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Sport (Adelaide, SA : 1911 - 1948), Friday 29 August 1924, page 8 THE NIGHT PATROL One of the most interesting English horses entered for the big Victorian spring events is The Night Patrol, owned by the Governor of Victoria, the Earl of Stradbroke. The Night Patrol is being trained by Jas. Scobie at Flemington, and from all accounts he is doing remarkably well in his preparation (writes Cardigan in the "Referee"). As a three-year-old he raced in the high class company, and while not an outstanding success, was unlucky, and ran some good races, being beaten by good horses. Apparently his best distance was about a mile or nine furlongs, although he was placed in races over a mile and a half. As a four-year-old his trainer, the Hon.…

The 1924 Melbourne Cup was not just impacted by the Purser scandal, but it seemed destined to be a race that saw drama at almost every turn. The scratching of Purser and the boom 3yo, Heroic, was the start of the ongoing impact of the disqualifications of the connections. The favourite for the race was a horse called Stand By who had won the Moonee Valley Cup impressively, but then stunned track watchers by recording the best training gallop ever seen at Flemington. Second in the market was the VRC Derby winner, Spearfelt. On the morning of the race, rumours abounded that Stand By was an unlikely starter. In fact, the stallion was noticeably lame when arriving at the track, unable it seemed to put any weight on his heavily…

This story starts on Wednesday 15 October 1924 and the running of the Coongy Handicap, a well-respected lead up for the Caulfield Cup. A field of 20 faced the starter, with Accarak the 9/2 favourite in a wide-open betting race. Feathernest was the second favourite at 8/1 with four horses including the eventual winner, Graculus rated at 10/1. Purser, owned by John Ramsay (Jack) Corteen and George Tye, trained by Cecil Temple Godby and ridden by Hugh Harold Cairns was a 20/1 chance. The first race of the day at Caulfield was run in heavy rain and the track was sodden. The meeting looked to be in some danger of not progressing, but fortunately a break in the weather saw the day proceed albeit on a heavy track. The fifth…

Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954), Saturday 8 November 1924, page 5 BACKWOOD By Cestus When you come to think of it we all should have’ been more hopeful of Backwood*s Melbourne Cup chances for he is owned by three very astute men, Messrs Baillieu, Clark, and Hughes, the first two big mining company men, and Mr Hughes has large shipping interests in England, so their faith, in spite of the many disappointments Backwood had administered was surely deserving of consideration, for be must have been showing promise or these men would have refused to back into a losing proposition. Backwood was a fair horse In England, good enough to win the Ascot Derby in 2.32 2/5, just 2 3/5 seconds faster than Spearfelt took to win the…