RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 1823, 29 October 1886, Page 24

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

TIMARU SPRING RACES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Timaku, October 26. The Timaru Racing Club's spring meetiug, which was held to-day, was very successful. The weather was beautiful and fino, the attendance and arrangements good, and the sport, taken all round, of a very fair order. The following are the results of thefirstday's racing : — HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, Of 30sov8. Second horse osovs from the stake. About two miles. Mr F Hobbs' ns b g Moody, aged, list 71b (Dunn) 1 Mr B Wilson's Panic, aped, Ost 101b (Walls) 2 Mr A H Rhodes' b g Ivanhoe. aged, Bst 7lb (Miller) 3 The scratching of Mr Rhodes' Ben H., Mr Miles' Pirate, Mr Rutherford's The Mount, and Mr Hammond's Loch Naugh left only the trio named to try conclusions. At the fall of the flag Moody took the lead, closely attended by Ivanhoe, Panic whipping in. At the turn Ivanhoe wrested the lead from Moody, and after getting over the hurdle at the corner the horses went past the stand in the following order : Ivanhoe, Panic, Moody. Nosoonerhad thecorner been rounded, however, before Walls sent Panic along, and on reaching the hurdle at the back he had caught and was racing alongside Ivanhoe. At the back still another change came off, Moody racing i.p to the leaders. The trio then kept together till the second last hurdle, when Ivanhoe, striking heavily, unseated Miller, who got a very severe fall indeed. The other pair raced on, and though Panic took the last hurdle fully half a length in front of the old favourite, he could not maintain the premier position on the flat, Moody winning rather easily by four or five lengths. Dunn and his horse were loudly cheered on weighing in. There was £92 on the machine, £53 on Moody. Dividend, £1 10s. NOVEL RACE, Of 20sovs. No weight under Bst 71b. One mile. Mr J Ralston's eh m Twilight, aged (Butterworth) 1 Mr M'Leod'e bra Rose, aged ... (Kerr) 2 Mr H Lee's blk jj Milkman, aged (Rosewarne) 3 Mr Hobbs' eh g Red Robin was scratched. Some time was lost at the post through Rose playing up a little, but when once the flag fell there was little to see. Twilight jumped off with the lead and kept it all the way, winning with the greatest of ease by half a dozen lengths. Rose managed to beat The Milkman for second honours. Time, lmin 58sec. Totalisator dividend, £1 11s. SQUATTERS' STAKES HANDICAP, Of 45sovs. Second hor3essovs from the stakes. One mile and a-half Mr M Sherwiu's b g Quibble, by St. GeorgeMaria Theresa, 6yrs, 9st lib ... (Derritt) 1 Mr R Rutherford's' b g DerwemVr, 4yrs, Sst 81b (Pilbrow) 2 Mr P Hobbs na b g Jnok, 6yra. Pst 31b (Sharp) 3 Mr Hammond's b g Finance, 6vrs, 7sfc 331b (Stratford) 0 Mr Ralston's bjr Jackal , aged, 6st 101b (M'llroy) 0 Mr Wayne's b f Zealot, 3yrs, 6st ... (Price) 0 Mr Logain's b g Little Arthur, 3yrs, Gst 101b (M'Donald) 0 Tho scratching of Mr Hobbs' Melville left the large ftald of seven to sport Bilk for this event, the "big money" of the first day. Among the horses were some of the best in tho district, and as it soon became known that the best horsemen in Canterbury Were to take I part the finishing touches to the various horses'

toilets and the saddling-up was eagerly watched. Of the lot, the trio Quibble, Dervyenter, and Jack were the most fancied, and it furnished, as was fully expected, the winner. A lot of time was lost at the post, the starter seeming to have great difficulty in getting them away. The colours of Finance, Jackal, and Little Arthur proved most conspicuous in the various breaks away, Finance especially being very troublesome. At last the lot were got away beautifully. Finance and Quibble at once doiug the piloting. The sight as the lot passed the stand was a truly pretty one, all being bunched but Derwenter, who showed half a length in advance of the others. At the corner Quibble took the lead, Finance and Derwenter lying side by side next him, the others together, Little Arthur hopelessly in the rear. At the back Finance raced up alongside of Quibble, and as this pair were testing each other's racing qualities Derwenter raced up and took command, Jack also improving his position very much indeed. At this stage only the quartette named may be said to have been in the race, for the others were clean out of it. Turning into the straight Derwenter still held the lead by half a length. Now came the final struggle, and those who had glasses on the field saw that each ri'Jer was doing his best. Derritt having disposed easily of Finance and Jack, challenged Derwenter at the rails, and though the latter responded gamely to Pilbrow's call, he had to go down ; Quibble winning one of the finest races ever seen on the course by fully a length. There was a good third and fourth, but the