THE MELBOURNE CUP

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 34, 4 November 1920, Page 6

THE MELBOURNE CUP

THE' RACE DESCRIBED- ' Br Telegraph—Press A «foclat.ion— CopjtliM Sydney, November I. The "Sydney Jtoriitne Herald." describing the race for the Melbourne Cup. ltntes:-"A« the crowd, the competitor,, and conditions were unequalled in. tn« history of the race, it was only nttinir that the. best horse In Australia, should win. No result on the famous course ew provoked such splendid enthusiasm. The pace at the commencement was extremely slow, Knlitros first taking charge passtne the stand, with Poitrel and Kennaonhair at the rear, liy the riverside. Malum. Salitros. Syce Knight. and Erasmus made the pace n cracker. Tangalooraa. assumed command at the six-furlong post, matins a. bieatt. Salitros wax immediately m beaten horse, and dropped back. Clover Jim ran to the front at the turn, but nuickly vanished. Erasmus shot nut and looked a winner, though challenged liy Oueen Comedy. Eurythmic forded ahead flatterine his supporters, who comprised Ralf Melbourne, but Poitrel run past Eurvtnmlc. and caught Erasmus bolt a furlnni? from the post, and won by halt a length. Bracken rode i well-Indeed race outside the Held, avoiding interior ence. Kennanuhair provided a surprise. He seemed worn out. and was second to last till half a mile, from home., wnen Re followed Poitrel through. and would have stained, a place with a little furthThe special correspondent javs-—"?t was a EtrUßtrlinpr mnsß of valuable horseflesh straining every nerve ann muscle at the behest of the CTilv livened rldcrß: a. graceful sweep round the turn, then «i nvmmctricflj little fellow cuttlnc down the leaders tfll a mjehty i rrom thousands proclaimed 1 oitrel Pnliiros immediately went lo the front, Killorn milling double to keep back to the field. Eurythmic dronncd into the middle of the field, with Eearte sixth, and Poitrel third to last, with Kennanuhan behind him. Poitrel bumped Into a, handy position at the mile post,. At the one and a half-mile POBt Eurythmic moy«l up rapidly, to the accompaniment of roars of 'Eurvllimlc walks In.' 'l'-iirythmic wins, but a 'small, Impudent chestnut dashed into the open, and Eurythmic dronncd hack. Erasmus and Queen Comedy lea Into the straight. when Poitrel hounded forward, a compact ball of muscle iral♦anlslng the spectators into enthusiasm. The chocrinc was deafening. the sportsmansliin of hitherto part sans beinir ;orced to manifest itself, and. as a result, a regular cvclone of eiicourncement accompanied Poitrel to the post." RICCARTON TRAININC NOTES. By Teleirriph—Press Association. Christohurch November J. The weather was lino for the traininp: oncrations at Rlccarton this mori Vig, but practically no work of any interest was flone. The Krass track waß open, but 6omo Kid was the only horse worked on it his task being a sound five furlongs. Other horses were exercised on the plough, but wero restricted to steady Pacini: preparatory to the final fast gallops to-morrow. Warlike was out doing easy exorci»» Kllrush wrb an absenteo. jack Bymonß .lumped four hurdles fairIT w"I1 at n slow Pa».