Year: 1873

| wins and sometimes he loses ineXplic-
ably. The prevailing impression
amongst the knowing ones was, that
If there was enough money piled on
Irene that the weight of 1t would
bring in her second. However, the
second heat is close at hand, and the
horses are coming up. Ireneis walked
up and down, scraped and rubbed;
Target keeps to the right of the stand
in blankets, with small knot of men
around him, and gets his farewell rub
bing. AS he canters by the stand he
seems cooler and fresher than the
mare, and there are less offers audi
BILE to back Irene. Willis Hull holds
Target, while Jonathan performs
the same for Irene. The mares mouth
gets a final sponging out. They are
of, but no start. AS they come back
to the post the horse seems the livelier,
and Jonathan leads the mare. They
start neck and neck, the mare gaining
half length in the first POO yards.
The pace is much livelier than that OF
the first heat. At the quarter the mare
still leads. At 800 and 700 yards she
maintains the same position, and from
the half mile to the homestretch there
is no variation. Coming round the
first time, they finish the mile in
1:50, neck and neck.


SECOND TIME ROUND.


Target took the lead at the quarter
and kept it to the half, and was let
out from that point. His rider looked
over his shoulder sometimes four, five
and six lengths ahead of the mare,
and beat her just as he liked in BAH.
The crowd who were not Interested in
the betting now commenced leaving
and smothered the whole course in
clouds of dust.


THIRD AND FINAL HEAT The
horse was freely backed for the last
heat, and Irene's rider was changed,
Hewston giving place to young Smith.
No reason was assigned for the change,
but the horse was backed freely.


Between the heats the foot race came
off, as Irene had to have plate fixed
and it was getting late. There were
ten starters, amongst them cOlOred
boy called Niger Jim. These were
accompanied by such crowd of horses
and carriages that it was impossible to
see the race from the stand on account
of the dust. Two gave up before they
reached the half mile. 1t was a mat
terOf general comment that the con-
duct Of the riders in Obscuring the
race was unjustifiable. The mile was
won by an Indian boy, with a sheep
herder second. s...t-


After this unsatisfactory break in
the proceedings was concluded, Target
and Irene came up for the final heat.
1t was getting quite dark--Irene's ri
der the boy Smith, had to carry any
quantity of lead. Great dissatisfac-
ton was expressed at the long inter-
val between the heats. When they
got off Target took the lead, and at the
quarter he was two lengths ahead of
the mare. Irene seemed to come up
toward the half, but the horses were
invisible for dust and failing light, and
their position was not clearly defina-
BILE until they entered the homestretch,
when they appeared to be neck and
neck. AS they neared the distance
the mare drew ahead amid great
cheers. She passed under the string
half a length ahead, the horse coming
with rush. The last round Target
came up at the quarter, but the mare
put OH squirt and led at the half by
length. AS they came up the home
stretch, for the last time, the excite
ment was intense. Target came with
a fearful rush, but failed to reach the
mares shoulder, Irene winning by
half a length.