THE CAULFIELD CUP.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IV, Issue 205, 28 June 1894, Page 8

THE CAULFIELD CUP.

In framing his handicap for last year’s Caulfield Cup Mr Barnard started at 9.13. This year he commences 31bs. lower and places Cremorne, who last year started at 9.13, at 9.10. Mr Barnard makes out Cremorne to be 21bs. better than Pilot Boy at a mile and a half. At the Melbourne Cup distance the handicapper’s opinion is that Cremorne is 51bs. inferior to Pilot Boy. That clipping miler, Marvel, has been given 9.7, a very fair weight for this candidate. Of Brockleigh 9.6, Jeweller 9.5, Patron 9,5. Paris 9.4, Port Admiral 9.3, Fortunatus 9.2, I like the last three, and Hova, 9.0, should be better than Culloden or Tarcoola. I have always regarded Glenloth’s Melbourne Cup as a muddy fluke, so I shall not name him as better than Oxide, Sternchaser, and Loyalty, who are all within a couple of pounds of him. Respecting Hova I may say that according to recent Melbourne advice he is under a cloud, but notwithstanding this I would as soon support him thus early as anything else in the race. Cressy and Warpaint are fairly well in, and 'further down Little Bernie, Donizetti, Skirmisher, and Saracen look comfortable at the weights. Tim Swiveller has been given 7.12, and with his turn of foot should give a creditable account of himself. Down to him the best in the list appear to be|Pilot Boy, Fortunatus, Hova, Oxide, Loyalty, Little Bernie, and Skirmisher, but I shall refrain from further

going into this handicap until a future issue.