A REMINISCENCE OF THE MELBOURNE CUP OF 1882.
TnK Assyrian came down like a wolf on the toil. His jacket was black and his sash it was gom , He pulled all the bookmakers out of the cold. And the public, as usual, were jol y well sola. First favourite at Caulfield, lie never was nigU. Some said 'twas hard luck, some sal-).. D "? *"_,3: to But the reason though doubtful, yet is quite pliln to ITw "hundreds to twenty, now hundreds to threJ. Another smart lesson of the folly and trouble Of trying to pick them in single ° r < im ° l '--, „.._. _„ So my dear senile public, you must smile and p.iy up. A*d try and forget this unlucky wet Cup e
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6566, 2 December 1882, Page 6
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