Melbourne Cup

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 67, 8 November 1883, Page 3

Melbourne Cup

FULL DETAILS OF THE BACK. (PEK CXITED PIiESS ASSOCIATION.) Mklboukne, November 6. Martini-Henri First Water - Coismotioa d The betting at the po-«t was as follows : — MarliMi-ffeuri, 5 t« i ; Dtfspot, 6 to 1 ; Ciaptrap. 7 to 1, Sicliolas, 10 to 1; First Demon, 10 to 1; Calma, "^ !<■• 1; A"! • • - faui!>, 12 to 1; Dirk Hatteraick anl Pollio 15 to 1 ; Commotion, 20 to I ; Stockwell, 25 to 1. A good *tarl w;ih effected, ' laptrap. Dirk il«Her.-iick,andLeGrand being the first to pet away. Crossing the tan, Dirk Hatteraick was in front, Martini-H-nri, Archie, and Claptrap following, and LK-spot, Cunnamelia, First' D^mon, Commotioa, Dukedom and Aide-de-Camp holding centr.il positions. At the distance post, Archie hnd increa*<ed his lead to 4 iensih, followed by 'laplrap. First Water. Fust Demon and Aiaruni-Henri. At the carriage paddock Claptrap had drawn up to Archie, and Linda was within half a length, with Martini-Henri, Despot and First Demon in close attendance. Commotion a«i Stoekweli headed J t?je next division, with Calraa, .Nicholas ;iad Pollio following, Dirk Hatteraick. Le Grind and S&rdius in a heap. Along the riv«r fide Clxptrapniade the running, with Archie, going very strong, attending clo««ly upon, him, Linda and MartiniHenri beiug m'St, followed, by First Demon &*d Despot together, Stockwell half a length behind aad Commotion two le«gths, followed by Dirk Hatteraick, Le Grand, Caima. Kingsdale, Sardius a od Aide de^Camp close toget her. Along the back stretch of the ' course, Claptrap coatiawed to force the pace, but there was uc material change in the order of rnaaing until approaching the bridge, xthaa. Archie got in front, followed by Linda, Clattrap eyidently having shot his bolt. Passing the abattoirs Linda wrestled tli« lead from Archie, and going at & rattling pace, soon put two lengths between them. The latter was closely followed by Martini- Henri, Aide-dc-Oamp, First Demon, Commotion, First Water, Despot, Stockwell, and Calma ; JSicholas heading the ruck. Liada kept Ler position till passing by the sheds. Archie .still second, and comingnp strong. Commotion was rnnning in a good position in the centre of the course, Martini« Henri being in close attendance upon him with Nicholas, Sfockwell, and "First "Water followiag, the Utter eridently creeping up. There was immense excite meat at this stage of the race, and when at the half-mile post Archie rushed to tfce front, thera was a great shout of *' Archie wins" from the crowd. Lind % then held second place, and Aide-dc Camp third, followed by talma, Commotion, and Martini-Henri, First Water and First Demon all well up and going strong. Archie's pride of place, howerer, wai a short-lived one, for, on approaching the home turn, Commotion wrestled it from him and led into the itriight with Aide-do-Caiap and Claptrap following him side by side, Martini Henri. Firet Demon, First Water, and Despot next, and Surdius coming up. Stockwell now made an effort, but the pace was evidently too'! strong f«>r Mm. At the distance, Commotion led by talf a length, with Aide-de-Camp and Claptrap next, but, like a shot 'from a gun, Martini-Henri came out from the crowd, and passed them without an y apparent effort on his part, and amidst deafening cheers ls.nd?d the -earnest «E winners. First Water en me ▼cry fast up the straight, and beat Commotion for second place by a length, after a splendid race between them. Sardius, Firat Demon, Magnet, Aide-de-Camp, [Recovery, Ajrchie, aud Nicholas followed in the order named. The last three to r«u in were Kohinoor, Kingsdale, and Bisbis. Some of the others finding they had no chan c, eased up the straight, the time, 3min SO^ec, being the fastests on record. The ring hare been hard hit by Martini-Henri winning, as he had been backed for thousands both in doubles and straight oat. Tie public are greatly pleased at his win. Pollio or Stockwell would hare better suited the holde s of heary doubles. Nothing is as yet known as to the winners of sweeps. First Water is an aged hors» and a well-known public performer, but during the past year, although he has run on many occasions. has not won anything. In 1881 he won tk« Australasian Cup, carrying 7«t 6lb, in 4mm l|secs. Commotion, syrs, during the past year is credited with the following wins :— Veteran Stakes Handicap, 1$ miles ; V.R C. Spring meeting, Nor. last, carrying Bst 6lb ; at same meeting won Canterbury Plate, 2* miles, carrying 9st; at V:E.C. Champion Meeting in January, won Champion Stakes of 1000 bots, three miles, carrying 9st, and also won Port Phillip Stakes, 2\ miles, at the V.E.C. Autumn Meeting in March, with 9st. In 1877 the Hon. Mr White, Martini Henri's owner, also won tke double event wita Chester.