others were all over the track. Derritt and Mr Sherwin came in for many compliments, which were certainly well deserved. Time, 2miu 46sec. There was £264 in the machine, £102 on the winner. Dividend, £2 6s. QUALIFIED HUNTERS' HURDLE RACE, Of 2030V8. About two miles," Mr A Slee's eh g Juggler, aged, Bsfc 71b (K. Dunn) 1 Mr H 8 Rutherford's eh g 'I he Mount,- aged, lost 101b ... ... ... (Kerr) 2 Mr X H Rhodes' b g Ivanhoe, aged, lOst (M'laughlln) 3 Mr Neate's b g Wrangler, aged, 103t 10lb (Warner) 0 Mr Armitage's g g All Fours, aged, lOsfc 101b (Cornelius) 0 Mr Lukey'a eh g Fawn, aged, lOsfc (Blackmore) 0 Mr Simmonds' g m Kate, aged, lOst 71b (Owner) 0 From a rather straggling start Ivanhoe took the lead, the others ruuning in Indian file till coming to the corner, when The Mount and Juggler came along and had got alongside Ivanhoe before the stand was passed. Turning the corner The Mount at once forged ahead, but had not gone more than a furlong when ho was again caught by Juggler, and very soon by Ivanhoe. At the back The Mount and Juggler raced clean away from the others, and came down the straight side by side. At the rails the whips were out, but Juggler when called on was found not to be wanting, and coming away won a grand race by a little over a length, the others spread-eagled. This race resulted in Duun placing the second winning mount to his credit. The totalisator had 135 subscribers, 13 on the winner ; dividend, £9 6s. HACK RACE, OflOsovs. Six furlongs. Mr Herron's Tommy Dodd ... ... ... 1 Mr Hammond's Loch Nair ... ... ... 2 Nine others started, and after a couple of false starts the lot were sent away, Tommy Dodd got the best of the start, and won eesily by a couple of lengths, Loch Nair being the only one to prove dangerous. £107 in the totalisator, £13 on the winner ; divided, £7 Bh. FLYING HANDICAP, Of 2550v8 ; second horse ssovs from the stakes. Six furlongs. Mr J Hammond's b g Finance, by Albany, 6yrs, Bst2lb ..,, ... ... (Stratford) 1 Mr Bhenvin's b g Quibble, Oyrs, 9st3lb (Derritt) 2 Mr Coulter's b m Brunette. syrs, 76t 3.b (Price) 3 Mr Rutherford's b g Derwenter, 4yrs, Bst 111b (Pilbrow) 0 Mr M Crocker's eh m Nelly, 6yrs, 7st 10b (M'Laughlin) 0 Mr Lovefjrove's eh m Polly, aged, 7st(Crammond) 0 Mr Ralston 's bg Jackal, aged, 7st (But.terworth) 0 This flutter was very soon over, but little delay taking place at the post. Derwenter jumped off with the lead, closely attended by Quibble and Finance, the others tailing off. At the turn Quibble and Finance held the lead, Derwenter and Melville in very close attendance. The four theu made a good race of it, and to the rails it looked as if there was going to be a dead heat between Quibble and Finance. The latter, however, came well under the whip, and won a beautiful race by the shortest of heads ; a good third and fourth. Time, 1 mm 20|see. Totalisator (one investor, Mr Geo. Rhodes on the winner) dividend, £93 2s. This brought the first day's raciDg to a close. ISLAND BAY SPRING MEETING. Fu:sr Day. — Fhiday. Wellington, October 22. For the Island Buy spring meeting to-day at Island Bay the weather was fine but the atteudance was very poor. The following are the results : — LOCAL HANDICAP, Of 40sovs; second horse ssovs. One mile and a-quarter. Mr T. Goodwin's Lifebuoy 7st 21b (Doig) 1 Mr A Turner's Charmer, Bst 21b ... ... 2 Mr J.Saunders' The Shah, Bst 21b ... ... 3 Reputation and Vanity Fair also ran. Forward was scratched. The Shah was a hot favourite, 2to 1 being laid on him. From a fair start Lifebuoy was at once taken to the front and was never headed, winning by a length. The Shah a length and a-half behind Charmer. Time, Stain Oisec. Dividend, £11 Is. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, Of 60sovs ; second horse ssovs. Two miles. Mr CFVallance's Freebooter, lost 71b (Herd) 1 Mr A Arthur's Forward, 9st 61b ... ... 2 Mr A Shearsby's Patricius, lOst 61b ... ... 3 Forest King (9st 71b) also ran. Freebooter was the favourite, 2 to 1 being laid against him. Forward went away with a lead which he maintained for half the distance, when Freebooter and Patricius closed on him. Passing the stand the trio were in a bunoh, with Forest King hopelessly in the rear. As they swept round tho turn by the sea Freebooter assumed command, and gradually increasing his lead and fencing beautifully won easily by half-a-dozen lengths, Patricius .pulling up a bad third. Time, 4min lOsec. - Dividend, £1 18s. ISLAND BAY HANDICAP. Of lOOsovs ; second horso Sosovs. One mile and a-half. Mr A Hosking's Rumour, 7stBlb ... (Sutherland) 1 Mr T H Hnll'a Pasha, 9st 4lb ... (Clifford) 2 Mr P F Tancred's Normanby, 6Bt Mb... (Woods) 3 Administrator (7st 21b), Ohirmor (7nt 21b), and Strenuous (7st 71b) also ran. Rumour and Pasha were equal favourites. From an even start Charmer was taken to the front, and led the field at a merry pace for a mile, when Pasha, Rumour,ofeenubu9,audNdrmaaby closed on him;

