N.Z. CUP CARNIVAL
LATEST FROM RICCARTON CHILDSPLAY AGAIN WINS. WANDERLUST WINS APPRENTICES’ WELCOME STAKES Of £500; (for 2-ycar-olds) 5 fur. 1 CHILDSPLAY, Sir George Clifford’s b. f. by Autumr.us —-Helter Skelter, 8.0 (C. Emerson) .... 1 3 SILVER PAPER, 8.5 2 4 ROYAL DUKE, 8.5 3 Also started. —Royal Flower, 8.5; Goblin Market, 8.5; Silver Rule, 8.5; Red Jazz, 8.5; Shot Silk, 8.5; Tea Miss, 8.0; Bridget, 8.0; Kentish Lady, 8.0. For this event Childsplay was made a very warm favourite, and the confidence of the public was well warranted. After holding a prominent position throughout, Childsplay won very easily by three lengths from Silver Paper, who beat Royal Duke by a length, with Silver Rule close up, fourth. This makes the third successive won to the credit of the Autumnus filly. APPRENTICES’ HANDICAP Of £250; one mile. WANDERLUST 1 STARFLIGHT 2 AVRO 3 Scratched: Money Peer. A close finish. Avro was favourite. V.R.C MEETING. WEATHER CONDITIONS. FINE, BUT DULL. (Received November 5, 2.40 p.m.) MELBOURNE, November 5. The .weather is fine, but dull, for the races.
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Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17246, 5 November 1927, Page 8
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