Hundoclc's b e llulglmbar."_. Ashworth 3 J. Lee's eh e Cossack.. ......i.Cane * 0 Hassall'* b eTim \VhltBer "....."^...T";....^......"....Stone 0 Fisher's br c Angler.«...."D. O'Brien , 0 Kyan's eh e Pioneer .i....T*...'.."" ....Hanks 0 , Town's b í Ludia'...-.. ........... : Curler -0 ' Dangar'» b e Pjrarou» ....w.."..;."WTOds .

O, Lee's gr fSappho .... ............"Holmes 0 Klchards's b g Little B.o»lrt.......:......"...Do\rllrig 0 Iialdwlu's bf BeaUicc.r........""..........^v..... ........J.Bmty '0 ', * Hoir» b e Day and Martin (lats Charles Albert) .Cook 0

M elhado's ro f Alexandra ....Stanley . 0 Betting at starting J 6 to 2 agst' Tba Pitsford, 3 to 1 agst Beatrieej 5 to 1 agst Day and Martin, 6 to 1 agst Angler, 7 to 1 eaoh agstBulgimbar and Cossack. , . i ? . .

The lot got away Without n mistake, and »ll in a clus-ter, so closo togethor that for some .distance positions couldjnot bo assigned to any but tho, first one pr two. Ai far as we could see'from tho stand, Day arid. Martin and Beatrice led from tho jump, and continued in .front until Icommcncing the thrri into ' the , straight, where Gazelle took the command, and cut, out .tho. work .at ¡a good paco np tho distance, past theBtqiid,,and)rouñd the Denison turn, th'e'lot being laid up eloao at ber heels, with tho exception pf the .favorite, .who. loy .oft" some lengths as they passed tho stand. By, the time the.rooks were passed,' tho pace had began.io toll visibly upon some ¡of the JouVsido ' division ; and a' very Conspicuous " tail'; was established aa they rounded tho Denison .turn, In the meantime tho blaek jaokct of Mr X/te Mestre wai seen approaching'the front, as Tim ."Whiffler, went, up ai the back of the courso ; while, Anglór and ,tho favorite got on terms with their leaders, ani tho rear guard was hopelessly composed of Ludia; Alexandra," Little Bobin, Bod Pioneer. At tho top of the hill all those with any chanco bad. drawn up into good- positions, and among tliose'in thp front rank it looked. like anybody's race; As they made the turn for home, Angler,, who had :run up into second place on tho outside, cut ir, and ? bolted across .thp. course, right; under -the outside rails; and Fitsfdrd was eeou to come through his horses; and estab-lish himself in front on tho inside. Once in possession of the leao^tho,b.lpodhke'little;Pi^fprd:had the raco liii own woy ; for although the filly ran gamely to: the,last, the running she had mado from end to end, toldiagainsl her, and the favorite won without ..being called upon al the finish". íBulgirabar and Cossack'.camo->.with>a: rush inside tho half distance, and ran a fino race home, thc former seonring , third place by a nook ; . ïim: Whiffle! wns fiftir, arid Angler, who ran home undcr-the judge*! box, finished, about,sixth. ... Time,-,3;í;min.,¡ 25i i seo Value of tho stakes after deducting,tho winner's owr stakiv £?05.¡ ".> ,': : . .V .: <???? - "r ..'.:-? The PUBLICANSV STAKES of 7,sov8;eaoh, with 70 sovt

'added. ' ,Wilu,or3 i.«ltrfl-..; ..Ms'dens, allowed I 6lbs "?'iZi milos.-' ,'Tho second horso14BOVS out,of,the prize

: Mr Toit'»'c)i g Warwick, 6 yr», {allowed 61bs)8st91b« Ashworth J

. .. alcrry's b g Sáfeguard, 4yrs, Sit 01bs....^.....;:;.T".Holmés' ' ,6.to 4 on Warwick. . __ ..... ... , ,.

' Warwick werit'nwóy with'tho lead,1 and kept it linti .coming into the straight'rurfaing the first rime "round where he-allowed Safeguard to approach'bini; arid thi pair passed tho stand on very good- terms with eacl other..' "During' th'6 second round {th'o'nori-foyonrit scverfai times came near to Warwick, bnt1^ it was only oi srifioranco; and Ashworth brought tho chestnut in i very cosy, winner by'tbroo' lengths.' Tiinc,'6. min.:G soc Tho DONCASTER HANDICAP of , 7 sovs each, h ft

entrance fee only if declared .by 23rd, April, with 70 sovs added ; 1 mile, 11 subs, 4 of .whom paid only their entrance fee.

Mr Cbaafe ns ch c Dundee, 4 yrs, 8st 12lb .................DriscolI 1

Seath's br g Bracelet, 6 yrs, 7st 10lb..................... Colley 2 Ryan's ch g Cock-a-Hoop, aged, 7st 4lb...............George 3 Leder'» b in Tho fun, aged, Sst Sib Thompion tiydncj-'s b g Little Mick, d yrs. Tit Sib ...._...."...W, Moore Marsden's sr h Albert, 5 yr«, 7«t. ._...."..._T..."_ Pollock Cohcrofl'i hrh Pontifical,aced,Tst Oit>(diitanced;"Edward*

Betting : 6 to 4 ogst Dandee, 6. to .2 agst Bracelet, . and 6 to 1 agst tho others.