Administrator being last. Coming to the tnrn Rumour drew off from the ruck, and Normanby's colours could also be seen in a prominent position, Charmer dropping away beaten. Rumour was first into the straight, with Normanby hardly a length away, and Pasha a clear length behind. Here a great scene took place, all the whipß being out. Rumour successfully ntalled off tho rushes of Pasha and Normanby, and, after a good struggle, won cleverly by a length and a-half, Normanby a good third, Administrator fourth, Strenuous fifth, Charmer last. Time, 2min 45sec. Dividend, £3. A protest was lodged against Rumour on the ground of informal entry, but was dismissed. SELLING PLATE, Of 40sovs; weight forage, with selling allowance. One mile and a distance. Mr PFTancred's First Water, 6st 131b (Woods) 1 Mr J Leopold' 6 Giriri, 7st 61b ... ... 2 Mr A Turner's Cock of the Walk, 7st 41b ... 15 Lifebuoy and Blucher also ran. Giriri ancl Lifebuoy made the pace for a mile, when First Water came up with a rush, aud won. Time, lmin 59^sec Dividend, £3 7s. The winner was bought in for £20. The Selling Hack Race of 15sovs was won by Te Whiti, beating four others. Dividend, £8 3b. The winner was bought in for £30. STEWARDS' STAKES. HANDICAP, Of 75sovs ; second horse lOsovs. One mile. Mr A Hosking's Rumor, Bst 31b (A Sutherland) 1 Mr P P 'J'ancred's Revoke, Bst 21b ... ... ;} Mr J Baunders' The Shah, Bst lllb ... ... s Tornado (7st lllb) and Forward (7st lllb) also ran. Strenuous and Giriri were scratched. Rumour was made a hot favourite. A capital s*art was effected, Tornado and The Shah leading for half-a-mile, when Rumour and Revoke closed up, and coming to the top turn Tornado had surrendered command to The Shah. •As they approached the straight Sutherland took Rumour to the head of affairs, and won easily by four lengths from Revoke, The Shah three lengths away third, Tornado fourth, Forward last. Time, lmin 48|sec. Dividend, £1 16s. LADIES' BRACELET, Of the value of Sosovs. Weight for age. One mile and a half. Mra H Wood's Miss Barnum, Bst ... ... 1 Mrs M J Leopold a Forest King, list 31b ... 2 Blucker (list 21b) also ran, but was never in it. Miss Barnum won in the commonest of canters. Dividend, £1 9s. About £1900 was put through the machine. Second Day. — Saturday. Wellington, October 23. For the second day of the Island Bay races the weather was threatening. About; 500 were present. The results were :— LOCAL HANDICAP, Of oOsovs. Second horse osovs from the stakea. One mile and a distance. Mr'J. O'Driscoll's Reputation, 7&t 71b (Williams) 1 Mr J A Turner's Charmer, Bst 101b ... ... 2 Mr J Saunders' The Shah, Bst 71b ... ... 3 No others started. The horses were evenly backed. Reputation jumped away with the lead, and the race immediately became a procession, Reputation leading, Charmer second, and then The Shah; and in this order they finished, Reputation having a bit in hand. Time, lmiu 58|sec. Dividend, £2 13s. HURDLE RACE HANDICAP, Of 60sovb. Second horßo lOsovs. One mile and a half. Mr C F Vallance's Freebooter, list 91b (Hird) I Mr A Shearsby's Patricius, lltt ... ... 2 Mr A Arthur's Forward, 9st 31b ... ... 3 Jim (list 101b), Forest King (9st 41b), and Old Sarah (9st 61b) also ran. Jim was a hot favourite, Freebooter and Patricius being next in demand. From a good start Patricius and Forward were taken to the front, and took the hurdle together ; then followed old Sarah and Jim, with Forest King last. Passing the stand the first time Patricius was leading by a length, Forward, Old Sarah, and Freebooter racing together. At the bottom turn Freebooter and Jim improved their positions, and were racing a length away from Patricius and Forward. Along the back stretch the same position was maintained; but coming to the straight Freebooter joined issue, and the last hurdle was taken by Patricius half a length ahead of Freebooter. Down the straight a grand set-to between Patricius, Fieebooter, and Forward resulted in a length victory for Freebooter, Patricius second, and Forward a fair third, Jim fourth, Old Sarah and Forest King nowhere. Time, 2min 59|sec. | Dividend, £4 ss. MELROSE STAKES HANDICAP, Of lOOaovs, Second horse lOsovs. One mile aud a-quarter. Mr TH Hall's Push a, flat ... ... (Clifford) 1 Mr A Hoskins' Rumour, Bsf- 4!b (Sutherland) 2 : Mr A Turner's Charmer. 7st 511) ...(Williams) 3 No others ran. Pasha was a hot favourite, 3 to 1 being laid on him. From an even start Charmer assumed command, with. Pasha and Rumour in close attendance, and in this order they raced past tho stand. Charmer maintained the lead for three quarters of a mile, when Rumour and Pasha closed up, and for the next hundred yards the trio were together. Then Charmer fell away and Pasha was at the head of affairs. Coming to the straight Rumour closed up to Pasha, but Clifford called on the favourite and at once had a length lead. The whips were out on both Rumour and Charmer, but to no purpose, as Pasha won comfortably by a length; Charmer, a dozen lengths away, third. Time, 2min 14sec. Dividend, £1 Bs. The Selling Race, of 15soys, half a mile, was won by Pink Rose, Te Whiti second, Cock-of-the-Walk third. Dividend, £3 7s. WELTER HANDICAP, Of 50sovs, second horse 530V3. One mile. Mr A Shrarsby's Patricius ... (Alexander) 1 Mr J O'Driscoll's Reputation ... ... 