MELBOURNE CUP RACE.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 378, 16 November 1889, Page 2

MELBOURNE CUP RACE.

FULL DESCRIPTION.

Tag following is a report of ths Cup raos, to hand by the mail l— After leaving the paddock Chicago miWlj such enthusiastic support from all that before the flag went down he was nearly, If not quite, as good a favorite as Melos. Even in the face of hie defeat on the first day, the public remained faithful to their favorite Carbine, and 10 to 1 was the best offer, The recently deserted Singapore also rallied up to 12 to 1, at which figure Knight of the Garter was in some request; but Antnua end Cardigan had but few friends, and fancy prices down to 100 to 1 wore forthcoming about the others, As they took up their places, Car’ lne, Bluenose, and Carrington could ba seen nearest the rails | An’tuus. Bravo, and Richelieu In the central and Benson, Cardigan, Rudolph, and Knight of the Garter on the extreme right. An exclamation from the crowd, followed by the deep tones of the gong, announced that the great race had begun, and the start appeared to be a good one. After settling into their strides Carrington was the first to carry his colon to the front, and, with Prince Consort in close attendance, led up the straight at an average pace, and after them came a bunoh not yet extended, headed by Antmus, while Dunkaid, Pakeha, Richelieu, Carbine, Melos, Chicago, ani B-avo were in good positions, which they held right throuah the race. The Australian colt did a lot of work, assisted by Prince Consort and Antaeus, until the awful pace compelled him to retire in favor of B*nzon, who was clear of his field when less than ha f from horn*. Rudolph made one brilliant dash at ths boms turn, and then the game little fellow faded right out of it. and tor twenty strides it Innksd as though Chicago, Melos, and Carbine would fight it out. But all were hard at it at the half distance, where Bravo left his horses, and literally smothering them, singled out like a racehorse and won the Cup, to the great dismav of those who believed, as most of us did, that he met with an accident at Ballarat. It is now said that his injury only existed in the imagination of certain clever people, and that be used to work at night time at Ballarat, and so escaped tbs Arguseyed watchers. Had it not been so industriously reported that he had been injured, there is little doubt but that on the strength of his running at Caulfield he would have been very heavily backed by the general public, with whom he always has been a great favor, ite ; but as matters stood only a favored few outside of the immediate friende of the stable accorded him their support. At one time during the last few days a certain layer of odds laid, or st all events is said to have laid, £lO,OOO to £lO against this flying son of Grand Flaneur, but, if the rumor is to be credited, begot most of it back without muoh loss. The result of this Cup will probably make the public cautious in dealing with horses who go a little wrong a few days before the all important day. Carbine was in a good position all through the battle, and the grand race he ran, with his big weight, stamps him as a great horse, and Abercorn as a greater. Neither weight nor distance troubles this mighty New Zealander, and by his second day's performance he has covered himself with glory. With such a thumping weight to carry in the Cup to day his excellent performance was deserving of a better fate. Melos also stood the brunt of battle all the way, and his finish with Carbine for a place was something to be remembered. Nothing looked more like a winner than Chicago, but he was just short of tbs necessary couple of gsllops to help him home, and, after one brilliant run, died away very fast at the finish. Carrington ran a great oolt for the greater part of the journey on behalf of South Australia, and will yet be a credit to that colony. The length of trip told against Antaeus and Rudolph, Banzon failed to stay, Knight of the Garter was outclassed, Richelieu was stale; but Pakeha ran wonderfully well, and Prince Consort also conducted himself like a racehorse for a mile and a-half, Dunkeld ran fairly wall, but Singapore nager got further than the centre of the ruok.BU Bluenoee was out of It from fall of Although the defeat of Singapore, Antteus, Melos, and Chicago, was welcome to the ring, several of its members have been pretty hard hit by the victory of Bravo, for the Ballarat people supported him with great confidence, and, moreover, he was ' heavily backed wheu the weights first appeared, as well as after the Caulfield meeting*

Wellington, last night. A private letter from a well known sporting man in Melbourne, says that Carbine is the best horse ever foaled in the Southern Hemisphere, and as the owner ie going Homa with Boyle’s Australian Elevon, it is believed he will take the eon of Musket end Marsov with him.