The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-04
RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

THE MELBOURNE cUP-rHE QUEEN CITY OF THE
SOUTH IN cARNIvAI-EIGHTY THOUSAND SPEC
TAToRs-THE ROAD, GRAND STAND, LAWN,
HILL, FLAr--A DESPERATELY EXCITING RACE.
MELBOURNE, Nov is, 1875.
The great event Of the year in the Southern Hems-
phsre, tho Melbourne Cup race of last Tuesday
9th November the Pennington course, two and one
half miles to the northwest OF Melbourne presence
OF a gathering estimated at so 600 spectators Mel
bourne full OF strangers from all parts Of Victoria
New South Wales, South Australia Queensland and
New Zealand, and the past week has been carnival
Tuesday broke 6ne, and tho road to the pre-
scented
DAsuMG SCENE
throughout the forenoon Eight nine fourth hands
turned out, prominent among which was that Of Sir
Hercules Robinson Governor OF New South Wales the
equipage being Of four magnificent bays driven by
himself and brought over per steamer from Sydney.
Another beautiful team four -colored little
horses. The squatters Of Victoria, who forming
powerful landed arIstocracy abounded upon the road
in their grand landaus and such high class vehicles,
reminding OF the Injuries OF the peerage in Eng
land For three hours
cAvALcADE sTRRAMED
out of Melbourne. The view Of Pennington racecourse,
obtained from the public gates the of a hill,
superb Spread below the running ground,
like billiard table, with the little white pths marking
the oval track Far away to tho right stood the lofty
mound known as THE Hill" crowded with an assem-
blage OF so 600 people. like beehive in full
The borne in the air Tor mile distant Below
the Hill is the long range of the Grand Stand only
story, but accommodating 3, 900 persons 1t is
VERY FLOWER PARrERRE
OF the beauty and fashion Of Australia In front OF
this the lawn where hundreds of magnificent toilets
abound, aud trailed about with the glory of pea
cocks Some costumes were had from Worth OF Paris,
and one was mentioned as having cost 200 sterling.
nnV Fln Af -
here OF course the cavaliers lacking among
such throng OF fair danes Let us mount the Hi
and take another view of the festival To the lett
stretches for half mile
IMMENSE CARAvANsARY
OF vehicles, many with futerng white tops. This IS
''The Flat the great picnickng ground Behind it
Is seen the railway line, with trains Of serpentne
length slowly crawling up from the city No less than
81 900 visitors by the railway and the
rush of traffic may be imagined. Seventeen booking
windows were kept open at Melbourne station and yet
inadequate Between the Flat the Hill is the
carriage paddock wilderness OF vehicles the upper
ten thousand, covering whole Round the SIDES
tethered the carriage horses a thousand in num-
ber fit to mount the grandest cavalry regiment in the
world To right hand and down below is the sad
ding paddock, with the racehorses stalking about in
their cloths or stalled around by the fence Here is
RING,
OF white hat tops like sea- agtated with ftrul
breezes The bell rings TO clear the the Mel
bourne Cup race, which, like The Derby, is preceded
and followed by others of less importance Mounted
troopers clear away the mob, and upon the strip of
beaten sward the racehorses begin their preIim
nary canters. Betting is eager, and the fever
OF gambling seizes almost every The
strident voices OF the bookmakers heard -'Now,
then, this cup want to layi' Three to lmpe-
cot Richmondli' "who saws KinrsboroughYj The
race very open one. Imperial, who headed lit
tie in public favor, had the Sydney Gold Cup early
In the year and Godsbrough, several months later,
had won the great Sydney Metropolitan Kingsbor-
ough splendid horse, belonging TO Sir Hercules
Robinson, and many SydLeyites nothing in il but
him. Old John Tat, the veteran, who has carried OF
more Melbourne cups than any other owner, had in
trusted his
FAMOUS YELLOW ASD BLACK coLoRs
this year TO his horse Godsbrough and game little one
called Melbourne Goldsbrough of the highest Eng
lsh racing lineage and the par in blood OF Gaopn tho
English Derby winner The silver and black OF Billy
Wilson, and the great St Adams training stable Gee
long, represented by Kincraichne, clipper FLY
from tho West. Tho Messrs Chirnsde whose light
blue and white carried of last years cup with Hari
cot, again had entered that rafting brown horse
as also another dangerous one named Nimrod. Dixie
a famous one from the Island of Tasmania Rich
mond, clever little three year-od, had the
Sydney Derby Wolomai had shown pace, and be-
onged to the most popular bo1ilsSe i9 Melbourne-
numbered twenty-five, the evencst lot ever gathered
an Australian racecoursc Tho distance was two
miles and the starting post at two high flags half
mile TO the left OF the hill
HORSES WHEELED
about at post they watched xously through
thousands of lorcneties Then the red flag was noticed
TO fall, and the shout arose, They're OIL" The
atomcs In the distance were rising and falling like
birds in their night-all abreast The murmur along
the army Of people ike thunder.
Coquette-was leading, the youngster upon her whip
ping away mau, KNOWING tnat MS only cnance was
TO keep in front. Then they past like a fash of
lightning the turf flying and
EXCiTED
from the throats Of so 900 Rounding away to the
left the horses gaoped in obque direction across
the plain and punched that all suspense
for few moments Again, half mile distant they
heightened out and passed in fair view before the eyes
that strained after them Almost every hooaed
something to relieve the penup feelings oquctte"
"Dukeln 'Kingisher is lasth Imperial naggingn
'Rchmond coming upl" Another turn and the horses
make for the straight run In.
No holding back in this II is out from end
TO emo. Now they turn into the straight and coming
direct toward u.s. the leaders appear IN line The
spectators with opera glasses give out yells Of norma
ton ats Wolomai l-Wollomai by -" Yes
Woomai is leading, and the jockey glances over his
shoulder, laughing. Goldsbrough makes a desperate
effort to beat him the post, and the shout arises
"Goldsbrough wnsln Then Richmond is thrash
ing up quite outside the ruck which, usual hugs
the inner fence "Richmond Richmond" is shouted
'Goldsbrough" "No; it's Wollomail" And
EASILY,
Tme-3:3S Richmond second, Goldsbrough third
The quickest time the Melbourne Cup has been
in Is 1886 by Don Juan, in 1873 The distance has
always been two miles. The race is a handicap. VOL
loma years, carried St. ID. lie was an outsider
betting 10 to against him.