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DARBY MUNRO

Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW: 1931 - 1954), Sunday 16 February 1941, page 25

The Inside Story of Cryon, Beaulivre And Gold Salute

by — DARBY MUNRO

"I'm on the outer but I'm not squealing. I made, a mistake and must pay the penalty. "But I've got my chin up because I believe the gentlemen of the A.J.C. committee will one day give me back my licence."

That's how Darby Munro, Australia's greatest jockey, feels about the Cryon case. Here's his own story of this and other recent racing sensations, as told to Geoff Hawksley, Sunday Telegraph turf writer.

I SUPPOSE I should start this story off in the time-honored way by telling you all about my childhood days, my famous family, and how I became a jockey. It's very interesting, even if I say so myself, but there are more important matters to discuss. I'm happy for the opportunity of being able to speak to the public through the columns of the Sunday Telegraph and the Daily Telegraph. I realise only too well that the public have helped to make me, because, after all, they pay to keep racing going. I want to assure everybody that I am grateful. That is why I want to start "My Secrets of the Turf " by dealing with three important matters over which misunderstandings seem to have arisen in the minds of the public, judging from remarks that have reached me. First there is the Cryon case, which has cost

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