A GLANCE AT PAST MELBOURNE CUPS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1928, 2 November 1888, Page 25

A GLANCE AT PAST MELBOURNE CUPS.

The following list may be found interesting in view of the great event to be decided next Tuesday. It is a record of the placed horses and betting for the past 20 years, and will be useful for reference : — 1868. Glencoo ... 4yrs 9 1 10 to 1 Strop ... ... aged 710 20 to 1 Shenandop.h ... aged 7 5 - 15 to 1 Twenty-five started. Tim WhiffW was first favourite at sto 2. Wen by a length. Time, 3oain 42sec. " 1869. Warrior ... ... 6yrs S 10 10 to 1 she Monk ... 6yrs 7 0 no price Phcebe ... ... 6yra 7 10 20 to 1 Twenty-six started. Circassian was first favourite at 2to 1. Won by two lengths. Time, 3min 40boo.

1870. 0 Nimblefoofc ... aged « 3 Wtol Lapdog ... ... flyra 70 stol 0 Valentine ... 3yra 6 4 no price , Twenty-eight started. Trump Card was first ' ' favourite at 9to 2. Won by a noße. Time, 3min 378ec. , 1871. 0 The Pearl ... syrs 7 3 100 to 1 Horaula ... ... 4yra 7 10 3to 1 Irish King ... 3yrs 6 0 100 to 1 1 Twenty-three started. Eomula was first favourite. Won by two lengths. A protest was entered but dia* 2 missed. Time. 3miu 39sec. 1872. 0 The Quack ... 6yrs 710 100 to 1 i. The Ace... ... 4vrs 8 4 100 to 20 Dagworth ... 4yrs 7 12 100 to 16 Twenty-two started. Contessa was first favourite at ito 1. Won by two lengths. Time, 3mln 39seo. • 1873. Dou Juan ... 4yrs 6 13 3to I Dagworth ... syrs 9 9 20to;l 1 Horatio... ... 4yra 713 s to'l' I 2 Twenty-four started., Don Juan was favourite. 3 Won by four lengtha. Time, 3min 36sec. ° 1874. r Haricot ... ... 4jr» 6 7 16 to i a Protos ... ... aged 8 9 20tol The Diver ... 4yrs 610 6to 1 Eighteen started. Goldßbrough was favourite at 2tol. Wonjby four lengths. Time, 3mla 37£eec'. , 1875. Wollomal ... Ovrs 7 8 100 to 6 Richmond ... 3yrs 0 3 100 to 8 1 Goldsbrough ... syrs 9 9 10 to 1 Twenty started. Imperial was first favourite afc 2 100 to 33. Won easily by two lengths; Time, „ 3min 38sec. 3 1876. }j Briseis ... ... 3yrs 6 4 7to 1 0 Sibjl ... ... 3yrs 6 0 100 to 3 Timothy ... 4yrs 7 0 Btol 0 Thirty-three started- Feu d'Artifice was firit !. favourite at 100 to 30. Won by two lengths. Tims, 3min 36£ sec. 1877. Chester ... ... gyrs 6 12 sto 1 Savanaka ... 33 r rs 6 2 4to 1 The Vagabond ... 4yrs 7 0 100 to 6 Thirty-three started. Savanaka was first favourite. 1 Won by half a head. Time, 3min 33Jsec. 1878. 3 Oalaraia ... syrs 8 2 lOtol . Tom Kirk ... aged 7 8 100 to 3 ! Waxy ... ... 6yrs 611 100 to 1 I Thirty started . Melita was first favourite at 4to > 1. Won easily by nearly three lengths. Time, 3min 5 35|seo. , 1879. 3 Darriwell ... ftyrs 7 -1 100 to 3 Sweetmeat ... 4vrs 71 7to I ' Suwarrow ... 3yrs 6 3 4tol Twenty-seven started. Suwarrow was first favourite. Won by half a length. Time, 3mln 30jsec. 1880. Grand Flaneur ... 3yrs 610 4to 1 Progress ... 3yrs 5 10 3to 1 L Lord Burghley ... syrs 7 5 4tol Twenty-two started. Progress was first favourite. } Won by a length. Time, 3min 34jsec. j 1881. Zulu ... ... 