KING’S CUP
BIG RACE TOMORROW WILL ORATRIX EMULATE LIMERICK New Zealand sportsmen will be looking to Oratrix to win the King's Cup at Brisbane tomorrow. Her most dangerous opponent may probably be Valparaiso. Seatown is also engaged, but his showing on Wednesday was not encouraging. Oratrix is a genuine stayer, as becoming a daughter of Kilbroney, and if she can head off Valparaiso (second to Limerick in the last King's Cup, run at Randwick 16 months ago), then her prospects should be rosy indeed. The following horses were left in the race when the last mail left Australia a week ago: THE KING'S CUP A handicap of £2,000 and a gold cup of the value of £IOO, the gift of his
ing. RACING FIXTURES AUGUST IS I 5 I ?—Canterbury J.C. 24- Pakurauga Hunt cat Ellers'ie). M-Hawke's Bav Hunt 2\— Uanrrevirke ft C--29 |la nnevirke Hunt • ll—Taranaki Hunt SEPTEMBER 4. 6 Marion JC. 7 —Otago Hunt 12. 14— Wanganui J.C. 21 Ashburton RO. al Napier Park R.C. 21. 23 Avondale J.C. 26. 27—Geraldine R.C. 28— Hawke's Bay J.C. OCTOBER 2— — Manawatu Hunt 2—Birchwood Hunt j—Kurow J C. A. 7 Auckland K.C. i 0 !2—Dunedin IC.
Majesty the K ng. li miles. Satrap .... 8 10 Dudley Seat own ... 8 9 Persse . . 7 13 Oratrix ... 8 8 Charlie B. . 7 0 Soul ton ... 8 8 Snowman . . 9 Fn Petto . . 8 H Lucy Thrice .7 7 Valparaiso . 8 t> Sheila’s Rad 7 Canning Tradecraft 7 4 Queen . . 8 Pers. Brown Apple 8 Fortune . . 7 Kitty Guncraft . . 7 1 Paddington 8 King Osrie . 7 0 Vain Serevale . . 7 0 Bachelor . 8 Lord Eiffel . 0 Royal Silvern’s Son 7 0 Flavour . . 8 0 Willow King 7 0 The result of the race should come to hand by six o ’clock tomorrow ev en-
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 743, 16 August 1929, Page 12
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298KING’S CUP Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 743, 16 August 1929, Page 12
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