2 Mr H.Woods' Miss Barnum ... ... 3 Honeysuckle (9st) and Vanity Fair (9st) also ran. Vanity Fair got away with the lead, which she maintained for the first half-mile, when Honeysuckle took up the running, closely followed by Patricius. Rounding the turn to the straight Reputation was brought up, and Honeysuckle dropped back into third place. Patricius was first into the straight, but Jones soon set Reputation going, and at the distance post was within a length of the leader? Both whips wore out, and the race resulted in a good finish, Patricius getting home half a length ahead of Reputation, Miss Barnum a poor third. Time, lmin 51$ sec. Dividend, £5 17s. CAVALRY TROTTING RACE, Ot 15sovs. Trooper Bent's Doughboy ... ... ... 1 Trooper Flat's Climering ... ... ••• 2 Trooper Bramley's iionny ... ... ... 3 Four others started. This was a very hollow affair, Doughboy won easily. Dividend, £8 17b.

SELLING PLATE, Of 30SOVB. Weight for age, with selling allowances. Mr J Leopold's Girlri 7st 51b (Williams) 1 Mr P Parker's Pink Rose, 7st 51b ... ••• * Mr A Turner's Cock-of-fche-Walk ... — A Forward (Bst 7lb) and Lifebuoy (7st 71b) also ran. Giriri led from the start and won easily. Time, lmia 35seo. Dividend, £2 10s. KILBIBNIB HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs. Second horse lOaovs. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr P F Tancred's Forester, Bst 71b ... (Vaile) 1 Mr H Hill's Tornado, 6st lalb ... ... 2 Mr F Hill's Strenuous, 7st ... ... ... 3 Revoke (Bst 101b) Lifebuoy (Bst 71b), The Shah (7st 121b) also ran. Honeysuckle was soratched. Forester was the favourite, with Strenuous second in demand., Revoke had all the worst of an indifferent start, Tornado and The Shah having the best of it, Forester being in the ruck. When half the distance was covered Shah was in difficulties and Vaile took Forester up to Tornado's girths. Entering the straight the order was Tornado, Forester, and Strenuous, and a sheet would have covered the trio. Half-way home the whips were out on Tornado and Strenuous, but Forester who by this time had a slight lead had the race well in hand, and won easily by a length ; Strenuous, three lengths away, third. Time, lmin 19seo. Dividend, £2 10s. £2554 was put through the machines, making £4500 in two days. PAKURANGA HUNT CLUB RACES. Auckland, October 23. The Pakuranga Hunt Club steeplechase meeting was held to-day at Ellerslie. There was a good attendance. The results were :— Members' Lightweight Handicap Hurdles.— La Petite Fille, 1 ; Miss Griffiths, 2 ; Jim, 3. Pakuranga Hunt Club Handicap.— Huntsman, i • Beform, 2 ; Fair Play, 3. 'Farmers' Plate.— Hawthorn, 1 ; Fly, 2. Melrose was disqualified for crossing. Members' Lightweight Steeplechase Hahdicap —Reform, 1 ; Artist, 2. Open Steeplechase.— Fair Play, 1 ; Falcon, 2 ; < Memdbbs Handicap Hubdles.— Quilp, 1 ; Miss Ladies' 'Bracelet.— Lone Hand, 1 ; Falcon, 2 ; Quilp,3. The racing was excellent, the events well contested, and the jumping good. NORTH CANTERBURY RACES. Chbistchukch, October 21. At the North Canterbury races to-day, at Rangiora, the attendance was large. The new course was rather loose going. The results were :— Open Hurdlks, of 50sovs. Two miles.—Archduke (9at), 1 ; Aroha (lOst 121b), 2 ; Ingomar Bkoc'kbnhubst Stakes, of 60sovs. Haifa-mile.— Teredo (Bst) 1 ; Silvermark (Bst 51b), 2 ; Orutchfleld North Canterbury Cup, of Ioo9ovs. One mile and a-half.— Poppet (6st), 1 ; Madonna (6st), 2 ; 'flying Handicap.— Apropoß (Bst 71b), 1 ; Master Agnes (Bst 10lb), 2 ; Madonna (6st 51b), 3. RACING IN AUSTRALIA. OAULFIBLD STAKB3, Of 200so vb, added to a swespsr.akes of Ssovs each. Weight for age. One mile and a furlong. Mr M Loche's b c Isonomy, by Winterlake— Ruby, 4vrs, 9st, carried 9st lib . ... (Quinn) 1 Mr J O Inglis' b h Malua, aged, 9st 4lb, carried 9st 81b ... '•• ••• (Owner) 2 Mr W D Robertson's b f The Nun, 3yrs, 7st 61b (Fiddes) 3 "Mr O Krushka'sbrh Young Horatio, aged, 9st 41b (Masters) 0 Mr M Loughlin'B, br h Sheet Anchor, aged, 9st 41b ... — (O'Brien) 0 Mrß Q Talbot's b c Highland Chief, 4yrs, 9st (Moore) 0 Mr J G Reid's eh m Grace Darling, 6yrs, Bst 131b (Williams) 0 Hon. W Pearaon> b c Opal, 3yrs, 7at 111b, carried Bst3lb ... - ••• (Wood) 0 Mr B Gray's b or br o Retort, 3yrs, 7st 111b (M'Mahon) 0 Betting: EvensonMalua,4to 1 agst Isonomy, 5 to 1 Grace Darling, 7 to 1 Sheet Anchor. The start was from the foot of the hill, and when Mr Watson sent them off