MELBOURNE CUP

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 134, 7 June 1940, Page 12

MELBOURNE CUP

NEW ZEALAND ENTRIES

Despite the uncertainty of the future, several New Zealand horses were nominated at the office of the Wellington Racing Club this week for spring events in New South Wales and Victoria. The entry, however, was not as large as usual. The nominations included: —

A.J.C. Epsom Handicap, £3000; 1 mile (to be run on October 5). —Density, Eeaupartir, Gamos, Beau Vite, A.J.C. Metropolitan, £5000, 1. mile and 5 furlongs (to be run on October 7).—Peerless, Beaupartir, Gamos, Beau Vite. '

V.A.T.C. Toorak Handicap, £1000, 1 mile (to be run on October 12). — Amigo, Glaciate, Potai, Beau Vite. V.A.T.C. Caulfield Cup, £6500, 1J miles (to be run on October 19). — Peerless, Amigo, Old Bill, Glaciate, Catalogue, Beau Vite. Moonee Valley Gold Cup, £3000, 1 mile arid 5 furlongs (to be run on October 26) .—Peerless, Glaciate, Beau Vite. ' ••..•■

V.R.C. Cantala Stakes, £2500, 1 mile (to be run on November 2).—Beaupartir, Lambourn. Glaciate, Potai, Beau Vite. V.R.C. Melbourne Cup, £10,200, 2 miles (to be run on November 5).— Norse Peerless. Beaupartir, Lambourn, Old Bill. Glaciate. Potai, Catalogue, Beau Vite. Williamstown Cup, £2600, 1£ miles (to be fun on November 16). —Peerless, Old Bill, Glaciate, Catalogue. Among these horses Glaciate, Potai, and Peerless are already in Australia, and Beaupartir and Lambourn are due to go over shortly to do their preparation there. Glaciate and Potai are members of A. D. Webster's team in Melbourne. The former is a three-year-old gelding by Wheriko out of the Kilbroney—Snowlike mare Sleet, a three-quarter relative to the dam of Arctic King, and he" has ° shown some staying promise in Victoria, though his record has still to be made. Potai is a four-year-old bay gelding by Lackham from that useful Acre —Borsil mare Borsalene, and he has already won four small events in Victoria this season. Both horses are owned by Webster. The entry of Norse is of interest, as he is now owned by Mr. G. H. Paul, who sold Gold Salute prior to the A.J.C. Derby last season. Norse is a fine type of three-year-old chestnut gelding by Valkyrian from the Clarenceux—Fanfaronade mare Flourish, the dam also of Royal Buck and Velvet, and he impressed when making an exhibition of his opposition in a novice event at Dunedin last Monday.