CALCUTTA SWEEPSTAKES.
A Calcutta Sweepstakes o i the Melbourne Cup was drawn at Morton's Hotel last night. Value, thirty-three members at £2 2s each. The horses were drawn and sold in the following order, at the prices given below :— Names. * st lbs £ c. d. Warrior, 6 yrs ... 810 ... 2 9 0 Paddy's Land, aged .. : 6 3 ... 012 0 Sheet Anchor, 5 yrs ... 6 4 ... 5 0 0 Australian, 6 yrs ... 8 0 ... 1 5 0 Aurora, 6 yrs ... 6 4 ... 110.0 I Barbelle, 4 yrs ... 7 8 ... 3 12 6 P r£E tor,4yrs ~. 6 8 ... 0 10 0 Shamrock, aged ... 5 7 ... 1 5 0 Mies Constance, 4yrs... 5 7 ... 15 0 Albany, 6 yra ... 7 3 ... 0 12 6 Circassian, 6 yre ... 8 0 ... 15 0 0 Palmerston, 5 yrs ... 6 4 ... 015 0 Bishopsbourne, 4 yrs ... 6 10. ... 017 6 Sir John, syra ... 7 7 ... 2 0 0 Miranda, aged ... 5 7 ... .1 2 6 Free Trader,s yrs ... 612 ... 2 0 0 TheMonk,syrs ... 7 0 ...0 5 0 Coquette, 4 yrs ... 8 4 ... 1 0 0 Norma, 5 yrs ... ... 6 12 ... 015 0 Charon, 3 yrs ... ... 7 0 ... 25 0 Barwon.eged 6 12 ... 0 5 0 Lapdog, syre... ... 7 4 ... 010 0 Lamplighter, 3 yrs ... 7 0 ... 1 5 0 Kestrel, 3 yrs ... ... 6 7 ... 017 6 Traverton, aged ... 710 ...8 5 0 Manuka, 4 yrs 9 4 ... 7 17 6 Phosphorous, 5 yrs ... 6 7 ... 10 0 Cymba,4yrs ... ... 612 ... 012 6 Srtlem tfcudder, aged ... ."7 3 ... 1 0 0 The Fly, 5 yrs 5 7 .... 1 0 0 Phoebe, 6 yrs 7 10 ... 1 0 0 Doio, aged ... ... 5 7 ... 02 € Strop, aged' ;... ... 8 5.., f 515 0 From the above list it will be seen that the total value of the sweepstakes is £105 5b 6di of which the winner tafces £52.12e 9d, tht second £35 Is iOd, and the third £17 IQa.lld.
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Press, Volume XV, Issue 2045, 4 November 1869, Page 2
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