THE END OF CYKLON

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 23, 27 January 1934, Page 21

THE END OF CYKLON

Cyklon, sire of Trivalye, winner of- the A.J.C. Derby, Victoria' Derby, and Melbourne Cup, is dead. He had been ailing for some time, and James Scobie,- as man-' ager of the Melton-Stud of Mr. E. E.: D. Clarke, gave orders for hig destruction. , j

Cyklon, who was by Carbine's .greatest English son Spearmint, had an •interesting career. He was bred in England, and raced in England, Germany, and Australia. He began his career as a 1 three-year-old, and won his first five ractes. He was then sold' to a German owner} for whom he won'the'Furtenburg Memorial Stakes, of £2000, at Baden Baden." As a four-year-old be returned to England, and raced there that, and the nest year. When the war broke out, Cyklon was seized as enemy property, and («old by the British Government. He wad purchased by Frank Bullock,-who sent the horse to Australia to the Melbourne trainer F. H. Lewis, brother of the jockey R.. Lewis. , ~ Cyklon immediately showed good form in Australia, . and was purchased at a high price by Mr. R. M. Hawker, who gave him to Scobie to train. For Mr. Hawker, Cyklon won many good races, arid was placed in the Caulfield Cup to two other imported horses, Lavendo and William the Silent.". In stakes he won £7499. O£ it, £599 was won in England, £2000 in Germany, and £4900 in Australia. ■ ■ ■ ~ ■ Mr. E. E. D. Clarke purchased Cyklon to join ; The Welkin.at the Melton Stud', Victoria, and he had no cause to regret his action,; for Cyklon's progeny had won, up to the close of last season, £104,608 in stakes, and many of-them are still racing.