'The great sporting event in the' Buckle Hoose's year, the Ewo Handicap, on November 29, was almost, solemn in comparison to what it has been in some other years, but that is not saying that it was not a thoroughly enjoyable and sporting occasion. For instance, there was a facetious person who threw a 20-cent, piece in front of the photographer was getting into action and' Spoiled the first plate, for the taipan had to halt proceed: ings whilst he recovered the bonus, "The Old Firm" had not recovered sufficiently from his tribulations in connection with the blight which has affected the tin wells in Van Diemen's Land to permit of him engaging in the customary joyous occupation of laying the odds from a corner of the owners' stand, though his umbrella was in wai ing.
However, there were compensations. 'The pari-mutuel did a roaring trade, and the Band of the Wiltshire 'Regt. played most ente-oncing Scottish music whilst. the heavyweights were squeezing themselves into light-weights' colours. The market switched round remarkably until The Gomeril became a teating favourite, with even David Garrick regarded as of small account, and for a great deal of attention being paid' to Bubbling Over. Very little time was wasted at the post and the race was over no time, with scarcely an incident it, "Tony Keswick shot Bubbling Over straight away from the flag and at the Monument was twenty or thirty lengths out without any other even drawing on him, After that he only had to remain on the id pony and the day has not yet arrived when a Keswick- will fall of a pony cantering easily down a stretch of turf, So he won hands down, The only real excitement came with the fight for second place, which was a gay battle between Vanguard and The Gomeril, the latter getting the verdict by 4 short head, many lengths behind the winner. The time was 2 min. 118 see, for 100 yd. short of a mile, 'There was another struggle for place, which eventually was foisted upon H. P, Bourke, on Nyasaland, and the' gigantic' and beautifully carved wooden spoon with which ho was rewarded might have been counted compensation enough.
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