he Melbourne Cup Race: Bird’s Eye …

Large scarce colonial engraving of Flemington Racecourse on Melbourne Cup day 1877.

1877 MELBOURNE CUP:
Placings: 1st Place Chester, 2nd Place Savanaka, 3rd Place The Vagabond
Jockeys: P. Piggott, P. St. Albans, C. Ivemy Trainer: Etienne de Mestre Winner’
Time: 3:33.50
Weight: 43.54kg
Odds: 5/1 Prize money: £1,940
About: Due to the slippery and muddy conditions of the track on the 1877 Melbourne Cup race day, de Mestre made the decision to remove Chester’ plates before the race. His race time was a new record and despite Tom Kirk being the favourite to win, Chester won more than £20,000 for his owner, the Hon. James White.

From the original edition of the Illustrated Australian News. 

Collections:
University Queensland: Identifier 991000982479703131
State Library Victoria: PCINF IAN 28-11-77 P.184
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2495305
State Library New South Wales: CALL NUMBERS F079/55, TN380
Royal Geographic Society SA: RGS Special Coll. 079.94 I29d