Finishing with rare determination after having been second last in the early stages of the race, the Victoria Derby victor, Skipton, easily went past, first Beau Vite, and then the leader, Son of Aurous, along the home stretch, to win the Melbourne Cup with more than two lengths to spare. The first horse ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 681 wordsMiss Morva Kitson was a very happy girl when she received the Cup trophy on behalf of her mother, Mrs. J. J. Kitson, who, as on Derby ...
Article : 159 wordsTotalisator investments at the Melbourne Cup meeting yesterday constituted another Australian record. They totalled £135,271 10 (£64,096 5 win ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 64 wordsIt is estimated that 90,000 people visited Flemington for the 1941 Melbourne Cup. Of these 80,000 paid for ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 2,124 words"Beacon," racing writer of "The Leader," in his selections for the Derby and Melbourne Cup meetings, named straight out seven of the 13 ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 578 wordsM. McCarten rider of Lucrative, was suspended from riding in races for one month for crossing Galliard too,sharply shortly after passing the ...
Article : 215 wordsAPPRENTICES' NOVICE.-- Powerful, 1: Gold Stamp, 2: Real Gem. 3. THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLD HANDICAP.-- Grand Land, 1: Brazen Boy, 2: Moocher, 3. ...
Article : 289 wordsMr. F. W. Heath, after establishing a record probably unique in the history of racing, having been official timekeeper to the V.R.C. for more ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 87 wordsFLEMINGTON.-- Sindicads, Not Guilty, Force, Orcadian, Jerry Cronin, Courage. CAULFIELD.-- Romulus, Pantoon, Haakoon, Londoner, Coventry, Dreamsome, Wanganui, ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wed 5 Nov 1941, Page 5
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