THE RACE FOR THE CAULFIELD CUP. TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. A. Jockey Killed and Sixteen Horses Fall. [SPECIAL MESSAGE.] Melbourne, October 17.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 125, 24 October 1885, Page 5

THE RACE FOR THE CAULFIELD CUP. TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. A. Jockey Killed and Sixteen Horses Fall. [SPECIAL MESSAGE.] Melbourne, October 17.

The second day's racing of the Victoria mateur Turf Club Meeting took place today. A hot wind was blowing, and the dust was exceedingly annoying, but despite this, the attendance was estimated at 25,000 The course was in excellent condition. Hi:? Excellency Sir H B Loch and suite were present. A feaiful accident marred the day's sport, the jockey Donald Nicholson (who rode Lord Exeter) being killed outright, and Cracknell (rider of King.»hip). McGr^de (rider of Tom Brown), McOra'h (riiierot Pi ince Imperial) W>mond (rider of Sardius) being all seriously ii-jured Cracknell had his chest ~t'»ve in and several ribs fractured, and YlcGrath had his t-kull fr-ctured. Both cases a»'e considered hopeless. McUrath hae a fractuied shoulder, and Twomey several libs broken. Besides these, Hux ruble, who wan on Winchester, whs much shaken. The horse I'rara was killed, and Sardius, Tom Brown, and Claptrap injured. Winchester, who ran a greit horse seemed full of running and must nearly have won but for the accident. The following is an account of the running :— The »\a.ulfietd Cop, a handicap of ',500 *o^s., I,o*o 80*8. of >ho haw sum to ko io rh< fl- i horne, 300 soys to iho reoond, ano 201 mivto thi thiid. Distance, i mile «nd a-half (li 3 subocrioerB Mr J. G. Reids eh m Grace Parl'ng, 6.yrs, by The Diver- Zoe, 7at lOlbs (Williams) 1 Mr M Lnughlin's b q Britisher, aged, by John Bull—Favourite, 7«t 31bs (Blair) 2 Mr J. D. Robertsons b h Coriolanus, aged, by Tubal Cain — Pauline, Bdt 2ibs(Colley) 3 Alao ran : Welcome Jack, Blink Bonny, Mozart, Madcap, Lord Wilton, DirkHatteraicK, Plausible, Anglesey, St. Lawrence, Gratitude, Lantern, Hilltop Velocipede, Signor, The Andes, Marie Louiae, Minerva, Keul Jam, Black Diamond, Le-»bia, Vision, Yellow Hammer, Too Too, S -rdius, < lap trap, Tom Brown, Winchester, Prince Imperial, Lord Exeter, The Israelite. Despot, Impulse. Country Boy, Kingship, Tarpeia. Lucky Hit, Sirocco, Urara, The last sixteen horses fell The betting at the start was Velocipede, Madcap, Pi ince Imperial, 10 to 1 ; Dafpot and Lord Exeter, 100 to 8 ; Welcome Jack, 100 to 7 ; Blink Bonny, •om Brown and Winchester, 100 to 6 ; Lord Wilton, Plaucible, and Gratitude, 100 to 5 ; Sardiun, Claptrap, and Br tisher, 100 to 4 ; Grace Darling. Too Too, St. Laurence, and Minerv-t, 100 to 3 ; Impulse and Coiiolanus, 100 to 2 ; the others 100 to 1. After peveral attempts an indifferent start was effected. Madcap was quickeft >n tretring away, being closely followed by Winchester, Prince Imperial, and Claptrap, Despot and Coriolanus getting away very badly. When passing the grand stand, on the fir><t lound, Winche-ter assumed the command and took a strong lead with Claptrap next, on the inside, and Yellow Hummer close up At the b»ck of rhe course Winchester still led, followed by Claptrap, Plausible, and Grace Darling Approaching the home turn, the field drew up to the leaders, Too Too, Sardius, Prince Impmal, Tom Brown, and Marie Louise being prominent at this point Before the turn was reached, Too Too, who began to show signs of distress, stumbled, bringing down Sardius, Claptrap, and thirteen others, completely altering the aspect of affairs, and ruining the chances of the whole of the leaders Plausible was turned completely round. On enteiing the straight Coriolanualed by a length, Britisher being second ; but the latter, who had been biding his time, now came up, and rapidly got on terms with and pa-sed the leader. In the lai-t half furlong Grace Darling came with a rush, passed Coriolanus, and tackled Britisher, eventually winning easily by a length; Coriolai us, two lengths from Briti-her, being third ; followed by Hilltop Marie Louise, and Lesbia, in the order named. Time, 2mins. 40secs. Velocipede never showed' in the race. The ring won on the Cup and lost on the other races that took place during the day.

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