THE MELBOURNE CUP.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 22, 3 November 1883, Page 2

THE MELBOURNE CUP.

This great sporting event, the premier race par excellence in the Southern Hemisphere, comca off on Tuesday next, and in every portion of the -Australasian Group, the greatest interest is, .fel-t in the result. All the Australian' Colonies are represented with the exception of Western Australia, through New South Wai 03 apparently holds fur the strongest hand, and the honor and profit attached to victory seem likely to fall to one of the horses bred in that colony. Singularly enough 'Ihd whole of the leadi.ig favorites hail t'roni New South Wales, no other horses being within cooey of them, "but " there is many a slip between the oup and the lip," and as in Zulu's and other years a' rank outsider may com? to the front unexpectedly. With such a large field qa is sure to start, since no less than 35 have paid up, there are always flukes to be looked for. The best horses frequently cannot get through the crowd though baring lots in hand, whilst their inferiors, not being bjooked in, sail away to victory. The coming race is' an exceedingly open one, so many horses engaged having performed so creditably since the commencement of the season, in addition to which the handicap has been a most successful one. Ihe Calma party seem to beJieve that it is all over but shouting, but backers of many other horses are equally confident and a great many have been very I heavily b icked. The manner -in which Calma disposed of his opponent* in the Caulh'eld Cup is enough to give his party confidence, and a trial on Wednesday last, when ho covered the Cup distince in a second I©bB than Darebin's time very natnr<illy greatly increased it. N«w Zealand has bred two of the final acceptors, viz., the veteran clipper Sir Mudred, and ' tho untried Martini-Henri, by Musket ! from Sylvia, bred by the Auckland Stud Company. We fear that the chances of the laurel wreath being won by either are small. Sir Modred's weight, 9s t 81bs, is a <copper in suoh company, and the young- 1 siter is hardly H.kely in this fluid to have much chance in a two mile race with 7st 41 bs up. He is thus giving Despot lib, First Demon 61 bs| and Sardiua 71 bs, and all theae have proved themselves of

tlit higliet-t claes and' capable •of etay in ■ tlip Clip dif-tnnop. It will be. a- godsen indeed for the hook makers should an out , aider do the trick, for every, one of th " •favorites havo bjen more 'heavily, backed , than haa probably been tho case ior'yeurH, and if cither of them win* there will be lamentation in the camp of many metallioians. We have made arrangements with the Press Association to forward the result as soon as possible, and we shall ieaue an . . extrn-4vhen received.- »*- -» -*-..-» . „ The follcving are the name* of the horses who still remain, in" their, owners,/", hiiving paid up the fulljtaki* on Tuesday "IdKt. " Out of tiftsWat tettST3o wrdperhapi more may be expected to face the starter : — - . _

<< j ;- i - fit. It*. Pearson's b c Commotion "...' ... 10 1 ' ' Frond foot's b h Sir Mndred - - . : .." "9 8 • Gannon's b,o Sweet William " ...- 9- -6 <■ Hart's b.c The Gem ... ',„ f9- *4 " Bailey's eh ,c Sfcockweil: - 8 13 Hall's brjc Cunnarnulla „. > , ... '8 10, Smart'w b c Archje^i. ; < 8 3 De Metre's h cTNiolio'las „.' ' 1,. 8 .0 Pearson's b c Magriet ... " „'. 80Wullace'jj b c Cahha ... - ... f 8 7 f McDonald '8 oh c Firnt Water ... •& O Week'H b h Polliw „. .;.>- ..; 7 12 • Branch's b c Oft Color •..-. . .....712.., Cook's b o AngJesey 7 10 R:irnard's eh c Dirk'Hntteraick ... 7 10 MjcAJliajter's-bf Je^Rie:' „ .•' ... 7 9 •Ste-rfart'fj b c Kfnprflda!© ... , „., „7 8 Wallace's be Le Grand.. ... ... 7 5" JiuneK 1 Santa Clano|' 7 5 White's b c Mirtini-Jlenri.,. ... 7 4 Whittinghain'ft b c Claptrap- .. 7.3 White's £ c Despot..'. ... ; ... 73' FlhH'h bli Kwcovery „. „. 7 2 Wilson's br o Signor ... ' .".. 7 1 Branch'n br c Dukedom ... ... 7 0 Hart's br c Koh-i-noor " 7 0, Bowler's b c Aide-de-Camp ... 7 0 Mundy'H Firt Drmon §6 12 Mahon's br f L«sb'ia 6 12 Clarkes br c Vornpt 6 12 A'ldridjre'R, b.c Sardins. „. s ... 6 U Wilson'hbrm Ljndn ' ..." * "... 6 If) b m Kathleen Mavourneen ... 6 9 Clurke'ft br h Bordeaux ..." ... G 9 , Gordon'R eh f Bb-Bi^ ...♦ ... .(J 8 f Inclusive of 71bs penalty § Inclusive of 51bs penalty.