THE BIG DOUBLE
CUP AND RAILWAY
WJITH THE N //.S 1: A.PPROA.CH OP THE AUCKLAND SUMMER ' * MEETING, IXTEREST IX THE TWO BIG EVENTS. THE CUP 4 \~n RAILWAY HANDICAP, TO BE DECIDED OX THE OPENING DAY, MONDAY NEXT. IA STEADILY INCREASING. MANY CANDIDATES FOR THESE TWO RACES HAYE BEEN GALLOPING ATTRACTIYELY AT ELLERSLIE THIS WEEK. R APIER RETAINS HIS POSITION AS CUP FAVOURITE, WHILE AUSSIE CIMABUE, GASCONY, AND PAGANELLI ARE ALL IX EAVOUR FOR THE SPRINT.
TWO FANCIED CANDIDATES
THE ACCEPTANCES IN THE CUP AY D RAILWA HANDICAP ARE AS FOLLOW .-—
AUCKLAND CUP. Of £3.000 ; 2 miles. 6tlb. st. lb. Star Stranger 9 6 Transformer 7 1 Count Cavour 9 5 Battlement . . 7 1 Te Monanui . 9 0 Eden Hall ... 7 1 Footfall . . . 8 12 Royal Mint . . 7 1 Rapier . . . . . 8 10 Phaola ... 7 1 Te Kara . . . . . 8 1 Ark Royal . • .7 0 Mask . . . 8 2 Desert Glow 7 0 Grand Knight 8 0 Delightment . .7 0 Satrap 7 4 Great Charter 7 0 Bennanee . . 7 2 Papatu - - 7 0
RAILWAY HANDICAP Of £1.400: 6 furlongs. st. lb. st. lb. Aussie ... . 8 13 Papercbase . 7 U Lysander • . 8 7 Town Guard , . 7 10 Joy King . . . 8 3 Gascony . . , . 7 t Limited . . . . 8 3 Silvermine . , . T « Paganelli . . . , 8 3 Kingfield . , . 7 S Nancy Lee . .8 2 Sir Arcble . . 7 0 Royal Damon 8 2 Flying Juliet . 7 0 Cimabue . . 8 1 Awarere . . . 7 0 Money Order 7 13 High Finance 7 0
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 235, 23 December 1927, Page 6
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241THE BIG DOUBLE Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 235, 23 December 1927, Page 6
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