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Dunstan Times, Issue 507, 5 January 1872, Page 5 (Supplement)

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ictfcl to win, but thp up sweet on Pyrrh/ds /believe that no.bmng Ij When I didn’t get Lought I, was only a .an says,' “ Never you a show.” Last night |Y the boys, over it never slept a wink ;ht it would be a horse young Wills. The old man «tLus is as rou the Cup t’s to stop der 1” This first thing. old man. ,-ses to the wd, but no jthcy were. look after nv a fellow like"*! hat. u made my hear I am’t afraid*. •*.

■sl. You don’t In Ffeols after a small .Tust that word or tv } heat. “Anyhow,

*wu," says I, passing] Bar) elle in , Vddock. Tom Ivory's ild borse-3 being swL-hed down, like a good 'un. I says Bfeek, " He ain't ohfc of it," but he Ouriold wan cljuiies Tip smiling Hi puts \A into stiiUs. " Sou take We aiM black cap," lie .aysto^ llflmostly puts the Vet. I was to taket.keb!ckJ acl;eta T d yellow ca P' When we^ ut into Utpjockey's room, alltheta/kV^^V 11 ? WilS ° Q . * . iVJlomuU 1 .! He was as gems; to n'm, i \ ° r ° , . fori us we were sale as nous I , m •, U ' ~ I * *■%• While 1 was slipping clean out ot if , . , | '' ° n . Is, wliicli was over my oil my trouse-3 . i r ,, J . •. 1 oioots, oiA fellow says, breccias am 1 f ,',„ y <W-i ~ , r , frou reel i .-«* says, "wait " How do v, ■] i w- r i „ , .„ ryihhus cuttng 'em down, till you sec 11, i .- in uxr •}> he says, "well wait a *' \es, \vaiil. n r f \, , T . ~, BCU i'Hi. it am i i,i hiinyongster, nor in. you either to make him. n 'l>ere's the horse that's Boil'" to do it, poiKtingo v., * uke of Montrose, which ws just go,„ out He was the first ouj, I wonldn , be the first out, for thifl ain't lucky. Last out sometimes icps it, and I used to bo with a mai that wouldn't mind the fine for gabping down to the starting point hit But I don't suppose there's anting in it, although I always Hkc> go out in the middle, and so does ,hn. When we was stripped, the olcian takes us on one side to keep up • pluck. "No. IS is «oing to he up, e said, "and No. _. i a -,,,Z,'t T>« <■••> r oft"-'JEow-ysn," he says to me," you push 'em along. Hake the light weight!;." Then lie taps my mate on the s boulder, and jerks his heul after this fashion and whispers, " Yon are going to win it, my boy." Shields smiled sickly. "And you watch him close, " hj 3 says to me, " if you do it,you'll bencjar the front " Afterwards, I heard somebody wish him hick, as much as to say, "Don't you wish you may get it,' but he only gave a little bit of a smilo. Everyone about the paddock was crying out about Little Dick and fiomula. I heard a chap say he won d lay 100/. to 1/. again.,t the Pearl For a hedge, but his mates wouldn't take it. My mate heard, over by the jockey's room .that an old fellow in Sy'hiey stood to win 3,5001 on the Peatl but wanted to get every penny of it off. because he didn't believe the hi r?e had the least bit of a show. A commissioner was going about the paddock trying .to get it oil', bu'lJ couldn't get oil' a penny; Thelarlhorsesclown on the oourse were Lan ■r} Billlr was down early enough hS.self, and stood on top of one of the I orncr posts of the i-ate from the sad «ng paddock to the course; spying all land with an opera, ghuss, and wonderira where they had got to. -However, iliey wore among the first out after at Saladin was one

