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MELBOURNE CUP VALUE 40000 ADDED Australia is gradually increasing the value of its racing prizes The war affected them and Ihouch in 1915 the Melbourne Cup added money was 40000 it droppeil to 35000 in 1910 and 30000 the fol ¬ lowing two years In 1919 it advanced to 35000 and it was again that amount last year but the next Cup will carry 40000 and there will lie u trophy worth 7000 Only for the war it would have been 50000 again ere this that being the figure in 1890 1891 1892 and 1893 The actual amount three of the winners received in those years was Carbine 50400 Malvolio 49870 and Glcn loth 49085
