AUSTRALIAN.

Otago Witness, Issue 1874, 21 October 1887, Page 23

AUSTRALIAN.

The latest scratchings for the Melbourne Cup are Stamford, Rosewood, Trenton, Rupertswood, The Jewel, The QueeD, Abner, and Crosfire. Mr A. Joseph's business at the Hawkesbury, Sydney, and Canterbury Park meetings amounted toover £15,0C0, yet he returned to Melbourne without' a single sixpence owing to him by the public. He must have " saved " a lot of winners, or else they must pay up very well in Sydney. The death of Rengny is announced from Brisbane. This winner of the Liverpool Grand

National a dozen years ago was bred in France, by Minos out of Reine Blanche, and was imported to New South Wales by Mr Tyndall in 1878. ' Australian papers Btate that the New Zealand jockey Derritt will return to Melbourne for the Spring meeting. Mr W. Lees, the Sydney mefcalljcian, has purchased Acolyte, the price paid being 200gs, with contingencies. In the Wagga Gold Cup, the distance of which this year has been reduced to a mile and a-half, the New Zealand mare Spade Guinea has the top weight with 9st 31b, Ben Bolt coming next on the list with Bst 91b. Pasha, with Bst 121b, has the biggest weight in the Grand Stand Handicap. The ring have been hard hit over Oakleigh's win, except two or three who saved him. The win is popular among the public, and the owner of Oakleigh wins £10,000. The result of this race shows that the Ballarat division have made a very clever coup, similar to Sheet Anchor's win in the Melbourne Cup. It is said that in the race for the Caulfield Cup Escutcheon was interfered with, and that six furlongs from home Dividend rolled on Pocahontas in front of him.