THE CAULFIELD CUP. Auckland, October 29.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 417, 6 November 1889, Page 6

THE CAULFIELD CUP. Auckland, October 29.

Frum papers to hmd by the s.s. Mararoa to-day, we bnlie the following details of the running for the Paul field Cu.jp :: n — t , Tit»s Caitlviulo Cur.— A> 1 Handicap- "of 2,00050v ; 1,50050v of the said sum to go to the first horse, 35050v to the second, and 150sov to the third. One mile and a half J. Cripps's br h Boz, by Bosworth — " , Hyp(i»ia, syrs, 7st 7lb (carried 7b t 91b) (llammagc) .. .1 S. U. Cook's eh m The Cliirmer, by Henchman— The Witch, syis, 7st 71b (IWer) 2 W. T. Jones's b h Bravo, by Grand Flaneur— The Orphan, 6yis, Bst 121b (OBiien) ' ... . 3 Also ran : — Mauton (Ifarris), Pakoha (Hales), Lonsdale ((taghan), Stanley (Quinn), Wycombe (Dunhey), Chaldean . (Ivimyj.Teuton (Men. OBrien), Bothwell (F. Smith), Silvorton (Anwin), Don Giovan (J. Campbell), Sinecure (Huxley), bank (Leeson), Menotti (Fielder), Uaaburner (Hayc), Meteor (A. Campbell), . Dunkeld (Myers), Tartar (H. Smith), Green Isle (Fajrg), and Islander (J. McCiowan).

THE RACE. As fcho 22 competitors prepared to dress up ii) obedience to the starter's summons, Chaldean's white spottei jacket was seen on the rail*, with Gasburncr, Boz, Silverton and Bravo, next ; Moqrobank, Pakeha, The Charmer. Meteor, Teuton, Stanley and! Menotti had central berths, whilst Don 1 Giovan, Bothwell, Green Isle, Tartar; Mao ton and Dunkeld were on the outsidej fcho last named cutting capers which rivalled the eccentricities of the war dancq of his Maori birthplace. Mantoq momentarily caught the infection of hte fellow countryman's bad behaviour, and the delay threatened to be prolonged; but after two breaks away, in which Teuton and Sinecure respectively c\ inced their eagerness for the encounter, the Hag fell, a roar of "They're off" swept across the heath, and subsequently the new goner, which has evidently not yet settled down to its work, caused general amusement by proclaiming the start long after the horses were all well in their stride. Pakeha's black jacketshowed prominently in the centie as they jumped away, and Boz also went off the mark as quickly as a man, enabling Rammage to secure an inside berth early in the race, which proved- to be of no small advautage when it came to finishi'ug.' Others who were favourably placed by the starb were The Charmer, Don Giovan, Chaldean, Stanlej' and Sinecure. Racing past the distance post, Chaldean showed in front of The Charmer, Teuton' and Don Giovan, and as a fair view of tho whole field could be obtained, 10,000 pairs of anxious eyes observed with alarm' that one of the very worst placed of tho lot \va3 the favourite Bravo, who, got away right in the rear. As the troop, dashed past the judge's box, beating hoofs causing a duller sound than usual by contact with the sodden turf, Don Giovan held the pride of place, which followers oorf r the Emily ville Stable 'fondly hoped the gay deceiver might occupy at the finish, Teuton being less than a^ length A behind him and jubt in front of The ,Chlirmer, who t was lollowed by- Chaldean, 'Sinecure,'- Pakeha, Boz, Dunkeld and 'Mo6reb23mk,*the last three - being Wycombe, Bravo and Bothwell. Chaldean took up the running as the kaleidoscopic mass of colours swept round the turn out of the straight, closely attended by The Charmer, Boz, Don Giovan and Sinecure, and the favourite still last bub one. Passing the mile post Sinecure ran up to Chaldean's quarter, separating- the Tasmanian from The Charmer, who was followed by Teuton, Dunkeld, Boz, Pakeha, Green Isle, Don Giovan (who Jiad fallen back to the centre) and Mcteoiy the last fou,r T being -ItisndefT B~ravo, Wycombe^afiU Canton. At , the seven furlongs post Dimkelu ran" into the lead, and. halt a furlong further Chaldean dropped back as through- shbt,. leaving the' New Zealander-at-the head of^gfiairs with Sinecure, The Charmer, "Teuton, Green Isle, Boz, Pakeha, SilvertonJF Meteor' and Don' Giovan; no^t/t Anxious eyes watched the iield swing round the far>-behd' prior to commencing the straight s rju«-dbwn the' railway side to the ' home turn, where all -fche front > division*. -eagerly 1 ' content for tho most favourable > situation for a straight run home." Meteor was seen on the outside gliding to the front, and simultaneously - with the " advance of the Caultield hoi-se'Du,nkeld joined the beaten division, -Pakeha going great guns, second, almost on even terms with Meteor, and then The Charmer, Teuton, Don Giovan, Boz and Lonscbile, with Bravo ih a slightly improved position, and Chaldean and Moorebank hopelessly toiling in the rear. A> Meteor ineieosed Ills lead three' and a half furlongs from home the' hopes of his p:uty went high, as, nothing was more likely to stay it out on heavy goiunthan an old horse with a light weight and a rider well capable of keeping. luh? going. Rounding the home turn" Meteor held Ins own, but Power, taking advantage of The Chatmer's handiness, was able to .secure an inside berth for the run home, which, however, except that it minimised the chance of swerving, was not of any value, as the couise near the rails had been badly cut up by the previous three races. Pakeh^ was' third ino the straight, and then ,80/,, Teuton and Lonsdale, with Bravo coining with a fast run from the ruck. Amidst a scene of intense excitement, the leaders approached the di = tance, and as Bravo forged still nearer to the front, and The Charmer was running level in the lead with Meteor, the lingmen's chmce of escaping disaster seemed hopeless, all three having been backed for a ton of money. Boz, going splendidly in thp., centre., of -the' loaders, passed Pakeha, and' the hones, of 1 tho Caultield division wdto suddenly da.shed at the distance, where Meteor,. failed to respond to Campbell'3 call for a final effort, aud as Bravo's chance of getting 1 up in time seemed hopeless, The Charmer's name' ; was shouted all along the line. The two last named were, however, Separated by another horse in perfect condition-," which | had been ridden a. beautiful 'race, and just I as the followers of Pytchjey ;Lodgc "«nd ; Power were preparing to shake hands the golden spotted jacket of Rammageon Boz 1 was seen on the whip hand of Power. Tnc' 100 yards struggle .was short, sharp, and decisive, and though The Charmer showed' herself to be true grit, Boz had '-Just a bit more left in him, and 30 yards from home he had the little mare beaten, but the judge's verdict was only three-quarters of a - length. Bravo, going like a steam engine, finished half a length behind The Charmer, a great performance under the weight on heavy going, and considering the way in which he was handicapped by hfs rearward position for the first mile of' the journey. Meteor finished fourth, Pakeha fifth, Silverton sixth, Wycombe seventh 1 , Lonsdale . eighth, Teuton ninth, Islander tenth, Gasf .burner eleventh, Stanley twelfth, and then, in the order na.tied, Dunkeld, Bqthwell, Don Giovan, Green Isle, Manto^,' Sinecure,; Menotti, Tartar, and Chaldean" and Moore- ; bank together last. Time, 2min, 43scc. I

