SPORTING NOTES FROM NEW SOUTH WALES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1855, 10 June 1887, Page 24

SPORTING NOTES FROM NEW SOUTH WALES.

(By Oub Austealian Spobtino CobrbsPONDBNT "WabBIOB.")

Sydney, May 26. THE SYDNEY TURF CLUB QUEEN'S

BIRTHDAY MEETING.

The Wakatipu sailing for Wellington and Dunedin at 4* o'clock this afternoon, enables me to give you the full particulars- of the race meeting held at Randwick on Tuesday last, an interesting addition to my Sydney letter despatched via Melbourne.

Nothing but a thorough successful result could be the outcome of the fifth Queen's Birthday meeting of the Sydney Tuff Club, held at Randwick. Ushered in as the day was by exceptionally glorious weather, it was a foregone conclusion that the attendance would be one of the largest of the many meetings held at Randwick; and so the predictions of the' morning were verified by the time the, first race was run, when about 18,000 persons were present. The tram service during the earlier part of the day was insufficient to allow of the public being conveniently accommodated, and wherever standing' room was obtainable passengers were to be found, while numbers waiting patiently had to further delay their journey until succeeding trams gradually absorbed the anxious holiday-makers. Lovelier weather it would have been difficult to secure, the bright warm sunshine being tempered by just sufficient of a i cool bracing breeze to make it worthy of being dubbed " Queen's weather." The grand stand was without' a vacant seat, and the lawn attracted numbers of the fair sex, who were decorated with handsome dresses* and took as much interest in the choice music rendered by the band of the Permanent Artillery as they did in the result of the races. As for the Leger stand and paddock, < seldom have they been packed as they were on Tuesday. The " small fry," or saddling-paddock probationers, did a roaring business in the reserve, especially the two blokes on stilts. Mr T. S. Clibborn did his best to prevent one nuisance — namely, preventing backers and tbimblerigs in the grandstand reserve from communicating with or passing money to their " pals " in the Leger reserve before the starting of each race. No less than three constables paraded this spot, and as far as possible did their best to remedy this outrageous nuisance. Notwithstanding the heavy rain that has fallen this month, and especially the 12 hours' downpour of rain on the Saturday previous to the meeting,- the course was in splendid order. Opposite the entrance to the weighingroom, scratching office, &0., where members of the club have hitherto been forced to fight their way through the crowd of bookmakers and backers who generally congregated about this particular spot, the Committee of the A.J.C., on the suggestion of the seoretary, have effected a much-needed improvement in the shape of a semicircular picket fence, which extends from the western portion of the members' stand to the entrance of the grandstand, near the press room. The public and bookmakers are not allowed to enter this enclosure ; members of the A.J.C. and the press are the only persons admitted. The throng of fashion and beauty on and around the stand and lawn increased immensely during the day, the number of ladies present by the time the Birthday Cup was run being remarkably large. A most laughable incident occurred during the afternoon. By some means or another a most notorious "welsher "managed to work himself into the saddling paddock and betting reserve. Go to any racecourse in the world and you will find heaps of " mugs." 'Jt appears that on Tuesday a " gentleman " who knows how many beans make five took a stroll round the paddock to see how many " fatheads " he would be able to net. He wasn't long in striking out a plan, and with an 'onest " pal " he commenced business on the second race of the day. The way he caught the w flatheads " was a novelty in itself. Mr John Thompson, brother of the "leviathan" bookmaker, Mr Joseph Thompson, does a roaring cash-betting trade at all our race meetings, and everybody knows him, and consequently does business with him. The ° gentleman" and his accomplice, referred to above, ran about the outskirts of the paddock with a large betting-book, which had on the cover "Jack Thompson, registered bookmaker, A.J.C. and V.R.C." This " gentleman" was calling out at the top of his voice— "Six to 1 Bullion" (his proper price l»in>r 3 to 1); "8 to.l others" (the others wen.- 5 and 6 to 1). The money rolled " in in scores, the " greenhorns " and " mugs " jumping at the odds. After the race was over the "gentleman" and his clerk were non est. By the time I gave Mr Thompson the information about his nape being used, the " birds," like the swallows in winter, had taken their departure. It was amusing to witness the " flatheads " rushing to Jack Thompson with their tickets, and their pale faces when he told them the tickets were forgeries, and not worth a cent. These deluded would-be sportsmen walked about the paddock for the rest of the afternoto like "mutes" and " pallbearers " attending their friends' funeral— the "welsher" and his "pal." j For weeks past the Royal Stakes and Birthday Cup have occupied the attention of racing men in New South Wales and Victoria. The ■ weights hadn't been declared four hours for the Royal Stakes when the Hon. James White's Plutarch was installed first favourite, and he remained in that position until Mr Devlin dropped his flag and cried "Off!" Bight mornings in succession "Warrior" was on the convincing ground at Randwick, and with one exception — Centaur — all the gallops and calculations of trainers and owners were upset. Since last November Centaur has been running " crooked," and well the public knew it, for they backed him heavily for the Royal Stakes. The race was a good one for the " books," notwithstanding a favourite won, because with one or two exceptions the double didn't come off. Tha running of Mitrailleuse opened the trainer's

