MELBOURNE CUP ACCEPTORS
BALLOT MAY BE NECESSARY (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 8 p.m.) MELBOURNE, October 28. Forty-three horses have accepted for the Melbourne Cup. If insufficient scratchings are received before 8 p.m. on Saturday, a ballot will be conducted to reduce the field to the safety limit of 35. The acceptances are:— MELBOURNE CUP. of £12,500; two miles.—Howe 9-5; Royal Gem 9-4; Dark Marne, Fresh Boy 8-11; Silver Link 8-6; Master Dash 8-5; Buonarotti Boy, Red Fury 8-4: Westralian 8-3; Bannerette 8-0; Karachi, Steady 7-12; Lysander 7-11; Gayness, Yamboon 7-10; Manakau 7-8; Anthelion 7-7; Carbon Copy, Few Words, Kongmeng, Ninnid, Saxony 7-6; Black Beau. Rio Fe, Robert Bruce, Royal Scot, Sir Fellowship 7-5; Comic Court 7-4; Phoibos, Rimfire, Saxonian 7-2; Bruin 7-1; Britisher, Count Cyrano, Vagabond 7-0; Beau Juste. Snowstream 6-13; Chatsol, Clement 6-12; Balierdale,-Hoyle 6-10; Sir Marfield, Sun Blast 6-9. VICTORIA DERBY, of £5000; one mile and a half.—Brother Sunshine, Carbon Copy, Clement, Comic Court, Count Cyrano, Derrymore. Foxzami, Garugal, Manalla, Phoibos, Rocket Gun, Royal Andrew, Sun Blast, Vagabond 8-0.
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Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25638, 29 October 1948, Page 4
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