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VICTORIÄH RÄCIHG.
THE MELBOURNE OUP
THE FANCIED CANDIDATES
There is much discussion over the
' Melbourne Cup, Australia's chief race,
which is to be decided at Flemington
j on Tuesday next. Bitalli, the winner
of the last South Australian Tatter
! sail's Cup, which is sheltered in
[ Scobie's stable, is now a pronounced
! public favorite on account of credi
I table track work. In the discussion
! among racing men it can be gauged
that Bitalli's chances are favored by
one person in every seven encountered.
The public barometer then shows many
degrees of fsncy, tho order of which
tile remaining candidates are spoken of
being shown on the barometer as fol-
lows :
interval of 1.-Heir Apparent.
Interval of 3.-Rivoli and Rapine,.
Interval of 2.-The Cypher.
Interval of 2.-Backwood and King
Carnival.
Interval of 2.-Purser, Comptroller,
and David.
Interval of 4.-Fred Power, King Tn
goda, King of Mirth, and Shrapnel.
Interval of 5.-Harvest King and
Dr on go.
Interval of 8.-Comique, Frances
Tressady, Accarak. Mirthmaker, Para-
too. Sister Olive, Valwyne, and Store.
Interval of 17.-Englefield, Even
Song Happy Queen, Rahiri, and Yaca-
munda.
Interval of 16.-Royal Roue Stormy
Day.
Interval of 34.-Penshurst.
- The Derby. -
The Derby is to be decided on Satur-
day, and this event is also the cause
of much talk among sporting men.
King Carnival, thfc. winner oft »the
Guineas, is a pronounced public favo-
rite, four persons in every five met
picking him to win. Shrapnel is con-
sidered to have a good chance by one
person in every six, and Frances Tres-
sady and Rahiri have one friend less.
The chances of Drongo are considered
by one person in every eight, while
one in every ll consider the South
Australian representative, King of
Mirth, good enough to win. All Sun-
shine and G ra cul us can find admirers
to the extent of one in every 13, while
another South Australian in Stormy
Day, has four friends less. Royal Roue
áñd The Spook are given only an out-
side chance of taking the stake, one in
every 21 racegoers favoring them.
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