THE MELBOURNE CUP. (SPECIAL MESSAGE.)

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2080, 5 November 1885, Page 2

THE MELBOURNE CUP. (SPECIAL MESSAGE.)

Mllholrxk, November 3. Tn f second d.iyV racing <if the V.R.C. S])iing Meeting was held to-day. The neither u vs grand, and the attendance lugei than last year. It i^ estimated there uero 1-10,000 people on the course. The l.iwn was even , i inoie bnlliant Hpect«icle tli mover The com se had dried and was in excellent condition. His Kxtellency the (iovornor and weio agun present. The nunibri of \i^itoi- fiom the ueighbournig colonies was \eiy laige. The Riand stand was literally packud, and on the lawn locoinolion w.vh almost impossible. Tho fdlowmg aie the d«tailh of the racing : —

R wr,\\.u Stvkkn, a ->w eepst.ikt^ of 3*ovs. eacli, 2 ft. with 100 added Fnr three-VPai-nld'. wd upward-. Weight-for-.nge. One mile smd .1 qu.iitor. Mi Locke's b c liosiDiuy I Mr M. O'Sh m.is..vi br c First Piince 2 Mi A. D.uiV li q liunii Necker . 3 Fwo hoi^us «.tutcd. Time, 2niins. 14{sec3.

KKVMNfiroN Sr\KKs, a sweepstakes of 10 . M>vs. oich, 2ft., with 250iovs, udded. Tv>r t.vn-ytMi-i>lil— c»lt<, 8-. 51bs ; fallief, .S>t. The uiiuu'i to be sold foi £300. No scllmpr allow.xncj-.. Five furlongs. Mi L. W.iUmV cli f Jladdelina 1 Mr W. D. Rolvrtinn'* b f The Nun ... 2 Mi- J. H. Hill** b c Telephone . 3 Wou easily by ten lengths. Six horses '•t.uti'fl. Tmii\ Idjjii. 3'oecs.

11l Itin.i: K VC'E, ti li,uidic;i[> sweepstakes <if 10i<»\ a . eieh, '2 ft, with 2">o aided ; s(»c.»ni] In use to tec-'ive oOsjvs. out of th« -.fcak". About three mile-i. Mc^r^. \V. anil A. Cn»/iei\ br ni Ruby 1 Mi J. M.iyo'^ b c ilavenswoith 2 H>>n. W. Pen i son-, b ni (rasiler 3 Ten hoises started. Won o.usily by four lengths.