This race gave tho only false start of the day ; but a the second attempt all excopt Pontifical got away ol pretty good, terms. Johnny Driscoll, with. .that, deter ratnation for which.he U famous; and;¡which;makes hin

sp highly-thought of as a rider ia short- races,' 'got Dun dee away'in front with'.certainly.thp .bojt;of.tba-start

Bracelet coming on second, and The Nun third, lita

order wa» maintained .throughout" almost th«*anttm^ jouncy j for Dundee won'without being approached,: and Mr Seath'a nag appropriated the " tenner* 'without > any trouble ; Cock-a-lioop third. Pontifical waï left at Ï the post, and cantered over tho milo by himself after tho Í

other horsespassed tho post.' Bun in 1 min. bli seo. \ THE CUP DAY - THURSDAY.

Why Thursday should be called the first day of the regular meeting it is not easy to say, for the Leger Day is just as much part and parcel of the regulars as any of the

others ; but for some reason or other many people seem to have got it into their heads that the Saturday was a sort of Interloper. However, this has little to do with the matter. Thursday was a very fine day, the fog, which was thick in the early part, cleared away before race time, a nice shower in the morning had laid the dust, and rendered a trip to Randwick by no means unpleasant. A large number of visitors were on

the course, the attendance being in this particular much more satisfactory than it was on the Leger Day, while the sport was very good. There were five events on the card, or, rather, we should say, " entered in the book,'' of which the Maiden Plate and the Cup were the chief attractions, and both produced good races, the former

giving the fielders a pull, and the, favorite, Yattendon, pulling off the big event. But of this more by and bye.

The arrangements, as on the first day, and as indeed they always are at Randwick, were excellent—punctuality and

a perfect absence of all confusion being the prominent features; and the starting was good, although the field

for the Cup appeared,from the stand not to get away, on the best of terms, and in the Champagne Budelight did not leave the post with his horses. And here it may not

be out of place to put in a word on the subject of starting. The public are very apt to lay every bad "get-away", to the account of the starter, but sometimes the

riders make it absolutely impossible to send a field going on good terms. There are some old "generals" among

jockeys who will never go up to their horses in a field until some of the youngsters have been made fractious in their anxiety to get away, and until these have been fined once or twice, or left half a dozen times at the post,

they won't be convinced. No doubt something of this kind had to do with the straggling start, for the cup. However Mr. Henfrey shows a determination to send

his horses on their journey whenever he gets them nearly together,without letting the whole afternoon be cut to waste by a lot of false starts ; and as this is getting well

known among the jocks, it will soon have a good effect. It was a general remark among those who pay attention to this very interesting and important portion of the sport, that the official time taken during the two first days was fast throughout; and we believe not without

reason. This time there has been no white flag to drop as the horses left,the post, and as in most cases the

starts have been some distance behind it, the time has had to betaken from the fall of the red flag, and considerably

over the distance has been run. We know that in some

cases careful and experienced timers, with good watches, have made the time a couple of seconds slower than that officially given. The first event of the day, the Champagne

Stakes, brought out the Melbourne pair, with

Blondin arid Miss Corœbus. Of course it was looked upon as a certainty, and the only betting was about plac-ing the lot. Mr.Baldwin's colt jumped away with the "Hook," and the pair raced head and head for half a

mile, the little un' on the outside showing slightly in front for some distance; but after this it was all over,

and Budelight, who came striding along at a terrible pace, finished the race, as on Saturday, alongside his stable companion. They are great two-year-olds, without

a doubt, and if the "Light" had a good pair of fore legs

we don't know which of the two we would sooner have.

By the bye, we have noticed a prevalent feeling that, because those youngsters are so good, racing here may be looked upon as over for ever and a day, and that the good things of the next half dozen meetings may as well

be handed over to them at once; but this is a most ridiculous idea. We have had to do with the some blood before and apparently in quite as dangerous a guise, and there is no reason whatever why these two-year-olds should be invincible at another meeting, any more than

Angler and the other representatives of the stable that

have before-time raced on Randwick. Heretofore New

South Wales has always had something good enough to find them out, and we have a strong idea the something will happen again. No one can grudge them their success this time, for richly indeed do the colts deserve it; and the cheers which greeted them as they ran home, first

and second on Thursday showed they were appreciated. Five two-year-olds and Warwick sported silk for the Maiden Stakes. Gazelle, Bulginbar, and Mr Tait's nag being in most favor. The pot came to grief, and Cossack won easily. At last this colt has done what we had been

expecting of him. He certainly looked much better than

on Saturday ; and quite satisfied us that there must have been some mistake about the Leger running (to-day

he ran without shoes); although, as Mr Coker so aptly, and so frequently does observe, "you never can tell." This Cossack colt will be a great teazer for the flyers, another season, and. if Mr Thompson keeps him on the improving suit, as he has so far, it will be "look,to yourselves'' in big races next year, for Cossack is a sticker. The pace for the first half of the

