RACING IN NEW SOUTH WALES 179 



(Driscoll), nominated by Mr. S. Jenner. These meetings extended over 

 four days, and the added money for the year totalled £2,505. 



The A.J.C. held a race meeting at Randwick on January 1, 1862, when 

 a five-event programme was run off, carrying 385 sovereigns. The principal 

 events. Hurdle Race of 1 00 sovereigns and Free Handicap, 1 00 sovereigns, 

 were won respectively by Mr. J. Faraher's Prince and Mr. W. O'Brien's 

 Peter Finn. 



Great regret was expressed at the death of Mr. T. Ivory's William Tell. 

 His death robbed the Spring Meeting of 1 862 of a lot of interest. At 

 the Spring Meeting the All-aged Stakes resulted in a dead heat between 

 Ben Bolt (Thompson) and Eugenie (Bishop). The former, who was favour- 

 ite, won the run off. The Derby Stakes went to Mr. T. Ivory's Regno 

 (Higgerson). The winner was a half-brother to Tarragon, who was beaten 

 by Traveller in the Innkeepers' Purse on the last day, but had previously 

 won, his first race — Metropolitan Maiden Plate — on the first day. The added 

 money to the meeting was £940, while that to the Autumn Meeting of 1 862 

 was £1,130. At the last-mentioned meeting the St. Leger was won by 

 Mr. de Mestre's Exeter. 



The Hon. John Eales. Judge Cheeke's St. Leger. 



Chcunpagne euid Derby Wins. 



Tarragon in Form. 



The racing in 1 864 practically concluded what may be termed the 

 second racing period in this colony, as in the following year the A.J.C. 

 altered the title of the Randwick Derby Stakes to the more high-sounding 

 name of the "Australian" Derby Stakes, increased the sweepstakes fee, and 

 cut out the added money to both it and the St. Leger. In connection with 

 the opening event of the Autumn Meeting of 1864 appears the name, as 

 owner of the winner, Mr. John Eales, the popular owner and breeder of 

 Duckenfield Park. He won the Autumn Metropolitan Maiden Plate with 

 The Dutchman, ridden by Moore, beating Sir Patrick, owned bj' Judge Cheeke, 

 who on the second day of the meeting won the St. Leger Stakes with Ramornie. 

 Mr. de Mestre's Deerfoot second, and Mr. Massey's Mavourneen third. Both 

 second and third were by New Warrior. 



That year the Champagne Stakes — a sweep of 1 6 sovereigns — with 

 80 added, was won over a mile, in heavy rain, by Yattendon (Sir Hercules — 

 Cassandra), ridden by Sam Holmes. Time, 1 min. 58 sec. 



At the spring meeting in September he won the Spring Maiden Stakes, 

 ]^ mile, in 2 min. 52 sec, and on the third day beat Colleen Bawn in the 

 Randwick Derby Stakes, 1 ^ mile, 1 5 sovereigns. 



At the Autumn Meeting in April, Tarragon, ridden by Johnny Higgerson, 

 won the Randwick Grand Handicap of 300 sovereigns (2 miles) in 3 min. 

 48 sec, and on the third day took the Queen's Plate of 200 sovereigns (3 

 miles) in 6 min. 20 sec. 



In the following Spring (1864) Meeting Tarragon, 1 Ost. lib., beat 

 Volunteer, 8st. 91b., by a length in the Cumberland Handicap of 150 

 sovereigns (3 miles) in 5 min. 5 7 sec. On the third day, in the Metropolitan 



