GREAT GALLOPER.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20455, 7 November 1934, Page 1

GREAT GALLOPER.

Peter Pan’s Remarkable Win in Cup. DASHED THROUGH THE MUD. United Press Assn. —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received November 7, 11.55 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Commenting on the Melbourne Cup, the “Sydney Morning Herald” says: “ Peter Pan proved himself one of the greatest gallopers Australia has produced. At five furlongs he began to pull. He still had a great amount of energy in reserve turning into the straight, and as soon as he dashed up to the leaders it was evident that he - had the race won. Sarcherie battled • on gamely and was equal to a late • challenge- from La Trobe. It was re--1 markable to see the equal favourites, 1 Nightly and Sir Simper, the last two ' j horses to finish. Sir Simper was so distressed that when his rider applied the c whip in the straight the horse almost 1 collapsed.” The “Daily Telegraph” says: “Peter ■ Pan rose to the greatest heights of his outstanding staying career with a Cup victory which caught the imagination [ of even hardened racegoers. He left I one of the finest Cup fields as though they were a collection of old steeple- [ chasers. Every circumstance of the race was against Peter Pan. but he [ ploughed through the mud to a three lengths win while Nightly and Sir I j Simper were plodding through the mud j I at little more than a canter over half | jj a furlong in the rear. Never have MelI I bourne Cup favourites cut up so badly j I I under conditions which were expected ito suit them. Sir Simper could barely I drag one foot after another in the last I furlong. His mouth was open, gasping for breath. Nightly’s failure was not I the fault of any breakdown.”