SPORTING.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXI, Issue 321, 2 November 1887, Page 3

SPORTING.

i k (Speoial to Press Association.) i^\- The ABfelbburne Cup, Melbourhb, November ] The weather experienced to-day for second day's racing of the V.R.O. was lightful but intensely hot. There was enormous attendance on the flat ani fc and also iv the Grand Stand enolost Among tbe visitors to tbe course were Governors of Victoria, New South Wales, a Sonth, Australia, aleo several membere of t British arißtooraoy. Tridenc wub the first be BOratohed for the Melbourne Cup, th followed Frisco, Enfilade, Esoutcn eou, a Affluehce, leaving eighteen utarte'rr. Dnnl wdn .very easily, and the time oooupied him ia the fastest on record ior the race. T Winner is the joint property of Saunders wJ rode, him aud a Newmarket hotel keep* Dunlop's viotory has caved many bad doub books, and bb tar aa oan be ascertain) there are no heavy winners over bim. Bot Silvermine and Australian Peer were bt fcoftesfor the ring. Tbe following is tl result of The Melbourne Oap, a Bpeepstakes of 20 soa eaoh, with two thousand five hundre sovereigns and a trophy valuo one hundre sovereigns addid ; second horse 600-sov and the the third 250 soys out of the stak< Two miles. 128 subscribers. Mr R. Donovan's Dunlop Mr W. Cooper's Silvermine Mr Gannon's Australian Peer The betting at the post waß 5 to 1 agains Meteor, 6 to 1 againt Australian Peer ani Algerian, 7 to 1 against Oakleigh, 14 to J agaihjjtMSilVermine and Recall, 20 to 1 agains Silver Prinoe, Remus, Dunlop, Niagara, Cran brook, and Tranter ; 40 to 1 against Pakeha After some delay; at the post caused bj Algerian and Charmer breaking, a fair start was effeoted. The oolors of Algerian, Silvei Prince, Charmer, Recall, and Oakleigh were moat conßpiauotts when the flag fell, Passing the stand the first time Silver Prinoe held •boat half a length advantage over Charmer ; next was Tranter, with Algerian, Pakeha, O^eigh, and Remus raoing together in line, these were J "closely attended by Silvermine, Dunlop, Thunderbolt, and Recall, together. Aberoorn headed the others whilst Meteor and Sardiua brought up the rear, Along by the river side Silver Prinoe continued to make Slay attended by Charmer, Algerian, Tranter, 'han'derbolt, and then at a long interval tome Pakeha, Australian Peer, and Recall. JDunlop and Silvermine were lying next, and Aberoorn and his stable companion, Cranbrook, on the ohtside were leading the remainder. At the abattoirs Silver Prinoe and Algerian were raoing together, and Cranbrook, Remus, and Ahercorn could he seen improving their position. Australian Peer, Recall, Oakleigh were next, just olear of Dunlop and Silver Mine. Racing»past the sheds the field began to take closer order, and Algerian and Silver Prince came back to their horses. At the turn, for home Cranbrook joined Silver Prince, while Algerian fell back, and Aberoorn, Remus, Oakieigh and Recall tried to get tip but failed. On the outside of the ruck Silver Mine's colors were showing prominently, while Dunlop held an equal advantage on the inside over Silver Prince Ahercorn and - Australian Peer, Algerian being dead heat inside the distance post. Opposite the stand Dunlop drew clear out from, Silver Mine, Australian Peer, and Aberoorn, and. the race resulted in a good finish, Dunlop managing to get home by a clear length from Silver Mine, while Australian Peer was beaten off hy a length fof' third place. Aberoorn was half a head fourth. Recall fifth, Oakleigh sixth, Algerian seventh, and then followed Silver Prince, Cranbrook, Jebusite, Meteor, and Pakeha. Charmer and' Sardiua were the last two. Time, 3 minutes 28^ seconds. Dunlop's Cap victory has beeu a good one for the ring. He was not by any means a general fancy to the public, notwithstanding that he ran third for the Caulfield Cup, when be wato carrying 11 lbs more and has done good work since. No horse exoept Silvermine looked as well sb Dunlop, wbo was originally the property of two plungers named Robertson who three years since landed £70,000 by Coronet's win in the Newmarket handioap. All their fortune quickly went. -Inolusive of Dunlop there were only tbree or four likely to oome to the rescue of the donble event fox the fielders, and Dunlop was one of theae. The total value of the stakes IW the' winner amounts to £3845. The owner also receives a solid gold horee shoe mounted on a silver and bronze shield the valae of whioh is £100, and the jookey receives a gold mounted whip. Silvermine ran a grand horse, but his bad luck in running into place in' the great raoes still stioka to him Australian Peer, Aberoorn, and Niagara, of the Derby horseß, all ran well but Silver Prince, Algerian, Oakleigh, and Recall, were all done with at the home turn. Meteor who started first favorite, ran a complete fraud and was never dangerous. Pasha's win in tbe: Van Van Stakes is some oonsolation to Drake who backed him for the big stakes. Hurdle Race, of 5 sovb, with 250 soys added;, second horse 50 soys and the third 35 sqvs'bife of the stake. Three milesMartin's Friction, 1 ; Bailey's Sir Launcelofc, 2 ; Phillips' Ellerslie, 8. Won by two lengths. Time, 5 minutes 40 seconds. Railway Handicap, of 5 soys each, with 200 soys added ; second horse 40 sots and the third 20 soys out of the stake. Siz furlongs— Thompson's Master John, 1 ; Collins Newniisfcer, 2 ; and Miller's Lauds, 3. Won easily. Time. 1 minute 17 seconds. Kensington Stakes, of 10 sovg each, with 250 soys added. JFive furlongs — Hill's