FATE OF THE FAVOURITE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18547, 3 November 1923, Page 14

FATE OF THE FAVOURITE.

i POINTS FOR REFLECTION. So "far only 11 favourites have won tht- ! Melbourne Cup since\ its inception, in 1863. thef last to I scow being Prince '" Foot*, who started in equal demand with Trafalgar id 1809. Revenue- and Lanius stand out as the shortest-price favourites that have contested the great " Flemington race. Revenue duly brought : off what wae Tory extensively voted a certainty; but ' Laniuß could only finish sixth for the r*ee of 1917. An idea of how th« favourites have fared may be' gained at a glance from the following table:— .-. h -.•:• .....,.- ~.,.- ,:'*;.-.: v Position Year. Favourite. Finish. 1861 .. M? rm ? a u ". ... - - 2nd __ .. Dispatch ■...• - •*" 7t n 1862 .. i Archer .... ,• • ,>•. ,' „ iß * 1863 ». Musidora .. •• 2nd. 186-1 ». Roebuck • ... • • ' ■-'<«*« 1865 I. Rose of Denmark .. -Bth _ .. Panic , ~..-,.. «pa 1866 -». The Barb •• • •• *« 1867 7. Tim Whiffler .. .. Ist BS. 7. Tim Whiffler .. .. 4th 1869 . ...- Circassian ~..,... Wo 1870 .. Trump Card . . ... l<nn _ .. Lsipdpe .... 2nd _ ••-■»■,- Warrior ~.-., — 12th 1871 .. Romula .. ». 2nd 1672 .. Contessa ,••.". •- 12th 1873 »• Don nan. •* »• i»t 1874 .< Goldebrough .. . m •th iK7E ::. Imperial ". :=;.•■* 1876" I. fSn'ArlifiO. -. - Wth 1877 .. &*"*.. .... tea 1878 -• Mohta .. — — -^"» 1879 -. Suwarrow.. -. — «d , 1880 .. Progress .. •- 2nd 1881 »- Dfttebin;; ;• •. • *•* 1 .I? 1882 7- Sweet -William '■• « 4th 1883 I. Martini-Henry »~, Ist '884 ... Hastings .. •• . *tn 1835 •- Nordenfeldt . .■. '.. 4th 1886 ..Trident -h — "4th iSr ''.*: Meteor ..• .« ~ 14th 1888 ~. Chicago ' "*: ** 3rd , 1889 .. Melos .. • « •» * 3rd , IR9O •• 'Carbine ■».■-.•». 1»» 1 1891 ... I*!** 01 }* 00 7- ••■■•' lift 1892 . • Malvoho »• • * 18th 1893 .. Carnage *- «- 2n« 1894 .. Euenalf .. n- 10th 1895 . < §L ' •*' '* *" -aid 1896 •■ New haven • • • « Ist 1897 .. Poeitano . ... «- 6th 1898 .. Clarion » • '" 10'h 1899 .. Merriwe* . ~...« "» . let --~-■ Wait-a-bit; .« •<• 18th 1900 .. Lancaster »m -. 11th 1901 .. Revenue .- • « Ist 1902 .. Abundance .. • • 3rd , Z- ~ Tlie - Persian „. . • 16th 1903 . . Abundance. • • •-, 12th 1904 -. Wairiki ... Broke down 1905 .. Tartan • • «• •• " 3ra 1906 . • Solution • • '• 6th 1007 Apologue .. .. Ist 1908 *< Aiawa •. —'. .. 6th 1909 ». Prince Foote .. . « Ist 1 _. .v, Trafalgar « ,- 4th • 1910 »« Trafalgar ■ >. . •-. . 2nd . 1911 .. Trafalgar .« »« 15th 1912 .« Duke Foote . « ■.« 14th 1913 .. ■■■»■■■ Beragoon. . < ,-. ■'■ 6th 1914 .. St. Carwyn« .* „, 4th 1915 *•' Beputation " .. ... 18th 1916 .. Shepherd Sins »-•« 2nd 1917 .« Uiinius ... • - «."• ' 6th jgift .. King Off a .. >.'.. *th 1819 .. Lucknow .. .j .. 4th ■jnOO ~ Salitros .. a. '.< 16th ■ 1921 i.« F.virythmic* .-';.: .i Laat 1922 >« The Cipher ... , km 2nd •Met with accident. ' The Melbourne Cup has been won by horses' whoso names have commenced: — "-■ 7 times with A—Archer (twice), Arsenal, Aui Taria, Acrasia, Apologue, - and Artilleryman. . 4mm —Banker. Briseis, Bravo and Blue Spec. • . *- ••' smm —Chester. Calamai; Carbine, ; Clean Sweep,and Comedy , . ;,- .' King ..