The Melbourne Cup (1896 film)

The Melbourne Cup was a film about the two mile horse race won by Newhaven which took place on Tuesday, 3 November 1896.[1]

The Melbourne Cup
Directed byHenry Walter Barnett
CinematographyMarius Sestier
Production
company
Release date
  • 19 November 1896 (1896-11-19) (Melbourne)
CountryAustralia
LanguageSilent
External media
Images
Arrival of a train, Hill Platform. (Catalogue Lumière)
The Arrival of his Excellency the Governor. (Catalogue Lumière)
Newhaven, his trainer, W. Hickenbotham, and jockey, Gardiner. (Catalogue Lumière)
Weighing-out for the Cup. (Catalogue Lumière)
Video
The Crowd near the grandstand. NFSA
Horses in the Saddling Paddock. NFSA
Melbourne Cup 1896. NFSA

Marius Sestier filmed the 1896 Melbourne Cup horse race, being in a series of films about the Melbourne Cup Carnival. 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]

One or more of the films was actually shot on Derby Day, Saturday, 31 October 1896, when Newhaven won the Victoria Derby.[3]

It has been acclaimed as the main part of Australia’s first locally produced and successfully screened cinema program.[2]

Synopsis

Arrival of Train at the Hill platform on the Flemington Racecourse railway station. Crowds on the Lawn near the Grandstand. The arrival of the Governor Lord Brassey. Horses in the Saddling Paddock. Finish of the Cup Day Hurdle Race. Weighing-out for the Cup. The race finish.[4] Lady Brassey placing the Blue Ribbon on Newhaven (this was reported on the Saturday when Newhaven won the Victoria Derby).[3] Afternoon Tea under the Awning. Newhaven with his trainer W. Hickenbotham, and Jockey H. J. Gardiner.[5]

List of the Melbourne Cup Carnival film reels
  1. Arrival of race goers at the Hill platform on the Flemington Racecourse railway station
  2. The lawn near the band stand
  3. The Arrival of his Excellency the Governor
  4. Horses in the Saddling Paddock
  5. Lady Brassey placing the Blue Ribbon on Newhaven
  6. Finish of the Cup Day Hurdle Race
  7. Weighing-out for the Cup
  8. The Melbourne Cup, the race finish
  9. Near the grandstand
  10. Afternoon Tea under the Awning
  11. Newhaven with his trainer W. Hickenbotham, and Jockey H. J. Gardiner[6]

References
  1. "MELBOURNE CUP". Delegate Argus and Border Post. 2 (56). New South Wales, Australia. 5 November 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 14 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. Jackson, Sally (1 November 2013). "Melbourne Cup fashion, 1896". Australia: National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. "DERBY DAY". The Argus (Melbourne) (15, 707). Victoria, Australia. 2 November 1896. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Melbourne Cup 1896". Australian Screen Online. National Film and Sound Archive of Australia . 3 November 1896. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  5. "The motion pictures of the 1896 Melbourne Cup". Apex net au. Tony Martin-Jones. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  6. "Criterion Theatre". The Daily Telegraph (5438). New South Wales, Australia. 24 November 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.


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