MELBOURNE CUP.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 63, 6 November 1884, Page 2

MELBOURNE CUP.

(BBtTTSB'S TBtBGBAMS.) Mbibouhnb, Norember 4. The second day's racing of the Victoria Racing Club's Spring Meeting took placer at Plemington to-day. The weather wa* verj favorable throughout the day. Their Excellencies Sir H. B. Imek, Sir W, P. C. Robinson, and Sir tr. C Strahan, wen present among a large number of Tisitor* from all parts of the Australian Colonies the attendance of spectators to-day beinf enormous. . Melboxthnb Ctjp, $ miles. . :' Malua „, 1 Commotion ... ...... 2 , Plausible ... ... ... 3 The following twenty-four horses faced the starter : — Anchorite, Blink Bonny, Bonny Bee, Boolka, Bristol, Brown and Rose, Battalion, Bargo, Claptrap, Commotion, Hastings, Hilltop, Lord Clifton, Malua, Merrimu, Off Color, Plausiblo, Signor, The Broker, The Plunger, Vergy, Tremando, and Hippogriff . At the first attempt all got well away together. Passing the stand for the first time, Hilltop and Signor wore in front, attended by Anchorite, Bargo, Plausible. Commotion, and Bristol, with Claptrap last. Bargo and Commotion were now lying side by side, and Malua well within: himself* ;r The field ran thus to the far side; when' Hastings momentarily jhowed td."th£ ' ' front, Anchorite, Boolka,; Plunger, B[o(ii. ' W, Pearson's two and Malua, following. '-,"• in ih9 order named. In coming into' tmf 7 . straight, Plunger hacf a slight '•!«# off .*■ ' Commotion, with Hanting*, Hilltop, and^ '" PUueiblo lying by their sijle,, and B/irgo in the centre of the courte. As they. » ■• came to the diitance po<t, Commotu^ drew away from Plunger, and Robertson, whb had patiently ridden Malua, ju.t c»ll»d on the hon»e, who answer^ in th« , gauiett fashion, and won_ easily by a lenttthm, front of Commotion, with > PlaUilWo a good third, Hastings fourth. Bodlka fifth, Anchorite, sixtiu and the Others straggiihg. behind. * ' " ._ Betting at the post— Hastings ; S- to 1, Malua B to 1, Plausible and Vergy 10 to 1» fiargoahd Blink B;»nny l4 to I, Clap- l '^} trap, Commotion, Treinan'do f and r Ancltorite: 20 to i,; the otherr' 1UO : to% /; ' vi V 4