eyes as, well as mine, for her stable companion, Paladin, who was carrying the," mighty dollars," , beat the head off the mare in , their gallops morning after morning! From what I can 'see of Mitrailleuse, she races better, among, a field of horses than on the training-ground with one or two companions. At all events Kelso was very foolish to show his hand, for the .daughter of ' Musket will certainly get 9st in the next important six-furlong race. The Victoria pair, Goodwood and Society, were put down easily by Bullion, aged , (9tt 101b), and Bound, syrs (10st'121b\ in the Hurdle Race., Tom Ivory's Home Rule managed to defeat Oxenham's Lady Marion and Coercion and 12 others in the Sovereign Plate. The principal race of the day — the Queen's Birthday Cvp — brought a large field together, and the result of the race was the coming of a second Messiah for the bookmakers, whe, when the horses came rushing down the straight, would insist in yelling out : " Villerbo vms! " ." Villeroo vms fop a pony ! n 11 A viver Villeroo vms ! " And so . he did— '•' breaking the heart of the favourite, Fernandez, 30yds from home. .Talk about the totalisator not being introduced oh Australian racecourses. It's all bosh ! The Parliament will have to legalise' the machine. Willeroo would "have paid a dividend on Tuesday of £100. The ••books" offered £100 to £2,, and met with no, response. Why ? Because the horse hadn't left his bbx for eight days, and he had not done a gallop at Randwick for 10 days. Had not Mr W. Kelso, bis owner, been offered £300 to nothing to start Willeroo, he would have been scratched. His win was a great blow to the public, and a throw-in for the " books," who for the next six months will.be able, to feast on turkey and fowl and the best of , champagne. Both Fernandez and Ringmaster ran like racehorses, and it was a pity to see them ' beaten by a horse that scarcely had a pound on him, putside doubles. " Beacon,"; the ' tipster of ,the Sydney Evening Globe, wna very, successful in his prognostications. He went for Centaur in the Royal Stakes, Bullion the Hurdle Race, and Ringmaster and Fernandez the Birthday Cup. Mr Devlin 'managed to wield the flag much better than he has previously done, which shows signs of marked improvement. ' The following are the particulars of the three principal events :— THE BOYAL STAKES, A handicap sweepstakes of ssovs each, 2sov« forfeit, or entrance fee only if declared by day of general entry, with 250sovb »><l<W ; second horse, 50bov8, and third horse ausovs, from the prize. The winner of any handicap of the value of lOOsovs, after the declaration of the weights, to carry 51b, of 200bovs or over, 71b penalty. Six furlongs. Mr Thomas Brown's b g Centaur, by The Drummer—CHo, 6yrs, 6Bt 71b ... (Qorry) I Mr W Robertson's br m Mitrailleuse, 6yrs, Bst 81b • (Kelso) 2 Mr John Lee's (jun) br h The Felon, 4yrs, 6st lHlb [inc. 2£lb over] ... . (E Flanagan) 3 Mr S Martin's b g Hogmanay, 6yrs, Bst 101b (Power) 0 Hon James White's br g Plutarch, 3yrs ! . 