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The pn't weckbna been a very eventful one, and lias
^ 'riven uaa hotter lino than aoy which has preccded.it
.Our Sydney tolotfrnnis. lmvo given us'tho results of
I Homobush, though in so baro a shfipo aa to afford but
'? little information thnn tho mfcre namo of tho dinner
;.Wh(in tho defeat of Vonq by .Strop in tho Australian
' , Plate. , and ot Lauristina by. Potentate in' : the
Handicap, ,wa« kno.wn ',' iii Melbourne, 'a general
?u-j-udi^u» ...... '»vnii . iw yui, un oirop, ana lie'
was backed at ns short oilda as 3 to 1.' He did not
.maintain tho place long, and. on tho following ihorii
, ing, 4 to I woa freely offered; With but fbw takers '
Potentate's victory over Lauristinh, after giving her
'21b;, waa considered a first rate pcrforiiinnce, and lnir
for his defeat by Sailor, in the 'Publican's Purse' ho
?j would have Sndod first favourite, as it-is thought that
Mr. Redwood had toowell sported, the' beat horse of
~his team to havo sold Strop if ho had not had as good
. i» nag in. 'Potentate Tho telegram states that ho nullod
,. up lame. We revived a despatch ycstor.day, that lio'
. . bad gone in both- foro logs. Strop's beating Snider' in
, tho Welter Haco, did not add to his laurolHut h|''
magnificent running \-in tho Jockov Glut) Jla'ndiVnn ;
Trboro with flst 91b, ho won ' tho - icnb'c. doine
the:, thro? .miles in 5m. 62sec,' the' seebn'd ' horao
^Jonathan' Wild only carrying 7 nt 12 lb, an I Vcno with
-. .Sat, running a dead boat, with Einperor. 8 st 10 lb for
M third' place, firmly Established hinv nidirst favourite.;
Wo aro quite in the Hark as to tht'lndvoimnts of Bin
1 'Bolt j bo faMW iuknowniu Mell-»urno ho dH net go far
juiy raco Some s»y ho -was too f«t ; /inrtothoro t'Snt lie
?.) isresorved': for thoChampion Stakes. Tho iinpfcssWn
.'i Is.thafc if hewbroaoylhing lilto tho horeo hois ropro
??'? Kilted to bo, his ownor would havo boon only too glad
! to givo him a Bpurt 'with. tho Now ZaalandotB, ' ?jin.t t--
prevent any mistakes, huforo ho wont to tho expense of
entering and tr.iinin«him for1 the great raco. and hia.
? position m thebotung haa boon very fishy. Vono add
'.' Xaurialinaaro snppiscd to havo lost all form; ami the
;? i only'snimala now expected to put in an ? appcaranco
? ufrom Now South' Wales nro Strop;' Potentate, Bpn B ilt,
: .and Sailor.'whb, judging from his mnning; this week,'
,'imost bo ft flrtt-olttea horse. ? '?'?? ' . ..??-.' ? '?
.'.i.i ThoiE eondon races disposed' of tho pretonnioiia at
J . two of the horfos whoworo talked about aa' likely to bo
entored. Itachael showed that sho had loBt tho'form
.- she onco possessed, and Bendigo though mmngln' to
.'Win his race did not'do win the atyle whioh a hqrflo. to
'? bove a fair clianoc fora (jront race, o'jght to have shown.
?-??' Hedid not Btriko us as being ablo to givo mwy pounds
to Tigor,'an animal whioh lisa never won on tiio Mil
' ibourne course;.' ficopfci under tha most .favourable
,:?:. weights, and in tho must midornto company.' ??Nutwilli '?
k . did not go, hi«, trainer considering, the coursa too rorgh.
' 3?rom tho very cursory glanco we had of him, ho bcoiiis1
?far from sercno in-his undorbtaadings, but his Laving
t bis clothing on, provonted our forming .nnncournto
;i Judgmental hi»Bhape;- Immediately, afcor tho handicap'
?? had beonrun, «ne bookmaker laid if 0 to 3 aflalnal, any
. .- vi ^uvjut.jjiiuiuuiuK uuiinigQ, winning tno unompion
raeo. Quickstep. and ;Sir Heroulcs will arrivo. about tho
i.etid t-f the month, »nd stnbloB liavo beon ongagud for
-,,..Uiqmr The mare has- been much fancied in many
', ' quarters', and after aho' had- booh backed Turn lar^eslnkn
??...ofrhoney at 100 to lOfarid 100 to 32,' loft off: at 100
' to 15.'' We havo not heard any pricb quutod about Sir
; '.. JHercnloi. .ThoMoor is taking gontlo paifdock qxorcisof.y
day,— Alico riaWthorn' in' company with Sieilta' am):
Annpt.Lylo are at Hnlmc's stable, 1'rahran, doin/light
('' 'work, and ftwaitingtlie arrival of Tllgijtrson; from Syd
; '.. ney. ? The ropoits fnim Geolotfg asto tho state of. -health'
? , ef JPlatcatchor and Tomboy oontinuo tobf 'favourable.
??? Tho following aro tho latest quotations: — ,i. -,-. | ???
10' to 3t agst Strop - ? - j
;,-. 100 to 20 „ J'latcntchcr offered— ICO to 15 takon
? i;- 100 to 15. „ Quickstep l-i \
„;. . ? 1OU to 10 „ Alice Hawthorn . \
' ?-. 100 to 10 „ ThoMoor. ;.-? t
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