BIG HANDICAP AT RICCARTON.
A SURPRISE IN THE HURDLES.
FAVOURITE SCORES IN SPRING PLATE.
The forty-sixth contest for the New Zealand Cup was staged at Riccarton this afternoon in fine weather and before a large crowd which included[people from all parts of the Dominion. Like all important handicap events of the turf, the New Zealand Cup has not been without its sensations, and one of the greatest was when the rank outsider Star Rose won, in 1906 (Exhibition y ? r ?k If' SamC . 17 *F Httle fancied Shannon carried off the Stewards Handicap, and the double totalisator, then *7nnn ng A n racecourse «' "turned the solitary ticket-holder over £2000 Another sensational win was that of Lochiel, in 1887. Trained by R. J. Mason, Lochiel was generally regarded as one who would not see the post, and in ante-post betting the bookmakers of that time took big risks, so much so that when Lochiel won many were unable to meet their liabilities. The largest field for the C ; u^i° ok l P l art when the » ilver mane a «<* tailed Downfall won in 1908, while the shortest priced favourite to score was Noctuiform, in 1905.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 261, 3 November 1928, Page 11
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