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COMEDY KINGS MELBOURNE CUP Australias greatest race was run over the splendid Flemington track near Melbourne November 1 and London Sporting Life furnishes the following details detailsMelbourne Melbourne Cup a handicap sweepstakes of 150 each with 30000 added and a trophy value of 5011 2 miles milesS S Greens blk or br c 3 Comedy King by Persimmon Tragedy Queen 109 1 P t W Mitchells ch h 5 Trafalgar 128 2 Hon A Wynnes br f 4 Apple Pie 103 3 3Also Also ran Alawa Peudil Maltlne Flavinlus Eric Post Town Kerlie Lord Nolan Artlllerle Scquarl ous Lord Tuck Britain OHraster Tananii Son of a Gun Nuwarra Ellyn Mindful Flavian Mutilator Prize Fighter Balgowan Carl Dour Dauaus Isothermal Matonree Idyllvanil Kirn KirnBetting Betting 10 to 1 against Cpmedy King 4 to 1 against Trafalgar and 16 to 1 against Apple Pie The PieThe race Passing the stand Mindful and Kerlio led with the remainder of the field close up t the entrance to the straight Alawa and Apple Pie almost level were leading but at the distance Comedy King dashed to the front followed by Trafalgar and a magnificent struggle to the post ended hi a victory tor Comedy 327iPedigree King by a short neck two lengthsseparated second and third Time 327i Pedigree of the winner J VoltigeurJ Vedette tueTO Voltigeur Mrs RIdgway I RIdgwayI Flying Duchess FlyDutchman f St Simon Mcrope King Tom garkaway C St Angela 1 Pocahontas PocahontasI I Adeline Persimmon Newminster i LordClifden I Lady Langden Langdenj j Melbourne j Young Melbourne Melbournej Clarissa I St Albans j La Belle Helene 1 Teterrima Stirling I Isola Bella fJGallinulcY Newminster Seclusion SeclusionSkirmisher Daughter of i Skirmis Skirmisher Tragedy Queen 1 C Vertumn Rataplan S The The Bar BarJ Baron J i Pocahon Pocahonj Pocahontas j Young Alice J Yg PocahontasYg Mel Melbourne L Clarion Swt SwtHa SwtHai Hawthorn i Xenoplion J Canary CanaryJ BlackWitch J J Darling dam The White Witch Massinlssa Jeu desMots Comedy King was bred by J Simons Harrison at the Cottlnghnui Stud The colt came up for sale with his dam Tragedy Queen at the Newmarket first July sales In 1907 and the pair were knocked down to their present owner for 8500 Mr Green gave the colt every chance to develop his qualities and he lias grown into a fine tyi e of thoroughbred Comedy Kings first race was In theStandlsh Handicap at Ilemlugton last New Years Day He was not quite in racing trim and did not show up but bis next appearance was a successful one This was In the Canlrteld Futurity Stakes seven furlongs run at the V A T C autumn meeting Comedy King had all the allowance and only had ninetyone pounds up while Maltlue which ran second to him had with her twentypound penalty 144 pouuds to carry Comedy King had proved ou the track that he could gallop and he started favorite and won nicely by a length in l27i record time for the event With 109 K unds up be was In a field of thirtyone made favorite for the Newmarket Handicap but he did not quite run up to expectations as he could at the finish get no nearer than fifth to Mala 123 pounds Comedy King was then put by and did not reappear in public until be ran the other day in the Ueatherlie Handicap one mile and a furlong at Caulfield He had 119 pounds up and was beaten a nttk by another imported horse Eye Glass Those who saw the race were agreed that Comedy King was unlucky to lose
