Sporting Intelligence.

Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10455, 2 November 1904, Page 2

Sporting Intelligence.

THE: MELBOURNE! CUP

THE RACE : WAIRIKI FAiLLS

The first horses to show iin front from: a good start were St. Ambrose, Emir, liueualt' 11-, Murmur and

Wairiki, the latter having the insido

berth;. As- the field approached the straight the first time Wa.iriki, Marluotit, Canteen, and Raienalf ~TT- were in the van, followed by Rhapsody, Mx^nuulr 1, ManiiiOiut., Langwaflrin, Maria and Billingaprata Muchi the same order was nutintained' round by itho <rivef, iexoepti that TJorihu* had run up into' tlie niaddle of the fioldAt the bridge 'Rhapsody and Ru'enalf 11. were at the head of affairs, their nearest attendant being Wairiki, who at this point fell and lost his

jockey, and! Czarevitch, fell- Emir now appealed on the scene, and joined the' leading' ctohiple, the two- -goingl mi in front of Lord FitzroT, afler wh.oiii, I '.Ifinuo SyiLVan, King 1, Cantae-n^ Mla.rmont, Os«ia,n and Blinker. Ai the hoiiiscsl a.p'jjroMchedi tho homo tiiirn

'Mannonfc came through; with a fast run and led into the straight, followed by Ruena.lf 11., Lord Fitzroy, Emir, Sylvan King: andi Blinker- Bmir [ had also come very fast, 'but died ' a\Va.y when- thio ipinioh, canine. When fairly in tho home stretch, Lord Cardigan and Aicra&ia. on the outside,

followed by Blinker, swooped down, on

the. tieldi and .art'ticr' 'a; igJood 1 set-to Acrasiai flashed past tho post, threequarters of a: length in front of Lord Cardigan, who was a. similar distamce

"awia-y froiiii Blinker, O&sriau being! a good length biehind the latter, fourthTin*, tfiiniu; 2S : [ .sccsl