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Sweepstakes, beating Tomboy and Abdallah. The programme closed with a 

 race for untried horses, won by Mr. Bayley's Australian. 



A day's racing at Windsor on December 2 7 closed the year. 



From 1831 to 1835. 



Turf affairs became dull during these four years, but there were several 

 happenings worth chronicling. On May 18th and 20th of 1831, the Turf 

 Club held a meeting, when Sir John Jamieson won the sixth Brisbane Cup 

 with Bennelong. Mr. Smith won Mr. Wentworth's annual gift of £50 (heats) 

 with Boshey, and also the Town Plate on the second day. The Members' 

 Purse went to Tomboy, and in a match IVlr. E. Deas-Thomson's Tam o' 

 Shanter beat Captain Harper's Getaway. The added money to the meeting 

 was £205. 



During August of 1831, the death was announced of the Windsor 

 champion. Scratch, while being exercised. 



In the same week Mr. Nash's stables at Parramatta were destroyed by 

 fire, and the horses Junius and Laurel died from injuries received. For the 

 previous two years Junius had been pensioned off by his sporting owner. 



On August 24th, 26th and 2 7th, a race meeting v/as held on the beautiful 

 Killarney course near Windsor. The opening event. Publican's Purse, was 

 won by Mr. Bayley's Tomboy. There was a field of ten for the Ladies' Purse, 

 won by Mr. Smith's Flying Pieman, after four heats. Winners of other races 

 were Chase and Matilda. The Scarvell Cup (heats) was keenly contested 

 and eventually won by Mr. Warby's Sovereign. 



Parramatta Subscription Races were held on October 5 th and 7th, 1 831, 

 when Tomboy, now a four-year-old, won the opening event, a £50 purse 

 (heats). Mr. Hartley won the Maiden Plate with Shamrock, and Chase beat 

 his only opponent, Brutus, for a £30 purse (heats). The first day's pro- 

 ceedings closed with a hack race, won by Matilda. On the second day, 

 Bennelong beat Chase in the Town Plate, and Shamrock w^on a Sweepstakes, 

 defeating Tomboy. 



Mr, Wentworth elected President of the Turf Club. 



Governor Burke Presents a Cup. 



In February of 1832, a meeting of the Turf Club members decided to 

 hold the spring race meeting at Parramatta. Mr. Wentworth was elected 

 President of the Club, and Governor Sir Richard Burke eventually consented 

 to assist the Club, and presented a cup for competition. The meeting took 

 place on April 1 I th and 1 3th — probably the best meeting yet held. 



Proceedings opened on the first day with the race for Governor 

 Burke's Cup for horses of all ages, twice round the course. There were three 

 starters — Bennelong, Shamrock, and Mr. Icely's three-year-old Chancellor, 

 by Steeltrap from Minto, which won. The Two-year-old Stakes of £30 was 

 won by Mr. Lawson's Belinda, by Skeleton. The Wentworth Purse (heats, 

 once round, about 1 mile 1 furlong) was secured by Mr. Bayley's three-year- 

 old filly Lady Emily, by Manfred. The winner won a heat in 2 minutes 

 30 seconds — a very fine performance. On the second day the seventh 

 Brisbane Cup was won by Chancellor. Lady Emily took the Members' Purse, 

 Belinda the Town Plate, and Matilda a handicap. 



