THE CAULFIELD AND MELBOURNE CUPS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 226, 29 September 1897, Page 3

THE CAULFIELD AND MELBOURNE CUPS.

BOURNE CUPS. Philip, who won the Members' Handicap at Bandwick the other day for Mr H. C. White, is in the Melbourne Cup at 7st lib, including slb penalty. He carried Bst 101., gare weight to everything he met, and won pretty easily. Burleigh, Welbeck Mil El Norte were amongst the field, so that (here was merit in the performance. He, who won the Rand wick Plate, the let race of the day, is a good horse. He to bred at the Lerderderg stud by Carbine from Venice, by Malta from Marie Stuart, aad was sold as a yearling for 240 guineas. Mr Dan O'Brien told his owner, MrGaxieu, when the horse was a two-year-old, that in aseasoa or two he would beatall the Coils in the country, and it is on the cards that ihe tip was right. Fucile is engaged in the Melbourne Cup at 7st 131b, and in the Caulfield Cup at Bst 4lb. It is well known that quietly a lot of money was got about MminMelboume and Sydney some weeks ago, and he may be a thorn in the side of man** horses at present much more fancied. II what is' heard from Sydney is true Me may distinguish himself in weight for age races in Melbourne during the approaching carnival. Delaware, who won the Craven Plate (sap a Sydney writer), has established a claim to be included among the horses ""iih chance of winning the Melbourne Cud, in which his handicap is 9st 3lb. Mware won his race very decisively, leading well nigh throughout^ and having Mind him such performers as True Blue, Positano, Hopscotch, Battalion, and Coil 'tamps the performance as one of the first «, Positano ran a much better race than he did in the Metropolitan, and pwvedbeyondany doubt that he had notbeen locked out." After his Craven Plate JjW it ought to be generally allowed, that his failure to run something near expectations in the Metropolitan Stakes was to to his being bustled in the early part wthat event in order to occupy a good P^twn. Those who have supported him tw the big events of the Victorian spring meetings have not yet much cause to Kgretit, and providing he succeeds in his paration Mr H. C. Dangar's horse will wabadonetobeat.

CARBINE'S PROGENY IN ENGLAND.

to English racing scribe who recently a««l the Duke of Portland's stud at rR r*-tes--But the chief interest ' welbeck is at present centred in the rbne foals. The Duke has given Ms wnorse every possible chance, by mating S SOme of the besfc mare 3in the win iS 8 1 fTT' ha 9 a lovelyba^ li]*y fcri 77.' tllafc alone may serve to make 2%? 0n* AmiaWe (half-sister of the WLf n-!ier9) has a srand baycolt fey uditi' T^ess (daughter of Bend Or *of £ ' j ac? an uPstandil-g chestnut fiS Md Semolina (^ughter of St. pT,l a. nd Mowerina) a fine bay filly; &f (daughter of Galopln and Hove 111 yor brown colt* All of these *ii«* inf eat freedom and sturdy fteir6^ " T every ™Pression of racehorße«- The matrons C>_ 'Ith1 th the ex<*Ption of «{,? has been sent to Kendal, ■^hntf 1!, mted to Carbil*e* and * foal a are tMs year not blessed lC',!T' Bi-Uiana, Golden •^Bntw? 1 he two famous mares, **» <ET* and Whe^ of Fortune t» 0 C been given to Carbine. The s>erSL nam. ed and the renowned H i2T together in one Paddock. >esff_7\ an arra7 of su Perb trood V as never gathered at one stud