Australian Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume III, Issue 114, 29 September 1892, Page 5

Australian Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting.

We are now in possession of details of the first and second day’s racing of the Australian Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting, and appended will be found a resume of the principal events : — First Day—Saturday, Sept. 10.

The ball was set rolling with the Handicap Hurdles of zoosovs, about two miles and a-half, for which a field of 15 went to the post, the winner being Mr. T. Payten’s nomination Pro Consul, 11.0. He ran a good horse and was only beaten a neck by Mr. W. Yeomans’ b g Frantic, aged, 10.0 (Longford), and third place was filled by Mr. A. Clarke’s ch g Tramp, 9.11. Nolan rode the exNew Zealander Vanguard, who had 10.5 up. Time, smin There were 18 runuers for the Trial Stakes of zoosovs, one mile and aquarter, and T. Payten’s stable again provided the favourite in Ulric, by

Martini Henry—Uralla, the property of Mr. “J. B. Clark.” He started favourite at 5 to 2 against, and won by two lengths from J. Monaghan’s nomination Isaac, Mr. Forrester’s Ronda being third. Time, zmin Among the starters were Australian Peer’s halfbrother Prime Minister, Aurelius, Argos, Real Lace, and Lady Trenton. The AJ.C. Derby of soosovs, one mile and a-half, next came on for decision, and the following went to the post Mr. J. B. Clark’s ch c Camoola, by Chester —Copra (Huxley); Mr. J. B. Clark’s b c Arquebus, by Martini Henry —Acm6 (Liddiard) ; Mr. G. Hill’s b c Blarney Stone, by Marvellous —La Belle (Ellis) ; Mr. H. C. Dangar’s b c Attalus, by Welcome Jack —Signora (Nerriker), and Mr. J. Gough’s b c Dan O’Connor, by Marvellous —Mavourneen (Parker). Odds of 5 to 2 were laid on Camoola, in whose interests Arquebus made the pace. At the end of the first furlong Arquebus was leading Attalus by three lengths, Blarney Stone being next. In this order they raced to the seven furlongs post, at which point Arquebus was leading Attalus by six lengths, with Camoola lying third. From this point Attalus was beaten, and Camoola began to move up to the leader, Arquebus entering the straight three lengths in front of him. Catching him at the distance, Camoola came on and won by three parts of a length from Arquebus, with Blarney Stone two lengths away third, and Dan O’Connor last. Attalus was pulled up, and on returning to the paddock it was seen that he had broken a blood vessel. The time of the race was 2min 4-osec. This is Huxley’s second consecutive victory in the A.J.C. Derby, he having been on the back of Stromboli last year, and Stromboli, like Camoola, was owned by the syndicate that race under the name of Mr. “J. B. Clark.” Camoola is by Chester (winner of the V.R C. Derby and Melbourne Cup of 1877) out of Copra (sister to Navigator and Trident), by Robinson Crusoe (brother to Onyx) out of imported Cocoanut. The capital field of 25 went to the post for the Epsom Handicap of iooosovs, one mile, and Payten’s stable had shown such good form in the previous events that backers now made another of his string (Trieste) favourite at 4 to 1. Next in favour came Playmate, Helene, and Bendigo. The full field was as follows — Victor Hugo, 9.0, including lolb penalty ; Iridentine, 8.12; Alchemist, 8.12; The Swell, 8.10, including iclb penalty ; The Workman, 8.8 ; Trieste, 8.6; Florrie, 8.6 ; Elymas, 8.4, including xolb pen.; Shamrock, 8.0 ; Alexander, 7.10 ; Helene, 7.9 ; Bendigo, 7.7 ; Cardoness, 7.7, including lolb penalty ; Mascara, 7.6 ; Alcides, 7.6, including 1 olb penalty ; Kookaburra, 7.5; Insignia, 7.4; Gaytime, 7.3, including lolb penalty ; Cumino, 7.2 ; Playmate, 7.0; Daredevil, 6.12; Spyglass, 6.10; Glitter, 6 6; Kilmore, 6.6; and Luna, 6.5. Entering the straight for home Kilmore was two lengths in front of Insignia and Daredevil, but the lastnamed came through at the distance and cantered home three lengths in advance of Kilmore, who was half-a-length in front of Shamrock. Cardoness was fourth and Kookaburra fifth, the field being whipped in by Alexander. Time, imin 4osec. Daredevil, who runs in the name of J. Burton, the trainer, is a three-year-old, and is sired by the unbeaten Grand Flaneur out of Telescope by Piscater (sire of Patchwork and Ike), out of Spec by Speculum—Lady Hilda (imp.) by Lord of the Isles—Rigolboche (dam of the English Derby winner Cremorne). The weight-for-age Spring. Stakes, of a mile and a-half, with soosovs added money, brought out Bungebah, Little Bernie, Marvel, Oxide, Realm, Pippin, St. Albans IL, Ruenalf, Autonomy and Candour. Odds of 5 to 4 were laid on Autonomy, who was ridden by Liddiard. 4 to 1 was taken about Marvel, and 6 to x about Bungebah. Realm showed the way to the seven furlongs post, where St. Albans 11. began to move up, and at the end of the next furlong he had a clear lead of Realm, with Bungebah coming fast on the outside, and Autonomy still last. The field closed up at the half-mile post, where Bungebah shot to the front. From that out he was never headed, and won easily by a length and a-half from Oxide, who beat Autonomy by three parts of a length in the run home. St. Albans 11. was fourth, and Marvel fifth. Time, 2min The Kensington Handicap of zoosovs, one mile, with which the day’s sport concluded, produced a field of 20, and fell to Mr. J. Barnett’s three-year-old colt Newcastle, by Splendor (imp.) out of Camelia by Kelpie —Baroness. Roburite,

