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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18901, 28 October 1929, Page 16

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RANBXORA RACES. Rangiora Cxip—2 Malmsey 1; Chickwheat -2; 1 Count Cavour J! Scr.: Amor, Haze. Amor anti Haze were scratched for the Rangiora Cup, the forme. - having met with a slight mishap on the way to the course. Count Cavour wets, favourite in a good betting'race. Sea'Raid and Chickwheat made the pace to the straight, whehe Sea Raid retired. Malmsey then moved up, and won by over a length. Chickwheat hung on long enough to beat Count Cavour by a head. Viewhill Trot—2 Ruth Logan 1, 3 Brixton 2, S Alexis 3. Scrtached: Malish, Lady Zora. OAMARU TROTS. Improvers’ Handicap—l Great Nelson 1; 3 Rustle 2; 2 Ambition 3. Trial Handicap—2 Sir Guy 1; ,1 Cushla d‘Or 2; 17 Peredo Pointer 3. Scr.: Nor.-woster, Tiny Bingen, Warrenore, A GORE RACES. Pukerau Htxrdles—l Antrim Xfcoy 1; 2 Beauty Light 2; 5 Maun gam oe 3. WELLINGTON RACES. Tararua Handicap—l Count Palatine 1; S Austerity 2; <> Lucky Light 3. Scr.: Malabot. Won by a neck, one and a half lengths between second and third. Time—lmin 40sec. Roserieath Handicap—Gesture 1, Chief Link 2. AUCKLAND TROTS. Alexandra Handicap—l Wrackk 1; 2 Linkman 2; 5 Torpedo Huon -. All started. WAVERLSY RACES. Hack Hurdles Handicap—3 Viw , t Royal Acre 2,2 Whenuanui 3. l GREYMOUTH TROTS. Gieseking Handicap—2 Great Way ft, 1 Nelson Parrish 2, 4 Jock Binfirea 5 S ~ WAVERLSY RACKS. * Brewer Handicap—2 Limited 1, 6 Oration 2. iJAN INTO TERRIFIC WEATHER AND FORCED DOWN AT SEA. LONDON, October 27. Imperial Airways authorities state that the crew of the City of Rome were: Pilot Birt, Flight-En-gineer Pembroke and wireless operator Stone. Th four passengers were: Messrs Turney, Ritchie, Robinson and Miss jßromford. TJie 'plane was tin all-metal flying-boat driven by three engines developing 1500 horse power. It is a similar machine to that in which Sir Alan Cobham flew round Africa. The City of Rome was used for the stage from Alexandria to Genoa. It ran into terrific weather at Leghorn, the wind blowing at 6S miles an hour, and the machine was forced down ten miles off Spczia.