RACING

Hokitika Guardian, 5 December 1940, Page 3

RACING

MELBOURNE CUP CRITICISM

(Australian Press Association;

SYDNEY, December 4. The “Sun” turf writer takes New Zealand newspapers to ask over incidents prior to the Melbourne Cup, involving El Golea and Beau Vito 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 deplore the Beau Yite 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 tb Dominion itself. They lost no opportunity of tackling the best in Australia in the hardest of all races.”

ABE BAILEY SELLS 80 HORSES

LONDON, December 5

'Plie most important bloodstock sale for many years was held to-day, when over'eighty horses, owned bv Abe Bailey, were under the hammer at •j Newmarket. The. “Daily Telegraph” says .. {;.:“Such i a sale in normal times would have realised one hundred i thousand sterling. To-day’s total was forty-five thousand sterling. The prices ranged*.viTrom ■- 51200 guineas to seven guineas. 'The last named ,.w.4'sV;‘fpr»**a fourteen-year-old "Lord . Glaney,, paid 5,200 guineas L for , the; -stallion. Tiberius winner of the : Ascot' Gold'Cup, the St. Leger and 1 in any; other races; The Epsom trainfi, Frank Smvth, paid 2-500 guineas 'for the seven-year-old mare Lovely ; R,osa, in foal to Blue Peter. The highest price for a two-year-old was 5,000 guineas which was paid for Sunlore. Bailey’s horse Sun-in-law was not offered.