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NZ Truth, Issue 1204, 27 December 1928, Page 9

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The Weather Plays Its Part In Nancy Lee's Railway Maridicap Success

(From '/N.Z. TruthV' Special Auckland Representative). "^ Fortune smiled on Nancy Lee's party when the weather conditions took a change' for the worse on Boxingf Day. N^ncy fairly revelled m the going when it was on the soft side, and she was down m the weights 71bs. from when she ran second to Awar«re m last season's Railway^ . '

IT. was only by a length that she defeated snvermihe/ winner of ;the SteWardsi m last Wednesday's big, handicap spring ,;,'.v.but' there was ntf fluke about the victory.'. With Silvermine," Nancy Lee was al-. ways handy with the leading bunch' from the barrier rise. : : ■ ••-■'.. Silvermine was. giving the winner 17lbs. f so there was no diß- -. grape m the defeat.. Bright Glow was a respectable third, with White Wings fourth, after making up a lot of leeway, from the home bend.

Consent was well placed m the homej stretch, 'but his boy hardly had tbfii strength to push his moun£ along. ;■ Stagrhunter was' right alongside 1 Consent for sixth position. The conditions were agafnfrt Cimabue which, by track deeds up 1 north, is due to strike his best form " again any time now on a ffrm course. Awarer© was right Up with the lead-, ers at the horn© 'turn, but ha is not-fli soft track horse • and he had enough weight .to stop ; him - from, finishing' soundly jn the going. ...