WELLINGTON RACING CLUB.
[I'RESS ASSOCIATION TKI.EORAM.I WKI'LIXGTOX. SeptemberC.
The Stewards of the Wellington Racing Club this afternoon drew up their spring, summer and autumn programmes. Tho amount of added money as divided over the three meetings is as*follows :—Spring Meeting (30th November and Ist December)—' First day, £.SOS; second day, £300; total, £COS. Summer Meeting (2nd and 4th February)— First day. £770; second day. £190 : total, £1200. Autumn Meeting (date not fixed)— First day, £275; secoiui day. £2f>o; total. £ri.iT>. The grand total is £2400, which shows a reduction of £H2O as compared with thosi- meeting last session. The; principal reduction is made in the stakes for the WeJlington Cup, which is reduced from £5<X) to .-£4OO, and the omission of the-, two-year-old race from the programme. In other events the reductions are trifling, while on the other hand an additional race has been added to each day's performance at the Spring and Summer Meeting. The autumn programme remains the same as last year. No decision as to holding the usual Steeplechase Meeting was arrived at.
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Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 6850, 7 September 1887, Page 5
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