CAULFIELD CUP CANDIDATES.
The Caulfield Cup favourite Marusa ran aecond for the Victorian CJub Handicap ab Caulfield recently. He carried Bat 101b, and was beaten at the hands of Excel by half a-head. With only 6sb 121b to carry Excel must have an excellent chance in the Caalfield Cup ; By stoutly-bred Albury (Yattendon —Stockdove) from Beau Ideal, who is a full sisbar to Brigantine, dam of Dick Swiveller, Excel lacks nothing on the (core of breeding. Commenting on the running of Marusa, a Melbourne scribe remarks : Marusa has well earned the unenviable distinction of being the un'uckiesb horse ab present in training — he is another Sardonyx. It is not often a horse goes through several seasons' racing without) winning a solitary event*, and then, as a maiden performer, called upon to carry Bsb 81b in a Melbourne Cap. Such has been the unfortunate fate ofMalvolio's brother. When Arsenal won the Melbourne Cup, he had nob previously caught the judge's eye, and ib is q-iite on the cards that Marusa will follow in the son of Goldabrouph's foofcabeps, and "break his maiden "by annexine the V.R.C. evenb in November. Anyway, Excel and Marusa is Dothalf a bad double for the two Cups.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 204, 29 August 1896, Page 3
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