MELBOURNE CUP

Grey River Argus, 8 November 1939, Page 5

MELBOURNE CUP

RIVETTE AGAIN Double Record for Mares MAIKAI’S BID AT FINISH [Aust. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] . (Received November 7, 11. P- • MELBOURNE, November 7 For Cup Day at day the weather was fine, lhe tracK, was holding. There was an mous attendance, lhe big eve won by Rivette, which also won the C£ The el New J Whernside led over the last mile in the Cup Hurdle Handicap, and withstood a protest against interference at the last hurdle. Dark David ran a good race. Cheery Jack was troubled by his weight. He will be offered for sale on Friday. ■ „ Parodier broke the “hoodoo on me horses drawn on the outside rail in the “straight six” by winning ae Railway Highweight Handicap from the barrier position number 20. He unshed well to beat Eligible. Caesar went a game race, but ne weakened. National was never dangerous. Parodier won the Highweight Handicap two years ago. Trueness scored its third victory in four starts by winning the Mimosa Stakes. Trueness was prominent always. Ten O’clock ran a good race. Kni dit’s Armour set a great pace in the early stages, but weakened. Grantley, who was poorly placed in lhe early part of the race, outstayed his opponents in the Steeplechase. Sea King ran a game race. Musical David battled on gamely after making the pace in the -early stage. This race provided a chapter of accidents. Bozzago, Last End. Lome, Gaybeer and Pambo all fell. Rex Felt, who was always well placed, had an easy win in the Yanyean Stakes. Creditor, who ran second, was unplaced in the Highweight Handicap earlier. Tubitarata was a moderate third. Crojick and Bankshaw got away badly, and were never dangerous. Results were as follows:—-

Cup Hurdle Handicap.—Whernside 9.13 (L. Meenan) 1; Dark David 11.0 (J. Maher) 2; Cheery Jack 11.8 (A. Fullarton) .3. Eleven started. Won by a neck; third one and a hail lengths away. Glowing was lourlh. Time 3.431.

Railway Highweight Handicap.— Parodier 9.2 (J. Coutts) 1; Eligible 5.4 (E. Bartie) 2; Caesar 10.5 (E. MeMenamin) 3. Eighteen started. Won by half a length; third three-quar-ters of a length away. Pinepeak was fourth. Time 1.141. Mimosa Stakes. —Trueness 8.10 (E. Bartie) 1; Ten O’Clock 8.5 (H. Olsen) 2; Knight’s Armour 8.0 (V. Hartney) 3. Ten started. Won by three-quar-ters of a length: third one and a quarter lengths away. Pasol was fourth. Time 55’sec. MELBOURNE CUP

First Prize £7OOO, and Cup valued at £2OO. Two miles. RIVETTE 7.9 (E. Preston) 1 MAIKAI 7.11 (H. Mornemeant) .. 2 PANTLER 7.8 (N. Watterson) ... 3 Also started: Mosaic 9.1, Catalogue 8.13, Buzaiong 8.12, The Trump 8.12, L’Aiglon 5.9, Respirator 8.6. Ortetle s Star 5.4. Feminist 8.3, Cooranga 7.13, Son of Aurous 7.9, Geebung 7.8, Frill Prince 7.7, Gilltown 7.7, Reading 7.7, Neatheriea 7.6, Beau Vite 7.4, Prince Sion 7.4, Wilson 7.4, Billposter 72, Bell Buoy 7.0, Glenlino 6.10, David Spear 6.7, Windlelon 6.7. Rivette started at. sto 1, Maika’ at 9 to 1, and Pantier at 14 to 1. Stamina, combined with her light weight, gained the day in the Cup for Rivette, who scored the most popular victory for many years. Rivette emulated Posiedon and The Trump by winning the two Cups in one season. She is the first mare to accomplish this feat. Maikai, who finished second in the Cup. made a game effort. He ran wide out most of the way. Otherwise he may have gained the honours Pantier battled gamely, and just beat Respirator for third place. The New Zealander, Catalogue 8.13, met with interference early in the race, and this settled his chance. Beau Vite threatened danger two furiongs from home, but then weakened, and finished eighth, just behind Wilson. Wilson did the best of the three-year-olds in the race. Reading failed