Maiden Plate journey was slow enough, and passing the

stand they were only cantering, but at the far side of the course it improved considerably, although tho time is no great things. Gazelle made running all the way, as in the Leger; and Bulginbar ran a good colt, but unfortu-nately had his chance, upset by being cannoned against in the run home. Warwick and Beatrice ought to have carried 5lbs extra, which of course they

did, though our book did'nt say so. Johnny Driscoll on Mormon pulled off the Selling Stakes in 2:58. Malvina cutting up wretchedly. And now came the great event of the meeting, the Sydney Cup, which has been the

great betting race of the Autumn, and regarding which-there have been so many differences of opinion. Thirteen out of the original twenty-seven came to the post ; and several stables fancied, they possessed the winner Tarragon, Yattendon, Pitsford, Sultana, Sir Patrick, Falcon, and Omeara had each been backed ; and after sundry and divers changes, the betting which in conse-quence, of the mysterious, silence maintained about Tarragon, has for the last week been, as far as he was concerned, a dead letter, closed on the previous evening, at the following prices, the Pitsford's Leger victory having, brought him up considerably in the odds, his friends believing it to be all over. 4 to 1 v Yattendon; 7to 1 v Sir Patrick, Pitsford and Rose of Australia ; 8 to 1 v Sultana and Falcon, and ten to one against any

others. On the course there was no great amount of business actually done, and the closing prices are given below. The doubts, which have so long enshrouded

Tarragon were by no means cleared away during the forenoon. The horse had not arrived. It was said that he was to come down by special train ; and some people were sufficiently unbelieving not to credit this. It was

not until Johnny Higgerson was seen on the course, and it was known that the horse had come, that any certainty existed ; and even then everybody waited to see what he

was like before operating about him. When he did come into the enclosure, there were various opinions about him, and offers of 3 to 1 went plentifully begging; very many people attaching more mystery to him than he deserved. The old horse was simply not fit to run,

and though brought there to run for his backers' money and give them a chance to hedge, he had no chance, and had much better have' been kept at home. We must not be told, however, that the race proves he had too much weight on him. He

couldn't have won with a stone taken off. The great

horse and his rider were well cheered—the former pulled up lame, and we thought was so before starting Yattendon attracted a great share of attention, and well

he deserved it; he looked really "clipping,"' and has grown into a great horse. Mr Jenner has had to put up with a long list of defeats; but he has brought out one "plum" that will console him for all tho moderates, and

we very heartily congratulate him on his success. We were glad to see, too, that constant old stager Sam Holmes, who besides Higgerson is the only one of the old sort still in the pigskin, get a slice of good luck

after a lot of losing mounts. Ivory's nags looked well, and ran wwll; but Tom is out of luck. Falcon finished

about as good a race as he ever ran, and as usual did credit indeed to Mr Tait's stable. He does bring them out so very fit—not one, but all the nags—if the quality is good enough, you may, safely back the condition. Sir Patrick looked right ; but those who knew he had been

knocked off his work during the last week were doubt-

ful about his being able to go the two miles ; he broke down badly at a mile and a quarter, running well within himself at the time, in a good place, and looking all over like a winner. Union Jack and Canobie stripped under the shed, the latter looking anything but up to the mark, and the other not exactly what he was last year when he won the same race for Noah Beal with only a

pound less than now to carry. In many quarters the Pitsford was booked a certainty, and in others Rose of Australia was much fancied ; but though both looked right well, they had no chance, and the three year olds that looked so well in, made no show at the finish, though the little mare and Angler ran forward to a certain point. People say Angler was winning, when he began his tricks—we don't think so. Forester was in good buckle, but he got away badly, worse even than Tarragon, and never showed in a prominent position. Just as the horses went out to start for tho Cup the weather which had been very warm, suddenly changed,

and a cool, even a chilly, breeze made it necessary to throw on the sheets as the horses were led round to the two-mile post. The over-eagerness of some riders and the staid movements of others caused one false start ; but Mr Henfrey sent them away at the second time of asking, and, as we thought, did perfectly right. Yat-tendon won his race very cleverly, and finished the good colt we always thought him ; and Sultana proved her-self a right good little mare, and a credit to her trainer. On coming to scales the rider of Sultana entered a pro-test against Holmes for a jostle in the run home, and several witnesses from among the riders in the race came forward to substantiate the charge. From where we stood the alleged jostle could not be seen; but several of the jockeys, with whom, the mare's seemed the popu-lar cause, described it to us as unmistakeable. The stewards, however, after an attentive and, no doubt, im-partial hearing of the evidence, dismissed the case, and declared Yattendon the winner. After the great event of the meeting, the Waverley Stakes caused little ex-citement; and Warwick, with a penalty of 5lbs on him, as we suppose, polished off his competitors in good style. The moment the horses were past the post there was a regular stampede into town, where we believe everybody arrived safely, and in good time. The crowd was very orderly during the day—the course was well kept by the police, whose duty, so far as ruffians were concerned, was nearly, if not quite, a sinecure

The attendance to-day was augmented by the arrival of some Melbourne sportsmen, among whom we were glad to see Mr P. J. Keighran, Mr Goldsborough, and other leaders of racing ton in the sister colony.

