IN THE MELBOURNE CUP
Compi'is, who.'lias, not been a visitor to the Riccarton- tracks for some weeks, but who ' has been; kept moving with road exercise, rejoined 0. Davey's active team early this- week.' Present' intentions arc to,, con'tiiuie his engagement in the Melbourne' Cup, and unless anything happens to him in the interim, ,the -trip is ,to- be undertaken.
Invictus, a rising four-year-old bay ■gelding by St. Petersburg from the Santo mare Mydora, and who was raced on five occasions unsuccessfully earlier in the season, has also joined up with Davey's team again. An Australian trip was ; also in the air for him, but he is not now to be taken across if Compris goes.
Davey has recently,broken in the rising two-year-old bay ; gelding by Lord ;Quex from Bayou.' a mare by Demosthenes or Feramorz. This youngster was purchased at the Flaxmere dispersal salt at. Trentham for. 60 guineas. He was..considered one;ftof.^,the::iniost^.attractive ; ''''of ) f : the lots suhmitted,ftand',,;giyes'":;t)i.;omisc' bfftturning ''out P. Campbell/ "ft.ft ■ ' ■'■'''''''" '';"*'
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 8, 9 July 1931, Page 6
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163IN THE MELBOURNE CUP Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 8, 9 July 1931, Page 6
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