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  2. RAINBIRDS EASILY-WON "VICTORY MELBOURNE CUP"

    Rainbird easily defeated the favorite, Silver Link, in the 1945 Victory Melbourne Cup yesterday. South Australian owned and trained, bred in Victoria and ridden by a Sydney jockey, she gave the result an inter-State flavor. Rainbird was a chance and lucky ride for Sydney jockey, W. Cook, who did not engage ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,314 words
  3. FATHER'S WISH FULFILLED

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Hastily summonded to the bedside of his dying father recently, Jockey Billy Cook asked, "Is ...

    Article : 55 words
  4. W. COOK'S THIRTEENTH CUP RIDE

    So hard did W. Cook ride home Rainbird that he could not walk comfortably for some time after the race. His constant kicking had brought large blisters to his heels. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 851 words
  5. CUP WINNER BRED ON STOUT LINES

    The victory of Rainbird in the Melbourne Cup was largely due to a combination of stout blood lines. Bred at Cavendish by Mr. M. Reid, Rainbird is a half-sister to ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 592 words
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  7. RECORD FOR AUSTRALIA

    Totalisator records went by the board for the Victory Melbourne Cup. The aggregate through the machines totalled £232,304 5, ...

    Article : 125 words
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  9. WEST AUSTRALIANS IMPRESSIVE

    The West Australians Rubontine (G. Woods) and Nullabung (H. McCloud) both worked impressively at Epsom yesterday. They were in ...

    Article : 115 words
  10. Adelaide Owners Scoop Pool

    Adelaide owners have had a most successful meeting--and still have the last day of the meeting, and Norwich in the ...

    Article : 90 words
  11. Cup Attendance 105,400

    Mr. A. V. Kewney, secretary of the V.R.C., estimated the Cup day attendance at 105,000, it included a large number of ...

    Article : 39 words
  12. Lure of the Cup

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The running of the Melbourne Cup race was of greater importance to the employes of the Frank G. O'Brien ...

    Article : 115 words
  13. DAVID'S LAST

    Course scratchings reduced the big field in the Railway Highweight to 26 and the demand for David's Last, a well-performed ...

    Article : 277 words
  14. A TONIC FOR TRAINER

    Rainbird's 1945 Melbourne Cup will ever be remembered in racing circles as the work of her veteran trainer, Mr. Sam Evans, a ...

    Article : 266 words
  15. Work at Caulfield

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  16. Hitch Over Gold Mounted Whip

    Mystery surrounded the presentation of a gold-mounted riding whip to the winning jockey of the Melbourne Cup (W. Cook) last ...

    Article : 132 words
  17. TENSE HUSH IN SYDNEY

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A tense hush hung over Sydney from 3.25 this afternoon to hear the Melbourne Cup run. In factories, ...

    Article : 267 words
  18. OAKS FILLIES FROM MENTONE

    Two Oaks candidates from Men tone, who are likely to do well on Saturday are Irish Gem and Rose Bay. Irish Gem has ...

    Article : 108 words
  19. How the Race Was Run

    St. Fairy was first away with Immediate and Silver Link, Rainbird also being prominent. After the field had settled down ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 264 words
  20. Wanted Fine Weather

    Mr. Cliff Reid, vice-chairman of the Adelaide Racing Club, chooses the prefix "rain" for all his racehorses, but he wished ...

    Article : 116 words
  21. SMART GALLOP BY CIDER GLOW

    Working 30 feet from the rails on the course proper at Mentone yesterday. Cider Glow (L. Tournier), who bad the company of Siesta (R. ...

    Article : 88 words
  22. N.Z. Cup Fancy in Fire

    AUCKLAND, Tuesday.--The New Zealand Cup favorite. Signal Officer, was badly singed during a fire at R. E. McLellan's stable ...

    Article : 37 words
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