ONLY A SHADE LUCKY

NZ Truth, Issue 1153, 5 January 1928, Page 9

ONLY A SHADE LUCKY

But Star Stranger Won In Gallant Style

(Prom "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Representative.) Star Stranger came into his own once again when he took the important Racing Club Handicap at Ellerslie on Monday.

and Bennanee, with Battlement fourth

HE threw out a signal of success when he came from a good way back the last five furlongs of the Auckland Cup into sixth place. He was a shade lucky, however, in getting through the front line in the straight to victory on Monday and might easily have .been denied the opening legitimately had one light horseman been on the alert. But Star Stranger won in gallant style once Reed got him to the front and proved thai; he must always be respected over a mile . and a-half.

Even with a welter Impost on top, the pace was on — even more so than in the Derby the same day.

For 2.32 was registered for the mil and a-half.

The places were filled 'by Papatu

Cohesion and Bennanee led Papatu into the home stretch, but the former could not hang on.

Mask was not good enough, while Pegaway failed to stay on after getting up near the front rpund the home turn.

Just prior io entering on the last half-mile, Count Cavour slipped and came down, bringing both Transformer and Mandane to mother earth.

As a result of the fall, D. Porter, rider of "The Count," suffered a broken leg, though the other riders and horses escaped. At the time of the accident none of the horses concerned was near the front, but it is hard to state whether they had any show of success.