1861 Melbourne Cup

Annual horse race in Melbourne, Victoria January 2024 June 2013 1861 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Archer (1856).jpg Illustration of 1861 winner Archer Flemington Racecourse 7 November 1861 2 miles Archer 3:52 6/1 John Cutts Etienne L. de Mestre Etienne L. de Mestre Turf 4000 1862 The 1861 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 7 November 1861.1861 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide http://millersguide.identika.com.au/1861-melbourne-cup/ millersguide.identika.com.au 7 November 2025 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20200307224211/http://millersguide.identika.com.au/1861-melbourne-cup/ 7 March 2020 The race was organised by the Victoria Turf Club and held at the Flemington Racecourse (then known as the Melbourne Racecourse). This year was the first running of the Melbourne Cup.On this day: The Melbourne Cup begins 7 November 2013 https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/on-this-day/2013/11/on-this-day-in-history-the-first-melbourne-cup/ Australian Geographic 28 October 2020 Billed as "one of the finest races ever seen upon the course," 57 horses were nominated and there were 20 acceptances. Three were scratched on race day, leaving 17 starters.1 February 2012 Essay – First Past the Post: The Melbourne Cup of 1861 https://adb.anu.edu.au/essay/1 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120324022854/http://adb.anu.edu.au/essay/1 24 March 2012 2020-10-29 Australian Dictionary of BiographyMelbourne Cup Winners - 1861-1880 https://www.vrc.com.au/racing/melbourne-cup-winners-honour-roll/1861-1880/ Victoria Racing Club 5 November 2025Rolfe Costa Winners of the Melbourne Cup 2008 Red Dog Fitzroy, Australia 9781742035093 7–8 After one false start, three horses fell due to congestion on the first turn, resulting in deaths to two runners Despatch and Medora.The Melbourne Cup https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/202620 7 November 2025 The Argus 8 November 1861 Melbourne, Victoria 5 One jockey was knocked unconscious and Joe Morrison sustained a compound fracture to his arm after coming off Despatch.WINNERS AND PLACED HORSES IN MELBOURNE CUP. 1861-1913 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155526601 12 January 2026 Winner 28 October 1914 Melbourne, Victoria 4 The fall led to changes to the track at Flemington, including lengthening the straight. Mormon led the remaining runners down the river side of the course, with Prince and Flatcatcher falling back from the leader due to the pace, while Antonelli and the two de Mestre runners moved forward. Archer took the lead ahead of Antonelli at the far turn and by the time Archer led the field into the straight its lead was so great that the race was only on for second place. Mormon eventually drew forward from the pack to finish second ahead of Prince who got ahead of a tiring Antonelli. Ridden by John Cutts, Archer won the race by six lengths in a time of 3:52. Archer had been leased by Etienne L. de Mestre, and had been brought to Melbourne from Sydney aboard the SS City of Sydney, which transported several horses to Melbourne. A long-standing folktale was that Archer had walked from Nowra to Flemington. As a lessee de Mestre owned and was fully responsible for Archer during the lease. Archer was leased from the "Exeter Farm" of Jembaicumbene near Braidwood, New South Wales. His owners were Thomas John "Tom" Roberts (a good school-friend of de Mestre's), Rowland H. Hassall (Roberts' brother-in-law), and Edmund Molyneux Royds and William Edward Royds (Roberts' nephews).http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricDams/ColonMares/C3.html Archer at Thoroughbred Heritage.com Tbheritage.com 2014-02-01 6 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090306150616/http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricDams/ColonMares/C3.html live http://www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/council/pubdocs/general/HallofFameBooklet.