AUSTRALIAN.

Otago Witness, Issue 1751, 13 June 1885, Page 20

AUSTRALIAN.

Welcome Jack has been entered for the Caulfield Cup, Hawkesbury Handicap, aud Sydney Metropolitan Stakes, though there is some difficulty about hio bekg properly nominated for tho Melbourno Cup.

S'-irdiuß is, after all, nominated for the Melbourne Cup.

Tho full list of horses and owners' names in tho Melbourne Cup aot having yet appeared in tha Melbourne papers I shall hold them over till the weights appear. They are due on tho 29th mat. Tha following ara the entries for the HAWKEBBURY GRAND HANDICAP. Despot Soldier Boy Farewell Ant; aa\ Pet Girl Je^n E&klu G.-ango Merlin ABia E=p igle WneelolFoxtune Lamia ttalrmral Garfleld Boatman Lord Exeter Honet dew M> les na CopaSlofh Acolyte leen

Lifeboat Faro St. Lawrenceda valve Comet Tho Broker G zo S-ports\nan Wing Mwectlips filly Bachua &ia;pr Teresa Anglesey Thakjymbau Caliban Yanguaid Algerian Strenchyan OuJeis l.umoah l J nylli3 Liverpool Chplnb'h Isonomy Thunderbolt &an J;se WUleroo P<ince lu^perial CeHarewltch Faro Jewel Ia' s o d'llefte Boy re cursion (Jteu E'gla 1 ennf x V/aula Fair Kllea Highland-Mary I ord Clifdeu Fir>t Demon Happy Ibou-rht O.iro Kinji'BOv/n Weloome Jack Hazard S iDg Bagobert Wa.wick Uurtilda >epicalliua Private er ferown and Rose Archie Ptlarcnda Capri ' Hujricane H n ye >mb Pe'rorel Eleinore U-rd i % the Lake Old Gold Kipid Pole tar Abne.- Caidiijan Cl rcodon Coronet Ar.choii'e C'Dcinnritus Moormhee King-dale Mjelduuce Un.bra Hirkaway Vi irrclydon Wonnanby Kttlileen 'She Felon SirEdwaid Aneroi Necruili Mmora Little Tick CerLe and Blue Zeuo. Entries aro as i'ollowa for the GREAT iM'CTUOI-Or.IXAN &TAKBB. Farewell Laima ' Wing Honeydew Ac lvte Ouduia i iverpool Manobostcr Thunderbolt Umbra Normanby Phyllis Piince Imperial Despot Pt.ri.us3lon T.ennos • Astroai Espieg o Styles na Uopal'n Ccii c and Blue SirHeniy I'oiiabah Gloti E'gin Tom Mown Soldier Boy Merlin Wheel of Fortu'e Uomet FtifVo Gairfleld^ Lord Exeter Kccruit Caliban fatrench.vau Pb\ Ills logo vyillerloo Haethigs Itonomy . l^aro Copra Highland Mary LordCiifden First Demon Happy Thought Cairo King's Own Wolcomo Jack Hazard Dagnbert Warwick Privateer Burrildfi Brown and Bose Archie Kepicillina Falnrunda Cap»i Pcronel Lord of lho Lake Oid Gold Abnor Cardigan Clarendon Corouet Anchorite Olnclncatus Moonshee . Kmg'dala U£E Colour Britisher Sheet Anchor Reginald Siivor King Fernbide ' Unoas Ss. Odille The Champion Race entries include Vanguard, Liverpool, Oudeis, Manchester, and Thunderbolt. The Melbourne Cup, Champion Stakes, Maribyrnong Plate, Derby, o<*ks, and St. Leger, and other important events in conneo lioa with tho leading racing institution of "Victoria show no falling off, every raco, in fact, exhibiting an increase. This year the new Foal Stakes takes the place of the Mares' Produce Stakes, and the appreciation of the change is amply evidenced by an addition of 25 entries. The folowing are the comparative figures for the past three years : —

TbV Caulfield Cup and various produce events vtndor the auspices of the V. A.T.C. also

si ow an increase &II round. The following are tbe returns :—: —

During last week Gasconade, by Talk-o'-fche-Hill out of Hoyden. haß been talked of in connection with the V.R.C. Derby. 400 to 20 was taken. The owner took 2000 the doubleMonte Christo and Gasconade. Six to lia offered against Newstead, and Bince the little incident over hia change of trainers the Leviathan has refused to lay 7000 to 1000 in one pop to a well-known backer of Derby favourites.

I 1883. | 18S4. | 1885. Melbourne Cup C-am'i n Stdkos .. MavibyrnonJ? Hito Aorniauby Stakes A'-o tvalo Siakco .. Derby uaks St. Lrjrei' Siren' Produce Sfskas M^roH* Prouucd Stakes . . lf.O 50 10 i 94 104 104 108 ' 127 158 133 M no 79 m 12G CO 115 140 j I Ib 9 164 (4 124 116 123 182 72 VQ ! 168 211 1 1G77~ 1119 1286

ISB3. 1534. 1886. OaulflflUl Cup .. .. 142 137 14! Juvenile Stakes .... C 501 71 Qrcat Foal S'Rkrs .. .. 102 103 1?O Oftulfie'd Guineas .. .. 74 61 94 Criterion Stakes .. .. 45 34 61 . I 427 J 393 408