And so we proceed to a resume of the racing.

Ilia 'ôHÂMPA'GNIî:iSrAKBS 'of lö soys, h ft,. 4 only .ii

declared by Si'st March,' with 80 sortf added.; for two; year-old" colts,,8at lOlbs ; .fillies, 8st: 81b8S,7,".furlpng8. lSsiibB,^ bf whom paid, 4 sova each, ; . , -c.'.

Ur Kitier** b c Pinlihnnk,6 lbi extra............,....;..,. D. 0 Brien 1

Filbert bt Badeltght...........i.. Oreen X C. Uah)w'ln'* blk c Blondín.:.:.v,'..'.v..G.' Thomjrtcn1' S Cobcroft'sb ÍHUi .<:orcebui,...i....;.~,....r.,.»...'.". .."UggBlt'O

Bi)ttIrig,'2Jo'r'j3 tp..l'pn Fishhook, ^aud ovon money on theMelbotjrttór8.b'eing'0rst,áñ(3,sooond. -."....,

At tho'ft rit attempt tho fiag'foll, Budelight gcttingitho worst of tho start, and the otlicrsjCrmping awnytogether "Thompson Sf. onco.rushed Blondín tp the/ront,laud eut out tilts .work, ^svi th Fishhook sit his lwud,each determined to find ont how fa'r'lfis 'pppotíónt coúlditravol.-> They, rnn thus' along' thc^lbuck 'of .tito* course, round ,.t.ho'. Derby Cornor.'nndíipUie hitl,Budélight, who showed tremend-ous spee.d, ninkirig up Iiis löät ground in wonderful style, ind th'e'paco.from tho first being n "cracker." At tho

top of .jíie^hill Fishhook's stride'had told its tale'upon Blondín, and after.going half a milo tho little colt cried n go,4nd'ivä».,pooii.pii8sled,l>y Billielight,.who como sailing round' tho turri,'.and.raii up to the favorito at tho distunce, bcin¿ b'oníí'n'nf nock. in tito run home. 11Í63 C'orobus beBten';¿jir,'. '.X^^^ . ... . - ' ' . .

Tl»'MAUJRK.-STAKES of' 10 'sov leñelí, ti ít,'with. 130

added,;!. l£:in ile:*'.'-Winnow',nftor 'entraficó,'onco Clli, twipa,or inoro¡71b ovtra. 12 subs. ' . . . Ur A.TJ)omp«qn's.'ch c -Cossack, Sy'ni...;....'.i.'.'J. Curia . I

J» Lee's eli f -Jiraellc, S jrs.(.«.Hamtny '1 Smith's b c Hulglnti.-ir. ..."...Carlen tl Tall'» ch (T warwick, 5 yrt'.'CS los extra)......Atiuwoith 0 ]>y Mektre'a bcTlni U'liifllur, ,1yr»... Y ...V...'.....' Andrewa 0 llald<T(n'« b,f Beatrice, 3 yr,, (5 lr» extra)....;..: Thompson 0

Betting:'2 to.lagst Gazollo; 3 to l Warwick; 4to 1 BulgimD'ar'atid'CÔBsnck. . - . . :

At the first attompt the maiden half dosen, were sent away'from tho post, all pf a heap, andTor a few strides nothing showed ' in,front. When, they wore fairly at worlcj Qazelle'cariib out from tho crowd, and with a lead oflhreo pr'four leiigtlts inado tho running, at not a very great bat,tip tho'hill, and round tho> turn.-: >Coming tip ths sti7"s)h'j'th«,'>Iot'olps^.,aiit.tla upon the:lendt>r, who eoniinueu in froiit past tlioittnd, waited on by Warwick, Uïm'Whiffipr.arid Cossiokjirl tho order named. Bulgim bar "'lyirig" o8V ' So they* ran by tho rocks, and lo the Dtuison.turn, wliero.Bulgbtibfr ran into third place; and sloifg the Tar 'aido of tho course, tho paco mended con-siderably,' arid all got pretty, well together, with the exception- of Boatrioe, Gaulle still holding tho lead. Ooing up tho hill, Bulgimbar ttill further improved his poiitiop; and .oh tho arriving at tho top, was lying second,' on fornis. witli^tlio loader, in. which.positions they came round-tho: turu fdr borne. Hero- Cossack began to como, joined Uta front rank as thny:got into the straight^ and challenged, for-the lead.' " Coming to trio distance, Cline got his colt, in. front. ' ' Vp the. .distance,, Cossack held;hU; owiij'anti5 the filly, who ran till the 'last, "was never able again to overhaul him, being beaten in tho run home by a. length. ' Bun in i'min 22jt socs. ' j( ?

