Dusky Eves Australasian Mark: Signor Gelding Wins the Wanganui Cup in Record Time for One and Three-Quarter Miles., Daily Racing Form, 1919-05-03

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DUSKY EVES AUSTRALASIAN MARK Signer Gelding Wins the Wanganui Cup in Record Time for One and Three Quarter Miles SYDNEY X S W Australia April 4 At the Wanganui Cup meeting held at Dunedin New Zea land Febnulry IS the main event the Cup was won by Dusky Eve 101 pounds which went out favorite and beat Depredation 103 pounds the Auckland Cup winner of 1917 and Menelaus 122 pounds which won the New Zealand Cup of 1017 The unplaced band were Client Rewi Poto Bonnie Maid Henry Clay Alteration Form TJy and Master Mailtoa Dusky Eve won by two lengths in 259 an Australasian record for the distance Dusky Eve is a bay gelding by Signor the son of Pilgrims Progress which won the Canterbury Cup and also gained a place in the Champion Stakes and Aus ¬ tralian Cup Swift the dam of Dusky Eve also produced Dusky Morn but is not Included in the Stud Book She is probably identical with a mare of that name and got by Natator son of Traducer from a Gladiator mare Menelus met Dusky Eve on twelve pounds better terms on the second day in the Wanganui Stakes and beat him a neck while Itewi Poto was closeup fourth fourthThe The new record by Dusky Eve displaces Scout ¬ masters 300 made with 94 pounds up at Band wick Sydney October 9 1915 1915Desert Desert Gold was not asked to meet Gloaming in the Jackson Stakes and the champion gelding com j fortably annexed the prize money and also that of the Wanganui Guineas run on the second day Desert Gold may however be saddled up against him at the Wellington and Manawatu autumn meet ¬ ings


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