SPORTING NEWS Sydney Turf Club Queen's Birthday Cup.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 55, 21 June 1884, Page 6

SPORTING NEWS Sydney Turf Club Queen's Birthday Cup.

' The following is a full nreount of tho run5 ning for 1 Tin 1 , Qvekn^ Birthday Cri 1 , a handicap ' sweepstakes of iJOsov.^, eacli, 5 forfoit, or entrance fee only, if declared by day of 1 goneral entry, with 500 sev.s. added ; ! second horse lOOsovs-, and third horse so soys. from the prize, One milo and a1 halt. . Mr P. .1. M'Alister'sb m Josie. 4 years, 4st 111b,, by Kelpie— Parachute (E, M'Grade) " 1 , Air George Fagans b m Phyllis, 4 yeai\«, I Cst. 71b. (Hourke) 2 Mr E, Keys' b h Kapid, 5 years, 7st. Sib, (Gallagher) ... ,*. 3 The Gem, 9st. 31b. (Regan); Stoekdalo, Bst. 71b. (Norton) ; Hypatia, Ssts, 51b. (Huxley); Wat-wick, Sst. 21b. (Gough); ! First l)omoH, Sst. (Gainsforth) ; Bristol- , Sst. (Colley) ; Old Gold, 7st. 81b. (Wii; liams) ; Here's Luck, 7»t. 71b. (English , Comet, 7st. 51b. (Williamson) ; Goldfinch, , 7a*. (Tory) ; Lesbia, 6st. 121b. (Nicholson) ; Mirabeau, Sst, 91b. (Milne) ; Rainbow, Cat;. | olb. (Kelso); Lord Clifden, 6st. 51b. (M'Grath) ; Revenge, 6st. 41b, (Ellis). , Friendship Gsfc., (Leadbeater), also ran. The usual wearisome delay took place bofore the flag was lowered to a good start, , Bristol and Mirabeau being the first to move, and tho latter, on the outside, taking up the running at the distance, led '. for a few strides, when Revenge in the ) centre shot to the front, and just led War- , wick, Goldfinch, Here's Luck, and L Mirabeau past the stand, while the lot were whipped in by Stockdale and , Bristol. Goldfinch led over the ran crossing ' and past Cutts' by a length, followed by [ Warwick, who had Here's Luck and Le&bia ' at his girths, the others well packed a couple of lengths off, and whipped in by | The Gem, Stockdale, and rapid. After , passing the seven fux-longs post Here's , Luck ran to the front and led Goldfinch and ' Mirabeau two lengths along the back of the j course, Lesbia, Warwick, Phyllis, Comet '. and Jh&sie following on close. When half-way up the hill, Comet on the , outside ran up second, and was with- , in a length ot Here's Luck, when pass- [ ing the Trainers' Stand, and aftor them succeeded Mirabeau, Rapid, Phyllis, ! Jessie, and Le&bia in cluster, but a few • strides further on Lesbia and Here's Luck were beaten, and Rapid and Comet led round the bond and turned into the ( straight on close terms, attended by Here's . Luck, Phyllis, and Jessie ; at the distance , Comet was in front and looked all over a winner, but Rapid and Phyllis were hard ', upon him, and the favourite failing to stay . it out retired when 100 yards from home, and Rapid and Phyllis settled down to fight it out, but had hardly done so, , when M'Grado brought Jesfie with a well- ! timed rush, and the daughter of Kelpie, | responding with her usual gametiess, out- ; paced the pair in the run homo, and | won cleverly by a long half-length from Phyllis, who just boat Rapid for second place ; and then on pretty even terms came Comet,follo\ved four lengths awuy by Hypatia and First Demon. Time : 2mins. 38|secs.