SPORTING.
NEW ZEALAND BACING STATISTICS,
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[PEOM OtTB OWN COBBBBPONDMT ] DUNEDIN, September 15. "Pegasus'*in the "'Star" publishes the following statistics for the past racing season:— No. of ■ Added Meetings. Money. Otago 41 .£B3ll Canterbury 33 7423 Auckland 45 7356 Wellington ... ... 17 5732 Hawked Bay ... 13 2740 TaranaH ... ... 7 1627 Westlana ... ... 5 1115 Marlborough 2 457 Nelson... — — Grand National Steeplechase ... ... 1 500 This is an increase over .he previous season of seventeen meetings and .£4790 in btakes. The only Provincial district which shows any substantial decrease of prize money is Westland, with .£375. The largest amount of added money at a single meeting is furnished by Dunedin, £2290. Stable winnings :—Bay, £3875; Mason and Vallanee, -€3039; Neilaon, O'Brien, and Bobinson, £1833; Butler, £1725; G. Stead, .€1502; MaUock, £1295; M'lvor, -21045: Goodman, £1012; Walters, £555; Gibson, £515. The highest winners are:— Maritana ... £2415 Foul Play ... £591 Pinfire 1385 Otawa 615 Agent... ... 1330 Longlanda ... 492 Mata 1010 TeWhetu ... 475 Fishhook ... 833 Sinking Fund 445 Nemo 704 Camballo ... 419 Chancellor ... 677 Merlin 415 Templeton ... 660 There were twenty winners of under £100, Natatcr figuring for £278.
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Press, Volume XXXII, Issue 4408, 16 September 1879, Page 3
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