SHADOWLAND’S CUP

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 298, 8 March 1928, Page 6

SHADOWLAND’S CUP

manawatu trots SUCCESSFUL FIXTURE VESUVIUS MAKES GOOD (Special to THB SUN.) PALMERSTON N., To -da*. The annual fixture of the Manawatu Trotting Club was held on the Ashhurst racecourse in fm« weather. The attendance wu large and the track in splendid order. Racing was keen and interesting and speculation brisk, the sum of £8,714 being put through the totaiisator, compared with £7,943 last year, an increase of £771. The Abbey, owned and traired by Bert Adams, the well-known Taranaki mentor, secured a double in good style. After winning the Ijadictf Bracelet. The Abbey was penalised 48yds in the Stewards’ Handicap, bat won again comfortably. TOMKINSON TAKES CUP W. J. Tomkinson pulled out the Jiick end of the big race with Shadowland, a four-year-old gelding by Realm from Grey Owl, after a good finish with tha West Coaster, Vesuvius. Vic Alborn,

owner-trainer of the latter evened Jilin the final heat when he defeated Our Patch, who is establishing somethin? in the nature of a record for plac< getting. CONSISTENT REAL TODD Real Todd, another consistent performer, received minor portions of ffcu stakes in the two trotting events, being beaten in the mile and a-half b> Rangitero, who was well handled by the Auckland reinsman, J. Shaw, It the two-mile Brian Bingen, one of C. Olliver’s team, downed the favourite. Peter Fashion, who was not quite «• well supported as Real Todd, defeat ing the latter for the second dividend Our Nancy, stable compainion of Our Patch, won the Longburn Handicap, and Fliton, after running second to The Abbey in the Stewards’ Handicap improved that showing by annexing the Ponhangina Handicap later in the afternoon. Concluding results were: PALMERSTON NORTH HANDICAP Of £110; 2 miles. 5 BRIAN BINGEN, J. D. Fiper scr, C. Oliver 2 —PETER FASHION’. A. Cox, 60ya« V. Alborn ■ • " I—REAL TODD. J. Malone 24yaa W. Willetts * Also started: <3) Ben Bingen, (4) Bl«« Palm, 12yds bhd; (7) Tui Bells, 24. Miss Leda, 120. , .. Won by half a length, six length* w tween second and third. _ BlacK r was fourth.. Time, 4.57 2-5. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP Of £125; li miles. 1— VESUVIUS, V. Alborn, 12yd*- } 2 OUR PATCH, R. Fleming. 36yds, W. Fleming ’ •* •• 7—LOTTIE ADVANCE. H. Papp ana R. L. Kearns, scr, R. L. Kearns .. Also started: (3) Wakefield a 1 ”?,. 14 ?? (bracketed), (6) Cora Tacks, Unut, Synnga, (5) High Sea, 24yds ,b h ’; Abundance, (4) Uramic, 36ycls; (8) cai» 60yds. •