b'144951THE KINGS CUP, Adelaide, May 1936An 18ct solid gold lidded cup engravedWon by J.A. McLeod & C.F. Taylorc.g. DonasterTrainer F.W. HoystedJockey W.Coxand on the reverseThe Kings CupPresented by 951His Majesty King Edward VIIIAdelaide16th May 1936.The gold cup 16cm high (with lid in place) weighs over 500gms; 21cm high on the wooden stand.Improved beyond recognition in Adelaide the Victorian three-year-old Donaster won the Kings Cup at Morphettville by five lengths in a time which was a record for South Australia. Donaster gave a remarkable performance to win, as a mile from home he was in front of only three horses, Cape York, Amalia, and Burlesque. A little later he began a forward move, but he covered much extra ground through being forced to go around a bunch of horses spread wide out on the course In front of him. [The Argus, 18th May, 1936].$30,00040,000'