i yTHE^WINNINU HORSE AND . JOCKEY. The winner, J3oz, is.,a ,t>i'own horse, 5 years old, by Boswoitli (sou of Maribyrnong ami The Fawn, and therefore full brother to Richmond) from Hypotia, by the ltnpoited' horse Pro to Martyr, fr.om A/.imuth by Julius, etc. ' Boz was bred by the lafce Mr Matthew Bryant, of Cairn Curran, and it is not a little singular that before passing into tlie hands of his present owner ho belonged to Mr Matthew O'Khanassy, nominator and part on ncr of Chicago, who won the Caullield Cup last year. Ho has been generally looked upon as a sprinter, whose tether was afc moat a milo, but by tho determined way in which ho finished on Saturday "Bob* played the "Dickens" with popular fallacies respecting the extent of certain horses' staying capabilities being known to a furlone. He commonced his.career as a two-year-old" at Flomington by winning tho V.R.C. Hopeful Stakes,,, and in the same season won the Federal Stakes at Caulh'eld. As a three-year-old 'li6 ,vbn the* Telegraph Stakes at Bendigo, and Railway Handicap at Geelong. At four yeais he was success)- i ful in the Christmas Gift at Willia'mstown, but his best victory 'prior feo la.st Saturday was in tho Standish Plate, at Flemington, on New i ear's Day, and as Dividend ran second to him on that occasion, it will be seen that Boz has veritably been Mr S. (.5. Cook's bete noir. Recently Boz scored a couple of minor handicap wins, neither, however, of sutticient value to entail a penalty for the Caulfield Cup, Itwill be seen that the time was the slowest on record since the distance was changed, to a mile and a half, which, however, is' quite accounted ,i- r by tho heavy state of. the course. Robert Rammage, who rode the winner, has long been recognised as one oi tho best horsemen in Australia, and his victory on the" 'present occasion is the more remarkableand meritorio.usfrom thefactthat in consequence of suffering dreadfully from severe rheumati&Tn' he can at times hardly walk. Tho "trying ' complaint, though severely attacking his leg's, has apparently left his hands all right, judging by the way in which he shook Boz up at the distance and brought him home, though -the effort was to disappearances about as much as the delicate 'state of the iock'ey's health could stand. Rarnmage got well away, and like Power on The Charmer kept) a good position throughout the whole journey,, and as tho field opened at the home' turn he was enabled to pick a good placo for a straight run home. Rammageis not only a thoroughly skilful and cool horseman, but his name is the synonym of honesty a.nd integrity, and as most of his victories have been gained in< Mr S. G. Cook's colours, the winning' \ jockey would doubtless rather have defeated in the final struggle any other livery than the maroon and silver, which has so frequently tuid so creditably -been Itorne in tho van i>y himself.

4 to 1 nfest. Bravo ?o to 1 agst. Green Isle 6 - 1 - Me ojy . 25 - 1 _ Wy combo 7- 1 - Don Giovnn 25 - 1 _ Lonsdale 0 - l - Chaldean 25 - 1 - Alenotti 0- 1 - Moorqbunk 25 -1 - Islander 0- 1 r Muntott -> 53-1 - Stanley ? o~ i ~ 111^ Ul 50 -1 - Tcutoii \%~}~ i- llc cl w r » iei> 50 —1 — Uothwcll ' IS ~J ~ Sinecure 50 - - Silverton 5~ } ~ i°f , ' , ' 50 - 1 - Gasbnrnoiv 20 - 1 — Pakeha 50 — 1 — Tartar I I

WEh'TINU AT THE STAim '