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Ait jEiEcnr oh Kouciisroarc ?
(From Bell's Life in London.}
Another hatchment-muBt-bo -placed, above tho-»Ub!«,..,
door. .^ ? . . ,t '
Tho greatest of all modern sires— old .Touchstone— is n*
more! — ?
A crowd of ?mburners will thero be; for1 nover racer yet'- *'«*
Sowidely on our English breed his. living stamp has set, ?
Till, howsoever stanch it bo, some bittorly complain ?
They cannot anyhow escape that '?everlasting strain!'
Tot in that wide and omplerpllof all his children done.! 3
With want of heart or courage marred tho trophies ho
has won. ' ? ' ? ? ?
We've had speedier kircs, perhaps, biit nono more fit to '
. wenr ' ' ' ' ' ? ? .'. ' .. ? - ; ;.i
'Sivan tlmea tho ' ribbon blue,' of which all ; cowardg ;i
. must despair. '?' ?'? '.????.. -s
Can wo forget thestrugglehard of that 'Two Thousand'' ?'»
race, ? , ??'? ? :?:..:,? ? ???'-
Whon Touchstone's son and grandsonf Strove so long for ?' !
pride of place? ?'?'?? ;
Or Epsom downs. In '57, when beaten hy tho rtpeed, lt
Ono of his get fell back and saw the bay maro's length- - ?-
ening lead; ' : ? ? i
Then coming ?with' a Buddcn bur3t, as only Touchstonei '
come, . - ' -i
With what a feirful, fruitless rush game Adamasgot '»
. home? ? ? '*
And won now tho most in forco for tho next Epson ????, !
? prize,
The great Dundee — the cynosure of not too friendly ''
eyes— ' -1
Not only sprang from Touchstone's loins, but Matthew '
Dawson'u 'crack '- ? . . t
?Will bear old Touchstone's colours, too,' tho yellow and -
thehlnck.J ? ... :;
And absit omen, should he fail, that breed so stout and
? true ?? ..-..?:. '
Has Diorjhantni, Overton,' and others not n few; '
Whilst Erin quails a deeper ' dtbram,' and whoops a ?'?
louder cheer ' '?
In honour of ' Ould Ireland's ' horso, bis grandson. ?'?
Bombardier. i
Then keep ould Touchstone's memory green, ar.d Itt his ?' - - ?? '
laurels bo ?
Unlading yet, though Fato shonld blight tho blossom of ; :
Dundee. 1U1YMING RICHARD. :
? Viz., three sons -Cotlieratone, Orlando, nnd Surplice; ,
and four Erandsons— Teddington, West Australian, Beads- ... ;
man. and JlupJId.
t Lord nf the Isleo ond SL Hubert. ?
{.Lord Westminster's colours, as well as Mr. Merry's. '
Mb. De MESTnK'sSTHiKo.-ThinformKUblostririg
on their orrivnl nt Melbourne, will take up their quar
ters nt Colemnn's Btables, Fleaington. ^
Ri V. Cavalry Handicap.— The nominations and '
weights for this handicap wero not declared until too '
lato for insertion in our country edition. ;
JniiNNr IIiriGEiisoN.— Johnny Higgerson goes to
Queensland to ride Eclipse for tho Champion Race; and ',
Vono has been added to Mr. Do Mestro's string. '.
Blood Stock at Qukkmsland.— Tho blood horsa -
Pioneer, by Voltigeur, darn by Garsham. g. d. bv Lau«- -
gar. etc., has beeu sent from Sydney to Queensland.
Gaffer Grey.— This boro of a hundred fi,;hts re
luruid to Melbourno by the Wonga Wonga en Monday,
nnd looks nnno tho hotter for his lato travels. Wo be
lievo that Mr. Coivell intends to blister Il.m nnd turn
him out nt once, in tho hopo that he may come out in -
form for tho Melbourne Cup. ? :
Hawthorn Daces.— 1 hose rural races, which hava
been got up as holiday sports for Whit Mcndny, nretcnt :
a Eootl prospect of sport to those who oro f.nd of !
