AUSTRALIAN.

Otago Witness, Issue 1501, 21 August 1880, Page 20

AUSTRALIAN.

Mr John Chadwick. a prominent racing man and propriet6r of the Laurel Hotel at Flemington, died about a fortnight ago. A large majority of the Melbourne bookmakers have determined to establish a rival betting room at the Prinoe of Wales Hotel. Since winning the Goelong Winter Handicap Mr W. Branch's colt Progress bae taken a strong lead in the Melbourne Cup betting, all the money down to 100 to 7 being readily snapped up. Mata and Faublas are second and third favourites at 100 to 5 eaoh j other quotationa are unaltered.

It has been stated in the Press that the members of the V.B.C. are favourable to the frotalisator's introduction at Flemington, but it was rather a significant fact that, of the 150 that were present on a recent afternoon when one waa to be shown, only half-a dozen of them expressed any desire to see Mr Franck work the maohine. Some of the bookmakers were, however, loud in their denunciation of the totalhator, as they contended it created a monopoly in Mr Franck'a interest, and " The Leviathian " expressed himself willing to give the club £2000 ayear for the sole right of using it. George Cutts was a day behind Mr Croyer in fixing on King of Clubs as a good stallion to purohase, and the former gentleman liked the horse's breeding and conformation so muoh that it was only for a large profit that he would Bell him to our Middle Park Stud Company. I trust that the latter will have a good Bhare of suooeßS with their new pnrchase. The acceptances for the Melbourne Cup are 76 in number, or equal in proportion to last year's lot. The most noticeable defaulters are Wellington, Andover, Foul Play, Nerissa, Tidal Wave, Adventurer, and Royal Consort. The full list of acceptors is as follows :—

I MELBOURNE CUP, i A handicap sweepstakes of 20 soys each, 10ft, or 5 if declared, with 500 added. The winner of any handicap race of the value of 100 soys after the declaration of the weights to carry 31b extra ; of any such race of the value of 200 soys, 51b extra ; I of any such race of the value of 500 soys, 71b extra. Penalties not accumulative. The second horse to receive 200 soys and the third 100 soys out of the I stake. Two miles. The remainder of the sweep- ■ stakes (10 soys) to be made good the day of general entry. (100 subs.) st. Ib. Mr J White's h h Chester, 6 yrs . . ..96 Mr EDe Mestre's b h Calamia, . . . . 811 Mr T Jones' br h Woodlands, 6 yrs . . . . 810 Mr E Jellett'sbrh Bosworth, S yre .. .. S S Sir T Elder's br h Darriwell, 6 yrs . . ..87 Mr J White's b h Martindale, 0 yrs . . ..87 Mr W A Long's b h Avernus, 4 yrs . . ..86 Mr M Loughlin's b g Lord Harry, aged ..85 Mr T Ivory's bh Sweetmeat, 5 yra .. ..8 4 Mr J White's b h Democrat, aged .. ..8 3 Mr A Drysdale'a eh h Columbus, aged . . 8 S Mr F Wentworth's b h ßapid Bay, aged ..8 2 MfECutts'bgMata, 6 yrs .. ..8 2 Mr J Wiggins' b h South Hamilton, 4 yra ..81 Mr W Pile's eh h First Water, 4 yrs ..81 Mr'A Chirnside's b h Zambesi, 5 yrs.. ..8 0 Mr.C L Macdonald's b g Banter, aged . . 713 Mr E Jellett's br h Richmond, aged . . . . 712 Mr T Jordan's b m Rivalry, 5 yra . . ..78 Mr^JMayo's chhSecundus, 5 yrs .. ..7 7 MriW S Cox's eh g Imperial, aged . . ..76 Mr J Bathe's b h Stockbridge, aged . . ..76 Mr FR L Rossi's br h Lord Burghly, 6 yra ..75 Mr G Lee's br m Nellie, 4 yrs .. ..7 5 Mr R Howie's b h Faublas, 4 yrs .. ..7 4 Mr J Austin's br g Pimpampa, aged.. ..7 3 Mr J Wittingham's b m Aspen, 5 yrs . . ..71 Mr W H Kent's br h Napper Tandy, 5 yrs ..71 Mr B Richard's b e Kamabaroi, 3 yrs ..71 Mr J Whittingham's b h Riverton, 5 yrs ..70 Mr J E SaviU's br c The Wandering Jew, 4 yrs 7 0 Mr J Mayo's eh h Elastic, 4 yrs . . . . 613 Mr EDe Mestre's b c Grand Prix, 3 yrs . . 611 Mr D Macpherson's br h Robbie Burns, 6 yrs . . 611 Mr W A Long's b c Grand Flaneur, 3 yrs . . 610 Mr S Martin's br c Trevallyn, 3 yra . . . . 610 Mr M Jacob's b h Kinsman (late Khedive), 6 yrs 6 9 Mr J R Cowell's b c Sir Joseph, 3 yrs ..69 Mr W A Long's br f Geraldine, 3 yra ..6 8 Mr R T Moore's b h Pawnbroker, 4 yrs ..68 Mr L L Smith's b m Chatterbox, 4 yrs ..68 Mr J Eales' borbr h Sunshine, 4 yrs . . 6 8 Mr J Wilson's b c Respite, 3 yrs . . ..67 Mr H Haines' b or br h Euclid, 4 yrs ..67 Mr J J Miller'B eh h Geide Olgothach ..6 6 Mr R Warn's b h Auckland, 6 yrs .. ..6 5 Mr JM'Phail'sb h Terrific, 4 yrs .. ..6 5 Mr W Pile's b or br c Rothschild, 3 yrs ..64 Mr E Lee's br f Remembrance, 3 yrs ..64 Mr W Kite's br m Juventas, 4 yrs . . ..64 Mr R Warn's eh h Thorntopper, 5 yra ..64 Mr A Chirnside's b m Queen Bee, 4 yra ..6 4 Mr J D Whitehead's b m Star of the West, 5 yrs .. .. .. ..6 4 Mr W E Royd's br h Jester, 4 yrs . . ..64 Mr W A Long's br c Bertie, 3 yrs . . ..63 Mr J Wilson's (jun.) bin Yardley, 4 yra ..6 8 Mr E De Mestre's eh c Guinea, 3 yrs ..63 Mr D Melhado's b c Bandalbion, 3 yra ..63 Mr M Jacobs' b c Gloster, 3 yrs . . ..63 Mr S G Cook's b h Adventurer, 4 yrs ..63 Mr R Andrews' b c Cynic, 3 yrs . . ..63 Mr J White's br c Bathurst (late Telephone), 3 yrs .. .. .. ..6 0 Mr R Howie's b c Lothair, 3 yrs .. ..6 0 Mr J Wiggins' b f Western Princess, 3 yrs ..60 Mr H Herbert's eh h Middlesex (late Athlete), 6 yrs .. .. .. .. 511 MrSGCook'schf ABC, 3yrs .. .. 610 Mr FR L Rossi's br c Lord Lisgar, 3 yrs . . 510 Mr J Wilson's (jun.) b t Constance, 3 yra ..50 Mr J H Hill's br c Totalisator, 3 yrs ..5 9 Mr W Branch's b c Progress, 3 j'rs .. ..5 7 Mr F F Dakin's b c Latrobe, 3 yrs . . ..57 Mr M Lyons' br m Valetta, aged . . ..57 Mr T Chirnside's b h The Stag (late The Phiz), 5 yrs .. •• •• ..5 7 Mr J Whittingham's b c Chatterer, 3 yrs ..57 Sir T Elder's b f Rita (late Pomona), 3 yrs ..67 Mr J Field's br h British Workman, 6 yrs ..57 Sir Thomas Elder's horses, which are tfoiug to England, wiU there be put in Alec Taylor's hands to be trained for their valuable engagements. At the Adelaide winter meeting on August 6th and 7th, the Duke of Edinburgh Handicap was won by Mr M'Donald's Banter, Bst 121b ; and another Handicap by Mr Savill's colt The Wandering Jew, 83t 21b,

