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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 18, 12 May 1914, Page 2

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ADELAIDE CUP. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyrightj [UNIXED pHJKBII AtWOCIAXION.] Adelaide. May li. . The Adelaide Cup resulted as tol(bnvs —Hamburg .1, Belle ol Eltham 2, i Mountain Princess. Thirteen started. JWon by a. long neck. Bridge ran fourth. Time, 2min. 50*«c. OF INTEREST TO BREEDERS. (Received 9 a.m.) .Condon, May 11. J Charles Prior, a breeder, is suing Eustace I.odor for sending to Adstock, in Buc[cs, the mare Auspicious, which was sulfcring from pink-eyed influenza, thereby infecting twenty-throo of Prior’s mares. Six died and the .stud bad to be closed. Prior’* loss is P2I),U(K). Auspicious was to be mated with Niel Cow. Plaintiff alleges that Auspicious was sent to Adstock early to escape the .infliction raging on Coder’* larm at Oldsonnette in Ireland. NOTES BY "CICERO.” Lovers of racing iu Taranaki are looking forward to seeing some interesting contests at the Egmout Club > winter meeting, which opens to-mor-row and concludes on Thursday. As usual with Clubs in this part of the Dominion, the acceptances are large but as the weather is very unsettled and the tracks very bad, the meeting may not be the success one would ■ desire. The Hurdles will serve to introduce a couple of aspirants for "National'’ honors. 1 refer to Paoli and Master Tupuhi. Both have private reputa- ; turns, but on Eeildiug form the wrh- i er expect* to »ee St. Cate extend the ; pair. _ | A fine field of fourteen figure in the : Tawhiti Handicap. Quite a number ; of the acceptors have recent form ’.o recommend them, hut Kauiki and Sir j Moseley are sure to run well. ‘ Eight only accepted for the Railway Hack. Knrapai and Princess Moutoa will be well supported. Darby Paul and Patroness are well, and should play a prominent part in the Ladies’ Bracelet. ; The large number of nineteen made the payment for the 'Telegraph Hack, i Cerberga. (9.0) on performances is j simply "fired” into this event, but | as the "going” will be bad, a lighter i weight may prevail. Encore (7.5) is the makings of a real good horse, and , should be act on the heavy track must take a lot of settling. ' The lot engaged in the Mcßae ■ Memorial arc not first-class, and it ■ is quite possible that either of the , light weights. Royal Dragoon or i Sty rax will take a band in the finish, j The day’s racing will be brought to | a close with the Wailii Handicap, for which Square Deal and Conney are fancied. An Auckland telegram states that Merrimax was scratched for tin* A.R.C. Croat Northern and Chortle was scratched for the Great Northern H urdles.