Isonomy led up the slope followed by The Nun, Highland Chief, Malua, and Retort. Before they gained the mile post, however, the two last-named had past to the front, and the favourite held a slight lead. Behind Retort at the mile point were Sheet Anchor, The Nun, and Issnomy, with the lazy Opal driving them along. The positions changed frequently, for as the field neared the further turn The Nun, Retort, and Malua were battling for the lead, Highland Chief and Isonomy being next to them and close together. Highland Chief improved his place at the back, and ' showed in front of _ Malua and just behind The Nun, who was still leading and going well within her powers. Isonomy and Sheet Anchor, side by side, were treading closely on the heels of Malua, and Opal still watched the race from the rear. At the five furlong point there was no change in the position of the leaders, except that The Nun in the lead showed clear, and was being steadied to keep with the field. Close upon the halfmile post Grace Darling, who had remained in the rear, came forward rapidly, and the geranium and gold showed alongside the somewhat similar colours of The Nun, only rather more prominently. Malua and Isonomy were together next, and Sheet Anchor just behind them. Highland Chief had fallen back beaten. Rounding the bend towards home Malua easily passed to the front, being followed by Isonomy, Grace Darling, and The Nun. As they entered the straight Isonomy closed with Malua, and the pair were level as they turned towards home, whilst The Nun passed Grace Darling and went after them. At the distance the favourite was in front once more, but the South Australian horse, coming again with a rush on Malua's right, and so close in that Mr Inglis was unable to use his whip, beat him in the finish by three-quarters of a length. The Nun also came very fast as they neared the poßt, and finishing in fine style got within half a length of Malua. Sheet Anchor was fourth, Grace Darling fifth, Highland Chief sixth, Young Horatio seventh, and Retort a • bad last. Time, 2min lfsec. The full report of the Cup race is as follows : As the horses mustered at the starting post Lesbia, Islander, and Boolka had the best of the positions on the inside, while on the outside the colours were those of Tarpeia,The Leir , Zeno, Burrilda, Jim Cain, and Ben Bolt. In the oe»tre five horses — Silvermine, Britisher, Recall l^ Mentmore, and First Consul— stood up in perfect line, and remained as close and motionless as cavalry on parade until they got the signal to go. The Levite kicked about a good deal, rather playfully than otherwise, but Millstream gave great trouble. Either he remained doggedly behind the field refusing to stir or danced inward until the fence blocked his further progress in that direction. His little jockey flogged and threatened without effect, and was obliged to dismount twice in order that the horse might be' led up in line with the rest, finally he waa jfl between two ef the steady ones, and

Mr Watson, as he walked his pony in front of the line, suddenly wheeled into a gap and shouted for them to go. The start was, perhaps, the finest ever seen at Caulfield. St. John jumped away with perhaps a length the best of it, but stumbled and lost his advantage in an instant. Millstream and Jim Caia being both held at the post, naturally lost a little ground, but the other 15 horses shot off as one. Zeno making over towards the rails from his outside position was the first to break the line, and as the horses strung out Islander, Boolka, and St. John showed as an inside group, while further over in the centre Zeno, Britisher, and The Levite were striding in close company. St. John forged out again as he had done at the start, and half way down the straight he had a slight lead and good position close in to the rails. Boolka, Lesbia, and Zeno were in a group near to him, and The Levite, Britisher, and Ben Bolt were all close up. As they went at a slashing pace past the stand, Zeno, The Levite, Boolka, and St. John were running so nearly in a line that it was impossible to give any of them the slightest preference ; while next to them were First Consul and Ben Bolt, and in turn close upun their heels the pale blue jacket of Tarpeia. Just where the course curves sharply up towards the hill, Jim Cain in the front division crossed his legs and fell. Boolka and Bonnie Doon, on his left, were not affected, but all the others swerved out to get away from the fallen horse, and lost ground. Boolka led up the hill with Bonnie Doon, Mentmore, and Britisher following him closely, and Recall, The Levite, and Lesbia heading the main group. All along the stretch and up towards the back there was barely a change amongst the first five, except that Mentmore's gold cap once appeared close up to the front. At the back Boolka was still clear of everything, and in the centre of