SPORTING.

Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7526, 16 April 1890, Page 5

SPORTING.

AUSTRALIAN RACING.

' [from otra correspondent. I

[By Tblbobaps from the Blots , .]

SYDNEY, April & The Australian Jockey Club , a Autumn Meeting comineacadoa Saturday last, aud was coatiaaed ou Monday. The principal race oa Saturday was the wei#ht-for-age Autumn Stakes, for which there was a Rood Held, including the three cracks, Carbine, Melos and Dreadnought, whose meeting was looked forward to with intense satisfaction. Each horse had hosts of admirers, and each was mobbed in turn by eager crowds of people. Notwithstanding his defeat by Melos and Dreadnought in the Champion Stakes, the public stuck manfully to their popular idol, Carbine, and at the close the nelders demanded odds of 6to 4. Dreadnought had plenty of friends, who accepted a to 1, and so had Melds at 4 tol, Betting was entirely confined to the three great guns. Federation, in the Interest of Melos, cut out toe work until half-a-mile from home, when Chintz took up the running and led into the straight, where she retired, and Melos, Dreadnought, and Carbine came on from the distance almost abreast. Carbine having Melos on his whip hand and Dreadnought on the outside. At the half distance it appeared aanf the Issue would be between Melos and Dreadnought, for although Carbine was right on the withers of nis opponents, he seemed to be beaten, but, responding to O'Brien's call with a supreme effort, he ROC up in the very last stride, and won au intensely exciting race by the tip of hisnose. Meioe and Dreadnought finished so close together that *it was impossible to d ivide them. Taking into account the high merits of the competitors it was the grandest race ever seen at Bandwick. Interrogated as to how much Carbine had won by, the Judge made the reply "By half a nose, Sir." This hair splitting distinction exactly described the position of the three horses, the heads of which could hare been covered by a pocket handkerchief at the moment they flashed past the post. Of course the victory of Mr Wallace's colors was extremely popular, and oa returning to the scale cheers, repeated again end again, greeted the gallant horse and Mβ rider.

Oα Monday the Sydney Cup was run. and Carbine maintained the position of first favorite, which he had held since the Sublication of the weights. Melos, Rαolph and Sir William were the only others at all fairly supported. The race, which was run at a slow pace throughout, is very easily described» for Carbine simply waited on his horses until reaching the distance, where he put in hie claim, and quickly placed the result beyond doubt, uassisg the post an easy winner a lengthen front of the lightly-weighted Mantilla, who is fall sister to Cardigan. Carbine has now won the Sydney Cap two years in succession, a. performance equ4s63, only by that of The Barb, who wae.»yictorious in 1868 and 1869. Meloe was never. prominent, nor was Rudolph. ' The Champion Stakes was a genuine surprise, as the race was reckoned such & good thing for Titan that odds of 4 to 1 was freely laid on his chance. Wilga, after her poor display behind the favorite in the Sires* Produce Stakes, was of course quite neglected, the tempting odds of 20 to £ going a-begging just before the dag fell. Hales rode a waiting race on Titan, btifc after going half the journey; Wilga took the lead, and, although TitaOjCame fast from the home tarn, he failed to get up, and Was beaten cleverly by a n&k, Correze being right on Titan's quarters. Hales was bliuaed for noc mskiog more use of Titan, who did not fiouic asreao lutaly as is his wont. , '* ,

The nomination* of Red Cross for the Flying Handicap, Wakanui Handicap, and Harvest Handicap, at Asabarjoa Aocttma Meeting, w&cb 1' aecWenteUy omitted from the published lieC