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90000 SEE MELBOURNE CUP Immense Throng Views Contest for Australias Greatest Race Leading Sires of Antipodean Sea ¬ son Courage of a Jockey Three Records Fall SYDNEY X S W Australia November 23 Probably the crowd of people who witnessed the Melbourne Cup this year was the largest ever known From returns available the secretary of the Victoria Racing Club estimates the gathering within the fences of the course on Cup day at well over 90000 Over 82000 persons actually paid for admission bat the crowd included some thousands who did net require to pay payAt At Brisbane Queensland November 1C the three yearold filly Mollys Kobe lowered the Australasian record for a mile and threeeighths by winning the Kings Plate weightforage in 118 The pre ¬ vious best was 213 by Carlita in the Williams town Cup in the Melbourne district districtCarlitas Carlitas records has stood since Xovember S 1915 Mollys Robe carried 105 pounds and Car ¬ lita 129 pounds poundsTwo Two more Australasian time records were made at the recent Canterbury Racing Club meeting at Christehurch Xew Zealand Kilboyne won the Criterion Handicap threequarters of a mile in 110 while Surveyor won the Electric Plate half a mile in 45 The previous record for three quarters of a mile was 111 by Sweet Corn at Wellington Xew Zealand in 1910 and for half a mile 4B by Connueror at Kiccarton Christcharcl Xew Zealand in 1897 Recently 1897Recently there was published in the Australa ¬ sian of Melbourne from Deniliquin an account of the courage of a jockey named William Sniailes who had his leg broken through the horse he was riding falling in a hurdle race yet remounted and won It turns out that the jockey in question was Wil ¬ liam Swailes riot Smailes Swailes rode Saladin in that remarkable Australian Cup of 1872 which Saladin just won after two deadheats with Flying Dutchman The two horses that afternoon covered six and threequarter miles before the judge wss ablis to separate them There were hardy men and hardy horses in those ancient days daysZEADING ZEADING ATTSTHALIAK SIEES SIEESTwentyseven Twentyseven sires have fo fr iroduced winners of 5000 to date The list is as follows followsSire Sire and pedigree Winners Races Amt AmtThe The Welkin by Flying Fox Woodbury 9 13 45551 45551Kenilworth Kenilworth by Childwick Kiail KiailKourgan Kourgan 16 23 38635 38635Liaacre Liaacre by Wolfs Crag Lis Lismaine maine 21 33 3313 3313Radium Radium by Bend Or Taia 2 4 3287 3287Tressady Tressady by Persimmon Sim ¬ plify 10 IS 2170 2170Pistol Pistol by Carbine Wenonahl6 22 20210 Comedy King by Persimmon Tragedy Queen 8 11 20145 20145Eudorus Eudorus by Forfarshire Ien Iennywise nywise 2 4 12070 12070Grafton Grafton by Galopin Maid MaidMarian Marian 8 8 11610 11610Finland Finland by Bill of Portland Fishwife 1 1 10967 10967Syce Syce by Cyllene Skyscraper 9 15 9970 9970St St Alwyne by St Frusquin Lady Alwyne 5 S 9425 9425Bobadil Bobadil by Bill of Portland She 12 12 9020 9020Charlemagne Charlemagne II by St Simon Perfect Dream 9 16 8555 8555Prince Prince Foote by Sir Foote Petrnschka 3 5 8255 8255Kilbroney Kilbroney by The Wag Innis t tniakil 803St niakil 3 4 803 St 75Dark Anton by St Frusqnin Grig 7 9 75 Dark Uonald by Bay Ronald 7360Collar Darkie 2 3 7360 Collar by St Simon Orna ¬ ment 11 6500 6500Mountain Mountain King liy Wallace Bonnie Rosette 5 7 6340 6340Prudent Prudent King by Love Wisely Lovelorn 11 15 6125 6125Antonio Antonio by Prisoner Padiii 6 8 5875 Challenger by Isinglass Med ¬ dlesome 8 11 5775 5775Andria Andria by Ladas Abeyance 10 Hi 5550 Maltster by Bill of Portland Barley S 10 5140 5140Marble Marble Arch by Isinglass Mall 1 1 5125 5125Cooltrim Cooltrim by Flying Fox Gal Gallirria lirria 7 11 y 5075 5075lp lp to date and including her second money in the Melbourne Slakes Desert Gold has Avon 110670 and ranks third to Carbine 147386 and Cetigne lit535 among the leading money winners of the Australian turf turfIt It is reported that A P Wade who formerly raced Mehi King has purchased the Xew Zealander Estland for 17500 17500It It is on record that Mauser was the first name decided on for the great Carbine when lie was a yearling But in some way or other a second thought probably English conceived came to the fore and the champion was mercifully saved from a German name nameMagpie Magpie holder of the Australasian mile and a quarter record is a brilliant horse but being a little thick in the wind he is supposed to have shown a tendency toward roaring in England is never likely to develop into a great stayer Kenna quhair which afterward beat Magnie is a splendid stamp of the thoroughbred a bold goer a fine stayer and a great finisher
