MELBOURNE CUP

Grey River Argus, 5 November 1907, Page 3

MELBOURNE CUP

SYDNEY, Novamiber 4. The Hesrald says bhe Viotonan Darby field wa_ well up to the aveTags in poa_t ot .n-urabeirs and possuibdy in iwint of quality. Mountain King won the rac^ with a leugtii to spare, but by means of the impressive ptorfioTmaince at the bottom of the straigiht Peru aipp'eaired to have hes meas-uire. It was ra;tiher a case of- Peru sitoippimg than the big colt igoing on. It Cannot; be siadd that Welcome Tirtist was ridden a good race. He was kept in the rear division m'gh\ mound to the abattoirs and shortly after his rideir was disappointed in trying to get up on tto© insiids and the colt again fell back last, remaining there bill the home turn. In ttie fimal struggle he finisthsd game ©nooipih and last mioney through by a head. 1 The result so far as 1 the winner was concerned, would ''haVe been the same umdar aoiy cl'Pcuim'sta'nrceß, but Weilcomc TTist was asked to give Moumfcain Kin,g aih almost lmipossiible stairt fcroon the borne turn. Tiongaro,^ sh.ov^ 1 ed ulen'ty of pace in the early st^aige of'tflie race but he faliled to s l se it. out. Miaster, tthe Herald adtb. vats tihe gireatesiti dißapiDoinit'meTit of tih3 dot, but ■■; a strong wiinld a.nDarem.tly was much. aig>aaTiiab him. Th)e time was fKir, jve)* fchie. fiefld seero;ri %M no rxate on Tanigaroa, wJiio led puJMng donlble as he showed tihe w.av down. The Telegraph says Derlb" Day has become tihe day ibr woimeth* It is estimated that tihere wers fouir of tihewi to one man r>reseinit. On Saituipdiav tih^ feature of fflie" race/ wa? thiat New So-utih Wales pnrovddeid all tihe who comtesited i*he blue riband. All doubt as to pace was •soo^n dispelled Tanagoa 'SiariJiog along in fironit ' a* a giood aoldd ' n'aoe wiiih Fer uand Mountain K\ng next. Tansihot.Hs bolt at the hlome Wn find began to die out of the contest there I ady Rylstone had joined Peru axsd Moumtaiin Kki'tr. tihe. trio. into- tihe straigihib ttoigethenr. Mftrearine ?nd Master Foote were tior>ele<3>lv b?.nten and-wihil/. Tjadv Ryl ■'tone bp'-^an bo" f pi 1 ber W^come T>n'st ; m>riroved his posiifeon. -After a. sfesasrr hrvt sihoirt effort a!n.Drtya«3h.inK t/ha end "if ibe Invn Mountnnn Kinir dr^w out W ,1 litfcip over a Ifiweth fi-^d tho'tur^ V>t?i Pr>m mnd W^co.m^ Trist dho,l. -Vaisfid the f.nvnnr.te and de'p ei rnteli" '.■wM- tn a finish. tth D v nt no tjimp '00-V^rl Wt> .cpt.Mi'nio' tlip- lenri^T av3io secure thp verdiri by a len«H>h. iW,;y s _ t-cir Foote's peTform^nc?. tihe Tele?rriiph' sa'yis. was most dasaiopoin'tinig. (Rec-d. sth, o.io a.m.) ' SYDNEY, Nov. a. The local quotations -for the Melbourne Cup aie — s to 2 against Apologue, 4 to 1 Poseidon. 6 to 1 Mooltan. 7 to 1 Mountain King, 0 to 1 Welcome Trist,_ 12 to 1 Dyed Gar- . meats aa_ Tartan,