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WIN RICH AUSTRALASIAN RACES The nice for the valuable New Zealand Cup at Canterbury New Zealand was run November 4 and won by H G Steads fiveyearold gelding Sasa noff which was followed home by Rosepink and Menelaus Sasanoff in November 1916 as a three yearold carried off the highest honors down under as he won the Melbourne Cup worth 34775 and a gold cup valued at 750 from Shepherd King St Spasa and a big field l ist year he won two other good races He Is by Mar ¬ tian an imported horse by Martagon Otterden by Martian while Rosepink which divided the pair is by Kilbroney Menelaus wou the Cup a year ago and another of Martians get in Ardeu vohr secured the spoil in 1916 For three years running therefore has Martian sired the winner He was also the sire of Warstep which dead heated with Indigo in 1914 The distance of the Cup is two miles milesThe The Victoria Hacing Club IVrhy was run for November 2 and won by Knschius with Outlook second and Fttmnark third thirdThe The English colt Magpie won the Melbourne Stakes November 2 a weightforage race with 5000 added one and onehalf miles with Desert od second and Wolaroi third
