MELBOURNE CUP.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 264, 8 November 1939, Page 14

MELBOURNE CUP.

RIVETTE'S TRIUMPH. CATALOGUE UNPLACED. HURDLES TO WHERNSIDE. MKLMOI'RNK. November 7. 'Die six-year-old Kivette scored one of tlie nin.s'L popular victories for many years when she \v«>n the Melbourne Cup on the second day of the Victoria Racing Club's npi intr meeting at to-day. Kixette lepeated the feat oL lN»seidon and Tlie Trump in winning both the Caultieid ('up and tlie Melbourne Cup in the same ximi*. She is the tiist mare to accomplish tin* fe.it. Stamina combined with a Isjjht gained the day for Kivette. The lunncr-up Maikai made a #11110 etfui 1 after wide out and lie max hax e beni unluekx not to have the honoins. Panller battled on -ameiy to just. beat. Respirator tor* third. Catalogue 1111 ■ I with int el ference in the earlx stages, which settled his ehanee. Reau Vite threatened danger txvo flit fI 0111 home, but in l weakened to finish eighth, just behind Wilson, who did best ol'the thVeeyear n!d>. Keadinvr failed to stax . Mosaic disappointed and xxris never a possibility. ('ooiaiiLia .ind Bu/.aloiitf Miirprised liv their jrood efforts. Bred by Owner. The winner. Ilivette. was bre<l by her oxx ncr t i ainer. H. Hainber. He also raeed her dam. Kiv. who t *J(M> guineas, and won main ini[»oit,mt pony races. V. lYrcival. !'i< let* of Reau \*it<\ was suspended for a month for causing interJei cine t<» ( 'atalo^ue. I'iie \ e\x Zea l«i inbbi'ed Whei usiile led o\« r i in- ini!e to xx in the Cup Hurdles. A pi ot«• >t ior int«M feren<*e at the last

Inn die was dismissed. Dark D avid wont a good race, but Clieei y .lack xvas troubled b.v bin xveiyht. Cheery .lack is to be i.H'ored for sale on Friday.

I'm roil irr broke tin- hoodoo on horses drawn in-.ir the outride rail in the straight fix furlongs by winning the Kailw.i\ Highweight Handicap from number '20 hairier position. He finished well to I>«•;«t Kligible. Caesar nin .1 111<• hue, l>nt weakened slightly at the end. National was never dangerous. Parodicr was successful in tliis event two years agi>. Crack Two-year-old. By winning the .Mimosa Stakes, Trueties* made her reeord three wins in lour starts. She was always prominent. Ten O'clock went ii (rood race. Knight's Almoin- displaced gieat pace early, but weakened at the finish. Alter bci ng I ily pl i< ed early. Cli.intle\ oiit.-ta.x ed his opponents .it I lie finish ol' the Cup Steeplei base. Sea King lull a solid race, and Musical David alsy battled on well. Hex Kelt was always well placed in (lie Van Yean Slakes ami lie Moled casih at the finish. Creditor, who finished second, wan unplaced in the l\ailwa> High weight Handicap earlier in the day. Tuhitara'.a wan a moderate third. Crojick and Hanksliaw began slowly and were never dangerous. The weather was fine and there was an enormous attendance. The Hack was holding. Details are: — OP HI RPT.KS of £700. Two i.ijlos. WHKWNSIDH (N.Z.-bml), fl.l.'l—L. Meenan 1 Ii.VKK M.Win. 11.0 ■!. Malier - ( HKKRV JACK. 11.5 A. Fullerton .. J Eleven started. Neck ; length .••ail a half. Glowing was fourth. Time, RAILWAY HICHWEIGIIT HANDICAP of ,t Too. Six furlongs. parodiek, D.j i. ( out is l ELIGIBLE. 8.4 —K. Karlle 2 i CAESAR, —E. MeMenamin ii Eighteen started. Half a length: three-quarters of a length. Pine Peak was fourth. Time, 1.144. MIMOSA STAKES or £700. About four furlongs and a half. Two-year-old fillies. TItCENESS. 8.1« - E. Bartle 1 TEN O'CLOCK. S.ri 11. olsen 12 KNIGHT'S Alt.MUl.lt, B.o— V. Hartney a Ten started. Tliree-<|iin rters of a le n g 111 ; Ir ngt h and a quarter. I'asal was fourth. Time, .V)ls. MEIiHOI KNE err of £10,000 and trophy value fjoo. Two miles. IIIVE'I'TE. b in. tiyrs, h.v Ronsard —Kiv, 7.0 -E. Preston 1 MAIKAI, hr g. liyrs. f>,v Pantheon — Oriium. 7.11— H. Morneinenl .... 1' PA NTI/EK, br li. 4yrs. by Pantheon — Idle Queen, 7.0 —N. Watterson ... 3 Also started: Mosaic. 0.0 : Catalogue, !».O; Itil/along. S. 112 : The Trump. 8.12; l.'Aiglon, B*l , Respirator, 8.0: Feminist. 8 : Ortelle's Star. 8.4: Cooranga. 7.13 : Son of A u rous. 7.!): Geebung, 7.8: Frill Prinee. Gilltown, Reading, 7.7; Neatherlea. 7 li • Beau Vite, Prince Sion, Wilson, 7.4; Billposter. 7.1: Bell Buo.v, 7.0: Glentino, (>.10: David Spear, Wiiullelon, ti.7.