to stay. Mosaic was never a possibility, ' and disappointed his support61’S. f Cooranga and Buzalong caused a surprise by their good efforts in the race. The Cup winner was bred by hei owner-trainer, Harry Banaber. He raced her dam, who cost two hundred guineas, and won many important pony races. Gold Salute was scratched for the Cup at 12.25 p.m. Soltoi was also scratched. Gilltown ran prominently over the first part of the race. The Trump broke down. Ortelle’s Star Jost its rider when the race had gone about a mile and a half. L’Aiglon ran prominently for a fair part of the journey, but Rivette had a good run on the rails in the earlier stages. THE RACE Gilltown made the early pace. Buzalong, L’Aiglon, Reading, Beau Vite and Pantier were all nicely placed in the opening stages. Rivette was well back on the rails. With Maikai outside of her, Rivette moved through on the inside to fourth place at the turn. L’Aiglon led into the straight, but Rivette took charge a furlong from home, and beat the fast-finish-ing Maikai by half a length. Pantier was three-quarters of a length away. Then came Respirator, Cooranga, Buzalong, Wilson, Beau Vite, L’AigTon, and Mosaic, with Billposter 'last. The Trump broke down about the time that Ortelle’s Star fell. The time was 3.27. The Cup sectional times were: First four furlongs, 50Bsec; next four furlongs, 55sec; succeeding four furlongs, ’ 51-lsec; last four furlongs, 50sec. The concluding six furlongs were done in i 1.152. Steeplechase.—Grantley 11.6 (T. Ryan) 1; Sea King 11.2 (J. Crowe) 2; I Musical David 9.6 (K. Brinsley) 3. , Twelve started. Won by two and a half lengths; third a neck away.,The Mule was fourth. Time 3.58 L ’ Yanyean Stakes.—Rex Felt 8.5 (A Reed) 1; Creditor 8.1 (A. Breasley)

2; Tuhitarata 8.6 (E. Bartle) 3. Fitteen started. Won by one and threequarter lengths; third three lengths away. Elenne was fourth. Time 1.42 WILLIAMSTOWN CUP MELBOURNE, November 7. The first acceptors for the Williamstown Cup include the New Zealanders Catalogue, Desert* Chief, le Hero, Crojick, Elanage, Royal Order and Neatherlea. RIVETTE'S RISE. PURCHASEABLE AT £2OO RECENTLY. (Received November 7, 12.55 p.m.) MELBOURNE, November 7. Rivette has won approximately £13,000 in stakes this season. She could have been purchased some months back for £2OO. INTERFERENCE WITH CATALOGUE. (Received November 7, 11.35 p.m.) MELBOURNE, November 7. The New Zealand horse Catalogue had his chances settled in the Cup by interference. N. Percival, the rider of Beau Vite, was suspended for one month for causing interference with Catalogue. Rivette’s Double

QUICK RISE TO FAME. The Caulfield Cup. victory of Rivette was not only a complete vindi-j cation of for mand figures, but also a demonstration that trial and novice handicaps, which are supposed to be for moderate horses, are in reality j almost as difficult to win as are Cups. Two years ago Rivette as a four-year-old was running in trial and novice races without any great success. Her best form that season was when, carrying 7.0 and in receipt of a* stone and a half from Maluno, she defeated him in a Compensation Handicap over 11 miles at Moonee Valley. It was not until the middle of last winter that she struck the patch of form which culminated in her brilliant achievement of winning the Caulfield Cup. Had anybody suggested six months ago that Rivette was a possibility, not only for the Caulfield Cup, but for the Melbourne Cup as well, he would have been laughed to scorn. She was then 100 to 1 in the lists on the Cups. Well, Rivette had the Caulfield Cup to her credit, and now has added the Melbourne Cun to it. Although not a big mare she is a very strongly made, lengthy one, and the extra few pounds she now has are not. likely to cause her much trouble. She has already shown in her races during the winter that she handles' weight, well. Mares have a poor record in the Melbourne Cup, only five of them hav’ng yet won this race. In yesterday’s race there were some sound stayers in the division, comprising Feminist, Ortelle’s Star, Cooranga, and Rivette; The history of the Melbourne Cup

dates back to 1861, and the first mare to win was Brisels, who took the Derby-Cup double in 1876. The sec " ond success went to another three-year-old fill.v in Auraria, who had run third in Wailace’s Derby. The third winner was the Acrasia in 1904. The fourth was the three-year-old Sister Olive in IJ2I, this filly’s only other success in her whole career being the Maribyinon CT Trial Stakes as a two-year-old, though she raced till she was live. Since 1921 three mares have gained minor places, Mufti (third), Sarcherie (twice second and once third) and Ortelle’s Star (third). Racing Notes W. F. Ellis Injured: Concussion was suffered by W. F. Ellis, aged 17, the jockey riding Skyrena in the Criterion Handicap at Riecarton on Monday, when his mount fell. Ellis, whose address is Middle Park road, was admitted to the Christchurch Hospital, his condition being satisfactory. Success: When Lusson won the South Australian Derby at Morphettville last month, he provided the veteran Flemington trainer J. Scobie with his nineteenth blue riband success. Six of the nineteen have been secured at Morphettville. Imported: 1 i The English-bred Papyrus—-Tan-belle colt imported by Mr T. Coltman, of Wellington and at present in the paddock at H'. A. Telford’s stable at Trentham, is shortly to be put into training. 1 Soutane: I The name of Soutane has been claimed for a yearling full-sister to the -recent Trentham winner Black Robe. She is also owned by Mr H. McManaway, her breeder. Baran: Twelve months ago J. H. J’efferd produced Baran to win a juvenile double at Riccarton after that colt had failed in two starts at the Wellington meeting, and it is interesting to observe that the stable has another Bulandshar colt in ghurja on the scene at Riccarton for the later days this year. Trotting Notes Mongolian: Mongolian was responsible for two solid performances on the second day of the recent Auckland meeting when he won the Junction Handicap, one mile and a half, in 3min 20 2-ssec, and' the Insulation Handicap, two miles, in 4min 26sec. He had failed on the opening day, but evidently his improvement was expected for he .started first and second favourite res- | pectively. i When trained in the south Mongo,’ian registered several encouraging I performances, but he developed a I tendency to break at the start and was eventually sold at a moderate figure to the West Coast sportsman Mr W. S. Clark, who placed him in L. F. Berkett’s stable with happy re-

