THE MELBOURNE CUP.

Kumara Times, Issue 974, 13 November 1879, Page 3

THE MELBOURNE CUP.

By the arrival of the Arawafa wo are in receittWvia the Bluff) of some particulars •jeJhs great annnal event, which took place on the 4th inst., on the Flemington racecourse : There has been nothing but racing heard or talked about during the week. Melbourne has been filled with visitors from other colonies and the country, and the attendance at Flemington has even exceeded former years. The art> rangemients on the course are improved, and nothing can be more complete. . Fortunately we had fine weather for both Derby and Cup days. Both races have been in the nature of surprise. Suwarrow's victory in the Derby was as good for the bookmakers as Darriwell's winning the. Cup, for neither were heavily backed. -Caspian and Nellie carried the bulk of the Derby money, while Secundus, Savanaka, Eiverton, Suwarrow, Sweetmeat and Wellington were the principal Cup favorites. Sweetmeat ran second in the fastest time yet recorded in Australia, viz., 3 min. 30|secs., and Suwarrow third, so that public confidence was not far misplaced, but bavanaka was nowhere. Suwarrow led from the start, and was in front for a mile and three-quarters, when he was overhauled by Dafriwell and Sweetmeat. It was a very pretty field-, and had the time been a couple of seconds slower, a number of horses would have been in the race. Of course there was a good deal of cheering at a Victorian horse winning, but the bookmakers get the best of the money. It is stated that the attendance yesterday was little short of one hundred thousand. The ladies' dresses were not so extensive as usual, but they were in good taste. The following horses started for the Melbourne Cup:—Darriwell, Sweatmeat, Suwarrow, Richmond, Savanaka, Lord Harry, Le Loup, Democrat, Wellington, Columbus, Strathearn, Tom Kirk, Levant, Glenormisfcon, Monarque, Colirna, Waxy, K-.C.8., Secundus, Tidal Wave, Falmouth, Riverton, Roland, Wandering Jew, Terrific, Caractacus, Pollid.