BRILLIANT NIGHTMARCH

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20867, 6 November 1929, Page 9

BRILLIANT NIGHTMARCH

WIN IN MELBOURNE CUP.

DOMINION HORSES FILL PLACES

(jUnitcd Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

MELBOURNE, November 5,

There was an enormous attendance to see the Melbourne Cup and there were several New Zealanders present. Henare was last early in the Cup Hurdle Race, but moved up at the turn and won brilliantly. Treat: was prominent always and beat the fast finishing Doradus in the Railway Highweigbt Handicap. He raced in Westeri) Australian last season and is trained by the former New Zealander, Maurice M'Grath. There was an exciting finish in the Nursery Handicap. Devious led always and jugt beat the fast, finishing Bar-' bettc. - I

Lucie Manettc won the Yan Yean Stakes (nicely. She hung a trifle in the straight and appeared to interfere with the fast finishing Glenanion. Niglitmarch was on the rails throughout and. was never further back than sixth, j He led at the distance and won the com fort ahi j - . Paquito finished well. ' Phar Lap spoilt his chance by fightinjg his rider in the early stages. Carradale was going well but ran off the course at the turn. The race was a triomph for New Zealanders, ■ who secured nil the three places and had the first and second riders as well. Reed gave a masterly exhibition on the winner and 4 lence( l criticism. The last New Zealand horse to win the cup was Sasanpff, in 19IG. The sectional times are:-fFirat four furlongs 54Jsec, the last jour 47-Jsec, the concluding six in Imin 12sec, the last mile in Imin 38sec)and the first six in Imin 20isec. The tfiine for the last four furlongs is the fastest in the history of the race. Reed, the rjder of the winner, stated that he had clear run throughout. He left the rails only once and felt confident throughout. Lewis, on the favourite, was /beaten by the muddling pace, hut had tPhar Lap been another Trivalve he wouljd have won under any circumstances. M'Cartcn said he had every chanice but was beaten by a better horse. In' the Cup Steeples Invincible was third early, but finished best, boating the consistent 'Vanda King. Following are the results:—

C(jP HURDLE RACE. Two miles.— Heniare, 11.9 (R. Inkson), 1; Kendler, 10. S (G. May), 2; Sayles, 9.3 (T. Butler)J, 3. Won by three-quarters of a length, two lengths between second and thujd. Gudroom fell, and Flavcdo ran off.J Blast was fourth. There were 10 barters. Time, 3min 42isec. RAILWAY HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP. Six furlongs.—Treat, 10.0 (A. Reod), 1; Dorodus, 0.8 (Pike), 2; Toussafct, 9.8 (W. Scanlon), 3. There were 23 j starters. Vice Regent was fourth. Wftn by three-fourths of a length. Time. Iniin 14$sec. NOVEMBER NURSERY. Five furlongs.—Devious, 8.9 (W. Cook), 1; Barbette, 7.9 (J. Besanko), 2; Ormolu, 8.0 (4- Dewhurst), 3. There were 17 starters. Won by half a head, a head between second and third. Cirouetto wiis fourth. Time, Imin 2isec.

iYAN YEAN STAKES. One mile.— Ijicie Manette, 8.3 (W. Scanlon), 1; Glcnanton, 8.1 (R. Medhurst), 2; Kallomi, 8.9 (J. Munro), 3. There were 16 starters. Won by three-quarters of a length Stage Saint was fourth. Time, Iknin 384scc. i MELBOURNE CUP.

A handicap sweepstakes of £75 each, with £IO,OOO added, and a trophy valued at £2OO. Second £2OOO, and third £IOOO out of the stake. - Two miles. tMr A. Louisspn’s br h Nightmnrch (N.Z,; Night Raid—Mnrsa), 4yrs, 0.2 (R. Reed) 1 Mr A. H. Knight's b g Paquito (N.Z.; Thurnhatn—Madrid), ‘ syrs, 8.5 (M'Cartcn) .. ~ 2 Mr H. R, Telford’s ch g Phar Lap (Night Raid—Entreaty), 3yrs, 7.6 (R. Lewis) 3

There were 14 starters. Paquito was first out from Taisho and Phar Lap. Taisho led past the stands by three-quar-ters of a length from the hard-held Pliar Lap. Nightmarch was next, then High Syce, Shadow King, and Lady Kentrel, with Demost and Second Wind in the rear. Nightmare!) dropped back to sixth at the mile, where Phar Lap and Taisho were together, a length ahead of High Syce, Carradale, and Shadow King, with Second Wind last and Paquito in the centre of the field. Phar Lap took com mand at .the six furlongs and led at the half-mile from Carradale, High Syce. Taisho, Shadow King, Nightmarch, and Paquito. Carradale ran wide at the turn. Phar Lap led into the straight from Shadow King, Taisho, High Syce, and Nightmarch, but the lastnamed ran to the front two furlongs from home and won going away by three lengths from the fast-finishing Paquito, with Phar Lap a length away, then High Syce, Some Quality, Shadow King, Lady Kentrel, Taisho, Kidaides, Second Wind, Demost, Sea Money, and Carradale last. Time, 3niin 20} sec. CUP' STEEPLECHASE. About two miles and half a furlong.—lnvincible, 9.2 (D. Wright), I; Wanda King. 10.13 (D. Zeales), 2; Merauki, 10,5 (H Thompson), 3. There were nine starters. Won by eight lengths. Cobbon was fourth. Arroya and Coorong fell, and Exbournc was pulled up. Time, -tmin 3} see.

TRIUMPH FOR NEW ZEALAND. SYDNEY, November 5. (Received Nov. 5, at 11.50 p.m.) The Evening News, commenting on the Melbourne Cup, says it proved a wonderful triumph for 'the Dominion. The three placed horses are all New Zealand bred, while the jockeys of Nightmarch and Paquito (Reed and M'Carten) are Now Zealanders. R. H. Telford, who trains and leases Phar Lap, is also a New Zealander. Thei'e had been adverse comment about Roy Reed’s riding .of Nightmarch and it was thought he would be replaced by another jockey for the cup race, but Mr A. Louisson and the trainer (M'Caulcy) declined to yield to the criticism.

Mr Louisson to-day is a proud man. He declared that it was Ins ambition to win the Melbourne Cup, and money will not now buy Nightmarch.

INTEREST IN THE RACE

CROWDS ROUND RADIO SHOPS,

SYDNEY, November 5. (Received Nov. 5, at 11 p.m.) There was tremendous interest in New South Wales in the Melbourne Cup, and crowds gathered in thousands round radio shops in Sydney and listened to the radio broadcast, all traffic being blocked in George, Pitt, and King streets. Nightmarch’s triumph over the wonder horse Phar Lap was exceedingly popular, and he was acclaimed at once both the sprint and the distance champion of Australia.

The highest weight ever carried to victory in the Melbourne Cup was 10.5 by Carbine in 1890. In the race in the following year he was awarded' 10.12, but his racing career had been terminated before the cup was run that year. The largest cup field was 39—in Carbine's year (1800).

The highest weight awarded to a three-year-old in the Melbourne Cup is B.C, which was the impost Aiirum carried into third place in the race of 1807. In the 69 contests for the Melbourne Cup that have eventuated to date only four mares have proved successful. The winners were:—Briseis. (by Tim Whiffler), Auraria (by Trenton), Acrasia (by Gpzo), and Sister Olive (bv Red Dennis).

Five New Zealand-bred horses have won the cup, viz., Martini-Henry (1883), Carbine (1890), Apologue (1907), Sasanof (191 G), Nightmarch (1920).