MELBOURNE CUP.

Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1108, 5 November 1883, Page 3

MELBOURNE CUP.

Speicial to ff Mail.” (PER,PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ■ (Received 1 Nov. 5, 1-30 p.m.) y ; ; MHfj?OtißN^ It isTdowing harcf thismoruing, and the weather iit dull ;andT threatening. Claptrap had ,a gallop of two: miles .wiihont :• .slioesj: ; ; finishing *in Sinins. .41 sees:u Recovery/: Went twice,; round,- :StotsKweUl{oi<r)AiiglpßPy went] Ihfen snirie Ath^* s ftfrmW* ing fast, and having nil the best; of it. Despot WeAt once round thej the - best: gallop )ias! rM * becri doric round the tan, finishing] in i2mln. .225e^..,- 1 i n 4i%^ c ’‘'.Q99 , R'^W> ( *| Nicholas bad.Aistrong ’gallop, Aide-dc-| Camp /finishing The; last; round was- finished; in Smins. 4 Gsecs.; Calina went *; fiiilej three quarters! in a gbod v: slyie.);,. by "the! Stewards intoj he x*ircu instahoc cpnnecled j with the running of; Archie is considered, most important, ami it-is probable that; Ihey-iwiM find that 1 fraud has been: practised with reference to his running,; and in the event of-such 1 being proved.,; the ’ stewards 1 may 'declare bpts off. Should this he done it vyottld'. seriously Vff. ct the bookmakers as they have large books both on Gnp and Derby, in which Archie was picked for the, latter race. Martiui r Heni;y. tlxe.winner of the, I).erby is biiqked.’ip• doubles-with:;it 11 the horses remaining in the Cup. (j .to, - —COPYRIGHT. J * ' (Received Nov. 5-, 130 p.tm) i MELBOURNE, This day. -Following is the latest Gnp betting: Martini-Henry, 6 to 1; Despot, 8 to 1; First Demon, 10 to 1; . Claptyap, 10 to 1 ; Cnlma, 10 to 1;. Aidc-de-Camp, 12 to j ; Nicholas, 14 to 1; Sardinsi 16"to 1-j Commotion, 20 to I; Recovery, 20 to I"; Stockwell,'33 to 1; Le Grand, 33 to 1. ‘ ! -

It is probable that the owner of Archie will proceed against Huxley the jockey, for his suspicious riding in the Derby.' : ' / /’/'/, ;