MELBOURNE AND CAULFIELD CUPS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 157, 5 July 1899, Page 3

MELBOURNE AND CAULFIELD CUPS.

Papers to hand this week show that speculation opened quietly on the two big" spring events of the Victorian turf. A wager of 2000 to CO was booked about Fleet Admiral for the Melbourne Cup. In. double event betting on the two Cups the names of Massinissa and Hymettus were coupled for 10,000 to 10. For the Caulfleld Cup Hymettus is much fancied. It is stated that the work of the two handicappers was well received in Melbourne. This year the most notable discrepancies in the two handicaps are as under:— Melbourne Caulfleld Horse. Cup. Cup. st lb. stlb The Chief 0 2 9 9 Hymettus 8 9 9 3 Symmetry. 8 0 811 Cordite 8 2 811 Dirk Hammerhand 7 7 SI Legend 6 7 7 2 So far the selections of the followingl -writers are to hand: — "Martindale" ("Town and Country Journal").—Melbourne Cup: Gaulus, Wait-a-Bit, Burrabari, Forest, Elridsdale, Dewey, Plutus, Masslnisaa, Battle AbbOT*, War God, Cocos, Kevlyer. Caulfleld Cup: Bobadll, Fleet Admiral, Ottoman, Town Clock, Chesney, La Carabine, Walt-a-Bit, Dewey, Brazen Lad, Caledonia, Scorn, Contrast. "Umpire" ("Sydney Referee").—Melbourne Cup: Massinlssa, Contrast, Cocos, Wait-a« Bit, Dirk Hammerhand, Parthian, The Chief, Woodlark, Renown, Mora, Scorn, Chesney. Caulfleld Cup: RenoWn, Mora, Gauleon, Ottoman, The Watchdog, Plutus, Chesney, Walt-a-Bit, Fleet Admiral, Caledonia. ' Melbourne "Age".—Melbourne Cup: Gauleon, Revenue, The Chief, Chesney, War God, Prince Carbine. Caulfleld Cup: Forest, Rosebery, Detonator, Prince Carbine, Orla, Venganza. "Ajax" (Melbourne correspondent of Sydney "Referee"). —Melbourne Cup: Bobadil, Walt-a-Blt, The Chief, Hymettus, Massinissa, Chesney, Parthian, Promontory, Trochon, George Frederick. Caulfleld Cup: Forest, Wait-a-Bit, ., Lochaber, Johansen, Disfigured) Town Clock, Alemene, Mora, .George Frederick, Promontory. "The Special Commissioner" of the Melbourne "Sportsman").—Melbourne Cup: Walt-a-Bit, Dirk Hammerhand, Parthian, Le Var, War God, Viscount 11. Caulfleld Cup: Dirk Hammerhand, Mora, Gungadin, .Viscount 11., Maecenas, Wait-a-Bit. "Reginald," of the Melbourne "SportsHan".—Melbourne Cup: Walt-a-Blt, Fleet Admiral, Le Yar, Revenue, Treniarden. Quotations are as follows: — . CAULFIELD CUP. 25 to 1 V. Hymettus 25 to 1 v. Bobadll 25 to 1 t. Fleet Admiral 25 to 1 v. Regained 33 to 1 T. The Chief 33 to 1 T. Cocos 33 to 1 v. Wait-a-Bit 33 to 1 v. Dirk Hammerhand 33 to 1 7. Ace of Diamonds 33 to 1 v. Mora 33 to 1 v. Reka 33 to 1 V. Gunga Din 33 to 1 v. Ottoman 33 to 1 v. Clarion 40 to 1 v. Sirdar 40 to 1 y. Lancaster 60 to 500 to 1 v. others. MELBOURNE CUP. 20 to 1 T. Bobadil 25. to 1 v. Walt-a-Blt 25 to 1 T. The Chief 25 to 1 v- Fleet Admiral 25 to 1 v. Mora 25 to 1 V. War God 25 to 1 T. Clarion 25 to 1 v. Symmetry 25 to 1 T. Regained to 1 V. Voyou 33 to 1 v. Ace of Diamonds 33 to 1 V. The Merry Boy 33 to 1 V. Plutus 33 to 1 v. Dirk Hammerhand 33 to 1 t. Ottoman , 33 to 1 T. Lancaster 33 to 1 v. Gunga Din 40 to 500 to 1 v. others.