I of the first half-dozi 11, and was follow'd cd on to the course py a tremendous f rush. You would la ve thought it was the Barb or something. The grey horse looked darfeerous with that little kid on Ids baev. Little Mermaid didn’t appear as if slip would got round amongst the first for carrying such a weight, fine jockey looked able to carry her, instead of its being the other way. Cleolitc was the prettiest of the lot, mt did not frighten us. I never saw such a crowd on the course as there wa< when we turned out Irish King Knocked down two men, one after another, in his gallop. When the bobbies bad cleared the people off, I clapped in my knees and let the horse out for a canter towards the river. He went cod and steady, and when I pulled him ' p I could feel him spread out under my legs, and give a sigh just like a hj inan creature as if he knew the race ■ •os going to come off. Bound I turnel back, and pulled up alongside of I'yrbus, who

was sidling along after Tin Whifllev’s fashion, when brought (out on the course. A good many oi\ the horses

had by this dine gone dovn the halfmile of the straight mining to the starting-post, where twe flags wore

flying on high poles c other.. The old man can: us a few parting words,

apposite each admit to givo aid ha told

us to keep careful to the end lie had given us, ho led me [away first, giving the horse a slap k'hind, but walked along by the side <f Pyrrhus a little way. Looking back, I saw him whispering to my mate, \iho was dis-

and tapping him ou the per. Pyrrhus' came cantering up ly side the next minute, Joe

Bio m son Avas was Avalking by the side of Wilson ou Romula, and I said to Shields, “ That’s the one Ave have to look after.” When we got doAvn the horses Avere Avalking about in the little paddock that’s made there by the fence rounded out at the back of the flags. Then George Watson came cantering along Avith his red flag, and Ave got into a roAV the best Avay Ave could, some end on or any way. The young ones Avere going round and round, or bucking, or playing up some Avay or other. When I put Pearl round, he stood ready to go off at once, paAving and stretching out his neck so as to pull me over. I felt quite sick AA r ith Availing, We could hear the hum of all the people on the hill and stand, and almost all the Avay doAvn to us were cabs and traps, most of them Avith Avhite covers. I hardly saAv the flag drop, before the horse Avas off Avith me. We went just like a flock of ducks. It was one leap altogether. I Avas in front, Avitli the reins tight in' both hands.e There Avas a chestnut on my flank, and I shouted “ Who's that 1” I heard a laugh, and it Avas Joe Kean on Barbelle. Some little felloAv on a horse avus crying, “ Hi, hi!” just behind me. The Avhole croAvd of them seemed as if they would tumble over us. I beard the people shouting “ IL:rl!” in a feAv moments, and I Avas grinding my teeth, thinking he Avould never keep it up. Then four or five closed round me, and I let out. The jockeys were mostly talking among themseDcs. ■ Somebody said tAvo or three had tTabled. Old Saladin, Avith the little kuw’orking backAvards and forwards lik*.\}ad, Avas on the inside. When Ave passed, the stand there Avas a great rush and *a noise. I saAv Joe Kean passed me Avith a laugh, and my mate sang cut to me from behind. 1 just felt the Horse’s mouth, and checked him a little. Saladin gave me the goby. I didn’t think he could keep it up all round. The horses in front kicked up little bits of turf into my face, and there Avas dust all round us. Pearl began to get lathery Avhere the briple chafed him, and I have thought he Avas giving out. You could hear all the horses like steam engines. My uate, from behind,sang out something “i I gave the horse a clip, but Sala-diir-ept in front to the left hand from post i p i did not see lioav the others gii back, but Ave Avere left alone, except there Avas blowing and tramplii,, beliiucS. After avc came round th, corner, the grey horse i dl, °PP e .<y*Pk, and sloAvly Avent behind mo. 1 seemed though as if a dozen Avere at myi iee ] s> q j ie W eople Avere shouting lit-, m ad a il nj) the line. (“Pearl! Pearl r ->,, i gome said, j “Pyrrhus!” I could not mast .t wpra 1 out of the roaring on ahead. Next, 1 heard them saying. “ Romula ! ! Romula ; Pearl! Romula !” “ Here i she comes,” said 1 to myseF, and j I out Avith the Avlup to lash away, for I avc AA'ero near home. The horse was | covered with froth about the shoulder ! and I kept saying to myself, “ I wish this Avas the pod.” I could feel Romula’s breath puffing hot ou my left leg. All at once I knew avc were past the post by a tremendous; big shout. I felt just as ifl could fall oil' the horse. Then I dropped back upon the saddle, and the horse cased oil’ Avith the rest. Almost before I could turn, there Avas a monitor ci-oavcl of people all around me cheering, and so \A-e went back to the stand..—Melbourne Aye.