THE MELBOURNE CUP.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 270, 17 November 1869, Page 2

THE MELBOURNE CUP.

VICTORIA RACING CLUB SPRING MEETING. (From the Wellington Post.) By the arrival of H.M. s.s. Challenger, we are placed in possession of authentic information relative to the great event of this meeting — the race for the Melbourne Cup. It appears that Manuka met with an accident two days before the race, when taking a gallop, by which his leg was injured, and he compelled to be withdrawn ; however, he was expected to get all right in time to compete in some of the later events of the meeting. Bar won and the Fly were also scratched, but, unlike Manuka, they are irretrievably broken down. The following particulars of the race are from the Argus : — MELBOURNE CUP. A sweepstakes of 20 soys. each, 10ft., or 5 if declared, with 300 soys. added. The winner of any handicap of the value of 100 soys., after the declaration of the weights, to carry 31b extra ; if two or more such races, Sib extra. The second horse to receive 50 soys., and the third to save his stake. Two miles. Mr. A. Saqui's br g Warrior, by NewWarrior, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b (J. Morrison) 1 Mr. J. Henderson's br h The Monk, 5 yrs, 7st (W. Enderson) 2 Mr. E. Lee's eh m Phoebe, 6 yrs, 7st 101 b (S.Davis) 3 Warrior, in front of everything when the flag dropped, cut out the running for a quarter of a mile, when he was joined on the outside by Sheet Anchor, Bishopbourne being on his left, Traverton and Circassian figuring conspicuously with the next h;iU dozen. Approacbiug the car-riage-paddock, Morrisou took a slight pull at his horse, and Bishopbourne, Sheet Auchoi% and Traverton led the field past the stand, Palraerstoo, who ran off the course at starting and thereby lost at least 50 yards, bringing up the rear. Eounding the turn Bishopbourne held an advantage of about a length over the ruck, which was headed by Traverton, Warrior, going well within himself, Strop, Phoebe, the Monk, and Circassian, closing up as they neared the spot where the old staud once stood ; Sheet Anchor, Bishopbourne, Salem Scudder, and several others fell back beaten. In the next hundred yards Circassian made his run, but the effort proved a fruitless one, and Morrison taking advantage of an opening, brought Warrior to the head of affairs, and from this point the race was never in doubt, for though Monk came with a rush in the straight and got on terms with Warrior, it was on suffrauce only, for upon Morrisou shakiug his horse up, he shot ahead without any perceptible effort, and coming on at his own pace won easily by a couple of lengths, the Mouk second, Phoebe, a good third, Sir John fourth, Freetrader fifth, and Palmerstoiij who made up a great deal of ground in the last half mile, sixth; Paddy's Land galloping home next without his rider, and Strop, Circassian, Albany, Charon, and Aurora finishing all of a heap. Time, 3m. 40s. Thirty-three horses started.