172 RACEHORSES IN AUSTRALIA 



1838. Cumberland Hunt Established. Bathurst Races. 

 Sydney Races. Hawkesbury Races. Parramatta Races. 



There was a fair amount of racing during the year 1838. The first 

 notable item was a meeting on February 15 th of those interested in hunting, 

 when the Cumberland Hunt Club was established. This was to maintain 

 a subscription pack of hounds. The entry fee was £5, and the committee 

 consisted of Messrs. W. Lawson, N. Lawson, H. Harvey, R. Crawford and 

 E. Weston. 



On March 2 7th and 28th, Bathurst Subscription Races were held, when 

 the added money was £135. Results: — First Day: Bathurst Plate of £75, 

 w.f.a., one round (heats), Mr. J. Nobel's Flirt (Roberts) I, Mr. J. Wriggle's 

 Zorab 2, Mr. P. Flamington's Theorem 3, twenty-four starters; Maiden 

 Plate of £50 (heats), one round, Mr. G. Freeman's Jim Crow (J. Piper) 1, 

 Lean Jack 2, Creeping Jenny 3; Hack Stakes of £10, Woverman 1, Peacock 

 2. Second Day: Hurdle Race of £50, three times round, nine jumps, Mr. 

 Waddy's Dr. Syntax (Lieut. Whiting) 1, Mr. Gibson's Block (D. Campbell) 

 2; Hack Hurdle Race of £10, Mr. Gibson's Toss (N. Lawson) 1, five started. 

 Third Day: Publicans' Purse of £70 (heats), Mr. J. Piper's Theorem, 6 years 

 (N. Suttor) 1, Mr. J. Noble's Flirt (Roberts) 2, twenty-four started; Ladies' 

 Purse of £30 (heats), Mr. J. Noble's Medara (Waddy) 1, Jim Crow 2; Pony 

 Race of £10, Mr. C. Quail's Win-if-I-can; Sweepstakes for beaten horses, 

 Mr. G. Fifewell's Lushington. A ball given by the officers of the 80th 

 Regiment was a great success. 



April 25th and 27th, Sydney Subscription Races. First Day: Sweep- 

 stakes of 15 guineas, with £75 added, Mr. C. Smith's Chester; Produce Stakes 

 of £25, Mr. C. Smith's Bessy Bedlam; Sweepstakes of £6, with £30 added, 

 Mr. C. Roberts' Miss Flirt. Second Day: Town Plate of £50, Mr. C. Smith's 

 Chester 1, Mr. C. Roberts' Traveller 2; Ladies' Purse of £30 (heats), Mr. 

 C. Roberts' Miss Flirt 1, Mr. C. Smith's Bessy Bedlam 2, Mr. Riley's Lady 

 Cordelia 3; Sweepstakes of £5, with £30 added, Mr. C. Smith's Clifton 1, 

 Mr. Riley's Jorrocks 2. The meeting was held on the Sydney course, which 

 was said to be in a very bad state, as ■was also the road out to it. 



Parramatta, October 3rd and 5th. Results: — First Day: Australian 

 Plate of £50, Mr. C. Roberts' Lady Cordelia 1, Mr. C. Smith's Lady Godiva 

 2, Mr. D. Egan's Crockford 3; Maiden Plate of £25, Mr. Evan's Victor 1, 

 Mr. C. Smith's Cinderella 2, Mr. Darling's No Mistake 3; Ladies' Purse, 

 Sweep of £5, with £20 added, Mr. C. Smith's Bessy Bedlam 1, Mr. Sadler's 

 Robin Hood 2, Mr. Egan's Crockford 3. Second Day: Parramatta Town 

 Plate, Sweep of £5, with £50 added, Mr. C. Roberts' Traveller; Australian 

 Youths' Purse of £20 (mile heats), Mr. C. Smith's Bessy Bedlam I, Crockford 

 2; Beaten Stakes, Crockford walked over. 



1840. Light Racing Year. Meeting at Parramatta. Braidwood Races. 



Hawkesbury Meeting. Races at Campbelltown. An Important Match. 



Establishing Racing in the Metropolis. 



The first meeting of importance was on April 20th at Parramatta. The 

 winners were: — First race. Hunters' Plate, value 100 guineas, Mr. Broughton's 



