MELBOURNE CUP.
AUSTRALIAN SPORTING WRITERS' - SELEO'I'IQtJS; “Asruodeus” (header;).—l select half a dozen horses vyhich I consider to possess the best chances qf-'distinguishing themselves, and by bracketing • thqm - with the future Derby winner, I hope to have no reason to ultimately regret haying made the following selection Carnage, KuenaU, Bruin, lalanthns, Taranaki, Laundress. Wore L asked to concentrate iqy idea? of St(r Dakin's handiwork to qtill mqre confined limits I would boil down thp foregqipg half dozen tp Raeualf and Btnijj, whqn) | regafd life two, big plums qf thp pudding.
“Caspian" \Weehly, Tinyss) sums up in favour of the following as most likely to supply the four placed horses :—Havoc, Devon, Ruenolf, Hova, Atlas, Preston, Newman, Taranaki, Nada, 'the Buccaneer, Auraria and Dubaljqw. ‘ ' “ Tam o’ Shunter ” {Tasmanian Mail'. — A dozen whose chances "must be are Jeweller, The Harypster. Dpvqu, Bpepatf, Oxide, Erpstqn, Ljraaprland, Aquarius, lalanthus, Nflbjoman, Challenger and Bob Ray. ■ / "
“ The Speotyl Commissioner" (Sportsman), —The winner may probably be ip the following half dozen Qarnago, Taranaki, Capstan, Devon, Nada an 1 Leeway.' (Sportsman). —My fancy dozen are Patron, Havoc, ■} eweller, The Harvester, Devon, Rnenalt, Atlas, Oxide, Preston, laianthus, Taranaki and Lucid. “ T.T.” ( Sportsman ). —-I would select Havoc, Quiver, Atlas, Elswick, Anraria and Challenger; and if ordered to narrow my nominations down to three, I would feel inclined to name Havoc, Anraria and Elswick. • ‘Sterling ” (Sgtjrfswqy),— To pick a dozen, I prefer the chances of Bessie Macarthy, Kuenalf, Preston, Dreamland, Chesterman, lalantlms, Nada, Wallace, Auraria, Waterfall, Kaliara and Stiahan. “Warrior” ( Sportsman) selects Patron, Havoc, Devon, Kuenalf, Preston, Maroon, Nobleman, The Trier, Vanitas, The Captain, Auraria and Strahan. '■ , 1 “Umpire ” . (Sydney Referee).— Aquarius, Jeweller, Osculator, Dreamland, The Harvester, Bessie Macarthy, Allas,’ i(ada, Bradford, Wallace, Monastery, Laundress, Auraria. “ Ajax " (Sydney Referee). —To pick out a dozen against the field I will go for Havoc. Kuenalf. Bonnie Scotland. Wallace, Cartridge, The Trier, Carnage, Elswick, lalanthus, Strahan, Music, Carlton. '
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New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2575, 30 July 1895, Page 4
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313MELBOURNE CUP. New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2575, 30 July 1895, Page 4
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