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Canfield Cup Triumph By King Offa In Fast Mile and a Half
Sporting notes recount King Offa winning the Canfield Cup with Wolarsi second and Enso third, in a fast mile and a half time of 2 1 28. The piece recalls Caulfield Cup history from 1879 onward, highlighting past winners, notable incidents, and famed races including the 1886 Ben Bolt affair and crowd clashes.
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King Offa
Wolarsi
Enso
Amin
Melbourne
Master Avenel
Caulfield Amateur Turf Club
Caulfield
Victoria Amateur Turf Club
Tom Kirk
Blue Ribbon
Timmy King
Woodlands
Pirate
Sardonyx
Inte I. T. Carstake
Verdure
James Wilson
Darebin
Coriolanos
Lord Burghley
Hatch
Verdue
Calms
Wallace
PT. Teywind
Hymetlus
John Illiams
Grace Darling
Britisher
Prince Imperial
Tom Brown
Lord Exeter
Lord Wilton
Sirocco
Kingship
Despot
Impulse
Turneis
Ton
Winchester
Sarkins
Yarrah
Dons
Ben Bolt
Pat Kelly
Bolt
Chuckster
Ben Balt
Mick O'Brien
Bodka
Silmine
Alec Robertson
Silvermin
Mick
Aniucky
Black Norse
Ben Bell
O'Brien