the bend the order of horses immediately behind him was Boanie Doon, Mentmore, Recall, and Britisher. As they turned to run down the railway side Bonnie Doon moved out and took a slight lead from Boolka, who was followed in order by Britisher, The Levite, Mentmore, St. John, Remus, Silvermine, Recall, Lesbia, First Consul, Ben Bolt, Zeno, Millstream, Burrilda, and Islander, with Tarpeia last. When they neared the sod wall Bonnie Doou resigned the lead to Britisher, who, as he moved out was closely followed by St. John and The Levite, while Boolka, Silvermine, and Recall all held good positions. In the first curve of the bend St. John showed for a moment in advance of Britisher, but the green and white jacket was in front again halfway down, where Silvermine, going well, was in the front rank, and Campbell was hard on The Levite with his whip. As they, wheeled into the straight Britisher, close on the rails, held a lead of half a length, St. John having his nose just on the girths of the Ballarat horse, while Silvermine was third, a leugth further back, and then came Bonnie Doon, Recall, Lesbia, Ben Bolt, Remus, and Zeno. St. John here appeared to bave had just as much galloping as he wanted, and Robertson on the favourite was watching Fallon closely, but neither jockey had yet stirred on his horse. At this point there appeared to be but two horses in the race. Ben Bolt running about sixth, was being ridden all round the bend, and O'Brien took him out on the firm ground in the centre of the course and drove him along harder than ever. Early in the straight Robertson drew his whip to Silvermine for the first time, and the rider of Britisher promptly accepted the challenge. The black horse gradually' wore down the bay, and in the excitement of the struggle between them nearly everydne lost sight of the persevering Ben Bolt, so surely gaining ground. At the top end of the lawn O'Brien gathered himself for a final effort. Amid great excitement the crimson and black jacket streamed down upon the leaders, and with one of his remarkable rushes the rider of Ben Bolt snatched the race from Silvermine by a short neck, the favourite in turn beating Britisher by a long neck. Recall was fourth, a length further back, Lesbia fifth, St. John sixth, Remus seventh, Boolka eighth, and The Levite ninth ; while the last three to pass the judge's box were Mentmore, Millstream, and Tarpeia. Time, 2min 42sec. ANECDOTES OF SPOKT AND SPORTSMEN. (Prom Our Exchanges.) Forty years have elapsed, almost to a day, since Lord George Bentinck — then, in his biographer Lord Beaconsfield's words, "Lord Paramount of the turf "—came down one morning to breakfast at Goodwood House, and suddenly offered to sell every thoroughbred that he owned to Mr George Payne, who was seated opposite, upon the other side of the breakfast table. According to the anonymous author of " The Bye-Lanes and Downs of England " — a book of no great authority, published in 1850 — the words employed by Lord George were, •' The lot, Payne, from old Bay Middleton to little Kitchener, for £10,000— yes or no?" "I will give £300 to be allowed to consider the matter until breakfast time to-morrow," rejoined Mr Payne. Next morning Lord George was reminded of his almost forgotten overture, by having the forfeit of £300 handed to him by Mr Payne. According to the same authority, Mr — afterwards Lord— Mostyn, seeing that the negotiation with Mr Payne was at an end, quietly observed, " I'll take the lot,Bentinck, at£lO,ooo, and give you a cheque before you go to the course." In reality the bargain between Mr Mostyn and Lord George was not concluded until the expiration of many days after the Goodwood meeting had closed. That, however, does not impugn the fact that the last Goodwood meeting over which Lord George Bentinck presided took place in 1846. John Kent, Lord George's latest trainer, had lately told us that his generous master's forfeits in that year amounted to £18,000, and it is easy, therefore, to understand what the turf in general, and the Goodwood meeting in particular, lost when the most munificent patron of horseracing that the present century has known transferred his attention at a jump from thoroughbreds to politics. The racecourse upon which such magnificent specimens of the Anglo-Arab thoroughbred as Priam, Glencoe, Harkaway, Charles XII, Alice Hawthorn, The Hero, Nancy, Kingston Virago, Tim Whiffier, Favonius, Doncaster, Kincsem, and Isonomy gave a taste of their quality, is still one of the finest in England, and commands a view of hill ,dale, forest, and sea to which no parallel can be found in any part of the world. Perhaps the most glittering description ever given of the Goodwood Cup day came from the pen of an American — the late Mr N. P. Willis — who was one of the late Duke of Richmond's guests in 1842. Mr Willis— a writer sometimes wanting in taste, but never in ability— remarked that Goodwood Park beats Goodwood House in beauty, and he was lost in admiration of the cedars of Lebanon, scatttered in clumps about that rich Sussex domain. He told his American readers that 1000 of these majestic trees were planted in Goodwood Park by the third Duke of Richmond, to wbow the bweo i# alw indebted

