WANGANUI RACES

Evening Star, Issue 19793, 17 February 1928, Page 10

WANGANUI RACES

CUP TO MANDANE. The Wanganui Jockey Club’s Autumn Ttfeeting was opened, yesterday. "The weather was fine, and the attendance was good. The track was in good order after the recent rain. The totalisator handled £23,076}, compared with £25,891} last year. T. Metcalf was fined £5 for not fulfilling his engagement to ride Henna. Bryce, the rider of Dimmer in the Petrie Hack Handicap, was cautioned for slight interference in the straight. Concluding results: — WANGANUI CUP. GOOsovs. Urn. 6—Mrs M. Blackmore’s MANDANE, 8.1 (H. Wiggins) ... 1 I—Mr1 —Mr C. G. M'lndoe’s Eden Hall, , 8.3 (T. Green) 2 4 Mr W. Higgins’s Joy Bird, 7.7 (C. Gcldsbro) 3 Others; 2 ¥0ma.8.2, o Atareria 7.3, 9 Henna 7.0, 8 David Garrick 7.3, 3 Mint Leaf 7.11 Joy Bird attempted to win from end to end. She was followed at the end of sis furlongs by David Garrick, Eden Hall, Mint Leaf, Atareria, Henna, Mandane, and Yoma. Entering the back stretch Joy Bird, Atareria, Mandane, and Eden Hall was the order of the leaders. Mandane assumed the lead three furlongs from home, and led Joy Bird, Eden Hall, Yoma, and Atarena into the straight. Stalling off Eden Hall’s challenge, Mandane won narrowly by a head, with Joy Bird half a length away, and Yoma three-quarters of a length further back V fourth. Time, 3min 'I 4-ssec. JUVENILE HANDICAP, 175sovs. sf. I—Mr1 —Mr W. M‘A. Duncan’s FREEHOLD, 8.10 (L. G. Morris) 1 6Mr C. Elgar’s Banket, 7.9 (J. Barry) 2 5 Mr A. M'Donald’s Flying Hero, 8.4 (W. S. Bagby) 3 Others: 4 Callapat 7.0, 3 Mooregas 7.4, 8 Lady Quex 7.2}, 7 Golddbag 7.1}, 1 Tea Miss 8.13, 11 Egeria 7.0, 9 Footpad 7.2, 10 Time Will Tell 7.5. Half a length. Time, Imin 2 l-ssec. PETRIE HACK HANDICAP, 175sovs. 6f. I— Mr J. Ormond’s POLYDECTES, 8.12 (J. Campbell) ... 1 Mr C. G. M'lndoe’s Dimmer, 7.0 (S. Bryce) ... 2 7 Mr A. Shurstrom’s White Ringlet, 7.0 (J. Head) 3 Others: 2 The Raider 8.11, 4 Paul Lucerne 9.0, 10 Le Champ 7.5, 5 King Midas 8.10, 3 Helotis 8.10, 8 Kawhakina 7.12, 11 Limosa 8.0, 9 Eka 7.9. A length and a-half; three-quarters of a length. Time, Imin 15sec. FLYING HANDICAP, 350sovs. 6f. I—Messrs Crawford and Roberts’s PAGANELLI, 8.8 (T. M'Tavish) 1 4 Mr J. D. Ormond’s Shirley, 8.1 (3. Barry) 2 5 Mr W. M'A. Duncan’s Limited, 8.2 (H. Wiggins) 3 Others: 6 Oration 7.1}, 2 Kiosk 9.3, 5 High Finance 7.6, 8 Covent Garden 7.2, 7, Tip Tree 7.0. Half a length each way. Time, Imin 13 l-ssec.