LIMERICK'S VICTORY
HIS BEST PERFORMANCE ROYAL CONGRATULATIONS (Received April 16, 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, April 16. At the • request of the committee of the Jockey Club, the Governor-General cabled the result of the King's Cup to Ilia Majesty, and received the following reply: " I congratulate Mr. H. A. Knight on winning my cup after such a splendid race." SYDNEY, April 16.
The Morning Herald, commenting on •Limerick's win, says : "In the most thrilling race of the meeting Limerick had to reveal the wonderful qualities with which he is endowed to enable him to win. It was a wonderful race. The crowd became hysterical, even reserved old gentlemen throwing tlieir top hats in the air in the heat of the moment. Limerick got his tongue under the bit early, which made the task more, difficult, and it was only in the last few strides that lie was able to forge, ahead and win." The Telegraph says: "Limerick set the seal to his fame' by registering his eighth successive win. He demonstrated that lie is at home in all sorts of weather, over all distances, and that it matters not to him if the race is a handicap or weight-for-age event. His latest performance was his greatest."
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16623, 16 April 1928, Page 7
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