THE HON. E. MITCHELSON INTERVIEWED.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 320, 28 November 1888, Page 3

THE HON. E. MITCHELSON INTERVIEWED.

During the time the Hod. E. Mibcheisou wsh in Melbourne hv was interviewed by a reporter of the "Evening Heiald.'" He ga\e his opinion of the race on (Jup day as follows :—: — Well, to toll you the truth, I don't bhmk I nfttt very much of the Cup race. There waa such a crowd that, what with one thing and another, I only got a partial view. It may be all very well when a man g-oeb with him&elf, but when he iias ladies with him he has his work cut out. Ah, ye&, &did tho reporter, laughing', the only way to do with them is ju^t to take them to the coui>o, put them on the grand stand, and then leave them to take core of themselves. The grand stand? Why, we got there before twelve o'clock, and every seat was taken. They had to stand the whole time. P&haw ! that was too bad, indeed. The crowd was a big one. Big. I should think it was.lnoverwiw&uch a 3ight before. It's a magnificent course, and the appointments and arrangements are as near perfection as they can be expected. The club must be a very rich one, and muse be spending £12,000 to £14.000 a year on that course. The public are splendidly served. Yes, they do things very well. They do so. The «lub is very liberal, and &o far ab I am concerned they have used me in most gentlemanly fashion, and tieated me with every courtesy. I have nothing but good words for them. The rooms are finely h'bt-ed up, the luncheon a most excellent one, the Governor's suite is rich, and as I said the club is indeed liberal. How about the race ? Well : I think it was run and won on its merits. •' Do you ? Are you satisfied with your defeat ? Well I'm not exactly satisfied in that I hoped to have won— but everything was fair and above board, and all the horses seemed to have iair play. I had heaid that there wore all kinds "of tricks ployed at j JTlemington, but I saw nothing of the soi t , T have nothing at all to complain of, and so far as J was concerned everything wont off well. What about Whakawai's running ? Well, I expected him to win — but I have to accept the defeat as unalterable now — with the best philosophy 1 can. I would have liked to have won. The horse did not do as well as I expected. Then he did nob go as well as in his trials ? No, he did not run up to track form. He has done better on the track. Whether bluffed at the horses or what I don't know. He seemed to liave a good position in the race too. Any fault with the jockey ? . . No, I think the boy rode him very nicely. I have no fault to find with that or anything, except I would of course have liked to have won. . What did you think of Traditon V Well, I believe Tradition could have, won if he had been fit ; but I don't think he was. ' I scarcely think he had a thorough preparation, and I believe he can do better than he did yesterday when they get him trained more. Tradition is a- magnificent horse.' . > ' , i' • • What do you think- of>the l appointments V As perfectas they can wellbe. In my opinion Flemington racecourse .and race arrangements aro the finest in the world. . I have not; been on the ' English racecourses, but from- vyhat lam told they.-do, not come up,tOiFlemingbon. M ",,_, - (!i^ ';- The elee'tric' arrangements iai'o, an improvement? •,/„,,-„',' j r i ' , , , „ Yes, that chronometer is' a h'nettbi^g. They startibwith electricity , and the scratch-

ings are done by electricity. There hax r e been Improvements since I was here before, threo yeais ago. What do you think of the people ? Think ! It's the biggest crowd! over saw, bu6 they have everything clone for their .convenience bhat can well bo done, it seemb to me. The people have nothing to complain of. The arrangements for getting to tho course are excellent and well carried out, and the arrangements on the course are really splendid. The club deserve great credit for what they have done.