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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 10, 2 July 1887, Page 3

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MELBOURNE CUP. Meiboubne, June 29. Tax following are the weights for the Melbourne Cup :— st lb

Trenton and Nelson .. .. ..9 9 Trident 9 8 Isonomy ,, 8 10 Sardius •• 8 9 Disowned, Sheet Anchor Arsenal .. 8 8 Spade Guinea 8 6 Lord Wilton and Fryingpan .. .. 8 4 Silvermine and Jewel 8 8 Bingmaster and Grace Darling .. 8 2 Memuu and Abner 8 0 Bohemian 7 Ben Bolt, Pasha, David, Metal, Dunlop 13

Industry .. .. .. .* Kitawa 7 12 7 11 AU Gold 7 10 Bravo and Crossfire 7 9 Thunderbolt 7 8 Lord William, Hortense, Abercorn ., 7 7 Recall 7 5 Matador, Cairo, Mozart, Yabba 7 4 The Levite, Silver Prince, Rufus, Sextant, ’Frisco, Niagara, Moorhouse 7 3 Meteor .. 7 2

First Consol 7 1 Impulse and Willeroo 7 0 Little John, Morock, Sumatra .. Newmaster, Enfilade, Physician The 6 13 Australian, Colenso, Peabody, Carlyon, Peer, Cranbrook, The Tinman, Whakawai, Nor-easter,

Mentox 6 12 Afflaence, Enfield, Bemue, Phaon, Krupp, Wall-eye J H Salro, Too-aoon, Kenneth, Plutarch, Wentworth, King-of-the-Weet .. 6 10 Escutcheon and Aberdeen .. ..6 9 The Petrel, Oakleigh, Lan, Bichworth, Emerald, Burrilda .. ..6 8

Bosamond, Algerian, Master John, Discovery, Dividend 6 7 Mennotti, Silverton, Louise, Tomboy, Pakeha 6 6 Bedouin, Tranter, Bangle, Whitebait 6 5 Moorebank, St. Paul, Stamford, Abuse, Fernandez 6 4 Jebusite and Fair Saxon Bosebud, Bowmont, Gasconade, The Charmer, Too-too, Master Jack 6 3 The Queen, Peeress, Playboy .. 6 2 Plenipo, Marlborough, Oxford 6 2 Empress, Hharktti, Sydney, Lizzie, Pastoral, Strife, Mana, Rupertwood, West Bourke, Branchipoda 6 0 METROPOLITAN STAKES. The following are the top weights for he Metropolitan Stakes ;— Trenton .. .. .. ,. 9 8 Trident 9 8 Spade Guinea .. 8 10 Arsenal .. .. 8 10 .. ,, ,, 8 8