MELBOURNE AND CAULFIELD CUPS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IV, Issue 207, 12 July 1894, Page 7

MELBOURNE AND CAULFIELD CUPS.

Australian Writers’ Opinions. I append the selections of the various Victorian sporting writers respecting the Melbourne and Caulfield Cups. “ Cran brook,” of the Melbourne Spoilsman. writes snent th© • Melbourne Cup: — “ From a hasty glance through the weights I think the following have a chance of providing the winner :—Portsea, Paris, Patron, Loyalty, Sternchaser, Oxide, Sunshine, Rosefeldt, Lord Randolph, Alpine, Ronda, Havoc, Tellus, Dreamland, Nobleman, Birinji, Malachite, Honour Bright, Glenhuntly, Conflict. To still further reduce them, I’ll go for a bold predicton—Sternchaser 1, Ronda 2, Nobleman or Portsea 3.” Concerning the Caulfield Cup the sam ■ writer after analysing the weights remarks: — “To boil the lot down now and go for a straight out selection I would name Lord Randolph,:, Birinji z, Launceston or Amadeus 3.” The wellknown writer “ Sterling,” of the same journal, writes, “ Out of the forty which seem to my mind to have a little the best of the weights I fancy the winner will come from Malvolio, Tarcoola, Culloden, Gaillardia, Loyalty, Tellus, Cobbitty, Tim Swiveller, Capstan, The Possible, Shotbolt,' Aquarius, Donation, and if obliged to pick three would select Culloden, Capstan, and Tarcoola. Writing of the Caulfield Cup, which he considers is a much more open event than the Melbourne one, he remarks “ Brockleigh is well treated here, as is Tarcoola and Loyalty. Cressy, at 8.7, has a chance, and Sainfoin is not crushed

with 8.6 Elswick reads nicely, and so does Donizetti. Salient is harshly used, but Donation has a big look in, and Launceston will get the journey, and Tim Swiveller must be hard to beat. Solon sounds dangerous, and Capstan reads nicely. Theodore, Shotbelt, Galant, Brilliant, Athata and Chesterman look best of the others, and if forced to pick three 1 should select Brockleigh, Capstan and Tim Swiveller.” The third tipster of the Sportsman, “ Warrior,” writes of the Caulfield Cup ; “ Judging from past performances, breeding, and so forth, I cannot see anything in the race worth backing better than Paris, Ascot Vale, Lady Trenton, Lord Randolph, Little Bernie, Launceston, Ronda, Gallairdia, Bel Giorno, La Gloria, Steadfast and Moscow. To sum up the dozen I must go for A&cot Vale 1, Lord Randolph 2, Patron 3.” His opinion of the Melbourne Cup is that the best dozen will be found to be Carnage, Loyalty, Lady Trenton, Little Bernie, Launceston, Sword bearer, Ronda, Havoc, Straightfire, Dreamland, Moorite and Capstan, and to sum up the lot he places them —Carnage 1, Loyalty 2, Dreamland 3, with Little Bernie and Launceston the best outsiders.