7st 121b * ' (Hales) 0 Mr A F Smart's br h Burrllda, 4vrs, 7eb 13$lb [inc. ljlb over] ... (James Gtough) 0 Mr Thomas Brown's eh g Simon, 3yrs, 7st 101b l • (C Moore) 0 Mr W Kelso's b g Paladin, syrs, 7at 91b (Williams) ' 0 Mr J Condon nsbg Spoilt Child, 6yra, 7st 91b . (John Gough) 0 Mr H Kinsela's br c Kingßgrove, 3yrs, 7st 71b , ( J Green) 0 Mr H Oxenham's b g Faugh-a-ballagh, 6yrs, 78t 51b . ... ... ... (Harris) 0 Mr J Monagban ns b m Astrcea, 4yrs, 7st 31b (Longford) 0 Mr D Lawson ns eh g Major, aged, 7st 31b (MRHey) 0 Mr T Ivory's eh o Yetman, 2yrs, 6st 121b (Seily) 0 Mr John Carroll's bl h Wah, 6yrs, 6st 101b • (R Archer) 0 Mr B R Harris' br ra Sawdust, aged, 6st 7lb (Campbell) 0 Mr J Abraham's bl c Stamford, 2yrs, 6st 51b (O'Keefe) 0 Mr A Halinbourg's br f Sunshade, 2yrs, 6Bt s|lb Line. 2ilb over] ... ... (J Redfearn) , 0 Mr D Cooper's br f Oceana, 2yrs, 6st (Fielder) 0 Mr W E Royd's b f Deva, 2yrs, 6st (Blair) 0 Mr G Forbes ns b c Bossiville, 2yra, 6st (W Boyle) 0 Mr D Lawson ns g g Alison, 4yrs, 6st (Dunehey) 0 Mr John Moore's t> g Fearer, 4yrs, 6st (O Gough) 0 Betting: 100 to 25 each Plutarch and Centaur, 100 to 10 Sunshade, 100 to 8 Paladin, 100 to 6 Faugh-a-ballagh, 100 to 5 The Felon, 100 to 4 each Mitrailleuse and Wah, and 100 to 3 others. Twenty-three weighed out, but as Aristocrat became fractious and ran into Paladin before taking his preliminary gallop, thereby unseating young Argall, his owner thought it advisable to withdraw his horse. Mr Devlin, after several attempts, got his horses away to a good start. Mr White's Plutarch, Paladin, Faugh-a-ballagh, and Spoilt Child were the first to show in front — Wah, a length behind, last. They ran along in the same order past the. horse boxes on the tan and up the hill to the bend, where Plutarch fell back into the ruck, hopelessly beaten. Paladin, Faugh-a-ballagh, Sunshade, Hogmanay and Oceana were leading in the first division at the three-furlong post; Centaur, Yetman, Spoilt Child, The Felon, Sawdust and Mitrailleuse were all of a bunch in the second division; and Simon, Burrilda, Deva, Alison, Fearer, Sunshade, and Wah a long way in the rear. Approaching the distance, the blue-and-white stripes and blue cap worn by Qorry, on Centaur, were seen running through his horses. Passing the Leger reserve the order was : — Paladin ana his stable companion' Mitrailleuse, Centaur, Yetman, and Ttu» Ft-l -n. Racing down the straight young Kelso could see that Paladin was done, so he rode Mitrailleuse a winning race, but it was too late, for Centaur was on her girths, and the New Z'-<land mare could not be ridden fast enough. . . irry, seizing the opportunity, gave Centaur <vaip and spur; and just beat Mitrailleuse on ta >. post by half a length, two lengths separating The Felon ; Yetman was fourth, Paladin fifth, and then followed Faugh-a-ballagh, Major, Burrilda, Kingsgrove, Plutarch, and Deva last. Time, lmin 16£ sec. The following is a list of the placed horses f or*the Royal Stakes : —

THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY CUP, A handicap sweepstakes of lOsovs each, sbovs forfeit' or entrance fee only if declared by day of general entry, with 500sovs added ; second horse, lOOsovs, and third horse 50sovs, from prize. The Winner of any handicap of bhe value of lOOsovs, after the declaration of the weights, to carry 31b, of 200SOVS 51b, of 300SOV8 or over 71b penalty. One mile and three furlongs. Mr W Kelso'u b g Willeroo, by Zetland— Rosebud, aged, 78t ... ... ... (M'Cahon) 1 Mr James Wilson's (jun) br h Ringmaster, 4yrß, Bst 91b • ... ' ... ... (0 Moore) 2 Mr W C Cooper's b g Fernandez, 3yre, 6st (Morrison) 3

Mr John Mayo's eh g Stanley, syn, Bst 71b, ' ' ; J •i ' • , (Leadbeater) 0' Mr H Strickland's b h Ben Bolt, syrs, Bst 71b- : , •■ ' (John Williams) 0 Mr W Forrester's br h Kitawa, 4yra, Bat 61b Line, lib over] ... ... ... (J Gough) 0 Mr S Martin's oh h All Gold, 4yrs, Bst 31b (Hales) 0 Hon W A Long's b c Yellow Jacket, 3yra, 7st 121b (Gorry) 0 Mr Northern's b h Keith, 4yrs, 7st 121b (English) 0 Mr W Robertson's br m Mitrailleuse, 6yrs, 7st 101b ' ' ... "... ... (Williams) 0 Mr J Monaghan ntbm Honeycomb, 4yrs, 7sb 7lb [Inc. 31b over] ... ... (F Smith) 0 Mr D Cooper's eh c Blairgowrie, 3yrs, 7st 21b ' - (Fielder) 0 Mr James Mayo's b c Invader, 3yrs, 7st 21b 1 ' (Curran) 0 Mr G Fagan's b m Sorella, 4yrs, 7st 21b > , (John Gough) ■ 0 Hon James White's b g Morok, 4yrs, 7st (Huxley) 0 Mr John Leek's eh c Emerald, 3yrs,'6st 121b (M'Grath) 0 Mr T Ivory's b g Lancer, 6yrs. 6st 121b (Seily) 0 Mr H Oxenham's' ch m Straight, Shot, syrs, 6st , 101b . ... ..; ... (Redfearn) 0 Mr Thomas' Brown* b g Centaur,' 6yrs, 7st 31b [inc. 71b over] ... ... (Campbell) 0 Mr O Wheeler's (jun) eh h Abuse, 4yrs, 6st 91b (MRiley) 0 Mr J Condon ns b g Spoilt Child, 6yrs, 6st 91b ' , • i (Brett) 0 Mr G Peliley's ro g The Scamp, Gyro, 6st 71b (Dunehey) 0 Mr John Carroll's b h Free Selector, 5 yrs, 6st'4lb • ■ / (0 Gough) 0 Mr J Monaghan ns br m Rosebud, 4yrs, 6at 3jlb • [inc. ljlb over] , (Longford) 0 Mr John Lee's (jun; br h" The Felon,' 4yrs, 6st 2lb (O'Keefe) 0 Mr D Mayne's br h Liberte, syrs, 6st 21b ; - (Brennan) 0 Betting : 100 to 33 Fernandez, 100 to 16 Stanley; 100 to 10 each Ringmaster, Ben Bolt and Sorella; 100 to 8 each All Gold, Kitawa; Lancer, Straight • Shot, and Keith ; 100 to 7 Yellow Jacket, 100 to 5 Centaur ; 100 to 4 each Mitrailleuse, Rosebud, and Honeycomb ; 100 to 3 The Scamp and Morok, 100 to 2 Willeroo. > The colours ' of Sorella and The Felon were the first to show in front to a first-class start, Stanley absolutely last. , Keith led the five-and-twenty horsemen a merry dance as they swept past the stand, and in his wake were Sorella, Blairgowrie, The ' Felon, All Gold, Mitrailleuse, j and Ben Bolt all of ah eap, Honeycomb and Stanley acting as whippers-in. Reaching the bend near the Randwick road and passing Tom Taylor's ' Racecourse Hotel, better known as Cutts' Corner, Keith and The Felon were still at the head of affairs, Mitrailleuse, Blairgowrie, and Yellow Jacket pushing the leaders very hard. Blairgowrie ran to the front at the back of the course, with Mitrailleuse on the son of Vespasian's girths, Selector and Centaur close up. All Gold, last year's winner, ran up ir^to third place at the tan sheds, and Mr Mayo's Stanley, who had been running all through the race last but one, ran up into the tenth place. Blairgowrie maintained a clear length's lead into the straight, Fernandez^ full of running, coming next, followed by All Gold, Ben Bolt, and Ringmaster in hot pursuit. Blairgowrie shot his bolt opposite the Leger reserve, and Fernandez assumed the position. When the race looked all over bar shouting, old Willeroo rushed out from the ruck, and making a gallant effort ran through half a dozen horses until he reached the leader, whose pretensions Willeroo settled in a few strides, winning easily by three lengths. Ringmaster, who followed Willeroo, came in second, beating Fernandez by half a length. Lancer was fourth,' Kitawa fifth, Keith sixth, and then followed ' Sorella, Blairgowrie, Straight Shot,- Centaur, and Mitrailleuse, and Stanley, and Emerald last. Time, 2min 26sec. The following is a list of placed horses for the Queen's Birthday Cup :—

