MELBOURNE CUP

Grey River Argus, 5 December 1940, Page 5

MELBOURNE CUP

N.Z. PRESS CRITICISED. FOR SUSPICIOUS PUBETCITY. (Received December 5, 12.55 a.m.) SYDNEY, December 4. The “Sun” turf writer takes New Zealand newspapers to task over incidents prior to the Melbourne Cup, involving El Golea and Beau Vite and says: “These have been featured in New Zealand from an unfortunate angle, the inference being that the incidents were inspired by bookmakers.

The “Sun” adds: While all wholesome racing people deplored the Beau Vite affair, it was quite unfair to blame bookmakers in the absence of absolute proof. The Bookmakers’ Association in Melbourne was quick to offer a reward for the clearing up of the El Golea attack. Moreover, the New Zealand owners are not entirely satisfied with the betting conditions in the Dominion itself. They lost no opportunitj’ of tackling the best in Australia in tile hardest oi all races.”

ABE BAILEY SELLS OVER 80 HORSES (Received December 4, 9.40 p.m.) LONDON, December 3. The most important bloodstock sale fcr many years was held to-day, when over eighty horses, owned by Abe Bailey, were under the hammer at Newmarket. The “Daily Telegraph” says: “Such a sale in normal times would have realised one hundred thousand sterling. To-day’s total was forty-five thousand . sterling. The prices ranged from 5200 guineas to seven guineas. The last-named price was for a fourteen-vear-old mare.” Lord Glanely paid o2oogns. for the' stallion Tiberius, winner of the Ascot Gold Cup, the St. Leger and many other races. The Epsom trainer, Frank Smyth, paid 2500gns. for the seven-year-old mare Lovely Rosa, in foal to Blue Peter. The highest price for a two-year-old was 5000gns. for Sunlore. Bailey’s horse Son-in-Law was not offered.