The" SETXtNG STAKKS pf 8 sovs.csch, .with 85- added ;

li mile, j Hie winner, .to be. sold by. sold by auction immediately* after tho race Ipr £35, any surplus .to go

tb the funds. IS subsv

iii J. Driscoll sba; Mormon,ARcd......-...,......... ..¿...Driscoll 1

Winch's b fl »steinte, fl vrs.i.Moore 2 Ivorj's bm Malvina,e yr»....:..Yeomans S I¡etthig'< Even' on the' field j' 7'to S against Mormon. This race, gave'^the .first false sturt of tho .day, in which Manilla' fan about à hundred yards. At the second .attempt, they, carno nwoy,:. tbs maro." in front miking a great sweep' rbpiid the turn, and taking up. a-, fashion" ori'the rails'coming up .Hie straight runnintr,

pissing tho stand with a olear lead, the others-' holding l hard, ^At.thb Denisoh turii' Sntellito lind gone to the

front/.'Brid/ along' tho book of the courso - Mormon ,wont. i up to him; i tho'inoro falling ; nwny ' boitfn.' Tho . leaders. ran togethor; round thè turn^for librae','"and''Johiiny setting. his horse going, Carno-' nway: rip (ho straight, arid won a -Blow race as lie plcnsed, in 2.68: "Malvina b'untèn où*.- lho;winnor was Sold for '£49,-'realiiing"i:i3 to tho, funds.1« .-t;: V.«'.: ,.v....« --t '!; n' ":., "' ] '" The SYDNEY GOLD CUP, value 150 sovs, with 200 in

specie, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, 8 ft, 4 only if declared by 31st March, entrance fee only if by 17th Feb. 2 miles. 27 subs—-three of whom did not accept, and six paid 4 sovs each. Mr Merry's br c-Yattendon, 4 yrs, 8st 4 lbs... .... .......Holmes 1

Ivory's ro f Sultana, 4 yrs, 6st 12lbs (3lbs extra).............Fuller 2 Tait's ch g Falcon, 4 yrs. 7st 2lbs (3lbs extra)..........Martineer 3 Town's b h Tarragon, aged, 10st 10Ibs...................Higgerson 0 Sullivan's b g Canobie, aged, 8st 8lbs............,.Higgenbottom 0 Chaafe's ns, b h Sir Patrick, 6 yrs, 8st 5lbs...............,.Driscoll 0 Ivory's ch g O'Meara, aged, 8st 1lb.............................J,Cane 0 Ryan's gr g Forester, aged, 8st.............................Thompson 0 Sullivan's b g Union Jack, 6 yrs, 8st........................Yeomans 0 Eather's ch g Potentate, aged, 7st 8lbs....................Ramsay 0 Loder's br c The Pitsford, 3 yrs, 6st 9lbs....................George 0 Fisher's br c Angler, 3 yr, 6st 9lbs...........................Goldspink 0 J. Eales' jun., br f Rose of Australia, 3 yrs, 6st 7lbs, Edwards 0 Betting at starting : 4 to 1 agst Tarragon and Yat-tendon, 5 to 1 agst Pitsford, 6 to 1 agst Sir Patrick, 7 to 1 agst Rose of Australia, Sultana, and Falcon.

After one false start, the baker's dozen commenced their journey in earnest, but not in very good order, Forester and Tarragon not getting on their, legs until the others had gone some distance ; and it was soon seen, as indeed had been judged by his stilty style of canter-ing, that the champion was out of the race.As soon as they began to single out, Sultana was seen with the command, Rose of Australia next to her,the ruck,with the exception of Tarragon and Forester, following at their heels in very close order; and as they

came round the turn, up the,hill,and rounded into the straight it was not easy to see what individual nags in that closely packed crowd were doing. Up the straight, positions were a little altered, and Rose of Aus-tralia had deprived Sultana of the lead, the latter lying second as they passed the stand, with Falcon and Angler third and fourth, the ruck well laid up, and Tarragon bringing up the rear. The same order was maintained past the rocks, as far the leaders were concerned, and to the Denison turn, round which they went at a good pace. Sir Patrick and Yattendon moving up into good places. After getting round the turn Tarragon was seen making an attempt to go up, and loud cries were raised on the stand that he was going to do the trick, as he passed one by one the rearmost horses, and seemed to be working up into a forward position, The excitement was only momentary, however, for Higgerson was even then hard on his horse, and in a few strides it was all over. Here the Rose retired, Sultana once more going on with the lead, with Angler and Falcon sticking to her; and at the back of the course Sir Patrick's leg went, and his chance was out. At this point the ex-citement was intense, and the names of Tarragon, Angler, Yattendon, were shouted by the parties of each, as he was thought to be gaining some advantage. At the turn for home Yattendon had improved his position and was on good terms with his leaders, the front rank consisting of Sultana, Angler, Falcon and O'Meara, as they rounded into the straight. Here Angler shot his bolt, and at the

distance Holmes brought Yattendon out and laid him in front, landing him a very clever, if not an easy winner by a length. Sultana well ridden home, beat Falcon for second place by a couple of lengths, O'Meara being as far off saving his stake. Canobie was fifth and the Rose of Australia ran home next, Tarragon who as well as Sir Patrick pulled up lame passed tho post eighth or ninth. Time 3 min 43 sec. Value of the stakes, after deducting the winner's own stake, £444 besides the Gold Cup. The WAVERLEY STAKES of 6 sovs each, with 60 sovs added

1¼ mile; 7 subs..