for much of its present grandeur. How fond Mr Charles Greville was of Goodwood and of its entourage is attested by many passages his celebrated and unmasking " Diary." " I never come here," he writes in 1831, " without fresh admiration of the beauty and delightfulness of this place, combining everything that is enjoyable in life— large aud comfortable house, spacious and beautiful park, extensive views, dry soil, sea air, woods, and rides over downs, with all sorts of facilities for occupation and amusement." He speaks patronisiugly of his noble host, the late Duke of Richmond, who, after having served gallantly as a soldier in the Peninsular JWar, and having been desperately wounded at the Battle of Orthes, " appears here to great advantage, exercising a magnificent hospitality, and with much personal influence as a sportsman, a farmer, a magistrate, and a good, simple, unaffected country gentleman. This is what he is fit for — to be With safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent, and not to assist in settling Europe and making new constitutions." They who, like Mr Edmund Tattersall and Judge Clark, are aware that when Lord George Bentinck sold his "lot" to Mr Mostyn for £10,000, it contained old Bay Middleton aad Crucifix, and a host of other Belgravian matrons — to say nothing of a batch of yearlings, among which Surplice, Loadstone, Slander, and many more were included — need not to be reminded that no owner of racehorses ever made such a sacrifice as the noble member for King's Lynn, when he thought it is duty to become the stalwart Parliamentary champion of " protection to native industry," and to desist from aspiring to win any more Goodwood Cups. Within recent memory, Lord Falmouth has sold his horses in training, his stallions, and brood mares for more than £130,000, and yet it it is indisputable that his lot was far less valuable than that for which Lord George Bentinck accepted £10,000. "I have always thought," wrote Mr Charles Greville in 1848, "that George Bentick's conduct in selling his stud in one swoop, and at once given up the Turf, was never sufficiently appreciated and praised. It was undoubtedly a great sacrifice, both of pleasure and profit, and was made to what he had persuaded himself was a commanding public duty. It is true that he had taken up his new vocation with an ardour and a zeal which absorbed his old one ; but still it was a very fine act and very creditable to him. He never did anything by halves, and, having accepted the responsible post of leader of his party, he resolved to devote himself to their service, and he did so without stint or reserve."

In the Sporting Magazine for March 1795, there is an account of the most renowned Diana of that century, Lady Salisbury, who kept a pack of dwarf foxhounds at Hatfield, and went a-huntingin great state, her servants maguificent in sky-blue uniforms, black collars, lappels, and jockey caps. " Out of a field of four score," says her enthusiastic chronicler, " her ladyship soon gave honest Daniel the go-by ; pressed Mr Hale neck-and-neck, soon blowed the whipper-in, and continued, indeed, throughout the whole of the chase to be nearest the brush." A worthy match to her would have been the stout old French lady of whom Mr Vyner tells us in his " Notitia Venatica," Dame Marie Cecile Charlotte de Lauretan, Barronne de Dracek. When she lived is not made precisely clear, but Mr Vyner saw her picture in 1839 when he visited the old castle in which she used to hold her state, about 16 miles from Calais. She was painted on her favourite grey horse, dressed in a green coat, with a gold waist band. Her hair was powdered and arranged in large curls, and her hat was high "crowned, with a gold band. Her nether woman was clothed in boots and leather breeches, and she rode as men do. Eight hunters were in her stable, and in her bedroom she kept favourite guns and saddles. She hunted three days a week. More than 670 wolves are said to have fallen by her hand, and, in the absence of sterner game she did not distain the badger or fox. She died of apoplexy in her own house, at 75 years of age. There was a certain Miss Draper, also appropriately christened Diana, the daughter of a famous old Yorskshire squire, who won great praise in her time. She was wont to assist her father in the field " cheering the hounds with her voice." It is also noted of her that " she died at York in a good old age, and what was more wonderful to many sportsmen who dared not follow her, she died with whole bones in her bed."

