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A (juiet^ cliarmingly-situated place is Ilandwick. 

 Built ou the rise^ it commands an extensive view over 

 the racecourse, and far away to famous Botany Bay 

 and La Perouse. It also has an outlook over the 

 Centennial Park^ and a distant view of the city may 

 be obtained. 



Randwick is within easy distance of Sydney, 

 about four miles or a shade more from the General 

 Post Office, and the trams run there at frequent 

 intervals. 



Many racing men reside there, and most of them 

 have large, comfortable residences. The king of the 

 ring, Mr. Humphrey Oxenham, has a beautiful mansion 

 overlooking the racecourse, fitted up in the most 

 luxurious manner, and displaying in every room the 

 good taste of its owner. 



One of the principal racing stables is that presided 

 over by Mr. Thomas Payten at " Newmarket,'^ Lower 

 Randwick. These stables were built by the Hon. 

 James White, whose position in the Colonial racing 

 world was similar to that held by Lord Falmouth for 

 so many years in England. 



In years gone by Mr. M. Fenhelly as trainer, and 

 Tom Hales as jockey, and the Hon. James White as 

 owner, were quite as formidable a trio in Australia as 

 Mr. M. Dawson, the late Fred Archer, and Lord 

 Falmouth in England. 



When Mr. Fennelly died, Tom Payten, as he is 



