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KINGSBURGH WINS THE MELBOURNE CUP. The Mellwiirne Cup, tlie most valuable handicap race of the world, having 0,000 in added money, was run over the famous Flepiington track at Mel-loiirue, Australia. Novcnilier . 3, and. witll twenty-eight starting, was won by K. K". McLeods four-year-old chestnut colt Kingsburgh, by Wallace Alexandria, carrying 00 pounds. J.. S. Agnews five-. year-old brown gelding.SlrAlw.vntoii. by Sti-.Alw.vne Miss Symington. 110 pounds, was second and E. J. Watts tivc-yoar-oid bay or brown horse, Moonhria. bv McrrhvM La Xotte, 101 pounds, was third. In tin- betting it was 25 to 1 against both KiiigsbuiLh and -Sir Alwynton, and 50 to 1 against Moonhria. The two miles of the ran- was run in 3:20, which is a record for the Melbourne Cup.