,Note. — The distance in 1885 was altered from a mile anfl a-half to a mile and tbree furlongs. THE STEEPLECHASE, A handicap sweepstakes of 3sovs each for starters, with 400sovs added ; second horse lOOsovs, and third 50sovs irom the prize; over such course and jumps as the committee shall decide. 'Jhe winner of any hurdle or steeplechase after the declaration of weights to carry 101b penalty. About three miles. Mr T Shore ns eh g Scobeloff ,by Slanderer, aged, lOstolb ... ... ...(Threadgate) 1 Mr I Foulsbam's br g Marmion, 6yrs, 12st , (Malone) 2 Mr S Miller's b g Studley, 6yrs, 12st 71b (H Watson) 3 Mr T Corrigan'B b or br g Wymlet, 6yrs, list 31b (Corrigan) 0 Mr H Bennett's bl g Blackall, aged, lOst 71b (Keighran) 0 Mr It B M'lvor ns b g Songster,- aged, lOst 31b ' (Holman) 0 Mr J Cox's b g Trioket, aged, 9st 71b (Regan) 0 Mr B Terry's bg Cymbal, aged, 9st 31b (Mason) 0 Mr J Yeoman's eh m Carrissima, aged, 9st (Mr Muggridge) 0 Betting : 100 to 80 Wymlet, 100 to 25 Marmion, 100 to 13 Scobeloff, 100 to 10 Studley, 100 to 8 Blackall, and 100 to 7 Carrissima and Cymbal. , , Won easily by three lengths. After the first time round.Scobeloff wont to the front, followed by Marmion, and no change afterwards took place. Wymlet and Tricket came to, grief at the back of the course, and Carrissima fell at the fence near the bend and injured herself so dangerously, that she bad to be destroyed. None of the jockeys were hurt. Time, 7mm lseo. On Wednesday, Mr T. S. Clibborn, secretary . of the A. J.C., paid away the following sums won at the S.T.C.meeting :— Bibthday Cvp — W. Kelso, first prize, £730 ; J. Wilson, second, £100 ;W. C. Cooper, third, £50 £880 The Koyal Stakes— , Thomas Brown, first prize, £378; W. Robertson, second, £so;, John Lee, jun,, third, ' £20 - ... ... ' ... ... 448 Stbeplbchash— T. Shore, first prize, £277; Ike Foulsham, second, £100 ; S. Miller, third, £50 ... 427 Hurdle Race— M. Ryan, first prize, £166 ; H. E. Lord, second, £58 ... ... ... 216 Thb Sovereign Plate— „T. Ivory, first prize, £150 ... ... 150 Total ... ... ...£2,121

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Yr. First. Second. Third. St. Time. .883 Boniface, 7sfc First Demon Batalious Hypatia 20 I.lß| [884 Highland Mary, 6«tslb Honoydew, 6st 41b , Maokay, 7st 91b Centaur, 6st 71b Privateer 21 1.16 LBBS Espeigle Storm 16 1.15$ 1886 1887 Corday Mitrailleuse Keith The Felon 18 24 1.16* 1.14

Yr. First. Second. Third. St. Time, • 1883 Sardonyx, Bst 61b ■ Jessie, 7st 111b Honeydew, 6st 71b All Gold, 6st 21b Willeroo, 7st Morpeth Normanby Rapid Tom Brown Sorella Fernandez 2.40$ 1884 1885 Phyllis Venetia 19 17 1886 1887 Corday Bingmaster 18 26 2.22} 2.26