THE VICTORIAN WATERLOO CUP, 1880.

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1271, 21 August 1880, Page 3

THE VICTORIAN WATERLOO CUP, 1880.

For G\— all ages, at £25 each. Winner, £500 and a »il\cr collar, presented by the Club; sei oncl, £200 ; third and fourth, &50 ; uinnei s of three courses, £',o e.ith; winners of two courses, £20 c.ich ; winners ot one course, £10 cuh. Tub running-off of the Waterloo Cvp — the greatest event in the Southern Hemisphere, so far as regards the lovers of the "leash" are concerned — has just boon brought to a close after six days' hard work upon the famous plains of Suubury, a few miles from Melbourne, the seat of the Hon. W. J. Clark. The (51 competitors, taken as a whole, wee an inferior lot, and yet they numbered amongst them the picked representatives of New South Welles, South Australia, and Tasmania. The winner turned up in a regular outsider, who made his first and only appearance. Springwater, who ran through his course well, is a brindled dog, showing more power than quality. He has a rare back, and immense propelling powers,' a game head, light neck, and oblique shoulders, js rather light in the bone, but has all the appearance of a cut-and-come customer. His trainer had such faith in him, that bar accident his chances were second to none, as in a trial he shaped remarkably well. VI. Mr S. Burgis ns Mr T. Skidmore's bd w d Snnngw.iter, by Lavandcr Water — Juliet, beat Mr F. Tillcy ns Mr Walker's, bk w b Bashful Maid, by Bashful Joe — Wallflower, and won the Cup. The deciding course (pays the Aiestralasi'ui) resulted in a victory for the outsider Springwater, who led up Bashful Maid by a good two lengths for the turn, drove puss into the rushes near Condron's, where the Bashful Joe puppy had the best of some scrambling work, but the hare getting through the fence the latter stopped, and Springwater went in, scored a few timesj^re going over the rise, and won. Bashful Maid, the runner-up, is a good greyhound, whose career was nearly cut short in the first round. The Waterloo Purse was a gift to Sunnyside, who went through it unchallenged. The Plate fell to Buxom, who had the benefit of two byes and a heavy fall on the part of Caroline, when winning easily, so that her victory was a bloodless one.

/ It is stated that a telegram has been received at Lisborn from Mozambique informing the Portuguese government of the capture of the powerful chief Mucuse, who was the principal slave exporter. Three dhows have been taken, with 2CO liaves on board.