RACING IN NEW SOUTH WALES 167 



First Liverpool Races. 



The first races at Liverpool took place on October 12, 1832, on a course 

 lent by Mr. Throsby, on the Glenfield Elstate. Only untried horses were 

 allowed to run, in order to induce owners to train the well-bred horses in 

 that locality. Although the day was windy and wet, the racing was interesting. 

 The Members' Purse was won by Mr. C. Roberts' b. m. Selina, beating 

 Broughton's Jupiter, Wentworth's Victoria, and Ward's Poppitt. Mr. Throsby 

 took the Ladies' Purse with Whitefort, beating Jenkins' Fidget and Roberts' 

 Jolly Roger; but the winner was disqualified in consequence of his rider 

 dismounting without orders. Proceedings closed with a pony race, won by a 

 chestnut filly owned by Mr. Bayley. 



A New Racecourse. 



At the beginning of 1833 the Governor sanctioned a new racecourse on 

 the Botany Road. He also authorised the loan of 20 labourers to assist in 

 its formation. This year the Spring Race Meeting took place at the new 

 course on April 1 7th and 1 9th, when the Governor's Cup was won by Mr. 

 Bayley's imported colt Whisker — a three-year-old. This colt and a filly 

 named Lady Emily cost approximately £500 when young foals. Lady 

 Emily was said to be a handsome filly (own sister to Doctor), by Manfred. 

 Whisker was by Whisker from Woodbine, by Comus, from a mare by Patriot, 

 great granddam by Phenomenon, from Czarina. Whisker also won the 

 Ladies' Purse on the second day. Other winners at the meeting were: Trial 

 Stakes, Mr. Badgery's York; Maiden Plate, Mr. Smith's Chester; Town Plate. 

 Mr. C. Smith's Emancipation; Handicap, Mr. C. Smith's Chester. It is said 

 that the track was very heavy and should be sodded. Almost all the leading 

 hotels in the city were represented by booths on the grounds. After Whisker 

 had won the Cup, Sir John Jamieson protested that the winner was incorrectly 

 nominated as a three-year-old. The protest was dismissed. 



Racing at Maitland. 



A successful meeting was held on September 1 1 th and 1 3th, when the 

 winners were Chester, Miss O'Neill (owned by Mr. Ephraim Howe), Colling- 

 wood and Greenmantle. The meeting in the previous month at Windsor was 

 not up to the usual standard. On the first day Emancipation walked over, 

 and the events won by Firelock and Lady of the Lake were almost as bad, as 

 there was only one opponent for each. On the second day Chester won the 

 first race, the second went to Sally Grey, and the other winner was Ironbark. 



The Parramatta people continued their meetings. On October 2nd and 

 4th, 1833, Emancipation was returned winner of the Town Plate, and Mr. J. 

 Hillas' b. f. Malvina, by Camerton, won the Maiden Plate. Mr. Bayley's 

 ch. c. Mistake won the Hack Race, which concluded the first day's programme. 

 Mantrap opened on the second day with a win in the Publican's Purse. The 

 J.C. Plate went to Mr. Nicholls' Sally Grey, and a pony race, won by Mr. 

 Taylor's Quippe, finished up the meeting. 



Racing at Bathurst. 



A race meeting took place at Bathurst on October 1 I th and 1 3th. The 

 course in use was a new one at Alloway Bank. The opening event, Maiden 



