MELBOURNE CUP ITEMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1256, 16 December 1882, Page 1 (Supplement)

MELBOURNE CUP ITEMS.

.(From The Sullilin,) "What are they all yelling at I" asked a ■;> short sporting character, who could not see over the heads of the crowd at Flemington, " Why, at the top of their voices, stupid!" replied an artless goomy, who had a good ,; view of Assyrian coming in a winner, A father scolds his son for his fondness for ' races: "Really, father, you were once young. Did.you never have any fun at race time 1 " " Never," said the father, with a melancholy sigh;" when I was young I had no money,, and when I became rich it was too late," " The second ought to have won," persisted our sporting scribe, " Very likely," said /> Barney; " but then, you see, old man, unfortunately for you,' oughts' don't count." " The deuce they don't I" said Nathaniel. "I only wish the boss would add an ought or two to the undersized cheque he weighs in with on Saturday." ..,.■'■ The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the • fold, And skinned the poor lambs of their fleeces of gold; And they murmured, " What duffcrswowero not to see. That our bets, in turf parlance, were all up a tree." "let," said her friend, the squatter, to Miss Dacrc, as they slowly promenaded down the lawn, "that young gommy over by the fountain is quite head over ears in love with our friend, Pulcherrima Ringlets; in fact he's quite got girl on the brain. " Oh, in deed!" replied his fair companion. " Jndg-' ing from appearances, I should say the young lady would have a particularly soft seat." *"~