Melb Showgrounds

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1976 was the last Hunter Cup at the Showgrounds, Brian Gath winning on Truant Armagh for Graeme Morgan.

Ed Brigade was Darky's fateful drive; he was flipped out of the cart at the top of the home straight and spun around a running rail post. As much as we like to remember the "good old days", nobody wants to remember running rails and sulkies pre-wheel discs!

[Danno]

1976 was the last Hunter Cup at the Showgrounds, Brian Gath winning on Truant Armagh for Graeme Morgan.

Ed Brigade was Darky's fateful drive; he was flipped out of the cart at the top of the home straight and spun around a running rail post. As much as we like to remember the "good old days", nobody wants to remember running rails and sulkies pre-wheel discs!

Great call Trevor, far too many career ending injuries before the disks and I have a well earned personal hatred of running rail and their posts, very nearly killed me x 2, when the discussion started to get rid of running rails, I could not air my opinion often or loudly enough.

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Thanks very much guys, much appreciated.
I know that Carl O'Dwyer was a part owner with Tom Taylor and driver of a good trotter named Fiery Luck but did he have any connection with a Hunter Cup winner ?

[Adaptor]

Thanks very much guys, much appreciated.
I know that Carl O'Dwyer was a part owner with Tom Taylor and driver of a good trotter named Fiery Luck but did he have any connection with a Hunter Cup winner ?

Hanna's Boy, Hunter Cup of 1979

[Showgrounds]

Not to mention timber sulky shafts. Len Towers and Les Hildebrandt both met grizzly ends. Neil Cavallaro's top filly Rosewood Dream copped a broken shaft through the neck at Bendigo one night.

A much safer sport now. Some might say blander, I say less gladatorial.

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Not to mention timber sulky shafts. Len Towers and Les Hildebrandt both met grizzly ends. Neil Cavallaro's top filly Rosewood Dream copped a broken shaft through the neck at Bendigo one night.

A much safer sport now. Some might say blander, I say less gladatorial.

But as you would appreciate 'Showgrounds' - we miss the colosseums for the atmosphere they created

[Showgrounds]

But as you would appreciate 'Showgrounds' - we miss the colosseums for the atmosphere they created

Yeah, the marvelous sight of beaten favourites and their drivers being pelted with drink cans as the returned to scale is sorely missed by bogans everywhere.

The steel back wall and roof of the AG Hunter Stand wise like a giant speaker system and the boos resonated throughout the Ascot Vale night. You'll never hear anything like it these days because our administrators think they are catering for the public. Die-hards at the Showgrounds were happy with a bag of doughnuts, a cup of flavoured milk or, more likely, a few pots of beer from a pop-up bar in a cattle pavilion.

Gee, I wish I hadn't thought of the doughnuts, I know have the urge to have the roof of my mouth seared and my bottom lip and chin scalded by some red-hot raspberry jam!