SOME PAST MELBOURNE CUPS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 259, 1 November 1893, Page 3

SOME PAST MELBOURNE CUPS.

The following list may bo found interesting in view of the great event bo be decided nexb Tuesday. It is bhe record of bhe placed horses in the Melbourne Cup, and betting, for tho pasb 23 years. The Cup was inauguarabed in 1861. 1870. Nimblefoot.. .. aged 6 3 12 tol J.apdog .. •- 6yrs 7 0 sto 1 Valentino .. •- oyrs 6 4 no price Twenty-eight starbed. Trump Card was firsb favouribe ab 9bo 2. Wort by a nose. Time, 3min 37sec. 1871. The Pearl .. -- syrs 7 3 100tol Romula .- -- 4yrs 710 3to 1 Irish King .. -- 3yrs 6 0 100 to 1 Twenty-three started. Romula was first favourite. Won by bwo lengths. A protest was entered but dismissed. Time, 3min 39sec. 1872. Tii« Onack •- 6yrs 7 10 100 tol So Ace ' ■ 4yrs 8 4 100 to 20 Dagwoith J. - 4yrs 712 100 to 15 Twenty-two started. Contossa was firsb favouribe ab 4to 1. Won by bwo lengths. Timo, 3min 39sec 1873. ,_ , Don Juan .. -£™ 612 *3 o Ef :: :: 83 ?* t "Si Twenty-four sbarted. Dcv Juan was favouribe. Won by four lengbhs. Time, 3min 36sec. 1874. Haricot .. •• 4yrs § § ggj Prnrnq .. aged o - [O i TheDi-ver '.*. - <>yrs &*° u 6tol Eighteen sbarted. Goldsbrough was favourite ab 2to 1. Won by four lengbhs. Time, omin 37_sec. 1875 ,„ .. . f,vra* 7 ft 100 tO 6 Wollomai .. - 6yis f « 6 Richmond syrs _ ' in tol Goldsbrough .. syrs 9 9 10toi Twenty started. Imperial was first favourite at 100 to 33. Won easily by two lengthe. Time, 3min 38sec. 1876. „. . Briseis .. .. 3yrs 64 inn to 3 Sibyl 3yrs 6 0 100 to 3 Vlmotbv . .. avr:a 7 0 Btol

Thirty-three sbarted. Feu d'Arbifice was firsb favourite at 100 bo 30. Won by bwo lengths. Time, 3min 36£ sec. 1877. Chester .. .. 3yrs 612 sto 1 Savanaka .. .. 3yrs 6 2 4to 1 The Vagabond .. 4yrs 7 0 100 to 6 Thirty-bhree sbarted. Savanaka was first favouribe. Won by half a head. Time, 3min 33_sec. 1878. Calamia .. .. syrs 8 2 10 tol Tom Kirk .. .. aged 7 8 100 to 3 Waxy 6yrs 6 11 100 tol Thirty started. Melita was firsb favourite ab 4bo 1. Won easily by nearly bhree lengths. Time, 3min 35fsec. 1879. Darriwell .. „ syrs 7 4 100 to 3 Sweetmeat.., .. 4yra 7 1 7 tol Suwarrow .. .. 3yrs 6 3 4to 1 Twenty-seven started. Suwarrow was first favouirbe. Won by half-a-length. Time, 3min 30i8ec. 1880. Grand Flaneur .. 3yrs 610 4 tol Progress .. .. 3yrs 510 3tol Lord Burghley .. syrs 7 5 4tol Twenty-two started. Progress was firsb favouribe. Won by a length. Time, 3min 34|sec. 1881. Zulu .. .. .. 4yrs .5 10 100tol The Czar .. .. svrs 6 9 . 20 tol Sweetmeat .. .. 6yrs 9 0 10 to 1 Thirby-bhree started. Darebin and Waxy were favourites at 4 to 1 each. Won by three quarters of a length. Time, 3min 32-isec. 1882. The Assyrian .. syrs 713 100 to 5 Stockwell .. .. 4yrs 7 b 100 to 7 Gudarz .. ~ 4yrs 7 7 no price Twenty-fivo started. Sweeb William was firsb favouribe ab 3bo 1. Won by half alengbh. Time, 3min 40seo. 1883. Martini-Henry .. oyrs 7 5 ,„stol First Water.. .. aged 8 0 100 to 3 Commotion.. .. syrs 10 1 100to5 Twenty - nine started. Martini-Henry was first favourite. Won easily by two lengbhs. Time, 3min 30isec. 188-1. Malua .. .. syrs 9 9 stol Commotion.. .. 6yrs 9 12 8 tol Plausible .. .. syrs 613 Bto 1 Twenty-four started. Malua and Hastings were equal favourites. Won by three" quarbers of a lengbh. Time, 3min 31fsec. 1885. Sheet Anchor .. aged 711 ]o°to° Grace Darling .. 6yrs 712 lW to 7 Trenton .. .. 4yrs 713 '20 to 1 Thirty-five started. Nordenfeldt was firsb favouribe ab 5 to 1. Won by a neck. Time, 3min 29|sec. 1886. Arsenal .. .. 4yrs 7 4 100 to 6 Trenton .. .. syrs 9 5 100 to 8 Silvermine .. .. syrs 710 100 to 7 Twenty nine started. Trident was first favouribe at sto 1. Won by half a length. Time, 3min .lsec. 1887. Dunlop .. .. syrs 8 3 20 tol Silvermine .. .. 6yrs 8 3 14 tol Australian Peer .. 3yrs 7 5 6to 1 Eighteen started. Meteor was firsb favouribe at 3 to 1. Won by a length. Time, 3min 28§sec. 1888. Mentor .. .. 4yrs 8 3 7to 1 Tradition .. .. 4yrs 611 Sto 1 The Yeoman .. syrs 7 8 15 to 1 Twenty-eight started. Chicago was first favourite at 4to 1. Won by a length and a-half. Time, 3min 30|sec. 1889. Bravo 6yrs 8 1 lOtol Carbine .. .. lyrs 10 0 10 to 1 Melos 4yrs 8 12 7 to 2 Twenty started. Melos was firsb favouribe. Won by a length. Time, 3min 32sec. 1890. Carbine .. .. syrs 10 5 4to 1 Highborn .... 6 8 66 to 1 Correae .. .. 3yrs 7 3 2o to l Thirty-nine Btarted. Won by two lengths and a-half. Time, 3min 28} sec. 1891. Malvolio .. .. 4yrs 8 4 20 tol Sir William., .. syrs 8 7 20tol Strathmore.. .. 3yrs 7 6 7tol Thirty-four started. Pigeontoe was firsb favourite ab 4bo 1. Won by bhree-quarters of a length. Time, 3min 29.18ec. 1892. Glenloth .. .. syra 713 33 tol Ronda 3yrs 6 8 50 to 1 Penance __ .. 4yrs 7 7 25 tol Thirty five started. Won easily by three lengths. Time, 3min 36£ sec.