Mr Tait's ch g Warwick, 5 yrs, (5lbs extra)... ... ... ... Ashworth 1

Andrew.', ch g Orphim, 4 yu.-..'...,..;.,..Andrew» 2

r>«»TOu'» b « Praxiteles,4.yt»»................,..._.,...,skittlcy 3 f Rowman's blk c Tocal,8 yrs .'..*..."-..M. 0 1 Eren OH Warwick. Orphan out out tho work with 1 I'rfsitolcs second, tho favorite being off. At tho back of tho curso Ashworth took his horso up to the teador, and .ftcr racing with him to tho last turn esme away by him

itlf and won in a cantor. g

, . .. THIBD DAY, "¡"uiDAT.. ,,' ,. .,-,.,""

"Tiife;"' oIT" day at Handwmk, ieU" ou» _ drews' ai'larg» at» tendance j aiitKhis was rio exception ,tb tho rulo; but,

in cbíiséqtiouce of ]tlie .'finé ,'woáthor, moro poqpla wore . uttraated tortile couria than' wo"hare öftoii seen on ,a !

Friday^ The snorts of tho day woro'renmrkabld for'tW ] bowling over ot tho ' favourites, as also ,for. a protest i against/The, Pitsford, for tho AU Agod stakes, willoh

and BB thia" tb'bt] pla'ce.'ot tho milo' post; sp.rne, distance

/rom tho Stanid^wo could,not soo what took'; place.' The': hoaririg of thó caso occupied somo time,.' arid. t|ib disqua-

lification of Thompson appeared,tb take immy by sur- '

prise. Although not bcliuying in,vexatious protests, tho ] .stewards liad dolerriiiriód to^oy-V heayy,, hand'upon ; .tim first offs'tider who "'should' bo. í'eally, caught »n 7Zar/¿ ' 'rania delicto . ñiid'after taking,a,largo amount bf bri- j donc'ej .they were of opinion 'that"a'? very -strong, ca'sri j wits rriiido"ojut 'against Tllbiripson.']".'. If wp/remomber -aright, ho hail rather a narrow squeak of a similar] misfortune ,'rit;Bathurst 1as't "Spring. ?'Tho raco for tho ! All-Aged ' staked gitvb1 orio'o'f 'tho' fln'ost'ttriislios during the three days, tho. threo first horses ]:beirig nt', the wliip'fórftlio.liíit'qüar^ér'of^'».rmnb1} "and' thoy'were within a leñ'gth.'át'tho'jBntslu Dun'dqo.wttsa great'favor-ite, but was npt~.abfo'>tó']'do tho] .trios; 'prop'orly.' For tho Priñcé'of \\v"Ble|','!th.ore wita' aiiptli'or" great; bowl

out, .Presto being 'made a', tremendous '.favorito j ' but ; Bracelet'';' wori* ' vory'"SpMHy,'''''.arid 'tho 'T'favorite"\ n'eyer" ; got - to'' ílíb'front, * at 'any ''point'of therace. \ Previous to the ¿tart Tocal did a little galloping round by j himself j'muchto'thban'rioyance of tlid spectators and little ¡ to tho advantage, ol'^th'o otlior ,ri'ags; wlib^wero kopt. ut

the post fully-b q'ua'rtor'of ari hour white'ho~wris'oxcontirig

his]oxcentrio poa seul. ..Tho." Bruio", was~rcdü.'jö'd to' a ; match betweéii Tim' WhiflW'ari'd "Kosefpf Australia,' ,'and, tho talent laid tïireoto"olio. on.tho filly, notwithstanding ( shb was iri a'p'érYèctlàthçr^

J,didn't liko thp work'eho liacl in hand: ': Slur.ifl: riot other-' ' wiso than'ti niçS.filly;;'but,' wo" very xuucht feary of tho

.counterfeit' class.'IirlAöracö'sh^

I ooiil(l,;aild as'fast üs "'slip]' could ¡ "brit tho Tion-fpyourito 1 cellared ; and l! passed . ;libr ; whori'"*-'lto"1 'likod,'\ and won '".'very' '"easily.'' '/.Tim' 'Whiffler, is. '«'* very''Ario' colt ';,': and .': loUIts);'¡; quito ' ;'likp'.'niakirig]'; a' ^ raeo^ horso 'iri: another yorir or two ; for lid lias very 'many excellent paints about him ; and his blood (by Now'