Tifh Mhi.nouitM, Cu>, a handicap sweepst ikcofJO»o\s. pill), with 1000m >\». added. Tins h.mdictp weight of the winner of tho A. J.G.ot V It C. l)<u by to be not less than 7.s~)h's., and tli- winneiof .my handicap rncj of the \alue of 10D<'»v-,. after the deul.n.\ti«>n of tho w( ights to carry 31bs extra ; of any ouch i icj of the value of 20350\ -„, c\ti i ; nf ,\ny Mich > ace of the \.iluo of ."100-iov-., 71 bs extia ; penalties not cumulative. The second horse to receive 803vivs , and the third 200vn -,. out of the st ike. Two miles. Mi M. L<mghlin's bi Ii Sheet Anchor, ngi-d, h,*St AHnni— iJneenMary, 7st 1111). (M. O'Biigu) 1 Mr J. G Raid's oh m Grace Darling, (ivm, by Diver— Zoo, 7st 121bs (J. Williams) .. 2 Mr D. O Btien'i bi h Trenton, 4vis, by Musket— Fiailty, 7st 131b»(A. Robinson) 3 Tho following horses also ran: — Blink Boiviy, Acolyte, Lord Wilton, Tom Blown, C'Hiol.inu--, Kit Nubbles, Boswoith, Wai wick, St. Luvn'nce, Livcipool, Plausible, l)unloj>, Prometheus, Nordenfeldt, Thnnd -rbolt. Stonwway, Hilltop, Velocipede, St John, Despot, Lnd Exeter, Jjiowii and Rose, Wing, Britisher, First Cheitei, At-sunal, Minerva, Metal, Cyclops, Yellow H unmet, CetKe and Blue, Lesbia. The following was the betting at the p »-t :— Xordenft'ldt, •"> to 1; Tienton and J)cM«>t. Bto 1 ; Liverpool, 10 to 1 ; Sheet Anchor, Brown and Rose, and Grace Darling, 1") to 1 ; \colytp and Kit Nubbles, 20 to 1 ; olhem, T> to o0 to 1. After smeial breaks away the field were d>v»p.itchpd on i>ietty e\en term*, the co]i>in« of Tienton, Li\eipool, Lord Exeter, Tiiundei bolt, and Butishrt being the inoiit c aispieiioii', w hen the flajj fell. Sweeping pi^t the cmii^e ->tand Thunderbolt waa at the head of affau-i, Ptonipthenr, lying «econd. Pa.s-.ing tho stand the fiiit time Proincthens displaced Thundeibolt of the load, Fir->t Chester lying next, the three being clo<-p together, with Xoidenfeldt, a length away, fouith. Rounding the turn by the n\e:, Thunderbolt and First Chester too!,- a cleai lead of two lengths. PasMng along the iult turn Cxiace Darling, who had been la*t when pacing the stand, now itupiovcd lier position, nud joined tlie front | fliM-ion. Lheijiul, even at tin-, eaily st.ige m the rate, tailing hopelpf^ly in the rear. P.ix-ing tlie Saltwater River Budge, tho positions weie Fir.it Chester, Thunderbolt-, Xoidenfeldt and Tienton, Velocipede an 1 Metal coming vci y fust on the outside, along with Ceiise and Blue and Despot. Opposite the abbatoir-., Thunderbolt, Velocipede, Cerise and Blue, St. John and Ko dfiifeldt, comprised the leading diMsion, Lesbia being well \\\>, Trenton, Sheet Anchor, and Giace Dailin(( now malviiig a foiuaid lDovement. Appioaching the straight, Cerise and Blue, .iccomp.uiied liy St. John, rushed to tha front, followed closely by Sheet Anchor, Xoulenfeldt, (ir.ice J ).n ling, and Trenton. Ci-iise and Blue led into the straight half a length In fiont of St. John, but Sheet Anchor, who came \eiy fast, wrested the pieiinei )>osition, and asMinied a clear two lengths' lead, Blink Bonny at the same time m.'king a good run fiom the ruck, in the midst of which X >bert-<im, on Trenton, wis miking stienuous efforts to get out. Xoidenfeldt was ljitiß in a good position ai they approached the cairiage paddock ; but on Giacj Dai ling making her effort she gut blocked between Xordcnfeldt and Blink Bonny, meanwhile Trenton had got clo ir of the field, and camp up under the whip ; (Jtace Darling also getting an opening diow up fri'in th.3 tuck, and a. desperate stinggle otiMied, and although the latter and Tientm stuigglecl gamely they could not quite pot on even terms with Sheet Anchor, who gun°d the judges' verdict by a head from (Jivtu Darling, Tienton, half a ho id away from the mare, third, Xoidenfeldt f ninth, then Minerva, Blink B.mnv, Lesbia, St. Lawience, who weio lending a tail, the lat.t of which weie Bosumth and Yellow Hammer. Tune, 3iiuns. 20Jsec-.. The Kew Zoalvnd home Lnoi pool, whose chance at out" time was much fancied, would not gillop -i \-iid, and never showed piominmitly in the moo, while Tieiiton covered hmiselt with gloiy by the part he took in the tiemendous struggle, and under great diffieiilties. Tiie win of Sheet Anchor is a good one for tho Ballniat division, the ownei (vf Slieet Anchor winning £20,000, Going in £7000. Tho \ictory pioves Sheet Anchoi, who is an ex hurdle racer, to be a great home; but had there been ft conplu nf more studes to go, both Trenton !>nd Giaco Darling must ha\e beaten him. This being the hi si time that M. OBrien Ins pdoted home the winnei of a Melbourne f'np, ho was heaitily congiatulated for Iris excellent display of jockevship, J. Williams, who hail (lie mount on Gtace Darling, al,o lode .splendidly. The punifih-nn-!tt Ticnhm loceived in the i»ce was siuripthing teinble. Noidenfoldt was well placed throughout the race, and finished with remai kable gvnieness considering bis hea\ y imp >-t. Tlie time is a second and a(piaiter fastei than Maitini Henry's 1883 Cup, which, until now, was the fa&te^t on record. The Hon. Jas. White's stables weie delighted with Noidenfeldt's performance. The ling ha\o been hard hit by Sheet Anchor 'h win.

Thk Y vn Ytv\ Sr\K», a handicap sweepstakes of 3*>vs. each, i R, with lOOsovn, ndded. For thice-year-olds and upwards. l>no mile. Mi J. WliittinghamV eh c Merrimu . . 1 Mi J). S. W.ill.icoV 1) h Chuckater . . 2 Mr \V. A. Filgate's br h Lavington .. 3 A splendid race, Menimu securing first place by half a longth. Time, 2miu. 42^sec. Twenty-two &t.u ted.

Nriisi m Hwdicvp, a sweepstakes «f .")m)\s. each, lft., with 200 added. Second lioise t<i locoive .">(Ko\s., and the third 2'k>o\s. out of the stake. For two-year-oldi. Fnu furlong*. Hon. W. A. Lung's be Yellow Jacket... 1 Mi B. (Jiay's. b or bi c Ketort 2 Mi M. J'.ijMnt'f chfdeha . ... 3 Won easily by several lengths. Twenty-oue stai ted. Tune, 2unns. 3-,ecs.

It is stated that accidents caused by seal clung for gas leakages with open lamps ate avoided in Paris by the use of an electuc lamp supplied by an accumulator, the use of snch a light being enfoiced by the authoiities.

Some idea of the laige amount of irou and copper, &c, which enters into the constt uction of a ship may be formed by reading the following paragraph:—The old war ship Nincjaia, receutly broken up at the Chailcstou jfavy Yard, yields 171,'22G11>s of copper, G1,3691bs of composition, 480lbs of wrought irou, 646,0001bs cast iron, IS.OOOIIs lead.

AtroiiDiMj to a recent return, there aie fne JStatc and eleven municipal gymnasiums in Beihn, with 8617 Mliolais; eight val gymnasiums, with ox>2 bdiolais ; si\ superior schools for giil», with 4370 soholais; and one pieparatory State school, with one hundred aud one scholars.