We recently referred to Mr Whalley, who acquired the sobriquet of " Jerusalem Whalley " from having walked to Jerusalem and back in 12 months for a bet of £20,000; and believing further details of this celebrated character's career may be interesting, we now give them. He started September 22, 1788, for Syria, and returned June 1, 1789, having, according to the terms of the wager played a game of " fives," against the walls of the Holy City. Lord Clonourry describes Whally as a perfect specimen of the Irish gentleman of the olden time — gallant, reckless, and lavish. He valued neither money, life, nor limb when a bet was to be won, or a during deed attempted. He spent a large fortune in pursuits less profitable than his expedition to Jerusalem, and rendered himself a cripple for life by jumping from the card-room window of Daly's Club-house, in College-green, Dublin, on to the roof of a passing hackney coach. He is said to have been the founder of the Hell-fire Club, a circumstance to which he owed another title, that of " Buck." Still, with all his eccentricities, he had a taste for the fine arts, and having the means to gratify it, he accumulated a large number of valuable paintings in his mansion at Dublin.

In Dean Swift's time Mr Matthews, of Thomas-Town, owned one of the largest estates in Tipperary, and being fond of company as well as of a country life, he built a large, commodious mansion where he could entertain a great number of friends and their followers. When a guest arrived he showed him his apartment, saying " This is your castle ; here you are to command as absolutely as if you were in your own house, and from this moment you are never to know mo as your host, but only as one of the guests." In order to avoid ceremony he sat down anywhere at meals, the guests also taking their places without any regard to rank or quality. There were a large room fitted up like a coffee-room, where 'a barmaid and waiters attended to furnish refreshments at all hours ; but the most extraordinary part of the domestic arrangements was a detached room at one of the extremities of the house, known as " the tavern." Being himself a temperate man, he had recourse to this contrivance to meet the requirements of all comers, and so it was the custom for those who loved a cheerful to adjourn to the tavern after dinner, and leave the more abstemious folk to themselves. Here a waiter in a blue apron (as was the fashion then) attended, and all furniture, &c, in the room were contrived so as to humour the illusion. Here, likewise, everyone called for what liquor he liked, and here, too, the midnight orgies of Bacchus were celebrated in the same noisy mirth as was customary in the city temples of that deity, There was »lso two bulf wrd tublee, wjd »

bowling green, while ample provisions were made for all such as delighted in country sports. For example, fishing tackle of every description was at hand for Waltonians, plenty of guns and ammunition for shooting men, and a pack of buck hounds, another of foxhounds, and another of harriers for devotees of the chase. In addition to all this he constantly kept 20 choice hunters in his stables for the use of those who were not properly mounted for following the hounds. Duelling in the days of Queen Anne was so common that fencing was an acquirement no gentleman could safely do without ; so it is not surprising to read that when Mr Matthew returned from making the grand tour, he came back with the character of being one of the first swordsmen in Europe. There happpened then to be two gentlemen in London — Major Pack and Captain Creed — whohearingof Mr Matthew's fame and finding no one in the English capital capable of facing them, sword in hand, resolved, like two knight-errants in quest of adventures, to go over to Dublin, and take the shine out of Mr M. The earliest opportunity was seized upon to pick a quarrel with Mr Matthew, by jostling his sedan-chair men, but he thinking it was accidental, took no notice of it. Of this Pack afterwards boasted in the public coffee-house, when a friend of Mr Matthew's, named Macnamara, and reputed the best fencer in Ireland, inquired where Messrs Pack and Creed could be found in a few hours' time, as he felt sure Mr Matthew had no idea the affront had been intentional. The reply was at the tavern over the way, and thither on hearing of the affair Matthew accompanied by Macnamara, immediately repaired. Being shown into the room where the two knight-errants were, little in the way of ceremony took place. The door was fastened, swords were drawn, and in a quater of an hour, the two officers had both fallen severely wounded. Creed fell first, upon which Pack exclaimed, " Ah ! poor Creed, are you gone ? * " Yes," said Matthew, composedly, "and you shall Pack after him," passing at the same time his sword through his opponent's body. Never before or after was he known to have attempted to make a pun. For a long time the lives of the two officers were despaired of, but to the astonishment of everyone they pulled through; and what is more to the purpose, were cured of their Quixotic fancy for duelling.