7 .0, and Prime Minister, 8.10, were second and third respectively. Widden, 7.4, who is one of T. Pay ten s string, was favourite at 4to 1. Newcastle and Roburite each figured at 12 to 1 in the betting. Second Day—Tuesday, Sept. 13. The curtain was rung up with the Shorts’ Handicap of zoosovs, 6 furlongs, for which a field of 19 started. Favouritism was divided between Newcastle, 8.2, and Prime Minister, 8.2. Kilmore, 7‘9> made most of the running, and led into the straight, but he was soon collared by Newcastle and Victor Hugo, 9.9, and the latter won cleverly from Newcastle, with Prime Minister third. Time, imin issec. Victor Hugo is by Chester — Kathleen, and belongs to Mr. W. Kelso. After Mulgrove had won the Grand Stand Plate and Crichton the Spring Maiden Stakes (Blarneystone running second in the latter event, with odds of 5 to 4 laid on him), the following were weighed out for the A.J.C. Metropolitan Stakes of iooosovs, one mile and a-half: —The Workman, 8.6; The Swell, 8.3, including 51b penalty ; Realm, 8.4; Florrie, 8.2; Forty Winks, 8.0; Impulse, 7.12; Althotas, 710; Candour, 7.9; Alexander, 7.9; Pippin, 7.7 ; Magnus, 7.5 ; Vespasia, 7.5 ; Ruenalf, 7.3 ; Dan O’Connor, 7.3; Daredevil, 7.3, including tolb penalty; E.K., 7.2 ; Arquebus, 7.0 ; Cardoness, 7.0, including 51b penalty; Selkirk, 6.12, including 71b penalty; Yowi, 6.11 ; Ethelbert, 6.10; Playmate, 6.10; Luna. 6.3; Lemnos, 6.3, and Bodkin, b.o. Arquebus was favourite at 4to 1, the other leading prices being 5 to 1 Selkirk, 9to 1 Ethelbert, 11 to 1 Realm, 14 to 1 Daredevil, 16 to 1 each Impulse, Alexander and Pippin, 20 to 1 each Candour and Vespasia. Cardoness and E.K. led for half a mile, with Candour, Playmate and Vespasia next. Five furlongs from home Cardoness, Playmate and E.K. were in a line. E.K. forged ahead in the next few strides leading Playmate, Cardoness, and Daredevil, who retired, Vespasia running into second place. In the bend Vespasia caught E.K., and led into the straight, with E.K., Cardoness, Magnus, Daredevil, Selkirk and Althotas next. Vespasia was first at the distance, but Pearson, riding a most resolute finish on Althotas, caught her 50 yards from home and won, all out, by three parts of a length, with Selkirk half a length away third, followed by Magnus, Cardoness and Impulse, Florrie being whipper-in. Time, 2min 36|sec. Althotas runs in the nomination of Mr. W. L. Smith, and is a five-year-old by Phil Athol (son of Blair Athol and imported Phillina) out of Goldine by Goldsbrough —Rosalie by Peter Wilkins. Trieste was only opposed by Mascara, Qneensborough, and her stable mate Widden in the A.J.C. Oaks of 300S0VS, one mile and a-half, and she easily landed the 2 to 1 laid on her, winning very comfortably by half a length from Mascara, with Queensborough (who runs in J. Chaafe’s nomination, and was ridden by his son), third. Time, zmin 46sec. Prime Minister, 7.8, wound up the day by winning the Squatters’ Handicap of soosovs, one mile and a-quarter, from Helene, 7.10, Roburite, 6.8, and 19 others. Roburite was favourite at sto 2, Prime Minister being next at 7 to 1. Won by a head. Time, 2min losec.