4yra 510 " IGO to 1 ) The Czar ... syrs 6 9 20 to 1 Sweetmeat ... 6yrs 9 0 10 to 1 > Thirty-three started. Darebln and Waxy were favourites at 4to 1 each. Won by throe-quarters of > a length. Time, 3min 32£ sec, .. 1882. The Assyrian ... syrs 7 13 100 to 5 Stookwell ... 4yrß 7 5 100 to 7 Gudarz ... ... 4yrs 7 7 no price Twenty-five started. Sweet William waa first i favourite at 3to 1, Won by half a length. Time, 3miu 40sec. 1883. , Martini-Henry ... 3yrs 7 5 sto 1 , First Water ... aged 8 0 100 to 3 Commotion ... syrs 10 1" 100 to 5 Twenty-nine started. Martini-Henry was first favourite. Won easily by two lengths. Time, 3min 30Jsec. 1884. Malua ... syrs 9 9 sto I Commotion ... 6yrs 9 12 Bto 1 Plausible ... syrs 6 13 Bto 1 Twenty-four Btarted. Malua and Hastings were equal favourites. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 3min 3l£see. 1885. Sheet Anchor ... aged 7 11 100 to 8 Grace Darling ... 6yrs 712 100 to 7 Trenton ... 4yrs 7 13 20 to i Thirty-five started. Hordenfeldt was first favourite at sto 1. Won by a neck. Time, 3mln 29Jaec. 1886. Arsenal ... ... 4yrs 7 4 100 to 6 Trenton ... ... 6yrs 9 5 100 to 8 Silvermine ... 6yra 7 10 100 to 7 Twenty-nine started. Trident was first favourite at sto 1. Won by half a length. Time, 3min 31sec. 1887. Dunlop ... syra 8 3' 20 to 1 Silvermine ... 6yrs 8 3 I4tol Australian Peer ... 3yra 7 5 6tol Eighteen started. Meteor was first favourite at oto 1. Won by a length. Time, 3min 28J»eo. The following horses have made final payments for the Cup, which is to be run on Tuesday next : — stlb Mr W Gannon's b or br 0 The Australian Peer, 4yra ... ... ... ... 9 8 Mr J O Inglis' b h Malua, aged ... ... 9 8 Hon J White's b 0 Carlyon, 4yrs ... ... 9 3 Mr W Gannon's brh Arsenal, 6yrs... ... 9 0 Mr H Strickland's b h Ben Bolt, aged ... 8 9 Mr D 8 Wallace's br 0 Enfilade, 4yra ... 8 6 Mr W T Jones' b h Bravo, syrs ... ... 8 5 Mr D S Wallace's b 0 Mentor, 4yrs... ,;. 8 3 Mr X Orr's b h Recall, 6yrs (including 101b penalty) ... ... ... ,„ 8 3 Mr S G Cook's b h Cyclops, 6yrs ... .„ 8 3 Mr H Haines' eh m Spade Guinea, aged ... 8 1 Mr T Sampson's g g Aristocrat, syrs ... 8 0 Mr M O'Shanassy's br h Chicago,' syrs (inoluding 101b penalty) ... ... ... 7 9 Messrs Husband and Nicholl's bo Dick Swiveller, 4yra ... ... ... ... 710 Mr S G Cook's eh g The Yeoman, svrs ... 7 8 Hon. E Mitchelson's bl c Whakawai, 4yrs ... 7 7 Mr M Welch ns eh c Lord Headington, 4yrs ... 7 5 Mr H Oxenham's eh h Phaon, 6yrs ... 7 3 Mr W Gannon's borbr c Touchstone, 4yrs ... 7 3 Mr W Gannon's br c Melos, 3yrs ... ... 7 2 Mr J Marshall's brf Pearl Shell. 3yrs ... 7 1 Mr T Sampson's b f Maggie, 3yrß (including 51b penalty)... ... „, ,„ 7 0 Mr C Collin ach h Newma6ter, syrs ... 6 13 Mr S L West's br c Tradition, 4yrs ... 6 11 Mr J Murray's br h King of the West, 6yrs ... 6 11 Mr J Monaghan ns br f Bonnie Spec, 3yrs ... 610 Hon. J White's brg Ensign, 3yrs ... . ... 6 9 Mr J Barnard's bh E. D., 6yrß ... ... 6 8 Mr S Miller's b f Ilex, 3yrs ... ... 6 7 Mr T Chirnside'a bl f Beryl, 3yrs ... ... 6 7 SirWJ Clarke's brMeuotti, syre ... ... 6 7