THE MELBOURNE CUP.
NAMES AND WEIGHTS OP THE HORSES. The owners of thirty horses entered for the Melbourne Cup yesterday paid second forfeit on them, and I here are now only thirty left in the race. Renter's agent in Melbourne has been very attentive, every scratching having been duly notified by cable. This being the case, we are enabled to give our readers the complete list of the thirty horses whose owners or nominators paid yesterday the balance (15 sovs.) of their 20sovs. sweepstakes. They are as follow :—■ st ft W. Pearson's b h Commotion, G yrs 9 12 0. Inglis's b h Malua, 5 yrs ... 9 9 J. Wilson, jun.'s., ch h Guesswork, 5 yrs 8 12 J. Redfearn's br h The Plunger, 5 yra 8 11 W. Branch's b h Off Color, 4 yrs... 8 10 A. F. Smart's b h Warwick, 4 yrs 8 3 E. C. Naylor's b h Hastings, 5 yrs 7 8 T. Barnfield's b or br h Sir Garnet (late the Hebrew), 5 yrs ... 7 8 S. Miller's b or br h Boolka, 5 yrs 7 7 J. White's b c Bargo, 3 yrs ... 7 6 J. A. Lang's br h Vergy, 4 yrs ... 7 G J. Whittingham's b or br h Claptrap, 5 yrs 7 4 A. F. Smart's ch f Brown and Rose (late Charming), 3 yrs 7 3 S. Barnard's ch c The Broker, 3 yrs 7 1 R. G. Talbot's ch m Blink Bonny, °y j, » m „ 7 o
st ft> W. Branch's b c Silver King, 3 yrs 7 0 A. M'Donald's br g Bonnie Bee, aged 7 0 W. Pearson's b g Plausible, 5 yrs G 13 E. P. Wilson's br or bk h Signor, 4 yrs ' ... Gl3 H. B. Hales's (ns) bk h Hill Top, 5 yrs 6 13 E. Keys's (ns) b h Lord Clifden, aged ... 0 12 H. B. Tothill's ch h Lord Wilton, 4 yrs 6 11 W. H. Gray's br or b c Hippogrif, 3 yrs 6 11 M. Griffin's ch h Battalions (late Brisbane), 5 yrs 6 10 J. Whittingham's b h Mentmore, 4 yrs 6 9 T. "Reibey'sb h Anchorite, 4 yrs... 6 9 J. White's br c Tremando, 3 yrs... 6 9 J. Whittingham's ch c Merrimu, 3 yrs 6 8 C. O'Sullivan's ch h His Worship, 4 yrs 6 7 R. Howie's ch c Seahorse, 3 yrs ... 6 7
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Kumara Times, Issue 2544, 29 October 1884, Page 2
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401THE MELBOURNE CUP. Kumara Times, Issue 2544, 29 October 1884, Page 2
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