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110328032418/http://www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/council/pubdocs/general/HallofFameBooklet.pdf Shoalhaven - Sporting Hall of Fame 28 March 2011 www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.auBinney Keith Robert Horsemen of the First Frontier (1788–1900) and the Serpent's Legacy Volcanic Productions 2005 367 https://books.google.com/books?id=0xYF0v8doEgC&q=horsemen+of+the+first+frontier+archer&pg=PA367 0-646-44865-X 5 October 2020 9 July 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210709200625/https://books.google.com/books?id=0xYF0v8doEgC&q=horsemen+of+the+first+frontier+archer&pg=PA367 live The race was held not long after news had reached Melbourne of the death of explorers Burke and Wills who had left Melbourne in August 1860, with some accounting that the news had led to lower than expected attendance for the race meeting.Bernstein D.L. The First Tuesday in November 1969 William Heinemann Ltd Melbourne 13-19 Full results This is the list of placegetters for the 1861 Melbourne Cup.1861 to 1870 Melbourne Cup Winners http://www.races.com.au/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-history/past-winners/1861-to-1870-melbourne-cup/#1861 races com au 23 October 2020Cavanough Maurice The Melbourne Cup 1978 0727004859 445 8The Melbourne Cup https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/202613 7 November 2025 The Argus 7 November 1861 Melbourne, Victoria 6Reubertstein The History of the Melbourne Cup from 1861 to 1894 James J. Miller Melbourne, Australia 9-10 1895 PlaceHorseAgeGenderJockeyWeightTrainerOwnerOddsMargin1Archer5y h John Cutts9 st 7 lb kg 1 onEtienne L. de MestreEtienne L. de Mestre5/16 lengths2Mormon6y hWilliam Simpson10 st 1 lb kg 1 onJames Henderson3/1 fav. Favourite2 lengths3PrinceAged gJ. Bishop8 st 0 lb kg 1 on William Pearson20/14Antonelli 3y cCowen6 st 7 lb kg 1 onMr. Warby20/15Toryboy4y gH. Cooke7 st 11 lb kg 1 onWilliam Cross Yuille5/16FlatcatcherAged gPerkins9 st 8 lb kg 1 onMr T.J. Bavin10/17The MoorAged gRobinson8 st 12 lb kg 1 onGeorge Watson12/1NutwithAged gSam Waldock8 st 12 lb kg 1 onMr. J.D. Fisher12/1InheritorAged gMcCabe8 st 7 lb kg 1 onEtienne L. de MestreEtienne L. de Mestre10/1Grey Dawn4y mHarry Yeend7 st 12 lb kg 1 onJohn Coldham25/1Black Bess6y mJames Monaghan7 st 11 lb kg 1 onMr. Evans50/1Sorcerer3y gHughes6 st 9 lb kg 1 onJames Henderson33/1Fireaway3y gH. Howard6 st 6 lb kg 1 onMr. Cole20/1Lucy Ashton3y fS. Davis6 st 4 lb kg 1 onMr. Coleman50/1FellDespatchAged mJoe Morrison8 st 9 lb kg 1 onJames Henderson7/2FellTwilightAged mHaynes7 st 12 lb kg 1 onJohn Coldham20/1FellMedora3y fJ. Henderson7 st 0 lb kg 1 onJames Henderson16/1SCR Scratched Eagle's Plume3y cLankey6 st 7 lb kg 1 onJohn Orr20/1SCR ScratchedParisanAged g8 st 7 lb kg 1 onMr. T. ChirnsideSCR ScratchedDefence6y g7 st 12 lb kg 1 onMr. Coleman Prizemoney First prize £710, second prize £20. The winning owner was also presented with a hand-beaten gold watch.Melbourne Cup trophy has colourful and creative history https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-05/melbourne-cup-trophy-has-colourful-and-creative-history/5057822 abc.net.au Australian Broadcasting Corporation 10 January 2026 1 November 2013 See also Horses Sports Australia Melbourne Cup List of Melbourne Cup winners Victoria Racing Club References External links 1861 Melbourne Cup footyjumpers.com 1861 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Category:19th century in Melbourne Category:1860s in Melbourne Melbourne Cup