SYDNEY AUTUMN MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1312, 22 April 1874, Page 2

SYDNEY AUTUMN MEETING.

The autumn meeting of the Sydney Jockey Club was a great success. The following are the chief events :—

The Sydney Cup.—A handicap sweepstakes of 25 Boys. each, 10 forfeit, or sif declared by sth March, £2 10a, if by 30th of January ; with 350 soys. added. Second horse to receive 50 and third 25 soya from the prize. A winner of any handicap there-

after to carry SlbsTrf'twT^lo^r extra. 2 miles. "rei 8% De Mestre's b h Dagworth,' 5 years, tfl' l • W' st 9 ]ibs n>Bb gilugleman ' S'yean.'e, 2 ", Pt. Rouse's bh Reprieve! 5 years a"' t 3 2 lbs ... ... .. ?-^-;l?,c ;

Betting : 4to 1 each v. Horatio and*, i ' man ; 10 to 1 v. Speculation ; 12tole3r M'Callum- Mohi^ Goldsborough, aniTru ■ worth ; 20 to 50 to I v. any other The starter had a great de»l of troubled this which may fairly be termed-tSiS field that ever stripped in the AngUv1 colonies, 24 horses starting, but when ih" four or five attempts, the word to on » given, the start, considering the greatnn ber of horses that had to be got awav^ creditable. For the first few strides Jain; Master M'Grath, Fugleman, GoldsWS ■ and The Prophet showed mogt t^1 minently, and when they had t& down a little The Prophet showed |? the front for a moment with Chin pagne and Speculation on his qturiT and the trio went up the hill a couple If lengths clear of the ruck, which was hearfrfby Fugleman and the Abbot. At i& c) fr Duggan took Speculation to the front, and?. led by the Trainers' Stand by two len^f Champagne, Stanhope, The PropheT^ Burwood next in order, and the rest in. great heap, with Ladybird and StitW' at the tale end of the hunt. Speculation«Z round the turn with a command of tm, lengths, Champagne following, but "the Utter left the front rank before reachi,ng.the»t«<L which was passed in the following ordet/-! Speculation, Stanhope, Mentor, Bunrool Blue Peter, Tbe Prophet, Nydia; C^J. pagne, Horatio, Stirling, Myrtle, and Dm" worth, the lot. save the first three, being \ a cluster. Stanhope found the pace fa good for - him after crossing the t»n road, and when passing the rocks Blue Peter ran into second place, while Bnfvood went on nexc, attended on by Repriere, who was trying to creep up on the inside, Goldj. borough, M'Callum Mohr, Horatio,., Nydii and Dag worth Horatio was in difficulties it the back of the course, and Dagwerfh, battling through the big field, went on after Burwood ; the next to him being Fugfenan;' M'Callum Mohr, and Goldsborough, Bta. wood had enough at the two miles post, and Dagworth began to chase Speculation. Speculation led up tie lull by two lengths, going well within himwlf; Dagworth second, leading GoWabrsogh, McCallum Mohr, and Fugleman, who we» together by three lengths. Here McCnlkm Mohr made an effort to get to the front, but. was apparently blocked by his. stable companion, and the "little Scotchman" lorti few lengths. Goldsborough ran part Dig. worth at the half-mile post, .and came round the bend within a couple of lengthi oftk leading; Dagworth, MeCallumiMobr,Burwood, and Fugleman next, and clear of % confused ruck. The three leaders werecleuo! everything at the home turn, ml at the beginning of the rails Dagworth headed Goldsborough, and began to make his effort. Donnelly was hard upon the old horse all the. way up the running kt although'both horse and rider strained eref nerve Speculation's condition and, ligM weight served him at the finish, and Aj6jWon cleverly at the end by half a length lifter making bis own running from start to. finish, and thus won the third cup in succession for Lamond. Fugleman was a goodtbiriljMil then came M'Callum Mohr, J. L., Goldsborough, (whose rider dropped his; whip], Myrtle, Burwood, Syren, and .Ercelaor. Time« 3 minutes 30 seconds.