The 1896 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 3 November 1896.
Marius Sestier filmed the Melbourne Cup. The feature, which consisted of 10 one-minute films shown in chronological order, was premiered at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne on 19 November 1896.
The placegetters were:
PlaceNameJockey1NewhavenH. J. Gardiner2BloodshotE. Power3The SkipperW. Delaney
See also
Melbourne Cup List of Melbourne Cup winners Victoria Racing Club
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