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

Lord Bradford's Zealot and the Duke of Westminster's Mnncaster have been matched for £500 a- side, the former to concede 4lb, over a. course of 1 mile 2 furlongs 73 yards, At Newcastle races on June 22ud, 23rd, and 24th the North Derby of 600 sovd was won by Mr T. Cragg's br f Novice, by Macaroni— Tyro, beating six others. The Northumberland Plate Handicap of 500 soys added to ft sweep of 25 soys each, bad thirteen staitevs, aud was won after a splendid race by Mr Vyner's b 0 Mycenae, by Restitution— Thais, 7sfcl3lb. Count deLagrangea Irval (Bst 61b) was second, and the Amerioan Parole was amongßt the beaten ones. Time for the two miles, 3 mm., 35 sec. The SeatonDelaval Stakes of 600 soys for two-year-olds fell to Mr Hall's Abbess of Beauohief, by Prince Charlie— Blaok Fawn, beating eleven others, At Stookbridge on June 241h and 25th the Cup of 300 boys was won by Mr G. Curtis' b f Elfe, 2 yrs, 6st 121b, beating Pheniso and five more. In the Hurstbourne Stakes of 60 aovs each, with 300 soys added, Mr G. Blanton's Scobell, by Carnival— Lady Sophie, defeated Altholaa aud others. w> Lord William Beresford, of Ulundi fame

bought the Bend Or ticket in the ITmballa Derby Sweep for £4000 from the clerk m the Public Works Department at Simla who drew it. Lord William, therefore, netted over £11,000 by the Venture, the prize being worth £15,000 net. , , The late Mr W. Cartwright'a racing cupß, which he had won during hia turf career, were sold byauotionin July, and realised about £750. On June 26th the following was the betting on the St Leger : — 5 to 2 agst Bend Or 3 _ 1 Robert the Devil 10_i Muncaster 12 _ 1 Zealot 14 _ 1 Teviotdalo 10_l Yon dcr Tann 16_l Mask 16 _ 1 Jenny Howlet 20 — 1 Beauminet 25 _ l Abbot 25 — 1 Brotherhood 25 — 1 Apollo 33 _ 1 Ambassadress 33_1 Ercildoune 40 — 1 Retreat The Coney Island (U.S) Derby of §1500 added to a sweep of §200 eaob, # had three starters out of 24 nominations, and it waa won by Mr G. L. Lorillard's b 0 Grenada, by King Alfonso— Mattie Cross. He is reported to have covered the mile and a-half in 2min 40$8 ec, Up to June 26th Fordham had ridden 42 winners out of 126 races ; Cannon 34 out of 143 ; C. Wood 32 out of 182. laonomy is top weight for the Liverpool Summer Cup with lOst 31b. The Irish Derby of 550 soya, run at the Curragh on June 23rd, was won by a rank outsider in Mr W. JBrophy's b e by Uncas— Winged At Kempton Park June meeting the principal handicap fell to Lord Hartington's Incendiary. Winchester meeting saw Mr Legh's colt Sir Charles again returned aa winner, namely, in tbe Foal Stakes of 30 soya eaoh (66 entries). Inval won Her Majesty's Plate, beating Westbourne and Favo.