SPORTING.
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MELBOURNE. November G. At lives and Cortecns sale the horses Kind’s "Trumpeter realised 351) guineas " Titanic 2.700. Meteoric 1.300. Pinkerton 1.200. Hroseella Ll->O. Swift 3.500 (.top price). AH Londc 1 QUO and < rotesque TOO. Heroic’s reserve was twenty thoitmki.hournk cup incident. MEEPOURNK. Nov. o.
Rain is failing steadily for the races. In a statement com ernn.g the Melbourne Cup placing .the A R.C Judge said the stand bay who hoists the »- t,cr over the Judge’s boxes, was about to place number U (Hrown IjnjnlO on the lmard when ho (the Judge) .. number 14 (Spearfelt). He then tilled to an assistant to discuss tlu «> - tames between the phieed horses. He diil not turn to see the numbers m i hoisted as lie bad directed. Tiistaneing the scramble at the finish of the Cup. Lewis the rider ot Standby when about thirty yards from tile post in an endeavour to n-e Ins spill- on bis mount, had the spur on bis left foot wrenched off through becoming entangled with the spur on Spearfelt’s rider’s right foot. Spearfelt’s rider’s spur was also torn off in the scuffle.
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 November 1924, Page 3
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