SPORTING.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3177, 3 November 1892, Page 2

SPORTING.

THE MELBOURNE CUP. THREE OUTSIDERS PLACED. (by ei.kctiuc tf.legraph—copyright). Melbourne. NnvnmbDr 1. Tun weather experienced fur the second rTiiy" racing of t!io V. k.C. Spring w,<s unfavourable. Drizzling ruin fell 'in the morning, and about noon wry heavy rain set in ; but tbo weather cleared up somewhat prior to the first rac*. Tlio attendance was anod, including Mis Excellency the Govf rnor and party. It rained harder than every pwioiis to the start for the Cup. but ce.vod a littlo just as the flag fell. The start was delayed np.arly twenty minutes. The Admiral ran a ereat race only being p:i--sed by Penance lialf-a-dozan strHes from the winning-pnst. Pilot Boy and Portia fell at the sevenfurlongs post, the jockey (Delaney) being hurt across the back. The Mkmiournr Our, a hnml'can sweep stake? ofr>Osov.sea,:h, with 10.000.sovs and a trophy value ir>o.<ovs added. Tho owner of the second horse, to receivn 2003.50vh, and thn owner of the third lOOOsovs out) of the -take. Two miles. Mr M. Carmody na br h Glenloth, syr.», bv Glenmarkie—The Goir, 7't 131b (R.>b-on) 1 Mr W. Forrpstcr ns be Ronda, 3yrs, by Triton—Mina. G-t 81b (R. G<uzh)... 2 Mr \V. T. Jones's b c Penance, Ivr.s, by Grand Flaneur—Penitent, 7>t Gib (Hatch) « Betting : (i to 1 ai'ainst Ma'volio, 8 to 1 Camoo'a and Clonard, 10 t.lThe Admiral, 12 to 1 Portsea, Knrus. C"rrezo and Ma'olo, 100 to r> Titan. 100 to 5 H>p?toun, Pennncn ard Theodore. 100 to 4 Glenloth, Rnndn, Attain* and Swordbparer. 100 to 3 Candour, Ox.de, Chatham, Paris and Tirailbur, 100 t> 2 Althotas and Norbert, 100 to 1 the others. There was considerable delay nt the post, but when the fhg fell eventually, Glenloth, next the rails, \vw first away, follower] bv Titan. Paris, Chatham, Correze, Polly Mohr, Ronda and Knuc. Entering the course proper, Polly Mohr showed in front, but at the distance poet the order was Chatham, Entic, Paris, Ronda, and Azim, with Althotis whipping in. Passing the ftir.d Azirn was to the fore, his nrarftst attendants beine Maloln, Chatham, and Pilot Boy, all abreast, then Knuc, Deerswood, Norbert. nnd A Bianco. Enuo led idong the river straight, when Tho Admiral was last but three. At the bridge, or about .i mile from home, Polly Mohr dispossessed Azim of thn lead, and was followed by Chatham, Malvolio, Penance, Paris, Camnola, and Cnrivzß ; but approaching theseven-furlonp; post Azim r.m to the fr.mt ntrnin, whilst Pilot Boy fell, :ind Portsea and Tirailleur toppled ovpr him, P.rtsea bei»Er sprinnsly injurad, though fortunately the jockeys escaped with nothing more serious than a severe shaking. Atthnabba'.oirs there were grant changes ainonc«t the second division, Oxide troing into third place, and Clonard, Cimonlii, and At'alus a!.=o .=howing prominently. Passine tho sheds, with only live fnrloncs to ro, Polly Mnhr azatn been me the leader, being followed by Clonard and Azim, but here, rain, which began to fall neain, rendered the colours indistinguishable until tho field entered the striieht, where Chatham was first descried unde» the rails, with Oxide, Polly Mohr, Glenlnth, Penance, nnd Candour followine in pursuit. At the distance Glenlolh was two lenaths abend of Chatham, who was followed by Rondi, Penance, Oxide, and The Admiril, A hundred yards from home Penance came with a great run, but failed to maintain it, never getting nearer than third to Glenloth and Ronda, the former eventually winning Tery easily by three lengths from Rondn, who in turn was a leiißth and a-half in front of Penanc.f, The Admiral a gond fourth, with Clonard, Paris, Hopetoun, Malvolio, Attalus, Jericho, Enuc, and Correze following in the order named. The. last four to pass the nost wore Liltlo Bernie, Star of Erin, John S.. and Althotas. Time, 3m. 3GJs.

Glenloth was kept in a gnnd position in the centre of the field iill the way, after being steadied at the start, but was nearly brought down by Pilot Boy when he fell.