'snddle-fUpping.' Tho course is oloso to tho Iljilwuy
Station, and tho running ground is good. We are re
aucstcd to notice that the Stowardj hava increased tbo
Hnudlcnp to 40 sovs, nnd that tno general entries ara
tc-night, at tho Bull and Mouth. .
Unit Majhstst and the Colonial Tuiif. — A de
spatch has been received from tho Duko of Newcastle by
tho Governor of tho Cape, in reply to an application from
the South African Turf Club, announcing that Her Ma
jesty had consented to givo a Queen's Plata ef 50 guineas
annually, to he run for at Cape Town, or at such other
place at tho Cape of Good Hopo as Her Majesty may ap
point. It is expected that this passage from the despatch
will give riso to somo discussion, as the horse breeder!
of the Western provinces will put in their claim for the
Plate. - _.
Clair St. Lkobk (S.A.)— For this raco only two
horses camo to the post, Mr. H. B Hurjhes's hr f Susan
(M'Seo) and Mr. C. B. Fisher's br c Typo (Simpson).
Our namesake of Adelaide thus describes it: — 'Thoy
went away at a slow pace — reserving, evidently— Typo
with a strong lead, which he kept increasing to the
third hurdle, when Snsan gradually drew up. At tha
straight, Typo was collared hy Susan. After a few in
efrtcmal strokes uf the whip from Simpson, he fell be
hinil, and the maro won by a length, without being -
touched. Time, 3 min. 10 sec. :
Ballaarat Tdiif Ci.uii. — A meoting of the Bil- :
Iaarat Turf Club was held on Tuesday evening, at
liath's hotel, Mr. Carver in tho chair. The minutes of '
tho last meeting having been confirmed, tho cvidonco in
tho late ' Young Alma caso ' wni read, and after due '
consideration it was resolved by a. majority nf one vote,
' That Samuel Waldook nnd Joseph Smith bo disqnali
fitd from riding, and the horse, Younu Alma, from run
ning at any races under the control of tho Ballaarat Turf V
Club during tho year 1801.' Tho torma of tbo Bal
laarat Spring Handicap wero then determined upon, and
will be found iu our advertising columns; after which it
was arranged that a special meeting bo convened fos
Tuesday, tho 21st instant, to reconsider tho conditions
and dis'nnce of tho Ballaarat Turf Club Cup. On the f
motion of Mr. Kelly, it was rosolveil that tho course ;
should bo reduced to a mile and n half in length, and a.
committeo, consisting of Messrs. Shcrard. Pringle, '
Richardsen, Craig, Mount, Caulfiold, Leonard, Moore,
and the mover, was appointed to givo effect to the resolu
tion. Tho secretary having received instructions to
write to tho Melbourne and Gcclnng clubs, requesting
their co-operation in appointing a public hand'eapper,
and suggesting that a conference of tho four clubs take
tlio matter into immediate, consideration, a vote of ' '
thanks wa3 passed to tho chairman, aud tho proceeding*
terminated.
Tin: Victorian Rutp.— [Advkutisemf.nt '| — Thi#
'Guide to tho Turl,' so long. wanted by all classes of ?
racing men, is now boing carefully compiled and ele
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August as practicable. So as tamiiko the volume as com
plete as possible, tho compiler will esteem it a great
favour if secretaries of racing clubs in the olony will
furnish him at once with all particulars of their race
course, oflicers of tho club, etc. ; also, if gentlemen will '
send in their rucing colours ; trainers, tholr residence,
and employers; and jockeys, their lowest riding weights,
and addresses. The Victoriun turl has already become '?
so important an institution, and tho coming season will
bo so especially attractive with tho Two Thousand
Guineas, Melbourno Cup, l'roduci Stakes, etc . that a
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