TROTTING TRIP IN DOUBT

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30635, 29 December 1964, Page 5

TROTTING TRIP IN DOUBT

Pacing Title At Forbury (N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) MELBOURNE, Dec. 27. Minuteman, Australia’s crack fiacer, may not go to New Zeaand in February to try and win his second Inter-Dominion Championship in succession, his trainer-driver, E. Hurley, said last night. A trip to Dunedin is in doubt because the brilliant South. Australian horse has leg trouble, which also bothered him before he won last season’s title in Melbourne. Hui ley said after Minuteman <5 1), the sole backmarker on 24 yards, had comfortably won at the Melbourne Show Grounds on Saturday night. "He’s ‘thrown in’ on 12 yards in the Inter-Dominion, but I’m a bit worried that he won’t stand up to a strenuous campaign. "He has a fibrous complaint which causes internal bleeding in his near fore fetlock joint if he does too much. "He’s a bad traveller and the the stakes are so good here that it seems hardly worthwhile going to New Zealand just for thte honour and glory.” hurley said Minuteman would haie his next start in the £5OOO A. G. Hunter Cup at Melbourne on Saturday, January 9. "It he wins that we’ll see how he is and decide about NewZealand then,” he added.