ACCEPTANCES FOR THE MEL BOURNE CUP.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 32, 7 August 1894, Page 2

ACCEPTANCES FOR THE MEL BOURNE CUP.

(PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION). MeldouunF, August 6The following are the acceptances for ths Melbourne Cup, ot 5000 soys ; second, 1000 Boys ; third, 500 eovs out of the stakes. Two miles: — Portsea 9st 121 b, Jeweller 9st 61b, Paris, Port Admiral and Pilot Boy 9st 51b, Patron and Light Artillery 9st 31b, Carnage and Brockleigh 9st 21b, Malvolio 9st lib, Cremorne 9st, Tarcoola Bst 131 b, Loyalty Bst 121 b, Lady Trenton Bst lllb, Hova and Oxide Bsl 101 b, St Albans II Sat 81b, Sternchaser and Mahee Sat 71b, Elswick, The Sailor Prince and Aquarius Bst 51b, Newman, Jonathan and Solanum Bst 31b, Launceston, Lord Randolph and Delaware Bst 21b, Idolator Bst lib, Swordbearer, Sainfoin, Grcygown and Foxtail Bst£ Burton, Nightingale and Saracen 7st 131 b, Alpine, Bess, McCarthy and Bonda 7st 121 b, Donation, Tridentato aDd Memah 7st lllb, Tim Swiveller and Havoc 7st 101 b, The Captain, Brotherton, Salient, Tellus and The Possible 7st 91b, Straightfire, Bruin, Dreamland and Moorite 7st 81b, Selim, Capstan and Ruenalf 7st 71b, Forward and Destiny 7st 61b, Bonnie Scotland, Nobleman, Graduate, Gaillardia, Devon, Royal Master and Day of Grace Tet Sib, Labour in Vain and Isaac 7at 41b, Acmena, Cobbitty and Mostyn 7st 31b, Ethelbert, Principle, Cband-Bee-Bee and Cullamore7st 21b, Blue Peter, Golden King, Nada, Eiridsforde and Trentako 7st, Moscow and Patroness 6st 131 b, Malachite, Dryden, J Chiron, Eumarrah, Honour Bright, Warmimster, Seaman, iEolus and Taranaki 6st 121 b, Question, Ta writs and Shotbolt 6st lllb, Maroon, Preston, Glenullin and Grenadier 6st 101 b, Sioux, First Shot and Glenhuntly 6st 91b, Chesiertuan and Yere 6st 81b, Strahan, Ruth, Galant, Goldsmith, Carlsbad, Battalion and Lucid 6st 71b. GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. Christohurch. August 6 The following final payments and acceptances have been received for the C.J.C. Grand National Meeting : — Fiual payments. — Grand National Steeplechase— Nortou, Despised, Bombardier, Victrix, Booties, Robin, Belle, Nanakia, Amalgam. Grand National Hurdle Race—Liberator, Kuluine, Melinite, Magazine, Empire, Barnardo. Acceptances. — Eufield Steeplechase — Cajolery, Robin, Erin-go- Bragh, Dainty, Roscius, Austral, Rambler, Lord John, Glen aud Joker. Winter Handicap— Musket, Magazine, Warrington, Harkaway, King John, Awarua Rose, Speculator, Mariuer, Clarence, Maribyrnong, Goodwood, War Danco, Starling, Busybody and Manilla. Maiden Hurdles.— Barnardo, Goodwood, Jacob Faithful aud Lady Sock, buru. Work this morning was of a good order, notwithstanding that the tracks woro heavy. Liberator, Melinite, Kulnine, Barnardo and Magazine each did good work. Nanakia and Amalgam jumped the fences well, but Morag fenced indifferently, and was almost down several times, eventually falling over one of the post and rails, and stripping one of his cannon bones so badly that he will not be able tq start at the meeting, Norton, Bombardier, Belle, Booties, Rambler and Austral each did good work, the three latter negotiating the fences, Erin-gOrßragh also jumped in good style, but Dainty fell. The weather ia clearing, and promises to be fins, LPEB PBEBS ASSOCIATION,] Napikr, August 6. At the annual meeting of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club to-day the balancesheet showed the receipts to have beeu .£7083, a small falling off on tho previous yep.r. The expenditure was £6569, leaving a surplus qf £414. Of this, however, 1115 was fop trainers', jockeys' and apprentice fees, which iv the ovept of the expected establishment of a New Zoaland Jockey Club, wjll be handed over to tbat body,