LATE SPORTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 October 1928, Page 7

LATE SPORTING

AUCKLAND—SECOND DAY PAGANELLI WINS EPSOM (Prese Association.) AUCKLAND, October 9. The second day of the Auckland Racing Club’s Spring Meeting was continued to-day in beautiful weather, and before a good attendance. The track is in excellent order: — NORMANBY HANDICAP: — (5) Sir Russell (Cammick) .. 1 (2) Modest Boy 2 (1) Royal Lineage 3 All started. Won by a. length; third horse three-quarters of a length away. Time 1.40 2-5. HURDLES: — (4) Kawini (Olive) 1 (1) Siaosi 2 (6) Lady Cintra 3

All started. Won by a neck; third horse a head away. Time 3.45 3-5.

EPSOM HANDICAP: —

(1) Paganelli (L. Morris) .. 1 (2) Benzora 2 (3) Nancy Lee 3

Scr.: Macroom, Hoariri. Won by a long head; third horse one and a-half lengths away. Time 1.14 4-5. KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HANDICAP: — (6) Goshawk (Stead) .. . ■ 1 (3) Star Stranger (Tinker) . . $ (5) Catkin (Wiggins) . . - . $ Scr. White Fang. Won by a head. Time 2.7 1-5. AUSTRALIAN NOTES. MELBOURNE, October 8. Additional scratchings are: For the Caulfield Cup.—Jocelyn, Satrap, Bombard, and Woorgun. For the Melbourne Cup.—Coercion, King Cyllene, Rubicon, Johnnie Jones, and Adrian.

Thirty horses, including Statesman, Winalot, Oatendale, Happy Warrior, Amounis, and Vaals, arrived from Sydney late this afternoon. Mollison is still slightly sore. Prince Tressady broke his leg and was destroyed at Cutheroo stud.