1896 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date3 November 1896
Distance2 miles
Winning horseNewhaven
Winning time3:28.50
Final odds4/1
JockeyH. J. Gardiner
TrainerWalter Hickenbotham
OwnerW T Jones
William Cooper
SurfaceTurf
External videos
video icon Melbourne Cup 1896 NFSA

The 1896 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 3 November 1896.[1]

Marius Sestier filmed the Melbourne Cup.[2] The feature, which consisted of 10 one-minute films shown in chronological order, was premiered at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne on 19 November 1896.[2]

The placegetters were:[1][3]

Place Name Jockey
1 Newhaven H. J. Gardiner
2 Bloodshot E. Power
3 The Skipper W. Delaney

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Melbourne Cup". Delegate Argus and Border Post. Vol. 2, no. 56. New South Wales, Australia. 5 November 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 14 October 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  2. 1 2 Jackson, Sally (1 November 2013). "Melbourne Cup fashion, 1896". Australia: National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. "1891 to 1900 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 23 October 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.