ARTILLERYMAN'S CUP WIN.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1919, Page 1

ARTILLERYMAN'S CUP WIN.

: SYDNEY 1 , Nov. 4. AVinning the most important race in tho Commonwealth is not a new sensation for R. Lewis, who piloted Artillcy man to victory to-diy. He has ridden three winners of the Melbourne Cup. Interviewed in the dressing room just after to-dUy’s race, and after a hundred people, ranging from the owner to the

diminutive stable; boy; had‘ congratulated him. Lewis sa'fd that Artilleryman was well placed throughout the race. “Rounding the turn, - ’ he said,

“I was lying about fourth or fifth, and my mount was going nicely. Killum. who was riding Richmond Main, liad me in a ‘pocket’ fiat let me through, and from the distance I l.new Ai-rillei vrmin would win the Melbourne 1;-,t coining clown tho straight I just roclc

him out when the "oid avis c-Irn/od to See if I could break the recoid. Artilleryman came cn, iml'tlm record was broken. Never once fciirough tlie race

did I use the wli'p'.” Lewis paid a tribute to tho fairness and sportsmanship bf J. Killorn, indeed, most of the jeekevs said the race was the cleanest they

ad ever ridden in. F. Rullojk, ihe

rider of Lucknow, made no elf Jit ;o minimise, depreciate or explain the pronounced victory scored by ArLllerymau over all the favourites. “It was the cleanest race I have ever ridden in,” he said. At the turn into the straight I thought I had a chance, but the winner jumped out as though lib had started, and Lucknow was never in at the weights. My mount, however, finished well ,and Ithought I passed the judge’s box third.” The riclre of Nightwnteh, G.‘ Harrison, told a similar story. He had a good run, and was not interfered with. At the top of the straight Nightwatch was' about sixth, hut when Artilleryman came “from nowhere” Nightwatch was finished, according to Harrison. He set out' after the winner, but there was nothing- left in his mount, and he saw that the task was hopeless.