MELBOURNE AND CAULFIELD WEIGHTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 164, 11 July 1894, Page 3

MELBOURNE AND CAULFIELD WEIGHTS.

Papers to hand show thab Carnage and Dreamland are favourites for tho Melbourne Cop at 100 to 4. Aquarius shows signs o* weakening. Capstan, Elswick and Paris are most in demand for tho Caulfield Cup at 100 to 4. A lot of double-ovonb bebting is reported bo have beon done in Melbourne. For tho " two cups " 10,000 to 40 was taken about Capstan and Capstan, and Capstan was coupled with Dreamland, Carnage, Light Artillery, Aquarius and Ronda, so waa Elswick, each at 1.000 to 2. Tho V.R.C. Derby and Cup doubles of Dreamland and Capstan, and Bonnie Scotland and Capstan, wero backed to win £10,000. ' The handicaps for both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups are favourably criticised by the loading turf writers. " Asmodeous " winds up n criticism of the weights by Btating the dozen horsea most likely to retain their positions in the Caulfield Cup list on tho day are Pilot Boy, Biookloigh, Paris, Oxide." Sternchaser, Lady Trenton, Donizetti, Jonathan, Capstan, Bruin, Moscow, and Tullamore. For the Melbourne Cup, ho selects as likely to provide the ultimate winner Portsea, Paris. Carnage, Malvolio, Tarcooln, Glenloth, Aquarius, Swordbcarer, Ronda, Dreamland, Moorite, and Nobleman. " Martinilalo" writes relative to tho Melbourne Cup . Throe Stars looks like tho besb of all tho lightweights. To pick out a dozen as likely to contain amongst them the winner I should select Carnage, St. Alban3 11., Jonathan, Little Bonne, Nightingale, Msmuh, Threo Star, Nobleman, Moatyn, Isaac, Bonnie Scotland and Aquarius. In tho Cauliield Cup those thab please " Martinilalo" best are M.ostyn, Memah, Nightingale, Oxide, Tim Swiveller, Isaac and Little Bernie. Tho Adelaide i-cribe "Whalebone" thinks that in the Melbourne Cup the following horses have, on form and other factors, tho ■best position in the handicap'—Carnage, Culloden, Siornchusor, Sailor Prince, Idolater, Swordbearer, Ronda and Dream land.

The Melbourne correspondent of tho •'Sportsman " deals with tlio Sydney horses engaged in " tho bwo Cups." Referring to the Melbourne Cop 'ie writes :—" To pick a few Now South \Valos plums from her big basket, 1 will namo Brockleigh, Loyalty, Mahec, Delaware, Burton, Donation, Nobleman, Etholbert and Threo Scar. If these had no Victorian opponents, I should feel inclined to placo them—Loyalty, Brockleigh, .Delaware. And supposing Brockleigh to bo really off colour, as I have heard rumoured, I would givo his place to Donation. Oi all tho Victorian horses' handicaps I prefer the chances of Sainfoin, Sst. ; Glenloth, fist 121b ; and Carnage, 9a b 21b." For tho Caulfield Cup the snms writor selects Loyalty, Delaware and Lady Trenton, and add?:—"Tin. Victorian horses which attract my eye are Patron, Sainfoin, Hova, Tim Swiveller and G.onloth, while the South Australian, Mo»tyii, i^, to my mind, on winter form, bho plum of tho handicap, whilo his otable mate, Port Adraira1, is by no means to be despised."

" Ajax," the Melbourne correspondent ot the Sydney " Referee," likes beat in the Melbourne Cup. Porb Admiral, Light Artillery, Cur-iage, Aquarius, Lord Randolph, Cullodoi), Elswick, Dreamland, Forward, Sternchaser, Tho Captain and Glenloth. For tho Caulfield Cup ho thinks the winner will come from Jeweller, Patron, Loyalty, Lndy Trenton, Foxtail, Steadfast;, Capstan, Division, Wilton and The Golden Kiug. Referring to the Caulfield Cup, " Cranbrook " write.- : To " boil tho lot down " now, and t*o for n, straight-out selection, I •would nair.o—Lord Randolph, 1 : Lirinji, 2 ; Launccston or Amadeii--, 5. For the Melbourne Cup, " Warrior,'' of the "Sportsman," selects — Carnage, 9at 21b, 1 ; Loyalty, S-t 12ib, 2 ; Dreamland, 7sb 81b, 3. Littlo Bonne and Launcosfcon the best outeideis.

To pick the bost dozen to my mind (writes " Verax ") oub of each Cup I will iako :—Melbourne Cup : Porb Admiral, Carnnge, Loyalty, Light Artillery, Sainfoin, Dreamland, Moorito, Newman, Honda, Elswick, Lady Trenton, Patron. Caulfield Cup: Pari?. Port, Admiral, Oxide, Lady Trenton, Loyalty, Sainfoin, Maheo, Hova, Division, Moscow, Response, Foxtail. To reduce thorn still further I like.—Molbonrno Cup: Sainfoin, Dreamland, Carnage-, Port Admiral. Caulfield Cup: Paris, Lady Trenton, Oxide, Sainfoin.

From a hasty srlanco through the weights I ("Craribroolc " of tho "Sportsman") think the following havo a chance of providing th<_ vvinnot* : — Portsea, Paris, Patron, Loyalty, Sternchaser, Oxide, Sunshine, ltoi.nl old t, Lord Randolph, Alpine, Ronda, Havoc, Tellus, Dreamland, Nobleman, Biriuji, Malochite, Honor Bright, ('lenhuntJy, Conflict. To still further reduce them, I'll for a bold prediction —Sternchaser, 1 ; Ronua, - ; Nobleman or Portsea, 3.

If I were bonnd to commit myself toa straight - out Melbourne Cup prophecy (writes " Freoh.nco''of tho "Sportsman,") I would divide my allegiance between Patron and Pans, and f would name Elswick, Firpfc Shot, and Dreamland as worth thinking about.

Out of the forty which seem to my mind to have a littlo the best of tho weights (writes " Sterling " of tho " Sportsman," I fancy tha winner will como from—Malvolio, Tarcoola, Cullodon, (.'aillavdia, Loyalty, Tellu?, Cobbitf.y, Tim Swiveller, Capstan, Tho Possible, Shotbolf, Aquarius, Donation, aud if obliged to pick three would (select Culloden, Capstan and Tarcoola.