SPOUTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 3739, 16 February 1875, Page 2

SPOUTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE GEELONG- RACES. Wo subjoin the ‘ V;<oV account of the ■> i ll 1 urliue and Calumny <-il „ - - Tun Geelong Gold Cup, a sweep of 10 sovs each, with 2uo sovs and a gold cup, valued at 100 guineas, added. Two miles. Mr J. Tail’s hr c Melbourne, by Panic, 7st 21b ~, ~, (KolanlJ 1 Mr A. Chirnside’a b g Haricot,' Vat 101b Mr J. Tail’s br li M'Callum Mohrfzs? ml 2 Mr J. Watt’s br m Lurline, Bst 41b (Lvfordl 0 Mr W. Filgate’s b hj Lapidist, Bst (Hailes) 0 Mr J. Arthur’s b hj Wollomai, 7«t 91b (Cracknell) 0 Betting: 2 to 1 against Haricot, 4 to 1 each Wollomai and Melbourne, 5 to 1 Lapicliat and Lurline. The lot ran together for some little distance after getting off to an excellent start, when Haricot went to the front, with Melbourne in his track, Lurline third, and. Lapidist and Wollomai following with M'Callum Mohr last. No change occurred in their positions, and on passing the stand Haricot led easily by a length and a-half, Melbourne two lengths before Lurline. Mftbourne from the first was being ridden to catch Haricot, but the latter led easily up to the turn home. On the river side Wollomai ran into -the third place, Lurline going on fourth, M'Callum and Lapidiat bringing up the rear. At the half-mile post Wollomai fell back, having shot his holt, and Lurline became again third. Haricot and Melbourne now came away together, running a desperate head and head race] Lurline being eased up when Lyford found she could not reach the leaders. At the stand Melbourne had a good double-head advantage, but Haricot came again, and was only beaten in the final struggle by a short head, M'Callum Mohr third, five lengths away, Lapidist fourth, Wollomai and Lurline next. Time, 3min. 46sec. The Graph Stand Stakes, a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, with 75 sovs added. One mile. Mr J. Watt’s ch m Calumny, by Traducer, .j.’ V •/’ (Matthews) 1 in-J. M’iii',l. s tn-». j’olidori, ;! yrs, 7st 111b ... .... ~ , (Cracknell) 2 Mr \\. W men s ch in Atalanta, 4 yrs, Bst 21h m t t> , (Hales) 3 Air-). R, v.oweusb g Valentino, 7afc 121b (Snaray) 0 Betting : 5 to 4 on Polidori, 5 to 2 agst Calumny. Won with the greatest ease by M" ! !i I;?)-! J I in: Geelong Handicap, of 150 &o ,r 3., with a sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each added. One roilo and a*half. Second horse to receive 20 sovs. out of the stakes, Mr t,fc ’ 8 ch m Calumny, by Traducer, , r (Matthews) 1 Mr J. Coldham sb c Light o’ Day. fist 101b ~ „ (NV. Wilson) 2 Mr W. Winch’s ch m Atalanta, 7st 51b (Hailes) 3 Luriine, with Sat 7ibs, Haricot, with 8-t 4lbs, Calaba and Wollomai also ran. Betting: 6 to 4 against Haricot, 7 to 2 Calumny, 5 to 1 Calaba and Light o’ Day. After three or four false starts, caused by the rider of the winner, a very fair start was effected. Lurline and Calumny getting awav and making the running round the turn, when Calumny was pulled back, and Haricot occupied second place ; Calaba and Atalanta came next, followed by Light o’ Day and Wollomai. On to • river side l urline increased the pace, evidently cutting out the running for her stable companion, who

Was pulled back behind Calaba, At the mile post Light o’ Day moved forward, and Atalanta dropped back to the real. There was little change in the next half-mile, though before concluding it Light o’ Day was taken to tbo fore. Lurline pulling to the outsi;e, Haricot being hi her girths, and Calumny following in the track of the leader On rounding the la-t turn the four were nearly abre ist, the position occupied by Calumny being the signal for the retirement of her stable companion- Once in the straight Calumny took a decided lead, and got a length away from Light o’ day, Haricot burnt? ridden to keep a third place. On they came, but without the smallest chauce of catching the leader, Calumny winning the race easily by four length *, ,11alanta coming with a rush and running into third place, finishing five lengths from Light o Day, three parts of a length dividing the daughter of Kelpie from Haricot, after whom came Wallomai, then Lurline, who was not persevered with from the turn home, and lastly Calaba. The official time returned was 2 min. 46 see , though it is fair to state that many private watches returned it at 2 min. sec. “Augur” says that Lurline was in fine form at Geelong, though not quite so well perhaps as she can be made by March. Of Calumny ihe remarks th:it she was in excellent condition an i merited the good opinion that has often been expressed by those who have seen her doing her work at Fletnington. She. came when asked in both races and won easily.