The Australian Jockey Club's Meeting. [REUTER'S CABLEGRAM.] Sydney, September 21.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2217, 23 September 1886, Page 2

The Australian Jockey Club's Meeting. [REUTERS CABLEGRAM.] Sydney, September 21.

Thk Australian Jit key Club's meeting was continued to day at Hand wick. Slight sliowei-, fell diii infc the day, but tin w cither cleared up l.i'er on. The attend.uue in con-equ^nce w,i- hardl}' «*o good. ,h usual, not more thin fifteen thousand people biMiig pie-ent. The roid was extensively patronised, rind thi re -t^nie'l to be a larger number of visitors from the neighbouruigcolonitis til tn in f. .nner vear-. Indus-try, a Kew Zedand \n><i h,-y by Musket, out of Peailasb, o.vned by \\ . K"l«o, defeated Morphyte and other- in the Spring Maiden Stakes. The starter* in the Metropolitan Stakes weie : — Ti:e B 'he'i.i vi, Jewel, Lord William. < 'erne ml B''>\ Monte Chn*to, Lancer, Pet>>r, I* ill y. Zeno, Mvle-* Na Copp.\leen, Highland Muv. 15 V, The Orphan, (lentility. Bravo, Kirletn in, L <yd of the Lake, Kifle-hot md S .relh. The betting w.is 100 to lL'."i it: iin-t Tn- Jewel nnd Zeno, 100 to L»0 The 1J ■'• — , ,«.. lv.i : > i>s BY, 100 to 10 L >rd Wi'nii 1 :;. rt-Ai, Lancer and Lord of the Like. V>r > Monte Christo, 100 to .") Folly, T. 1 " on.Vm and Rifleman. Aft^i -eveial af- ',ipt» in ind'tt> itnt start u.i> iMfecti'd. Wir'.i tl'o th.r foil, Lord Willi.iin, Tolly and Copj) ile» j n were the mo-t con^p'cuoii-.. {{ i fle^hot j,'ot iivnv \ciy b.idlv. At tnc Kick of the cour-e, Lord William asMini'M the le.id, followed by Soieli.i, Coup. i 1 . 'en, I'ollv and Jewel, the othiM-. bein^j wIII uj). William led round the liend cut uni: the -ti ai^'ht, th< -eneare?t h'ui bent j; Sorella, Cojip.ilten and Bia\o. l'.is«.in^ the stand on the (i!»t time round, Soiella and Coppileeii weie still close totj-ther, with Toih, Hi^lilai.d M,uy and Zeno close up. Monte Chiisto, however, w mild not % i Hop a \.iui. Pas-m^ the seven furlong p.>~t, Lord of the Lake, William and Bi.uo were together, separated by scarcely .i mvk fr<»m Sorell. , B V, Folly, Jewel and Bohemian. Ci'ppaleen and Loid of the Like soon diopped back beaten. H ilf • a mile from home the |jositioiis weie : Smell. i, Lord William, Biivo, Jewel, Fol'v, and Bohemia. Coining down the home turn, Jewel and B >henn.in went up « ith a great rush, proiinn' > nt amount the next c<mtinLud William, Folly, and Hiphhmd Mary, the otliers being out-paced. B'lhenii'n made a great eifort ; although he failed to acqune the lead, ho at oncj answeied the riderV call gamely. A hundied y.mis fiom the post the ]>ace was temlic, and a splendid race ensued between Jewel and Bohemian. By apiece of mtsteilv ndmg the latter pist man iged to get h"i he id in fioiit, arid won by a neck from Jewel, with llliani, three lengths away. thud. The otheis came in in the following oidei : — Folly, Highland Mai v, Soiella, Yeno, C'oppaleen. (Gentility, P.iavo, L intei, C't use and Blue, Oiphan. Ji'wel hnished w itli i^mark.ible g.niiLnes-,. Moliemi mi m n gieat hoi--e. By Jewel's defe it the i ing aie l.uge puner-, but 10-»e on the othii race-. Robert-oti lode I'ohemian, and Hale* Jewel. Yeno, Soiella, Folly and Coppaleen, ran well ! throughout the race. Tune, 3rnm. 31^ sees. The following wete the results of the pimcipal events:- — Kii'HMOM) SrvKKs (it 20sovs each, with .r»00-o\s. r »00-o\s .idded. For two-year-olds. Colts, 8s ."ilbs ; fillies and geldings, Bst. The owner of the second horse to receive lOOsovs-, and the owner of the third sodavs fiom t!ie pri/e. Half i\ mile. Mr Smith's eh c Yetman, by Julian Avenel — Vanity . 1 Matab >r " . .2 Hon. J. White's bl f Sumatra, by the Pontiff— Malacca . . 3 Nine noises started. Yetman won by a head. Tune, .')o\sec. Thk Aimruivv Jockky Ciub Ovks of 20 .soys each, with 000-ovs added. For three-} ear old fillies, 8s olbs. One mile and a half. Hon. J. White's br f Tamarisk, by Chester — Uuelder Ro<e f Hon. W. A. Long's b f Cros>fiie, by (Joldsborough — Powder . " + Hon. J. White's br f Acme, by Chester Piinces- Maud 3 This race lesulted in a dead heat between Tamarisk and Cro—riie, Acme being third. Time I'iiiin 40^,sec. T\i\r (Jurvr Mmuopoijtw St\kk> of 2sov each, with ")00 sn- idded ; second horse lOOsovs, and third *>oso\^ fiom the >takes. Two nules. Mr T. Jone.s's b h The Bohemian, ."iyr?, by Maubyrnong -Nina, 7st 1 MrJ. Mayo'sbh The Jewel, .\\rs, by ( ioldsboiough - Ida, 7s (>lb " ". 2 Mr W. Duggans n* eh c Lord William, T 3yrs, by (iiand I-'l.uieur - Nina, (Utlilb .'> Nineteen hor-e- st,»i ted, ami the race resulted in a \eiy clo-e rmi-h, Bohemian winning by a head Time .Sunn 'Ml sec.