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GLAMOUR OF MELBOURNE CUP MANY FORTUNES ARE WON AND LOST INCIDENTS FROM PAST CONTESTS THE Melbourne Cup! The, greatest race south of the line, and probably the most valuable handicap event in the world. What a wealth of glamour and romance revolves round this celebrated two miles race that will take place at Flemington to-day! The greatest ambition of every English owner is to see his colours carried to victory in the Derby at Epsom, but ip Australia and New Zealahd a Melbourne Cup represents the culmination of the desires of a lifetime. , A big stake certainly draws the horses, but it is the wagering that surrounds a race that really draws the public interest. The fact that fortunes are at stake makes a strong appeal to the public imagination. From its inception the - Flemington race has been the medium of many z big plunges, some successful and others not. It might not be an exaggeration to state that the best part of £200,000 will change hands as a result of to-day’s race. . _
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Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1934, Page 4
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