RACING IN AUSTRALIA

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1797, 24 November 1879, Page 4

RACING IN AUSTRALIA

Y.E.C. SPRING MEETING,

The following accounts of the Derby and !up, and of the two races in which Le Loup got a place on the first day of the meeting, are taken from our Melbourne contemporaries :

Melbourne Stakes, a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, with 150 added. For three-year-olds and upwards. Weight for age. One mile and a quarter. Mr J. Wilson’s b h First King, by King of the Ring—Mischief. 5 yrs, fist 31b (Hales) 1 Mr E. Jellett’s br h Richmond, aged, 9st 31b (Walker) 2 Mr G. Fraser’s oh h Le Loup, 5 yrs. 9st 31b (Rawlings) 3

Wandering Jew aim ran. Betting—s to 2 on First King, 3to 1 agst Richmond, 4 to 1 Lo Loup, 5 to 1 Wandering Jew.

Richmond was quickest on hia legs, and jumped away in advance of Wandering Jew, who had First King in immediate attendance, while Le Loup was left at the post, through no fault of the starter. Before going three furlongs Wandering Jew ran by Richmond, who was also passed in turn by the favorite, Le Loup rapidly making up his lost ground half a dozen lengths away. The latter came with a premature run between the railway bridge and the abattoirs, passing which he took up a position in close proximity to Wandering Jew, who was teaiing away at hia best pace, First King running a good third, and Richmond hanging back. These places were observed past the sheds as far as the turn, where the favorite raced to the front, and, running well clear of the Jew, who had Richmond clinging to his quarters, Le Loup being done with. First King soon brought hia opponents to the whip, and coming away with ridiculous ease, won as he liked, a length and a half in front of Richmond, who was three lengths before Le Loup, Wandering Jew last, a neck behind the New Zealander. Time—2min. 14 : jaec. Esskndon Stakes, a sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 150 added. For three-year-olds and upwards. Weight for age. The winner of any stake (not a handicap) of the value of 100 sovs to carry 71b extra ; of two or more such stakes 101 b extra. Two miles. C. M. Lloyd’s b h Swiveller, by Snowden —■ Little Nell, 5 yrs, lOst 11b (including 101 b penalty) (Hickenbotham) 1 G. Fraser’s ch h Le Loup, 5 yrs, fist 51b (Rawlings) 2 J. Tait’s br h Strathearn, 5 yrs, 9st 51b (Ashworth) 3

Caractacus and Canard also ran. Betting—7 to 4on Swiveller, 4 to 1 agst Le Loup, Strathearn, and Caractacus. Immediately the flag was lowered Swivel, ler made his way to the front, Canard going on in attendance, with a slight lead of Le Loup and Strathearn. This order was maintained for fully three-quarters of a mile, ■when Le Loup changed places with Canard. Swiveller forced the pace a bit when opposite to the bridge, where Le Loup got to within halt a length of the favorite ; then came Canard, Caractacus, and Strathearn at lengthy intervals. When clear of the sheds Le Loup went up alongside of Swiveller, and both going at it in l earnest they drew right away from the remaining trio, neither of which was ever afterwards in the hunt. After racing abreast alongside the training ground and into the strait, the two heavyweights looked like making an interesting finish of it. until the whip was drawn out to the New Zealander, -who immediately cut it, refusing to race a yard under punishment, and finally allowing Swiveller to beat him easily by a good length, Strathearn twelve lengths away, just beating Canard on the post for third place. Time —3min. 40Jsec, Victoria Dkrbt, a sweepstakes of 25 sots each, 5 ft, with 500 added. For three-year-olds ; colts Sat 101 b, fillies Bst 51b. The second horse received 50 sovs and the third 25 sovs out of the stakes. One mile and ahalf. (98 subs.) E. Howie’s gr c Snwarrow, by Snowden— Phizgig (Walker) 1 W. Eawlinson’s ch o Belladrum, by King ef Clubs—Mambonrine... ... (Sullivan) 2 G. Bennett’s b f Eivalry, by Talk-o’-the Hill —Proserpine (Kildnff) 3 Qeide Olgothach, Pollio, Terrific, Caspian, Fau Bias, his Grace, Nellie, Falmouth, Baronet, and Lohengrin also ran. Betting—7 to 4 agst Caspian, 3to 1 Nellie, sto 1 Suwarrow, 7 to 1 his Grace, 12 to 1 Belladrum, 21 to 1 each Falmouth, Baronet, and Pollio, 33 to 1 Eivalry. Considerable delay occurred at the post in consequence of the fractiousness of Geide Olgothach and Baronet, who lashed out in all directions. Nellie was the recipient of a couple of heavy kicks from each. Baronet administering one particularly hard blow fairly en her ribs. Snwarrow was also struck repeatedly. When Mr Watson eventually lowered the flag to an excellent start, Caspian showed momentarily in advance of Fan Bias and Baronet, all on the inside of the course, with Snwarrow and Lohengrin conspicions in the centre, and Falmouth the last to get on his legs. As soon as the field had got fairly under way, Fau Bias, with the evident intention of making the pace a cracker, for his stable companion his Grace, instantly deprived Caspian of the command, and rounding the turn he came ahead with a clear advantage of Suwarrow, who_ had Terrific, Lohengrin, Eivalry, and Caspian in close attendance on both sides, with Baronet, Geide Olgothach, his Grace, and Belladrum forminfgan inseperablo cluster at their whip’s end, slightly in front of Nellie and Falmouth. On clearing the river bend Suwarrow raced past Fau Bias, and hugging the rails closely sailed along the back stretch with a two-lengths’ advantage over the latter, in whose immediate wake came Terrific, Eivalry, Lohengrin, and Caspian all of a heap, while by this time Falmouth had improved his position, and now formed the emnocting link between the forenamed batch and the remainder of the field, on whom the killing pace was already commencing to tell its tale, especially with Nellie and his Grace, who hung back in the extreme rear of every thing. Approaching the bridge Suwarrow continued to force the running at a terrific pace, and on passing the wooden span across the river, he had fairly settled Pan Bias, who retired in favor of Belladrum, the latter making a brilliant run on the outside of his horses, closely pursued by Nellie, who made a conspicuous move, threading her horses cleverly and taking up an excellent posi'.ion on the inside of the course. Terrific, who was going as well as anything in the race, was conspicuous on Nellie's quarters, and barely free of his Grace, who followed Nellie’s example by making a forward move. At this juncture Pollio was also observed to improve his position materially, the rest of the field keeping well together with the exception of Baronet, who was whipping in at the abattoirs. Here Suwarrow was still at the head of affairs, going splendidly, and ( holding a three-lengths’ lead from Belladrum, who had Pollio, Nellie, Eivalry almost abreast at his girths, with Terrific, Caspian, his Grace, and Falmouth showing to some prominence in close proximity. Baronet ran up on the outside, and took up a position in the centre of the field, leaving Geide Olgothach to perform the part of whipper-in. Notwithstanding the cut throat actics pursued by Suwarrow, the field kept tolerably well together, no tail presenting