■ . . ■ ~— ' 3 » m D—Don Juan, Darriwell, and Dunlop "' ~ '■& • ■ ■■* ' I' 4 « m G—Glencoo, Glenloth, Grand .-.r.i- 4 .,-} , j. Flaneur and G'aulus. ■. One© „ H—Haricot *' " . 1 Twice ~ K--Kingsburgh, Kin&- Ingcda. "■■■ , i times with L—Lantern. Lord Cardigan and Lord Nolan, > -• ~ 5 .. M -MarttovHcTiry, Malr.a. Men- ■ , ■■<? tor, Malvolio and Merri- •„■■-■ •-.-"-" •wee " >;.»i'-j'!. J ; -•:■'■•..■_'. --;.. ; > 8 m . ,m N~Nircb!efoot, - Newhaven and •Nightwatch _ 7mm P—Patron, i Poseidon, Prince 1 *■'■ Foot*. Piastre. Posina- • _ . _, -L; tua, Patrobaa. Poitrel. ■ I , Once „ R—Revenue. ,l ■•■,{ j . Three ~ S—Sheet Anchor, Sasanof, Sister ! "■ ■ " Olive. ••■!- if k-z ,i. • 10. times with T—Tory Boy, The Barb, Tim 1 •■■l'M Vs^*-TH/Pe»C>The » Quack,-* The' Assyrian, I : Tarcoola. The Grafter! ;>;. The Victory, The Pari-1 1 „-*-', ■ - '■ • - wan. ; •■'•?'!/ •■ '-■ i 8 rf :, M W—Warrior, Wollomai. and i ■'";■' •-:'■"*■ ■Westoonrt , ■■•' ! "4.'.-,'"-' , Once !•■». ■ Zum. ; :-"inr .•'■■, .. '-M > : .'-■■: /" ; ■ . - . * '""'••'■ ~' ; ENGLISHx RACING. ; FRENCH INVASIONS. > ..." ..: ■■". ■'■ ... ■ .-■■.*■ >.»■ ;.•■■■ - :,■..''•■- .. .. :.;.?. .- ■ , BY • PHAETON. . ~ . : . > The sportsmen who have their-homes in » France have been paying: pointed attention > to the lead ins hand" ran on the English i turf this s«asoii.„jerjf; July last an aesault , was made on the Stewards' Stakes at Goodi wood with a speedy ? three-ye&r-old in the i Bhapo of ! Epinard, and a victory in that event was duly recorded, which said -victory, there is good reason;. to ; believe, had . the - effect of relieving- John! BnJJ'i family of-a » tidy parcel of gold The Ceaarewitch Stakes, ; run at Newmarkeft » fortnight back, .was > responsible for a victory on , the pari of a • French-bred colt wiiih an English name, Boss » Piicce, a four-year-old descendant of., the St. winner. Prince Palatine, and once I again the British money-bags : rattled to • strong effect as a benefit for a . French stable. • The Cambridgeshire Stakes, run at' New- » market on Wednesday Mufti was made the l medium for another assault on the English • turf by "the dear neighbours,''* and their i representative, Lpinard, made a gallant effort • » ci? that *? gander the steadier of 9.2. . A filly named Verdict, who carried the colours; of Lord Coventry, however, survived \ stirring "truggle with the French colt, and . she beat her rival by a neck. The honours . pi 'he race may be eaid to. have been on ,W ° , 8 . !( i 0 en E ?l?^ rd ' who y»z% conceding the ; English filly 18lb. According to a London i J? 11 it' «a .computed -that had < Epinard won i *£ e SWs"Qf'*B s , the pencilled on the Enghsh side of the Channel would have had to find a <»uple of million sterling to & ay i. the Frefachmen. , Standing ■ as the , Cambridgeshire does, the last of ,the ~ big • handicape of the season, the nine-furlbng race ; is annually the channel for heavy specu- ; } at i°n».hut a couple. of million for Epinard liabilities seems a bit hard, to believe; even , chough- the - French; colt may have been strongly backed |in conjunction J with Bcse , Prince for the ■ Cesatewitch. Thirty-eight , years back the Frenchmen won the great ! double •, with a three-year-old filly