Warrior ont of Oindorol!u),--is'!undoriiulile.'' Six 'oufcof

tho original ' thirteen' faced' tho- starter -for tho ? City.'l Handicap,-.Yattondon! being spotted n's tho ": inevitable Wirindi', mid bnekod ut 7 to 4 on him. : Ho justified tho' confidence of Ilia friends >byiwimiing-very,oasilyi. waiting for a milo, und coming to tho'front whonuvor Jiopleascd.; Safeguard ran much bettor than wo expected'to see him; and aftor making running for his stable companion, all the way,'finished a- second, lcavintr Mr, Merry'to show that other estables, besides ? that of Maribyrnong,' cari psr ' form tho foat of running flrst'nnd second.' ./Yattondon has .proved himself quito the horse of tho mooting.; and if Tarragon moots him for tho Queen]a Pinto, ho will certainly not ba able.to show tho'way'to this"son bf .Cassandra. , Ko i«.in splendid .fattiej ..niid his 'party bnckod him for,tlid]Sydndy' Cup'with'groat détorruiria-' tion. Mr .Merry,, wd hear, lands a'good s|ake, and several' friends of 'tho stable havo uleo thrown in on the big raeo. Tlio Scurry, (a sort of pxere'aonce by tho hye, whiih we shptild like to seo cut "off from every'Metropolitan' programme, "brought cloven nags "tu thostarling post,- -lind' .produced à splendid race,- ns wbll' as giving tho "fielders'' anethcr alice of luok. Hotspur was backed ak S to 1 j but tho winner turned up in a little pony maro, Imdy.-Wildair, who won in a canter, tho'favorite , not -'obtaining a situation. ,The arrange-ments wore much as on other days ; punctuality, except in t!)o caso oÇTocftl'a bolt away in tho Prince of Wales, wbs Btribtlyoosorvcd; and thoro was no fatilt to. bo found with tho, starting. Somo of tho timo waa very fast, arid

does not wont much improvement to moko it equal to . tho best oat at tho distunco. Tho Sport was good, so everybody said-about "tho best "day's . racing of tho throe--and,, with ? tho . -.twoyyoung,.handicaps and the "guineas,'"' bosides tho ". Rand wick,'-. to como-off; this afternoon, wo shall no doubt, nave an excellent. wind : up to tho mooting. Thoday'araoïngwillbofpundapponded.

The ATJL-AOKD ; STAKES of IO < soya ; each,? with. 100 éôv's ] . added; 1, milo subs..- * : .*.;

Mr Tnlt'aeh g Fnlcon.-tyrs."".."~."............Stjinloy 1

Clianfo'a n> ch lt Buiiie*, -I yn .............Srltcoll ' ; llaldwln's bi lfealrice^iyn'..'.'_^...'"..-M...~.:."..'....Carter S

Loilcr-a br c ïlie ritiford, J yr.-.Thompson dli . Betting :, Kvoa on.Dundeo. , <'',';

Pitsford and* Faloon;' jumped away in; front," .'and raced together ,from tho jvimp, tho former,,with p] slight .lead cutting out tim; work;at,u,groot,(paco.. Aftcr^gbitig a quarter of a milo Dundee ran hito aocorid place, arid

the'backers of tho' faVorito "thought it was all] óver. j

Beatrice continue"! ..rast,- and.- conmlotoly , out of 'tho i rabe, tho others boing all together down tho fá'fsido'of

tho course to tho Champion comdr, whoro Falcon hod ' taken tho first pince-. Up the hill Johnny Driaooll sont Diiodco up to -tliera, and led them round tho turn a 'docker, Pitsford having retired tb third s place, and : all being at the whip as - they . rounded..into tho straight, A'slashing'race'ensued all' the way tb thc post; tho three "whips" being >' hi co'nstont- requisition, and' the' favorite having, tho best of it for some titne; . At tho ?distance Thompson nindo' his . effort with''Mr. Loder'b ¡colt on tho outside, collared and passed tho chesiiut, and won à splendid'raco by"-half-'a lengthFalcon'beating Dundee by tho somo distance for second placo. . ' Beatr'iob .beaten off.-Time,-1.49..-: . . Mr. Tait immediately'chtoréd'á-protostlBgaiiiBt' the"

; winner, on the ground of a I cross ior.> jostle immediately j

after starting.- Thp- jockeys who^ rode in' tho* racé' "were" [ oxamined, as woll as-several gontl8moniwho.saw:tho oc-i I ourronce, -and tlio .stewards,i.oftor long ,doliberaîion,:.dis-:

qualified: Pitsfordj plaoing Falcon first- and Dundee I Second j a'rid .dlèo " aidquulified'"Thpmpaou "for "ono"year I I at alllmeetings under? tho' authorityröf- tbo.Jookoy Clubí I

iThe pRiitpB ot WALKS Sr Alf BS of Q'sov eaeli', with GO sov I '»' iaddod^ijmilo. Thewihnartobosoldbyouctionimmcd

'^.fàtélr,after the raco for JB1O0, with allowances if for less.

