THE MELBOURNE CUP.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 39, 1 November 1882, Page 3

THE MELBOURNE CUP.

WON BY ASSYRIAN. THE FAVORITES NOWHERE. .biujteb's telegrams. Melboukxe, October 31. MBLBornNE Cup, a handicap sweepsfake of 20 soys each, with 500 soys added. Mr J. E. Sarille's br h Assyrian ... 1 Hon Thomas Reiby's eh h Stockwell, 2 Mr E. De Mestre's br h Gudarz, ... 3 Time, 3niin. 40secs. Darebin, First Water, Savanaka, Cunnamulla, Pollio, the Drummer, Scgcnhoe, Sweet William, Santa < lavs, Lord Lisf{ai; Odd Trick, Jessie, Sting, Sylvanus, Flying Jib, Mistak. n, Anglessy, King of the Vale, Standard Bearer, Brunette, and Little Jack nlso started. Stockwell went to the front on the fall of the flag, and remained at the front for nearly the whole of the way, closely attended by j Plying Jib, Gularz, and Little Jack. The.v ran in much that order until the distance post was reached, where Darebin looked dangerous, but weight told against Lim. Assyrian (hen came to the front, snd won by half a lenpth, the same distnnce separating the second and third Lorsos. The Melbourne Cup of 18^2 has r■snLted in another " b<>il over." The ninnf-r. A'-'syri-.n, being scarcely mentioned in the bottin.', w.ll yr >ye a gre.it throc-in U-r (he bookmaker . who to a man stood badly against nearl\ every linrse except tho winner. The (o il <hf«at of the hot favor.Les, Sweet William, Sting, Cannamuila, Little Jack, and Mistaken is mo.-.t unaccountable. [The result of the* up race was issue 1 fes an Extra from this office la.^t evening.]