Racing MELBOURNE CUP

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28983, 26 August 1959, Page 5

Racing MELBOURNE CUP

Another Attempt Ry Yeman

IN.C Press Association—Copynotit) MELBOURNE. August 25 The New Zealand stayer Yeman which ran an unlucky fourth to Baystone in the last Melbourne Cup. will make a late bid to win this year’s big race at Flemington Yeman, winner ot the Auckland and Wellington Cups, is still in New Zealand but his trainer. Colin Jillings, said that the horse would leave fot Sydney "the first week in September.” according to the ’Melbourne Sun Yeman is equal third favour ite fm the Melbourne Cup ana has been among the top fancies for the race ever since weights were published last month By telephone from his home at Takanmi lillmgs said that there was a chance that Yeman would also contest the Caulfield Cup the "Sim.” said Yeman was to have been pre pared in Australia bv the Neu Zealand Hamer. T W Gieen. wlu died yesterday in Sydney “A new trainer will have to bt found for Yeman in Australia but so far no rider has been engaged fot the horse in his spring engagements over theie.” Jillings was quoted as saying "1 have 21 horses in work here and cannot make the flip, bin Yeman’s owners Messrs H Korman and S N Sparks, will be over.”