MELBOURNE CUP

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 34, 3 November 1937, Page 5

MELBOURNE CUP

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The Trump Makes Racing History SIXTH SUCCESSIVE WIN

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(Received 3, 11.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, iNov. 3. The Sydney Moruing Merald's Melbourne correspojideut says; "One hunJred and seven thousand people saw tne gallant little bay. The Trump, maxe raciug history py winning the MelUourne Oup in tirne which was within a quarter of a seeond of the Australasian lecord. INot only was it The T'rump a slxth euccessivo victory, bnt it meaut chat jt equalled the performance of i'oseidon, rne only korse whieh had preyiousiy won the Oivilfield and Meloourlie Oups in oue year, "The T'rUmp has won £14,380 m stakes sinco June. In less than a monili he won the Toorak ILandicap, Oauliieid (Jup, McKinnou Stakes, and Melbourne Chp. No other korse has won the Toprak Handic&p, Caulfield and Melbourne Gtips -iu oue year. Two years ago . it was considered that The Triimp lnight never beeome a souud horse.' He broke dpwn eo badly after the Cauilield , Guineas in 1935 that he was ' gelded; his injjured knees were fired, and he was turned out, Even as late as June he was of little account, but today. although by far the smallest horse in the field, he was one of the best iooking. "With less than a furlong to go in the Cup Sarcherie, Willie Win, The Trump, John Wilkes and Allunga were across the track, each with a winning chance, but The Trump had the race in safe keepmg 40 yards from tlie post. Beliind him were a lot of horses incapable of increasing their pace, bnt he still had the heart enotigh to respond to the whip. "The best Willie Win could do wa? to hold pflS the last spurt by Sarcherie. Willie Win might have been the winner if he had been .acclimatised a little sooner. * Old Sarcherie went down fighting. It was her fourth attempt, and she has b^n only once unplaced, being twice seeond before to-day's raco. "Maia was the first horse with an apparent chance to be beaten. Wotan did not finish as woll as many thought he would. International was alwavs in the main ■hnSch."