named ■ Plwsanterie. and that ;i was. a , coup of the , first order, w? 1 "*; as the saving- goes, raked the British ring fore and v aft. - It-was computed at the time that the isum won by the Plaisantene ; . stable and its immediate con- , nections amounted to over J8200.000 from the ': British pencillers when that filly scored her ' memorable . victories at 'Newmarket;"? At ; various tunes we are led to believe that in the present day, betting is not nearly so ' heavy in an individual sense as/ ■ u*» to the nineties. but if the French colt Epinard- was supported for .the Cambridgeshire Stakes as the sum mentioned would lead one to bud. ; pose, well,; then, it may. I think, be concluded ; that someone was speculating in a ' manner very remindful of the' past. ~. v ; .i • , THE BLOODSTOCK SALES, «;» ''M't Full details oit the Doneaster sales, held in the early part of September, are now* to ' hand. The yowling*_ sent upi > from the t Sledmere. Stud by Lady, Sykes have . commanded such ■■ high prices as to ? place that ' £ a . rtla H. la £i establishment in- a high J place; . Though Sledmere still held its ' position this year, values .were reduced, the 13 lots submitted bringing in , 21.250gn3. ••' H The highest-" : priced'youngster'was;* chestnut-filly (half- , sister to the flying Mumtar. Mahal) by -\ Gay Crusader from Josephine, who realised 6800 ? ~ln 1921 Lady I S.vk M sent up 23 yearlings, and they were gold for 5»,520gn5. while last year the collection of ;17 realised , 37,400gn5* * ' .-,.■ ~.-._,-■ . ..*, e -. • a; „ J . ! THE JOCKEY CLUB CUP. '■ A. and N.Z. .: .\.._, .LONDON. Nov.,-I.V F The Newmarket Meeting was concluded ! to-day. , ; The following ,? was , the ; result of '■ the leading event:— ".; ,;. ,i ;". -,:,' -'■ ■ THE JOCKEY CLUBFOOT? of «00; .'v.- ■..;■'•:- *■ 21 miles. y*i- s>i s-r-S ./„••■■■/ Lord Derby's br f'Tranquil, by."Swynford *" : —Sereniseima , ; ;' .■..-,>. ■. .•;■.•,.•■>!/ '■ .. '. .Jj Sir <A. Eailey'is ;br o t Apron, '; Syra., by', 'Son-in-Law — '.?*:'; it*'.v .... : 2 j TRAINING-- AT KICC?ARTON. [by TELtoaAra.—PKEsa' associatiok;] CHBI9TCHUBCH. Friday. - The weather was fine for training operai .turns «t Biccarton this morning. The trial pass ; track.was % open, but most of the horses went on the plough. .Lady Fingers "- ran half it-mile in 63 l-ss, , air Rofieberfy taking 58s for a like journey Mantua covered nv«furloftg» in 1 =lni 3 2-6s , On j the plough.,'Yaßftbond';;. and Kilbird . covered a mile m lm'tt I! ">•.?.■ .■" ■<■■"'' '..■*■■'--T' ; Roseday beat Angelo 1 over' a mile in lm , 43 8-58;' -,::■:■- ■'*&?■■<■*>' '•::-:-,", •::/.--.i; •■--■■ ■ i Mountain Crag*beat,Auckland.-,very easily i over-seven furlongs .iri lm :13s. . ..■"'". ..' ' ■?. • • Wink ran three furlong in ;i9?. and Kil- , locra three in 43 ; 2-5s easily. = .:vi. • , l ;Quncaiift, Bala»or. and Golden Light went , ; half a-nul« in 625.' "'.•.■,'"■,.,-;,•: 2 Royal -Star and Jaza covered five fur- , longs in i'vfi- 55., a ■;'.- ..«is? ■„ ,>'--'■,--Vjk^; < To-day'fi arrivals from- the" North -i'were;. Printempß.''-"T»nadf , esv t Stream and 'La Bev«». , jAuckland was scratched for all ens«Eexnehls nt l.&i ft.m. today. ' -. .. i- - ■ ' » "':•-, - ■•''■'/■■■■:'.,'' 1