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MELBOURNE AND CAULFIELD CUPS Big Weights Assigned to tbo Eost Horses i Big Australian Kaccs SYDNEY X S W Australia July 12 The handicap lias been issued for the Melbourne Cup race which is to be run at the FJeiniugton course it Melbourne November 4 next Ihere were 27S nominations for the big twomile race which tliis year will have 35000 added besides the 7 0 cup and promises to be worth some 40000 The second horse gets 7000 and the third 3500 Slake winners oC 2500 between entry and race earn seven pounds and of 5000 ten pounds penalties These penalties make it possible for Urn top weights to carry 145 pounds as Carbine did in his noble race and win of 1890 after carry ¬ ing 140 pounds into second place the year before Tli highest velx ts for winners sjrce Carbines year were the 129 pounds by Patron in 1894 124 by The Victory in 1902 and 121 by The Parisian in 1911 Of the 278 entries forty have been given more than 110 pounds by handicapper W H Lang These forty make up a list of the best horses in racing in the colonies They with their imposts for the Cup are shown below Horse Wt WtSasanof Sasanof 135 135Toitrel Toitrel 134 134Helms Helms 134 134Kennnquhair Kennnquhair 131 131Wolaroi Wolaroi 128 128Itiplnne Itiplnne 127 127Kstland Kstland 127 127Finmark Finmark 127 127Cetigne Cetigne 127 127Prince Prince Viridis 124 124Kusebius Kusebius 123 123Arch Arch Marella 122 122Night Night Watch 121 121Snub Snub 120 120The The Fortune Hunter119 Hunter119Clay Clay Lad 118 118After After Glow 117 117Sliaded Sliaded Light 117 117Sweet Sweet Lady 117 117Tliana Tliana 110 Horse HorseLucknow Lucknow Karo HadIWist Ulvas Isle Dunwil Publican Syce Lad Elsdon Star Comedian Flying King Michael the Brave Sydney Damsel Amanus Ian Or Chrome Rael Locin Wintered Sand Bee Blue Cross Telecles Before the Melbourne Cup race comes the Caul field Tup the fortysecond in history with 25000 added to the 500 trophy and likely to be wortli about 30000 It is to be run for October 18 at tin Caulfield course of Melbourne and is a handicap with a penalty of fourteen pounds for winners of any handicap flat race after weight allotment of 5000 value This makes it possible for such a horse as Sasanof to have to carry 149 pounds The fifty Caulfield Cup horses weighted at over 110 pound by handicapper John H Davis are as fol ¬ lows Horse Wt Sasanof 135 135Helms Helms 133 133Biplane Biplane 132 132Wolaroi Wolaroi 131 131Kcnnaqiihair Kcnnaqiihair 131 131Gloaming Gloaming 130 130Cetigne Cetigne 128 128Estland Estland 128 128Mistico Mistico 127 127Finmark Finmark 120 120Prince Prince Viridis 120 120The The Fortune Hunter124 Arch Marella 124 124Kuschius Kuschius 124 124Sir Sir Ibex 123 123Night Night Watch 123 123After After Glow 121 121lladIWist lladIWist 120 120Outlook Outlook 119 119Klsdon Klsdon 119 119Gay Gay Lad 118 118Lucknow Lucknow 118 118Dunwil Dunwil 117 117Syce Syce Lad 117 117Publican Publican 117 117Rael Rael Locin 117 Horse Wt WtSweet Sweet Lady 117 117Spanner Spanner 11C 11CMollys Mollys Robe 110 110Karo Karo 115 115Telecles Telecles 115 115Blue Blue Cross 115 115Sydney Sydney Damsel 115 115Amanus Amanus 114 114Carbern Carbern 114 114Ian Ian Or 114 114New New Tipperary 113 113Ethiopian Ethiopian 113 113Wee Wee Gun 112 112Flying Flying King 112 112Wintered Wintered 112 112Michael Michael the Brave 112 112Shaded Shaded Light 112 112Kings Kings Treasure 111 111Taunaha Taunaha Ill IllSand Sand Bee Ill IllDaarewin Daarewin Ill IllDependence Dependence Ill IllBraille Braille 110 110Colbert Colbert 110 110KANGAROO KANGAROO