Ar^-s'üAjSs rcalíied o"verílla's¿lling price,.tá go to tho

.:-,fuilds. '.'LO subs. "?'.-'. '?' .iT '"-'A . 1 iii J. fieath'6 b g llra'celot, G jfri,,£70.-..;T"-...u^.'^Joo Ciñó!,

'"Kjf!m'*c.h K Co«k-a.ltoon, OKOil, £S0...-. . Goouo :

" BnWson'a bg l,rsxllelei'"4 yt«, ¿50...."._."..,Qo!diplnk ,, L.iureHcc'i b K Preilo, nicil, JÉC0......,.......'....?..Carter

" J. Uowman'abl o T«Ml/3>-ri¿'í50.:."...'..--..U,;.'..XJ»ar(li, ' Tatt'» b K lUirey, BSed, ;*lo .:..".."..."...."......I)«.»ii : 'tunriden's'g I, Albert, i yr«, Ä50..'...:....;..'....'....'.....¡.Pollack

, i Sidney'» b g Little U l"¡k,"0 yea. £iO..........:..'.,;.'..,.';.'..'.Mooro " Betting: 6 to 4 agstPresto,3 to 1-ogstrBrncolot; . ¡Littlo Miok:junipcd away in frbnt,-but by thotitne'.tho I . rocks wore reaohed,"Praxiteles had as'sumed tne premier- 1 .ship, with Cobk'-á-Hoóp' arid]'Albert in' olos'o attendance,

.theifayoritb'boing'abôitfc' sixthi-on! tho far -sido-of tho: OQiirsb;'Praxiteles was still in front, but Bracelet carno afc' thorhill, andjled into tho straight,,galloping .homo an easy winner by'two lengths.Mr Dawson's colt a good ttiird, Presto, lyhq, appeftrtfd)'ö^t"jpacctt\froui,Jtlie Jump, i finished fourth, aiid/BAroy waB sixítliiOr soventh. ' B,un

in*3 ll)J-.1 Tho winuor fotoht'd'^ï'bynûctiorij^nnôhlrig ty Cliib.by SUT-~--,T~""-. - "

TUB BBDIB SXÁEÍS óflb ''aovs' oaeh''h'. ft" with lOÖ whí,

ladded; "'for .ttírbíNycW^old"colts' '8st '^"lOlb;"' fillies J '. j8str81b.---Tho-\vinnor-of-the-Derby-61b5 ot the " jliegor71b';-'of ¡both 'lOlb.T .Thois'oborid ria ,th6;¡Dbrby

'alb';:' Loger ' 31bs''t :in both, :41bar.öx,tra,,iii.,.in3ilo. |

'socoiid,hor80"20~8öv$:from~tlio~Btakes.'''~, ,"' ~ Mr DeMestró'í b c Tim Whlíñer .'..:¿;'..ií.'...\...-.;...,~..í'.-StonB'

! y. Iialü»'Junf. tvf ltoso'iir Amtralla-..."'....-.'.'...,.-...v^Cd2im _

3 to. 1 on "Tho Roso." The filly jumped away,"",]

aud continued in front-to tho turn-for--home ; - when tho.colt came out andiVwon ra's~,'ho''.diked '.hyt"i some" lengths; tims boiling over s most unmistokoabio.pot'; and doing tho distance, in-2'min-22 soo¿»'.t'n.

The CITY HANDICAP, of 10 sovs each, h ft, or entrance

fee only if declared by the 23rd April, with 100 sovs added; l½ mile; second horse 20 sovs out of the stakes. 13 subs—-4 of whom did not accept. The highest weight accepting boing under 8st 12lb, it was raised to that, and the others in proportion.

Mr Merry's br c Yattendon, 4yrs, 8st 12lb, and 8lb extra...Holmes 1

Merry's b g Safeguard, 4 yrs, 7st 5lb............................Moore 2 J.Lee's ch f Gazelle, 3 yrs. 6st 6lb................................George 3 Ivory's ch g O'Meara,aged, 8st 101b...........................J Cane 0 Sullivan's b g Union Jack, 6 yrs, 8st 5lb....................Yeomans 0

Eather's ch g Potentate, aged, 8st 4lb........................Ramsay 0 Betting : 7 to 4 on Yattendon.

Safeguard went away in front, and passed tho stand with a commanding lead, Gazelle lying second, and the favorite and O'Meara side by side in tho rear. At the far side the latter pair went up, Yattendon taking second place, and.Mr Ivory's nag lying fourth, Potentate being between them. Rounding the turn for home, Holmes brought his horse to the front, and passing his stable companion, in the straight, won all the way in a cantor. Safeguard, who ran an exceedingly good race, never being caught by any but the winner,

and finishing a good second, Gazelle third, and O'Meara fourth. Time, 2 min. 49½ sec.

Tho Sotj'nuY SrAKBS of 2i sovs each, with 25 added ]

for all ages ; \\ milo. Tho winnor to bo Bold by auction for £20, Any surplice to go te the fund,

lîlovon startod for this raco, and Hotspur waa mudo j a great favorito, only to disappoint his friends. Tho lot kopt, well togotlior from tho jum p, and Lady Wildair carno out in tho straight and won in a canter..

r.ady Wlldalr.i._._Moore 1 Young- Coornmln.Itnmsny 2 Otorgo Ut.i.Sullivan S

- ChattoresB, Hotspur, Lunatic, Camdon Dora,- Garvoy( Satellite- and Brown Prince, not placed. ""