FATE OF FAVOURITE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17190, 6 November 1923, Page 5 (Supplement)

FATE OF FAVOURITE.

so far only eleven favourites have won the Melbourne Cup alnee it. inception in 1" 1. t ne Inst to score being Pi hire Foote, "no started in equal demand with Trnfnt. tar in 1809. Km emir and Lanina et.unl om as the ehoi-tesl-price ravoui-itea that her eo-ntested the great Flemin*ton race. Reienue duly brought of! what was very extensively voted a certainty, but I.anius could only finish siatli for fhe race of IJI7. An idea of how the favourites liavo iiZtiXZSnX&r-* at “

login-. and Artilleryman. 5 times with B—Banker. Briseis, Bray.> Spec arid Ritalli. 5 Hmcii with C—Chester. Cnlamai, Car hi os, times with D—Bo n^.l nan, Pair,well, and Dunlop. ■I time? with G—Glenooe. Ofenlotb. Brand Flaneur and Gaulu©. Oner with >l—Harricot. 3 times with L—Lantern. [<ord Cardigan and Lord Nolan. 5 times with M.—Martini—Henry. Malua, Mentor. Malvolio and 3 times with N—Nirablefoot. Newhaven and 7 umes with P—Patron, Poseidon, Prince f£“p*,roh a "e t . r 'poit^T , “ 1 '

Year. Portion Favourite. Finish. Dispatch 7 t h 3af3 Musidora .... 2nd 1S63 * of Denmark . . . 8th J*€« The Barb . . . . * "js-t 3 a «M Tim Whifrtcr . .* .* 4 th iero Trump Card . . . . i ut h 1871 2872 m 7: Ktfmtihi* I'-’Ill h»""Tmn 1-tii 1 >73 i-7»; Imperial | ' • • • " tth 1878 • ■- *. xssth lsfc.l uvsa!i.. w .... ;5rd J ro?re»g ..... 2nd 3883 Sweet William . .* 4 " tl) Mo rtim Henry . . . Hasting .... tth 3888 3887 Kir c "'; 1 '• '• '• ,S 198S 'Z’LT' 7,, i 1900 1«01 38»3 ISM 3d04 o' CLc \ \ •. •. • Zt (Wna'c • " ' " ’ i«>> •12 Eibr’ ’• ’• '• ’• 3>0-i <*S£r : : : : : JTait-a bit ' ; ; ; ; i Q^h 3 Of 2 'bun^a?' 3 ' 1 • 16th 3y!| " a.i iki . . . Tir.jkj down 30O> Tartan . 3rd 30i *7 3 0; 18 i 3010 TrafaJk-n r ] 4th rrafolcrar o n «l 1912 Trafalgar . 35th Duke Focte . 34th 3314 i&; » Reputation . i#»th Shepherd King . 2nd 1918 19?:> King OFFa '. 8th Lucknow 4 tit 1991 Eiirythmic . haft •Met with accident.