MELBOURNE SPRING MEETING. RACE FOR THE MELBOURNE CUP

Otago Witness, Issue 730, 24 November 1865, Page 15

MELBOURNE SPRING MEETING. RACE FOR THE MELBOURNE CUP-

Thursday, Nov. 2.

The opening day of the Spring Meeting was pspecially fortunate in the highly favorable weather that tempted some ten thousand personsto visit the racecourse and to enjoy the excellent sport provided. Fis Excellency the Governor was present, and the Grand Stand, with the capacious lawn in front, was patronised by a large attendance, including visitors of distinction from New South Wales, Tasmania, South Australia, &c. THE MELBOURNE CUP. A sweeps'aVe of SO soys., 10 soy« forfeit, or 5 Boys it declared, with a piece of plate, value 100 eovs , and 209 soys. added. The winmr of any han icap of tho value of 103 kovs. affcethe rfeolnration of weights, to carry 31bs extra. of twojormo.e such races 51b extra. Two miles M • B. C Marshall's gr g Toryboy. aged, J*y Wdllaton, 7st ... (Kavanngh) 1 \Tr P. Dowling's br h Panic, aged, by Alarm, lOst .. .. ... (Morns™) 2 Mr W. Hntton's b m Riverina, .5 yrs, by Reuhens, 7>t 71b .. (Yeomans) 3 Mr I. Pear's b h Poet, 5 yrs, 9-t 61b (Ashwo-tli) Mr D. Kennedy's eh h Oriflamme, 5 yrs 9it (Lang) V£r J. "W.l-on's br m Maßidora, 6 yrs, 9st (Fountain) Mr P J. Keighran's b g Playboy, aped, 83t ll'S .. ... .. (drier) Mr W. A. Wetton's b g Jlin3trel. 5 yrs, 83t 71b ... ... ... (Waldock) Mr L Pear's eh g Songster, 4 yrs. Bst 7ib (Stnnl"\) Mr W. Bearaon's b g Viscount, aged. B*t 51 1 (B; Car),) Mr W. Field's b m Ellen, age' 1 , &t 51b. i (Winter) Mr Hurtle Fisher's eh m Eose of Denmark, 5 vrs. 8-t s!t> ... . . (Gnodman). Mr P. Hobson's bg Jule-cnm-Sneez?r, aged, 8* (Bishop). Mr W. C. Yuille'a br f Victoria, 4 yrp, Set .. ... .. (H. Cooke). 41 rJ. Field's b c Mahratta, 4 yrs, 7 t 13!b. (P. Gill). Mr W. Field's br g Cadland, 4 yrs, 7st 101b (Chifnev). Mr J. Armstrong's bl g Mozart, aged, 7st 91b (Wl). Mr Warren's br m Shadow, aeed, 7at 71H (T. Hand'ey) Mr P. Bowling's b c Frolic, 3 yrs, 6H 121b (Mitchell) Mr H. Fisher's br c Angler, 3 yr», 63t 51b (Davis) Mr H. G. Bowler's b f Nightshade. 3 yrs 6st (J. Hoysted) Mr N. J. Uren's It c The Miller, 3 vrs, 6st (Haysted) Mr W. J. Faris's gr f Alexandra, 3 yrs, sst 121b (Davis) Mr Keighran gave the twenty-three an excellent start, and it was not until they had run a furlong or two that Panic could be distinguished in advance, in the centre of the charge, Frolic, Minstrel, Playboy, and Oriflamme, with Poet and The Miller all lying close up, Musidora, as usual at this part of the race, in the rearward division. Frolic was just a-head of Panic at the Stand, and Minstrel next rushed to the front and kept the lead for a few strides, when he gave way to the champion, who still at a slashing pace forced the running. Before reaching the site of the old stand, the field were " spreadeagled" to an astonishing extent. Between this point and the abattoirs, Oriflamme, Minstrel, Songster, and the Poet, who had all been running well, retired, and Toryboy joined the leader, racing down everything that stood between them. Half a mile from home the race was left to the highest and lowest weighted of the old horses ; the champion made a gallant effort, answering in the gamest manner to every call of Morrison, not compounding under the lOst., but fairly beaten by the determined racing of the .feather-weight making the most of bife|

enormous allowances, "the grey won by two lengths, and Riverina was third, three lengths behind Panic. Angler, Cad'and, Musidora, Jule- cum- Sneezer, and Rose of Denmark finished in about fourth, fifth sixth, seventh, and eighth. Angler ran on the wrong side of a post, and Cad land of this lot alone was weighed. Time, 3min. 44sec.