Tin- early pacemaker was (iilltown from Bu/.along. I.'Aiglini. Rending and Beau Vite, with Pantli'r nicel.v placed. Rivette was well back on the rails, witli Maikai on the outside. Kivette moved through on tile inside to be fourth at the turn. J/Aiglon led into the straight, but Rivette had chars« inside the last furlong. and she stayed on to beat the fast-finishing Maikai by ' half a length. Pantler was three-

quarters nf a Ji-nsth away third, followed l.x- Kespiratnr. i 'onranira, Huzalnnjr. Wilson, Heau Vile. I.'A iylnii ami Mosaic, with Billposter last. Tlie Trump lirnke (Imvn anil Ortelle's Star fell. Time. ii.J.. Sectional times were as follow:—First four flirlonys. nil 1 . S : si 11 eeei liny four, ."lis; last flllll-. .Mis: i-i.iii-Imliiisix, 1.1.VJ. (Tl' STKKIM.KI'HASH nl' e Too. AInHI t I xvi, mill's ami half a furlnnir. i: If A NTI.KY, 1 l.ti T Kxan 1 SKA KI N 1!. 1 1 ,'J .1. Crnxve -J MI'SH AI, DAVID, ii.u- K. Hrinsley .. ;j Txvel ■, .. s| art eil. Txx.. li- ii y I lis and a half: neck. The Mule xxas f'inrlli. Time. il.nSl.. VAN VI-: AN ST AK KS nf & 700. I lIIe mile. RKN FKI.T. R..-I-- A. 1 1 ( - K KDITi >11. s.l -A lii-easlev i; TI 111 I'A li AT A. S.i; I-:. Ha rile i! Fifteen slarled. I.cnyili ami llt rei- ipta rl its ; three lengths. K1 .Ni.'lie xxas lourtli. Tilin-, 1.-IJ. "WITHOUT PRECEDENT." NO " IFS " ABOUT VICTORY. CATALOG L'K WAS L X LUCKY. (Kecci veil 1 1 a.m.) SVDNKV. this day. The "Sxilnex Mm nil,y Herald's" Mol--lii .111 lie en! l c.s pi 111111 ■ 111- sa.xs: "The I !J.".!1 M.■11,..ui ne ( up xxas without pieci'dent in the x.nii-d liisiiu x nt the race. For the lliist lime ,i ridei less louse, (ti'telle's Star, | led the li.'M past the xxinniny pnsl and I Kix-Ctle !Ie I- a 1111 ■ the lirsl mare tn will both the ( aullii'lil and the ,\ I i-lbnti I lie Clips in

"The finish was almost a repetition of the C.iullicM Clin, as Itespii atnr, wlm linishi'd thud in the Caullield (up tn Iv i x'et 11- and Maikai, liuished linirth in the Mcllii-urin- Cup.

