CATALOGUE’S CUP

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 November 1938, Page 9

CATALOGUE’S CUP

SURPRISE WIN AT FLEMINGTON. A CLEAR CUT VICTORY. i By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. MELBOURNE, November 1. The New Zealand horse Catalogue had an easy win in the Melbourne Cup at the Victoria Racing Club’s meeting at Flemington today. The weather was showery and there was an excellent attendance. Catalogue was always well placed and led over the last even furlongs. He is eight years old and one of the oldest horses to win the race. His victory caused surprise, but it was clear cut. Bourbon finished well, but never looked like troubling the winner. Ortelle’s Star ran an excellent race and just beat Allunga for third place. Royal Chief was running on at the finish ’ without looking dangerous. The going ' was slightly holding, which militated ' against fast time. Queen of Song, St : Constant, and L’Aiglon were never ’ dangerous. Nuffield was well placed > after a mile and a half had been cov--1 ered, but knocked up. 1 Catalogue is the first winner owned by a woman since Patrobas in 1915. His ’ rider, F. Shean, has had remarkable ’ success this spring. He rode King’s ■ Head, the winner of the Epsom Han--1 dicap, and Buzalong, winner of the Caulfield Cup. The Sydney “Sun’s” special corres- ; pondent, H. Warburton, telegraphs that Catalogue, the oldest and plainest horse in the Cup, gave his New Zealand owner, Mrs Tui Jamieson, the greatest racing thrill of her career when he ran away with the big event today. Catalogue was always in a winning position and took charge after entering the straight and stalled off a fast finishing run by Bourbon. The outcome of the race recalls Wotan’s surprise victory in 1936. The racing opened sensationally with five falls in the Cup Hurdles Race, which was won easily by the Adelaide representative Dominor, who registered his fifth successive hurdle success. Manrico spreadeagled the field in the Railway Highweight Handicap, scoring the easiest win seen for some time. Top Row, who is improving, ran fifth, and Raeburn went a fair race to finish sixth. Zonda led all the way for a comfortable win in the Mimosa Stakes. Trained by the former New Zealander Lou Robertson, Zonda has had two wins and two thirds in four starts. Benzonia made a fair effort, but Folk Song was never dangerous. Scomius, a recruit from the hunting field, established a course record in the Cup Steeplechase. The National winner Green Cape ran a moderate race to fill third place. Judean finished strongly to win the Yan Yean Stakes from the unlucky Othello. The New Zealanders Amigo, Flying Chief and Top Row ran poor races. Conveyor was promising. Results are as follow: — Cup Hurdle Race, 2m: Dominor, 10.10 (A. Fullarton) 1; Bridge of Mar, 11.9 (F. Dummett) 2; St Fox, 10.6 (N. Joyce) 3. Eleven started. Five lengths; three lengths and a half. Grey Lash was fourth. Time, 3.42. Kery Bay, Coster Lad, North Cape, Flavikin and Bas Rhin fell. J. Regan, rider of Flavikin, received a broken collarbone. Railway Highweight Handicap, 6f: Manrico, 10.0 (D. Munro) 1; Aurie’s Star, 10.11 (M. McCarten) 2; Pine Peak 8.7 (W. Cox) 3. Twenty-two started. Six lengths; two lengths and a half. Lautus was fourth. Time, 1.134. The Mimosa Stakes, for two-year-old fillies; about 4Jf: Zonda, 8.10 (A. Breasley) 1; Free Leg, 8.0 (P. Simmonds) 2; Manja, 8.5 (H. Bastian) 3. Twenty started. Three lengths and a half; one length and three-quarters. Riviera was fourth. Time, 55.,. MELBOURNE CUP, of £lO,OOO and Trophy valued at £2OO. Two miles. Catalogue, Mrs A. Jamieson’s b.g., aged, by Lord Quex —Catalan!, 8.4 (F. Shean) 1 Bourbon, A. H. Freedman and W. H. . McLachlan’s br. h., 4yrs, by Tippler—Spearfoot, 7.12 (R. Parsons) '2 Ortelle’s Star, H. Hedge’s ch. m., 4 yrs, by Great Star —Ortelle’s March, 7.11 (A. A. Breasley) 3 Also started: The Trump, 9.4; Royal Chief, 9.3; Allunga, 9.0; Spear Chief, 9.0; Manolive, 8.4; Queen of Song, 8.3; St Constant, 8.3; L’Aiglon, 8.2; Young Crusader, 8.1; Marauder, 8.0; Silenus, 8.0; Sir Regent, 8.0; Gay Knight, ■ 7.10; Aitchengee, 7.9; Nuffield, 7.7; Plectrum, 7.7; Kingdom, 7.2; Bachelor King, 6.12; Son of Aurous, 6.12. Bachelor King was the early pacemaker from Catalogue, Sir Regent, Son of Aurous and Silenus, with Royal Chief, Bourbon, St Constant, Kingdom, and Aitchengee in the rear. Catalogue took charge seven furlongs from home and led at the turn from Silenus, Young Crusader, Allunga, Gay Knight, Ortelle’s Star and Bourbon. Catalogue cleared away in the straight to win by three lengths from the fast-finishing • Bourbon. Ortelle’s Star was two lengths and half further back. Then , came Allunga, Royal Chief, Sir Regent, Aitchengee, Gay Crusader and The ; Trump the last three. Time, 3.26 j. Cup Steeplechase, about 2m and half , a furlong: Scomius, 9.8 (R. Sweetnam) i 1; Wakerife, 10.2 (L. Budge) 2; Green ( Cape, 11.4 (F. Dummett) 3. Thirteen 1 started. Five lengths; seven. Two Kings was fourth. Time, 3.52 J, a course record. ] Elegance, Black Watch, Firewood and ( Tornarsuk fell. Yan Yean Stakes, Im: Judean, 8.9 (W. i Elliott) 1; Othello, 8.4 (A. Breasley) 2; ! Pibroch, 6.12 (S. Burgoine) 3. Thirteen t started. Two lengths; two lengths and a ; half. Micawber was fourth. Time, <

Catalogue, winner of the Melbourne Cup, is probably the first horse owned by a womankind trained by a woman to win this great race. He is owned by Mrs A. Jamieson, Palmerston North, and trained in New Zealand by Mrs A. W. McDonald, Awapuni. However, that record will not go down in history because no woman can be a licensed trainer in Australia, and the horse's official trainer for the Melbourne Cup is Mrs McDonald’s husband, Alan McDonald, the well-known and successful cross-country jockey. By winning two Winter Cups in succession—in 1937 and 1938 —Catalogue had already written his name very bold in the records of New Zealand racing. He has shown promise ever since he started as a two-year-old in the 1932-33 season, and at distances from a mile to a mile and a half had proved himself an outstanding horse before he took his place in the field yesterday.