Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-31
RACING IN AUSTRALIA.
Some Accessories To the Sport at tn
AntipOdes.

some accessories 10 the sport at the
Antipodes.
Chatting the other day with Mr.. Byron
Moore, the secretary of the Victoria Rae
ingsClub, says writer In the Melbourne
Sportsman, l cleaned some interesting
details in connection with the outside ad-
vertising and administration OF the big
racing show Of the year. For months be-
fore the big meeting, racing articles are
written anent the entries and chances OF
the horses engaged. and printed proofs
forwarded TO every up country paper
throughout the colonies. The majority
OF these sketches are published in the
local journals, and with the handsome
Autographs posted on every railway sta
ton, the man, woman or child who dosen't
bear of the Melbourne cup by the end Of
October must reside pretty far back in
the back blocks. The day before the cup,
Mr.. Ellery, government astronomer, ad-
vlses the V. 4. G. people as to the prob
able condition OF the weather on the NOR
row, and in the event OF his report being
favorable, Mr.. Byron Moore has 81, 900
books and cards printed. Last year the
figures were 81 1000, the grand total OF the
books and cards issued for the week being
72,4j0. The comfort of visitors by road
the dust tiend, each OF the Melbourne
municipalities is requisitioned for water
carts, which, starting from the post Office
water and rewater the whole OF the road
to the Lawn. A stan OF men, horses and
drays, Is permanently employed every
working day right through the year in
Carting sand and tan 10 the training
tracks, while the distance trayersed by
the horses engaged i'll narrowing and
rolling the tracks was just 4,750 miles
last year. Many millions of gallons Of
water are conveyed ON to the course
through three-inCh main for watering
the tracks, which are further looked after
by stan OF about thirty men under the
supervision Of the ranger.
| am not quite certain how manv tons
OF hairpins, salety-pins, etc., are supplied
by Mr.. Byron Moore for the uso Of the
ladies, but | do know that the violet
powder for their Identification Cor beati-
licatiOn, either word Will do is purchased
from the wholesale chemists by the hun
dred. weight, while the private rooms are
stocked with other toilet requisites too
mysterious to mention. Having dealt
with the provision made for the personal
adurnnent of the ladies, | Will turn to a
few figures supplied me IN connection
with the creature comforts furnished dur
ng tue last twelve months. find that
Mr.. skinner, one oil the principal caterers
in the colonies, got through sl6, 900 bottles
OF 0erated waters, Il,5O0 bottles ale and
stout, 3, 30 bottles champagne, $50 bot
ties colonial and foreign wine, l.500 GAL
Ions spirits, 100 nogsneads colonial ale.
$1,000 cigars, 4, 100 head turkey, fowls and
ducks, 1850 pounds OF meats, % 800
pounds OF ham, $4,000 sandwiches, 10, 800
pork pies. This, OF course, does not rep
resent the amount consumed at Fleming
ton alone, but when 1t is remembered that
there are several other caterers TO tue
club, including Mr.. Straker, who has the
front bars ard luncheon rooms, the
quantity OF eaLables and d~inkaUIes nut
away by the thousands who visit Flem-
lnrton at a Gun meeting can be IMAGINED.
Altogether the administration depart.
ment of The V. Il. c. must have their work
cut out In catering satisfactorily "all
round' for their patrons.