THE STRAIGHT TIP.

Evening Star, Issue 3768, 22 March 1875, Page 2

THE STRAIGHT TIP.

By Sphinx. Castaway’s friends may perhaps feel alarmed at their fancy not having done anything extraordinary in the way of work during the past week, but who is brave enough to say their money has been oast away 7 In piscatorial language, I call upon Mr Campbell to cast away and land the prize. , Atlas, according to the ancients, supports the heavens upon his back, surely then he should be strong enough to carry Bst weight for a little over two miles. He is the reputed father of the Pleiades and the Hyades, and if he does not win the Cup his jockey will not .have plied his whip hard enough nor the horse hied his steps quick enough. Atlas we may see at last—not at the last—winner of the chief event ; for may he not, like an atlas, show the other horses the geography of the course? Per-to-ba or not Per-to-be, that is the question—whether ’tis no . No, ’tisp’t; it is not Percobe leading up the straight; yet will he cause much perturbation if he goes to the starting post. Sprit sail fhould make a good spurt, sail away with the lead, and never be hauled in ; but I think more money will be made on Tuesday by spirit sale than by Spritsail. Traitor is an inauspicious name. The sporting writers say he “ blows,” which is not a good trait-or feature ; but, according to Trollope, this attribute is common in these Colonies, so Traitor’s backers may not be betrayed after all. A ray of hope, a hope of Reay, gives me confidence. • Kg.'ro is Maori for a fly, and the filly will doubtless fly away with the Cup, and prove herself worthy of the name ; if she does not, it will be but a uanow escape for whoever wins it. Tiipolis should trip o’er the lea nimbly enough, and, unlike his namesake, take the polish off his opponents. The Right Bower is the best card, in the pack, but is not much us? without two trumps to support it. Ooombes has lost one m the Dutchman, and is himself the only remaining trump, so I’m afraid he’ll be euchivd unless he leads out boldly. Hercules, thehero of innumerablefights, and the successful performer of twelve arduous tasks, will surely. not flinch from making the latter a baker's dozen. Lot him beware of s£aro—he must tot let her-cull* his 1 auras. 'ioixipiutoa will iiU go for it, as his owner , has a better show with Hercules. \

Theßarief Lynne—well, you’ve got some jokes about most of the hortrea, but it would be the best joke of all if the Earl were to wm the race.