A ROUGH RACE
l/MRST prize for the rough,, t r .r of the day at Eller»l, e ‘c ou |! easily be awarded the Christ™ “ Handicap. From first to last it was an un satisfactory sort of affair. P r ; n Val was left about 50 yards at barrier, and Eaglet met tr oub ,' early in the piece. Then running past the Five-fur long post Gemhght was knocks back from third to last in less tha half a furlong, and on the way I! stopped Flying Prince. Prince Va' at this stage was making a f*trun round the field, and at the half' mile was lying second. Little won. der that he petered out in th„ straight. To cap all. the stewards were apparently not satisfied vvith Pcgaway's (H. Gray'' performance when he finished fifth, and announced that an inquiry would be held at Ellerslie on Monday morning.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 856, 27 December 1929, Page 12
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147A ROUGH RACE Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 856, 27 December 1929, Page 12
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