MELBOURNE CUP WEIGHTS. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.]

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 110, 11 July 1885, Page 6

MELBOURNE CUP WEIGHTS. [ REUTERS TELEGRAM.]

Melbourne, June 29. The following are the weights for the Melbourne Cup, which is to be run at the Spring Meeting of the Victoria Racing Club in November next ; — Commotion, 9st 101b ; Sardius, 9st 21b ; Reginald, 9at; Tasman, 9st; The Plunger, 9at; Happy Thought. Bst 111b; Off Colour, Sst 101b; Merlin, Bst 91b; Ualma, Bst 81b; Hastings, Bst 81b; Fryingpan, Sat 71t>; Rufus, Bst 71b; Coronet Bst 6ib; Blink Boany , Bst olb ; Moonshee, 83t 31b ; Oudeis, Bst 31b ; Mozart, Sst 21b ; Garfield, Bst lib; Lord Melton, Bet; Madcap. Bst ; Tom Brown, Bst ; First Demon, 7si 131b ; Trenton, 7st 131b ; Coriolanus. 7at 121b ; Kit Nubbles, 7at 121b ; Bristol, 7st lllb ; Dirk Hatteraick, 7st lllb ; Newstead, 7sr lllb ; Sheet Anchor, 7st lllb; St. Ronchyan, 7st lllb; Vergy, 7st lllb; Silver King, 7st 101b; King's Own, 7at Idlb; Bosworth, 7st 91b : Honeydew, 7st 91b ; King of the Gipsies, 7st . 91b ; The Broker, 7st 91b ; The Israelite, 7st 91b ; Real Jam, 7st 91b ; Acolyte, 7st 81b; Anchorite, 7st 81b; Helene, 7st 81b; Liverpool, 7st 81b; Normanby, 7st 81b; Plausible, 7st 8Ib ; Sloth, 7s»t 81b; Uralla, 7st 81b ; Arohie, 7st 71b ; Elwood, 7st 71b ; Kathleen, 7st 71b ; Precious Stone, 7st 71b ; Willeroo, 7st 71b ; Copra, 7st 61b ; Dunlop, 7st 61b ; Impulse, 7at 61b ; Privateer, 7st 61b ; Prometheus, 7st 61b; Grace Darling, 7st 51b; Country Boy, 7st4ib; Hilltop, 7st 41b; Velocipede, 78t 4lb ; Hippogriff, 7st 31b ; Lantern, 7st 31b ; Manchester, 7at 31b ; St. John, 7st 31b ; Astoera, 7st 21b ; Despot. 7st 21b ; Juanna, 7st 21b; Ruby, 7st 21b; Zeno, 7st 21b; Lord. K xeter. 7st lib ; Brown - and - Rose, 7st ; Cincinnatus, 7at ; Kingship, 7st ; Prime Minister, 7st ; Sagnor, 7st ; Tarpeia, 7st ; The Andes, 7st ; Wing, 7st; Matchldok, 6st 131b ; iSunny Days, 6st 131b ; Courtier, 6st 121b ; Hulte of Athol. 6st 121b ; Fish o' Silvar, 6st 121b ; Gasconade, Gst 121b ; Glimmer, 6st 121b ; Jocular, 68t 121b: Lennox, 6st 121b; Nordenfeldt, 6st 121b: Oxford, 6at 121b; Prince Imperial, 6st 121b ; Quality, 6st 131b ; The Pencil, 6st 121b; Abner, 6st lllb; Britisher, 6st lllb; Clarendon, 6sc lllb; Heouba, 6st 111b; First Chester, 6st lllb; Monattei, 6st lllb; Arsenal, 6st 91b; Cardigan, 6st 91b; Rimus, 6st 91b ; The Teaoher, 6st 91b ; Capri, 6st 81b : Vanguard. 6et 8lb ; Lantern, 6at 8lb ; Little John, Cat 81b ; Minerva 6st 81b ; Miles Na Coppaleen, 6st 81b ; Unoas, 6at 81b ; Boadicea, 6sfc 71b; Caliban, 6at 7ib; Lucky Hit, 6<it 71b ; Perchance, 6st 71b ; Saint Odille, 6st 71b ; Cairo, 63t 61b ; Forlorn Hope, 6at 61b ; Clarendou (Krusskas), 6st 61b; Gardenia, 6st 61b; Hastings, 6st 61b; Metal, 6st 61b; Vanguard, 6st 61b ; Algerian, 6st 51b ; Eagle , Grange, 6st slb ; Eayiegle, 6st 51b ; First Prinqe, 6st olb ; Nepicallina, (ist 51b ; Conjecture, 6st 41b ; Fernside, 6st 41b ; Urara. 6st 41b ; Coglops, 6st 31b ; Dacobert, 6st 21b ; Freetrade, Gst 21b ; Revenge, 6st 21b ; Too Too, 6st 21b ; lago, 6st 21b ; Palarenda, 6st 21b ; Bonnie Doon, 6st; Cerise and Blue, 6at; Ebony; 6st; Favo, 6st; Hawthorn, 6st; Hazard, 6st} Lesbia, 6st ; Liberty, 6st ; Lovely, 6st ; Lewis, 6st ; Percussion, ,6at ; Plymanton, '6st ; Silver Mine, 6st ; Snip, 6st ; Tissue, 6at ; Umbra, 6sf '; Vidette, 6st ; Nilka, 6st ; Yellowhammer, 6at. [Thunderbolt's name is missing, and it is evident that the impost awarded the Mew Zealand Vanguard has been mutilated in transmission.] The following are corrections and additions to the Melbourne Cup weights :— Hon. W. ' Robinson's Vanguard, Sst lllb, instead of 6st 81b ; Happy Thought, 6st BlbV instead of Sst lllb ; Coronet, 7st 101b, instead " of Sst 61b ; Silver King, Sst 61b instead of 7st 101b. Add Warwick,7st 91b; Thund,er : bolt, 7st 51b ; and allot 6st to the last nineteen horses as published, beginning with Bonnie Doon ; read Faro for Favo ; Louise for Lewis : and add Winchester (late Manchester) 6st plb. '