WANGANUI TRIALS
LYSANDER SHOWS SPEED (Special to THE SUN) WANGANUI, To-day. A special feature of track operations at Wanganui this morning was the brilliant gallop of Lysander over six furlongs on the number one track, which was in good order. The Absurd gelding was clocked to do 1.14 1-5. tinlast live furlongs in 1.0 4-5. Timed
from the five furlongs the first furlong took 12 1-5, the quarter 23 4-5 and three furlongs 35 3-5. Lysander was accompanied over the last four by Alloy, but finished well clear. Rapine, with Joy King to assist him over the first four, and Cobham the last four, ran a mile in 1.45 2-5, the fii'st two in 26 2-5, half a mile in 52 3-5, and five in 1.5. Rapine finished on well, but both he and Lysander had lightweights up in their respective essays.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 584, 9 February 1929, Page 10
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142WANGANUI TRIALS Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 584, 9 February 1929, Page 10
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