AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Kumara Times, Issue 663, 12 November 1878, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

j. .. [press. AGENCY.] I . Melbourne, November 6. ' The Ministry have decided upon a I delegation to England, consisting probably' i of Mr Berry, Professor Pearson, and Sir *G. Dufiy. £5000;. it is said, will be asked, for expenses. A dissolution is talked of, and meetings are to be held with the view of urging it upon the Govertnnent.' ■ The delegates, according to present an-angements, will’ leave by the December mail, and will be absent five months. The bushranging business stilloccupies much attention. The ruffians are still at large, and parties of police, are out in various directions in the ranges. If the Kellys fail to surrender by the 12th inst . they, would be liable to be shot down. C. B. Fisher’s. sale of stud horses ’ was not successful. Such • low prices were obtained for really first class animals that the.sale had to be stopped. the races gathered .to Melbourne an immense concourse from all parts, the crowd at Fleruington being m||cll larger than bh any previous occasion, and the receipts exceeded last year!s by £2OOO. The spectacle was most brilliant, the Stand and Lawn being filled with elegantly attired ladies reflecting every shade of, color. The hill contained a ; dense jmass, of human-beings, and all the tfthbr parts of the course were crowded.. . ; *

The race for the Cup was a one. The horses, thirty iri number, were previously paraded on the Lawn iri-front of the Stand. When the start was- made it was a splendid sight. Rapidity made the running for nearly a mile and a-hajf, when Calamia came out, and, after a good race home, won easily by two lengths. The great favorite, ■ Melita, got an outside, chance, and although she made an effort was never seen at the finish. Fireball ran well, but was not inthe; foremost rank a,t.the end. The title, 3 mins. 35| secs., was riot so good as last year. , , . ' The bookmakers had a good time of it, especially in the boil over of Sia Lordship in the Derby, as all the doubles were destroyed. Wellington’s . victory in the Derby brought him into- favor for the Cup, and he ran well for a mile and a-half, and was amongst the leading division at the finish. The race, taken as a whole, was an easy victory, as Calamia was never called upon to exert himself, qr the time could have beeri shortened if necessary. The public have dropped their money on the favorite, Melita which started at 6 to 1, but the race was regarded as a very open one, as some' eight or nine were believed to be in it.