GEELONG GOLD CUP.
A late Sydney paper to hand this morning contains the running of the Geelong Gold Cup, 1% miles :—Messrs Husband and Nichora Britannia carried 7sfc 61b (Power), I; Mr P. Whitby's Little Benjamin, 6sb 91b (Jamieson),' 2; Mr W. S. Wallace's Oakleigh, 9st 21b (Hales), 3. Other starters: Stanley, Harbinger, Leroy, * Vulcan, Quadrant, . Pioneer, Islander, Abergyle, and Emancipation. Betting: ;V-3 to 1 v. Little BenjafHin, 7 to 2 v. Oakleigb, 6 to 1 (at first 3 to 1) v. Abergyle, 7 to 1 v. Pioneer and Leroy, 10 to 1 : ;V. Harbinger and Britannia, 12 to Iv. Vulcan. Won in a canter by two lengths from Little Benjamin, who was only a head in advance of Oakleigb. Time, 3 minutes jpjS seconds.; '
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Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 32, 8 February 1890, Page 3
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