The- result of the Melbourne Cup* was a great surprise,, as both: first an& second horses were " outsiders, and scarcely touched, in the betting Ttie ring won considerably. Z'tdu. was noteve» expected 1 to start for the race, as. he was suffering from sore leg, and had not done a good gallop for some weeks past.. He limped 1 home to the* weighing-yard;. The Czar a»lso suffered similarly,, and bad been eased ofirwork. It was a grands race j but the rider of Zulu; says he held the* other horses safe' almost from the: beginnings
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume II, Issue 172, 14 November 1881, Page 1 (Supplement)
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95Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume II, Issue 172, 14 November 1881, Page 1 (Supplement)
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