Sport in Australia

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIII, Issue 779, 9 February 1905, Page 9

Sport in Australia

(By

“Atlas.”)

Sydney, February 1. We have just experienced another Anniversary Bay, when Australians observe high holiday, notwithstanding the fact that they have barely had time torecover from the effects of the frivolities and festivities of Christmas and New Year. No holiday would be complete without race meetings, and we have had them everywhere. The Sydney attraction, was provided by the Sydney Turf Club, whi.fi is a sort of off-shoot of the Australian Jcthey Club, and holds its gather t.gs on the same onvincing ground at Randwick. The meeting wasopened on Saturday in favourable weather. The leading event on the first day was the Challenge Stakes, six furlongs, eleven fairly good sprinters being engaged, and as there war a Tattersail’s sweep dependent on the result they wereall on the job. Mohair, 7st 121 b, was favourite at 4 to 1, with 1-ashoda, 7st 121 b, second in demand at 6to 1. r l he race was run at a sound pace all the way, and Fashoda in the end asserted supremacy, beating the unlucky Deemster, Sst 61b, by a length and a-half, with Boura, 7st 21b, close up third : time,, lmin 144 sec. The winner is a six-year-old mare by Niagara out of Repentance. The only other event worth noting in connection with the first day’s racing was the Club Handicap, as the winner Loredano, fist K’lii, and the second horse, Ullin’s Laughter, were destined to play a leading part in the Anniversary Handicap on the second day. It rained between Saturday night and Monday, but the going was sound for

the se :oud day of the j. ail fling. C'ne short ot a dozen faced ire si alter for the Anniversary Handicap. A?h. >i,gb Cato had been favourite since the weights came out he was supplanted in the betting before the start, the final prices being 3 to 1 Tatterdemalion, 7 to 2 Cato, 4 to 1 Metal Lace, 5 to 1 each Lord Ullin’s Daughter and Panama, fiom 10 to 2o to 1. others. Panama made most of the running and led to the halfdistance, where Lord Ullin’s Daughter made her effort and won by a leng-th and a-half, Panama carried 6st 131b,and got over the mile and a-half in 2min 394 sec. She is by Lochiel out of the imported mare Farthingale. Although the favourites did not win in the two leading events of the meeting the bookmakers did no good, as solidly backed horses did the trick for their supporters in most of the other races. In Melbourne on Saturday the Aspendale Park Handicap, one mile and aquarter, was won by Cluster, by Off Colour—Genevra. who carried 7st 111 b to victory ; n 2m’n 13sec, Namoi, 7st 71b, second. The Newcastle Jockey Club celebrated Anniversary Day with a successful meeting-. There were eight starters in the Anniversary Handicap, one mile, and the placed horses were Carnival, Sst 81b, by t’obbity—Marplot 1, Phil May, 7st 71b, 2, Byton, 7st 121 b 3. S. B O yle, the rider of T ynhill at the Bowral Picnic Races, on Monday, was seriously injured through his horse falling. Chairman, 7st 21b, by Archie—Burindolla. won the January Handicap, one mile and a-quarter, at the Queensland Turf Club’s Meeting, on Monday, in the smart time of 2min msec.

The amount of Stakes paid away in connection with the Sydney .1 urf Clubs Meeting was Cl3s<>. Mr I. hoy, with £3ll, was the largest winner, the result of the victory of J ord Ullin s Daughter, who was bred to English time with a view to sending her home, an intention that was not followed up. . Aquatic men were entertained with a Sailino Carnival on the bosom of “ our beautiful harbour" on Saturday and Monday, boats representing several of the States competing. th the advantages Sydney sailing men possess it was thoug-ht they would carry all before thenp but it was not so. On Saturday the Interstate Championship for 14tt boats was won by the Queensland representative Violet, sailed by C. Crouch, Jessie (New South Wales), sailed by Read, was second, with Wandeen (New South Wales), sailed by G. Ellis, third. Thirteen boats competed. Queenslander and Cutty Sark collided at the start and retired from the contest. 3he winner was well handled and won by Unin 15 sec The 1 Oft Interstate Championship brought out fifteen starters, and was won” by Crescent (New South Wales), sailed by C. Dunn, with Irex, Queensland (0. Homann), second, and Planet, New South Wales (1.. Clarke), third. Crescent led throughout, but Irex was gaining rapidly on her in the run home. The New South Wales boat won (by 29 sec. The Anniversary Regatta was continued on Monday. Tn the Dingies 14ft Scratch Race Queenslander (W. Spring) won, with Irex (W. J. Holmes) second, and Pastime (J. Emerson) third. Queenslander, who met with an accident on the first day, won by 2min 14sec. . The programme was a lengthy one and interesting, but a deluge of rain in the afternoon made matters unpleasant for everyone. , _ _ In a billiard match at Perth, B. Teague defeated the boy billiard player Lmdrum bv 1571 in 4800 up. Teague’s average throughout was 18, and Lindrum’s 13. Teague’s best break was 132, and Lin drum’s 111.