" Itivel te's was a yallant pel i'iit niancp. She look the lead a fuilmiy anil a half Irnin the xxinuiny post and xxas nicely clear xx'lien Maikai made his inn. Fur a fcxv strides it seeine.l as it, Maikai niiylit catch her. bill Ilivette refused In tile and outstayed Maikai in the last half fin limy.

"There were no "it's-' in the finish, and an excuse eiuilil lie made fur nnly line linrse. (at ahlyue. xvln. appeared to run into trnuble in the stiaiyht. He was badly checked and had ll yniny well onouyll at the t imi- tn suyye-Jt thai lie niii:hl liax'e had a prnniiiiciit pn.-itinn in tlm linisli."

OWNER CONFIDENT. A NATURAL STAYER. THRIVES ON LKiH'L' TASKS. I'l ior to winning the Melbourne Cup yesterday, liivette had never laced I»<■>«> 11 <I a mile ami a half, her greatest succi'ss previously being [lie (. .111ificI<1 Cup on October 21. Hit mvin'i-t rainrr. H. Haniber. however, entertained no tears tliat she ■ »u!. 1 tail over the two miles attai lied to the Melli.en ne ('up. "1 am eel tain niv mare is good enough Ulll the M ■iI >i I Clip e \ I'll with her lull) penalty, ami it she is beaten it will not lie lie* a i ix' til inability to :mi two miles." cle. ialeil I'amlier ill all Intel view just altei 11ei miccos> in the ( aHI lie!■ I I lip. .\ It hough tributes w el e paiil to the great training pet foi malice of Hainlier in keeping Hivette going i'i dim winter raring to sileeess ill tin- ( auHieh] ("lip, it is not genera 11 \ known that actually Kivcttc lias heeli "up" since l-'ebi uary. "She has out exercising twice daily ever since 1 brought her liack to work in I'Ybruai yileelaieil Handler. "ami Innl she neeiieil plenty of long. .strenuoiis ivm k on the training tricks 1 iloiilil whether she would have survived a Cup prep.nation. '■Rut she is n n-.lnral stayer. She does not require galloping over long distances, and «iie thrives on the light tasks 1 give nor/' Rivette is saddled only for her track work and her races. In her toad exercise she is led from another horse, ami handier relates that only three days before the running of the Caulfield ( up lie had the devastating sensation of momentarily seeing li is visions of Caulfield success shattered. Rivette was doing road work at the time, and she appeared to trip and nearly went down on her head. She recovered balance quicklv. however. Jsy winning the Caullield and Melbourne Clips in the same season Rivette accomplished a feat that only Poseidon, in 100(1. and The Trump, in I!K>7. had previously performed. She was bred by Hainlier. and is a si.x-year-old mare by Ronsard from Riv. a brilliant pony, who won the Ascot Thousand twice. After the Croat War Haniber took a course of veterinary science which has stood liini in good stead when training the mare. She recently developed eye trouble, and Hainlier called in a Collins Street (Melbourne} eye specialist, who stated that Rivette was suffering from a severe ulcer, which was corrected: otherwise the stewards may not have allowed her to start, for. horses with defective eyesight are barred. Rivette has won approximately €1.'5.01 M) jn stakes. WILLIAMSTOWN CUP. NEW ZEALANDERS ENGAGED. MELBOURNE. November 7. Now Zealand horses included in the list of first acceptors for the Williamstown Cup of £2500 and £100 trophy, to ho run at the Williamstown Racing Club's meeting on November 18, are Catalogue. Desert Chief, Te Hero. Crojick, El an age, Royal Order and Xeatherlea.