We were almost at the intersection of Rocky Point Road and the Prince’s Highway on a gloriously sunny morning when John Burles broadcast the news that the favourite for Saturday’s W.S. Cox Plate, “Luskin Star”, had been injured in an exhibition gallop at Moonee Valley this morning and that his future in racing might be in some doubt.
However, when I bought a copy of “The Sun” at lunchtime I learned that the injury to the horse was not as bad as was firstly believed although it is still uncertain if he will run on Saturday.
This evening, “Willesee”, was devoted to a debate over the strike by workers in the industry that generates and provides power, which has virtually crippled the state of Victoria. The Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser, described its duration of nine weeks as this country’s “greatest crisis in industrial memory”. Union leader, John Halfpenny, and the Federal Minister for Labour, Tony Street, were also on the programme.
Heedful of the requirement for some levity, we watched “The Dave Allen Special” from half past seven. The Irish comedian really has perfected the art of telling a joke!