THE MELBOURNE CUP.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 55, 5 November 1891, Page 2

THE MELBOURNE CUP.

<(l*KIl UNITRD PRKSS ASSGCIATIOJT.) - Melbourne, November 3. A beautiful clay, warm but not oppressive, was enjoyed for the second day's racing of the V.E.C. Spring Meeting. The Earl and Countess of Hopetonn, tbe Earl and Countess of Jersey, the Earl and Countess of Kintore with their suits were again present. There was an immense assemblage in the stand and lawn, and the Hill was crammed. Following are the results : — - ' „ v Hxikdle Handicap, of 400 soys. About' three miles. — Kimberley, 1 ; Yabba, 2 ; Fire King, 3. -Fourteen horses' started. J* Time, smm 56£ sec. Railway Handicap, of 300 soys.. Six furlongs.— St. "Blaize, (1 ; .Quality, '2 ; Prattler, 3. Twenty-one started. Time, lmin 15sec. Kensington .Stakes, of 10 soys each, with 300 soys added ; for two-year-olds. Five furlongs. — Erminie, 1 ; Foxtail, 2 ; Kossuth, 3. Time, lmin ssec. The Melbourne , Cup, . a handicap , sweepstakes of 50 "soys eachj lOfti or-5-sovs only if declared, with. *-~10,000 sots and a trophy value 150 soys added. Two , / miles. (163* subsO^-Malvolio, 1; Sir h * William, 2; Stra6hmore, 3.,,, Betting— 7, f to 2 against Figeontoe, 6 to 1 Strathmore, 7 to 1 Correze, 10 to 1' Highborn and* Whimbrel, 12, to I 'Paris,- 15 V) tq LGrey-^ gown, Muriel 'and Megaphone, 20 \6 1 Malvolio, G'Naroo, Dundas' and Sir William, 30 to 100 to "17 others. The flag, eventually fell to ,an excellent start. Megaphone • was -lfext* to the .roils, then came Highborn and Tantallon, with the favourite 'about eighth' from the' inside. In front_of the stand .Prelude led Paris by - half a length, whilsVWfiynbrerwaS'third, Aster, Strathmore and Pigeqntoe following in that order. -Up the river straight the order was ..Prelude, Strathmore, and-* Sir William£after «whorn^came«Cobh~ain* Here Cobham, who t wast^beginning t0,,, show oat prominently, came down Megaphone, G'Narpo, and c Prelude falling over him r Oxide'led. J -to f 'the 1 l 'fronYl Highborn, after whom came Sin William, Malvolio, Forty iWinks and W,himbr,el in 'a cluster with Strathmore making strenu- < 'ous efforts to get out. * Eedfern, on Malvolio, tinifrig ~hif* rnn^beautirulfy, brought his mount out irr the lost half furlong, and defeated ,Sir~William by'lbreequarters of a length, being only a neck behind. , Highborn ( was fourth, Forty Winks fifth, Pjgebntoe I sixth, Oxide seventh', Dundas eighth; King Olaf, ninth, with Anhesley and Bonald next. Time, 3mm 29£ sec. The laßfc mile and a half was traversed in 2min 39£seo< " Cobham was destroyed, but neither of the other horses nor the the jockeys Bamage, Gallagher, Morrison, and Gainsford were injured. " r Several fancy wagers- were yesterday laid over the Cup. .£SOO level was laid on Sir William against Muriel for a place, and £150 to ±150 to £100 Whimbrel versus Muriel. November 4. Heavy sums have been taken out -of the ring by the victory of Malyolio, who was one of their worst horses, and proved a regular skinner. i The following are the acceptances for the Oak Stakes, to be run to-day :— She, La Tosca, Lady Eae, Crimson and White, Corvette, Albina (late^Algerine), Patience, Eloquence, Miss Archie, ,and Tiraillerie. Cheistchubch", JJTpveintjer '4 " ' The morning' was fine, though r 'a y little keen/ Crnehfield/-- "after" completing ="a , circuit at a strong- pace,' Tan><oft' the track, but being brought back, .was sent a :fdst ■ mile owith- |Fairchild,,the .Guphorse having the best of the spin. St. Andrew and Hippomenes went two, iounds"on the plough, the' first steadily and the last" mile fast. Betina and^Princess^of Wales did a smart canter. After' traversing —- some distance slowly, Cynisca and Whisper brushed off the seven fnrlongs in fine style. Freedom, having clothing on, put in strong work ovec a long distance. British Lion went two fall circuits at top speed. A mile at three* quarter pace was Crackshot's" portion, pulling hard. Diadem traversed steadily twice around the plough. May and Euby, with Merry England, swept a mile fast, the last-mentioned and May in a taking manner. Lunn sent Cajolery the Cup distance, the colt .having the assistance of Kulhine for the first' half, and was, brought hqme by IJorton. Ttie gallqg was a good one. Blizzard did gqad useful half-pace wqrk* • r V \ ) i - ( - * -,'kj This, Day,Blizzard has been scratched for the. New Zealand Cnpr Dilemma was backed at 100 to 5 last night but "shortened to-