MELBOURNE RACING. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received November 6, at 9:30 p.m. Melbourne, November 6.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8123, 7 November 1894, Page 3

MELBOURNE RACING. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received November 6, at 9:30 p.m. Melbourne, November 6.

Cup day At Flemtngton attracted an enormouit attendance, tbo number of people on tho flat being especially large. Tho only portion of thu racacouno showing a falling-oIF in attendance whs on tho hill. Tho Governors of Victoria, Now South W>iloa, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania wore amongst those present. The going was ronnrkably good, Although jvgainet f<uit times being rigislurod. Mr D. OBrien, in withdrawing Loy.ilty fiom tho Cup, maid ho would ullow other*) to chftao Ruonalf. As far as Loyalty waa concorncd ho declined tho ta-lc. Mr Purves (Qucon's Counso!) Itindod a fnir fctako over Ilium'H victory in tho Railway Handicap. Killipcritnkio's win in tho Kensington SiakcH was tho owi Bt ovor achiovod on tho Ftamingluu course. Patron's victory in tho Cup provoi how beneficial easy tasks avo to horses knockod out by sovero thrco milo ruci-s. Tho winner has novor boon sonfc over tho Cup distance since running at ll'iml wick. Ruenalf proved a nonatayor, but was aoriously inlorforod with a furlong and a half from homo, and Mr Koys, his owner, entered a piotoafc against Ceorgo Robson, tho rtfor of Dovcm, for foul riding. Patron was absolutely last passing tho stand tho first timo, and novor showed up prorninoutly during tho race until tho Hold turned into the homo strotch. Dawes rodo a beautiful patient race, and fairly lifted hia mount p.\st Devon in tho Lot half furlong. Tho following aro the results : Hurdles, nbou 1 3 miles, —Figaro, lOat 31bs (A. Ferguson), i ; Favou-, 11st (libs (Casey), 2 ; Duko of Kont, 10*t lllbs (L. Ferguson) 3. Thirteen horses started. Betting : 3 to 1 against Vani y, 4 to 1 Apsloy, Bto 1 Figaro. Won easily by four lengths, a thorfc hoad separating Beoond and third. Lord Lynno waa fourth. Apsloy, Common, and Ebor fell. Timo, Cmins l^co. Railway Handicap, G furlonge.— llium, ] 7at lllbg (A. Smith), 1; Philson, 7st (Luckman), 2; Damper, 7ot lib (Steven* son), 3. Twenty-ono horsos started. Betting : 0 to 1 Briton, 0 to 1 Damper, 10 to 1 Ilium. Won by a length, a long nock separating second and third, Milton fourth. Timo, 1 mm IB4BOCS. Kensington Stakes, 5 furlongs.—Killiecrankio (Huxley), 1 \ Strango Device (Thomson). 2 ; Sabina (Aurin), 3. Eight started. Betting : 5 to 4 onKilliccrankie, 4to 1 against Babina. Won in a common canter by four lengths, tho second horao being almost a similar distance in advance of ihe third. Time, lmin C^ecs. Mklbournk Cui'. Two miles. Patron (hi. G. Dawcs) 1 Dovon ,M, M , (G. Robson) 2 Nada (H. Morrison) 3 Bruin ... ... ... (J. Stevenson) 4 Twcnty-oighb otarted. Tho Betting on the Cup was : sto 1 against Huomilf, 7to 1 Thn Bwivcller, 8 to 1 Nudiv and Tridental©, 14 to 1 Ronda, 20 to 1 Devon, Carnage, and Makchito ; 25 to 1 Chesterman, Nightingale, ilSoluo, and Bruin ; 33 to 1 Patron, Newman, und Btraightfire ; (50 to 1 I'aris, Tarcoola, Lady Trenton, Lord Randolph, Havoc, and The Golden King; 06 to 1 Port Admiral and Dieiunland ; 100 to 1 Dryden, Preston, Tamnaki, and Pilot Boy. After a delay of ten minutes the field was despatched on oven tonns, Pilot Boy being the firat to show a bold front, but he waa quickly displaced by Preston, after whom came Dreamland and Kuonalf, with /Kolua, Malachite, Bruin, Havoc and Lady Trenton forming a division in immediate attendance. Passing tho stand the favorite dashed to tho front, and after him came Preston, Dreamland, Malachite, /Kolua, Bruin Pilot JJoy, and Paris, whilst Patron was absolutely last. At the bridge Ruenalf waa still ahead of affairs, and had two lengths advantage of his nearest attendant, but passing tho abbatoirs Nightingivlo made a forward movement, and at tho scraping «he wa» running second, with yJilolus, Paris, Dreamland, Tridentato, Konda, Nada, and Devon following in the order mentioned. The favorite was holding his own all tho way to tho turn, und was first into the straight, but hero George Kobson brought up tho winner of the Toorak Handicap with a terrific run, and m ho swept round for home tremendous shouts were licralded at the fact that he waa clotting on the loader. Half way up tho straight Devon had liuenalf in difficulties, and appeared to have the race at hio mercy till Patron and Nada were ficon making strenuous efforts to get up. Dawea, oil Purchase's horao, was working like a demon, and a half furlong from the post ho had succeeded in bringing Patron alongside the leader, and a great race resulted in Patron Bccuring a verdict by thrcequartors of a length, Nada, who appeared to have been interfered with in the straight, finished gamely, and was only a long neck behind Devon, and in turn beat the much fancied Bruin by a neck, Then came Paris, Chcaterman, Preston, I'ilot Boy, Taranaki, Ruenalf, Tridentate, Havoc and Carnage in the order named, tho three last to pans tho post being Malachite, Port Admiral, and Lord Randolph. Timo, fJmins 31 sees. Tho result is without doubt far from being a fair indication of tho fair strength of the field, as three-fourths of tho micro were evidently impressed with the idea that the race was indeed ovor as soon as tho favorite took tho lead, and refrained from any effort to wear him down, tt'he ■winner v/aa well supported whon the weights appeared, but owing to his unsatisfactory style of finishing up a mile and a half gallop on tho training track, with the fact that he had never been sent a two-mile journey in tho courao of his preparation, caused him to retrograde in the estimation of the touts and the public. The bookmakers are in cestacies over the doleat of the public favorite, who, had he won, meant simply ruination to many, instead of which they are once more in clover. Nursery Handicap, 5 furlongs.— Aura* ria, Bst lOlba (Smith), + ; Maip, 7st 81bs (Derby), f } Load On, 7«t Dibs (Frisco), 3. Seventeen etartod. Betting : D to 2 against Cornelius, 10 to 1 Auraria and Maie, A capital race, and a dosporato finish, resulted in the judge being unable to Beparate the latter pair. Time, lmin 4secs. Tho winnere agreed to divide the otakeo. Van Yean Stakes, 1 mile,-X< l oxtail, Bst !21ba (J. Robson), 1 ; Degyptus, 7st 121ba (T, Sanders), 2j Escapade, B*t lOlba (Lookman), 3. Eighteon horses started. Betting : 5 to 1 against Jdolator, 6to 1 Escapade, 10 to 1 Foxtail. A great finish rcaultod in Foxtail winning by half a length, a couple of lengths separating eccond and third horses. Forfcunatus, who carried the steadier of 9ofc 131b*, was fourth. Timo, lmin £2fsecB, . The stowarcle, after onquiry, dismissed %v Key's complaint against G. Robson pf foal riding.