Melbourne Cup

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 138, 4 November 1914, Page 8

Melbourne Cup

WON BY KINGSBURGH. SECOND DAT. " By cable. —Press Association.—Copyright Received 6.50 p.m. Melbourne, November 3. The day was fine and warm for Melbourne Cup Day. Tho tracks were good, and no reduction in numbers was discernible. On the contrary, the attendance showed an increase of thousands on the flat, anil several thousands also paid a shilling for tlie view from Footscray Hill of this first dress parade of the carnival. All the Government House parties were present, the only notable absentees being tho naval officers.

ENCOURAGE SWEEPSTAKE STAKES, Of 6 sovs., and 500 sovg. added. For two-year-olds that have never been placed first, second, or third. Weights, colts 7.10, fillies and geldings 7.5. Five furlongs. Sir John' Barleycorn, 7.10 1 Poiipco, 7.5 , 2 Alasco, 7.10 3

Twenty-nix started. Won by a short neck, third horse a neck away. Time, lmin. 2%sec. RAILWAY HIGRWEICHT HANDICAP. Of COO sovs. Six furlongs. Swasind 1 Dhuldhul : 2 Grand Charon 3

Twenty-two started. Won by a neck, half a neck between second and third. Time, linin. 10% sec. CUP HURDLE RACE, Of 500 sovs. Two miles. Weenobah, 9.7 1 Wingavaru, !U> 2 Dust Cloud, 10.13 3

Ton starters. Won by six lengths, a nock betw. en second and third Time, 3min. 4(jVisee. MELBOURNE CUP HAXDICA-P. A sweepstakes of 30 sovs. each, with 8000 sovs. added, and a Cup valued at 150 sovs.; second horse, 1(500 sovs.; and third, SUO sovs. from the stakes. Two miles. Mr. K. S_ McLeod's eh h Kingsburgh, by Wallace—Alexandra, 4yrs., 0.1:2. 1 ilr. J. S. Agnew's b g Sir Alwynton, by Sir Alwyne—iiiss Siming'ton, 5 yrs., 5.5 2

Sir W.' Coopdr's Br h Moonbria, by Merriwee—La Notte, syrs., 7.3 .... 3 Mr W. Bailey's eii h St. Carwyne, by St. Alwyne—Carwee, 4\ts., 7.1 4 Scratched: Woorak, Waltz, Rulfino, Aurifer, Newberry.

Passing l the stand Cagou led from J PosinaUis, Giru, Sir Solo, and Carlita, with Ulva's Isle last. Kingsburgh led round the turn from Sir Alwynton and • Uncle Sam, and, stalling oil' a challenge j from Sir Alwynton, won by a neck, with | one and a half lengths between second and third. St. Carwyne was fourth, Ulva's Isle fifth. Ratlilea was last. Time, 3min. 26sec.

The Cup race was run in record time, ! l'/4 seconds less t'lian Piastre's. It was a very tired field that capitulated to the outsider, who fought out a great finish with Sir Alwynton, The winner was lying very handy at ilie bridge, and spurted through to head the lield when the turn was reached. The general opinion was that he headed the field too early, and would fail at the last, but by a iiiug-nilicent eli'ort 'he not only maintained the lead, but won with a little to spare.

Winners of tiia Melbourne Cup since 18'JD are as follows:

To oJ I s IDO0 —P. T. Forrest's Clean Sweep 7.0 3 2-J 1901—C. L. McDonald's Revenuo 7.10 3.30>/ 4 1902 —Clarke & Robinson's

Tlie, Victory 8.12 3.29 1903 —J. Mayo's Lord Cardigan 6.8 8.29% 1904—1 T. Oxenham's Acrasia 7.1) S.iS'/j l!!os—i'. A. Connolly's Blue Spec 8.0 3.27% i 90S—II. 11. Robertson's Poseidon 7(i 3.31% 19U7 —n. L. Clcland's Apologue .. . v .. ..7.!) 3.27 lr-US—J. Mayo's Lord Nolan IS.(> 3.28% 1909.—,1. l.aron's rrin.ee Poote 7.8 3.27% 1910— S. Green's Comedy King.. '.7.11 3.27% I!HI—J. Kirby's Tim Parisian .. .. S.!> 3.27% 1012— W. Brown's Piastre. 7.!) 3.27% 1913 J. Chambers' PosinaT.7 3.31

I.')]*'—K. ,S. 'MaLeod's Kingsburgh .. .„ (;.]o 300 CUP STEEPLECHASE, Of 500 sovs. About two miles.

Swedish l.ad, 11.7 1 ilornsey, !!.» 2 Guncap, 11.7 3 Jen others started. Master t'aul led for twelve furlongs, but .Swedish Lad headed him at the last jump, increased his lead in the straight, and won by three lengths from Hornsey, who was two and a 'half lengths ahead of Gl.lll- - Time, 4min. (i%sce. NOVEMBER NURSERY. Of C»00 sovs_ Eor two-year-olds. Five and a half furlongs.

Lesbos, 7.7 1 Mill-land, S.l 2 Pretty .Bobby, 8.7 !!!'.! 3 'Ten others started, Lesbos headed the field when rounding the turn, and won easily by three lengths, the third horse only -half a head behind. Time, lmin. K'/isee.

' YAN YUAN STAKES, Of 501) aovs. One mile. Amata, 7.1S 1 (iolden Wire, 8.7 2 First Principle, (H 3 Fourteen others started. Golden Wire and Gold Drew made the running, il olden Wire was first into the straight, and won in a great finish, only a head separating first, second, and third. Time, lmin. iO^sec.

NEW ZEALAND Cl"'l\ . By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. Tannhauser whs 1 scratched at 5.15 p.m. to-day for the New Zealand tup, and Expect at 0 p.m.

NOTES 11Y '\UOTUROA.'' Onoc again the .Melbourne Cup lias been won by a rank outsider, and the defeat of the well-backed horses like Diva's Isle, Uncle Sam, Posinatus, and •St. I'arwyne would be a great windfall for the bookies.

The winner failed to win a nice as a two or three-year-old, but this season won, at Roso'hi'll, the Carlingford Mile, ran second to Diva's Islo in the Trial Stakes at the Australian J.O. Spring

meeting, was unplaced in tlie Metropolitan Handicap, but rail second to Barlow in the Sydney Handicap, and finished up tlie meeting by running third in the ' YVaverley Handicap.

The runner-up, Sir Alwynton, wok the Newcastle Cup, Tattersall's Winter Stakes, and the A.J.C. Stakes, but ran 'badly in the Caulfield Cup last week. He came into favor through beating Ulva's Isle in a twelve-furlong gallop at Flem-

1 ington. Moonbria, who finished third, is a New Zcaland-brcd horse, owned -iby Mr E. J. Watt, but, owing to family bereavement, is carrying the colours of Sir William Cooper in this Cup. His record in Australia roads like a "hard-luck story, seconds and thirds predominating. He was third to Cagou in the . Brisbane Cup (two miles), and fourth in the Metropolitan Handicap. St. Carwyne won several races at two and three years, including the May Handicap and Rosehill Cup; was third in the Newcastle Cup; won the Spring Stakes at Randwick, and ran third to St. Spasa and Psyttyx in the .Metropolitan Handicap, and third in the Caulfield Cup_ On Saturday last lie won the Melbourne Stakes in good time.