suits. His last four starts have yield- I ed three firsts. Another World’s Record: The world’s two-mile trotting tecord of 4min lOlsec, standing to the credit of Peter Manning since 1925. was recently lowered to 4min 6sec by the American wonder Greyhound, who also holds the world’s mile trotting record, Imin 55'tsec, and thc_ mile and a half record, 3min 2 2-;> sec. The flying grey trotted each mile of his two-miles’ run against time in 2min 3sec, coming home the ast quarter in 291 sec. Paired with Rosalind (Imin oj --o sec) the world’s fastest trotting mare. Greyhound shared another record, when they reduced the pairhorse mile record to Imin 58’sec. k . Palin who drove Greyhound in his record-breaking efforts, was behind the pair, and stated afterwards tha-. they moved with perfect mechanism. Change of Stables: During the next few weeks trotting teams at Epsom will be increased by some trainers from Mangere and Hamilton" making Alexandra Park their headquarters. W. S. McDonald has already transferred to Epsom his team, comprising Resistance, Eighteen Carat, Canadian and Bonnie Jewel. ... , . J. G. Robertson is also likely to transfer his horses to Epsom at an early date, and t»e Hamilton ownertrainer E. R. Smith has completeci arrangements for the accommodation of 12 and hopes to take up his residence in Auckland earß next month. In addition to Sir Frank. Peter Smith, Waikato Prince, Hori Bingen ,and Northern Smile, Smith has a large number of young horses. Indianapolis: Indianapolis claims but one engagement over the New Zealand Trotting Cup Meeting, and this on the last day in the Free-for-All. He has been doing steady jogging exercises for some time now, and looks in bright order, but b : s trainer does not consider him sufficiently forward to compete in the two mile handicaps, while the sprint races on the programme were not framed to suit a pacer on his tight mark. It. is expected that Indianapolis will do considerable racing later in the season, although nothing definite has been arranged for him. It is also possible that he will do a small amount, of stud duty. To date he hasi not been available to breeders in this department, and there is no doubt that when he does retire he will be well patronised. l By Wrack from Estella Amos. - he claims American breeding on both sides, and his outstanding performances stamped him as a champion racehorse with all the qualifications of a good sire. AIRAM’S SUDDEN DEATH [Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND. November 7. Airam, owned by Mr W. H. Maria, dropped dead this morning, when being led away to be hosed down after doing pace work at Avondale. Airam was purchased by his owner as a yearling in Australia. She had won 12 races, and had been most consistent in the minor places, recording 22 seconds and six thirds. Sly Fox and Blonde Princess were

scratched at noon to-day for all engagements at Avondale. Racing Fixtures: November 8. 11—Canterbury J.C. November 11—Napier Park R.C. November 11, 13 —Avondale J.C. November 18 —Levin R.C. November 18—Southland R.C. November 18, 20 —Waikato R.C. November 25 —Ashburton Count. R.C. November 22—Ash hurst-Poh angina R C November 25—Otaki Maori R.C. November 25, 27—Auckland R.C. November 30, December 2—Feilding J.C. December 2—Kurow J.C. December 9 —Hororata R.C. December 9 11—Woodville Distric. J’.C. December 16—Waipa R.C. .December 23, 26, 27— Manawatu R.C. lecember 26—Waipukurau J.C. December 26—Westland R.C. December 23, 26, 27—Dunedin R.C. December 26, 27—Taranaki J.C. December 26, 28, January 1, 2—Auck land R.C. December 30 January I—Wairarapa R.C. December 30, January I—Greymouth J.C. December 30, January I—Hawke’s Bay J’.C. 1940. January I—Waikouaiti R.C. January I—Wyndham R.C. January 1, 2—Stratford R.C. January 1, 2—Marton J.C. January 2, 3—Southland R.C. In Australia. November 7,9, 11—V.R.C. November B—Victoria8 —Victoria Park. R.C. November 11—Moorefield R.C. November 15—Ascot R.C. November 18 —A.J.C. (Warwick Farm). November 18—Williamstown R.G. November 22—Rosebery R.C. November 22 23—Bendigo J’.C. November 25—Rosehill R.C. November 25—V.A.T.C. Trotting. November 7,9, 10—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. .November 23, 25—Forbury Park T.C. j December 2—New Brighton T.C. ; December 2—Waikato T.C. i December 9 —Waikato T.C. December 16 —Timaru T.C.