The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-07

CUP VICTOR
Blue Spec Captures an
Australian Turf
Trophy.

| The following description of the run
ming for this years Melbourne Cup, the
great annual turf classic in Australia,
clipped from a colonial paper viii be
read with interest by local horsemen
and others:
The weather for Cup Day was typ
zeal hot, sunny Australian day. There
was a tremendous attendance on the
| lawn, hill and fiat The course was in
| magnificent condition, and it was a
| brilliant spectacle from every vantage
| point 1t is estimated that 100000 peo-
! pie were present. There was a large
party from the Federal and Interstate
Government Houses, with their respec-
tive suites.
During the Cup race the grandstands
| never presented more brilliant spec
tacle. thousands viewing the famous
race from the adjoining hills.
A singular incident occurred in the
Cup Hurdle Race. Allan, the rider of
the winner. Florin, broke a stirrup
leather, and riding a desperate finish
won with a stirrup iron in his mouth.
In the birdcage the Cup candidates
We're eagerly criticised, especially the
stone, too, had many admirers, while
Maniapoto, who put in a late appear
ance, was scanned critically. The first
pair to go out on the course for their
preliminaries We're Emir and Canteen,
who We're quickly followed by the re-
mainder OF the field. The New Zea-
land-owned horse Maniapoto was well
up at the turn, but the final stage
found him out. Blue Spec put in
magnificent run, and cutting down the
opposition won like a racehorse in the
record time of 3min. 27sec.
With the running of the Yam Yean
Stakes and the Juvenile Stakes the
Melbourne Cup day of 1905 passed into
the domain of history
Bullock, the rider of Blue Spec, is a
son of Constable Bullock, the cham
pion roughrider Of Victoria, and he has
just arrived from England. He rides
the ..Sloan" crouch seat. He states
he was only afraid of Scott Free.
The following are the details of the
race:
THE MELBOURNE CUP, a handicap
sweepstake of 30sovs. each, with
5000sovs. added; second horse to re-
ceive 1O00sovs. and the third 500sovs.
out of the stake. Two miles.
Mr. P. A. Connolly's. br h Blue Spec,
6yrs., by True Blue-Specula, Sst.
(Bullock) :. Observation-Disclosures.
Hon. A. Wynne's br h Scot Free,
4yrs by Lochiel-Scotch Mary 7st.
lib. Gncluding lib. penalty (Cof-
fey -.-..-...-.......- Z |
Mr.. J. ]. Mackens b or br h Tartan,
5yrs, by Lochiel-Colours, est. q.
Barden) ;. Observation-Disclosures. 2 |
l.
ric 4yrs.. by Bill of Portland
Chintz, 7st. BIB. Gncluding lob. PEN
alty) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. + |
Also ran-Emir. est. Slb.; Marvel |
Loeb Gncluding lob. penalty), 9st. Alb; |
Gladstone, 8st. 11lb.; Maniapoto (includ- |
ing lob. penalty), 8st. lob. Elvo Gin |
Guiding lib. penalty, Sst. Glib; Grand |
Rapids, Sst. 9lh.; Overdale, Sst. 9lb.; |
Marmont, Sst. 7lb.: Canteen, 8st. 3lb.; |
Warroo, Sst 2lb.; Roller, 7st. BIB: Pro- |
ceedor, 7st. lib: Rosemead, 7st. Alb; |
Torah, 7st. 3lb.; The Infanta, 7st. lib: |
Zepho, Est; Cluster. 7st.; Dantzic. est. |
13lb.; Aurate, est. lib; Plus, est. lib;
Simoda, est. 9lb. Admirer, est. abb; |
Grama, est lib.
Betting-3 to ! agst Tartan, to 1 |
Maniapoto to 1 Warroo and Scot |
Free, II to 1 Blue Spec and Fabric, 16 |
to ] Marvel Loeb. Gladstone. Grama, |
Emir and Canteen, 20 to so to 1 the |
others.
The horses were sent away to a good |
start, Marvel Loeb and Simoda being
prominent when the barrier shot up, |
Scot Free being handy, with Overdale
Plus, Grand Rapids and The Infanta :
following. Cluster ran through before
the stand was reached, and On passing
the stand he was leading from Over
dale; then came Scott Free, and at this |
period the New Zealander, Maniapoto, |
was seen moving away from the bunch
and getting closer up to the leaders. |
Cluster gave way to Overdale at the |
turn, and the latter held his advantage
till passing the bridge and coming
round the home turn, where Mania |
poto came very fast on the outside.i
Here the struggle began in real earnest |
those in the van being Scot Free, Over !
dale, Tartan and Maniapoto. The |
strain was first apparent on Mania
poto, who shot his bolt when the pinch |
came. On the other hand. Scot Free /
and Tartan were going great guns |
Down the straight the contest was Sc |
we're, and here Blue Spec and Fabric |