Greatest horse race in the Southern Hemisphere: the Melbourne Cup to be run at Flemington on Tuesday next

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Greatest horse race in the Southern Hemisphere: the Melbourne Cup to be run at Flemington on Tuesday next

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Silver Standard, second last year. Run annually on the first Tuesday in November, the Melbourne Cup is the most important handicap in the Southern Hemisphere from the viewpoint both of the prize-money it carries (£10,000 and a £200 cup) and of the exceptional world-wide interests it commands. The race is run over two miles - an exacting test of speed and stamina - at Melbourne's famous Flemington racecourse as the feature of the Victoria Racing Club's spring meeting. Some of the candidates fo...

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1937-10-27

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Auckland Weekly News

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https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/277355

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Race horses / Victoria Racing Club / Race tracks (Horse racing) / Flemington (Melbourne, Vic.)

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