GREYMOUTH RACES.
(PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) GREYMOUTH, December 31. For the Greyrnouth Jockey Club's Midsummer meeting tbe weather was showery but there was a remarkably large attendance. The racing was good, and the amount put through the totalisator was £3260. The Hon. K. J. Seddon was present. From Reefton there was a very large contingent, and Westport and Hokltlka were strongly represented. The following are the results :— Omotumotu Handicap, of 35 soys. Seven furlongs. . Mr T.O'Noil's Epilogue, 3yrs,Bst lib .. 1 Mr W. L. Mitchell's Harkaway, aged, Bst 41b 2 Langley the Devil, aged, Sat 101b .. „ 3 Won by a length and a half. Time, ltnin 3 l-sth sec. Totalisator, £586; dividend, £210s. West Coast Produce Stakes, of 40 soys. Six furlongs, Mr Gilmer's Doubtful, Bst3ib .. _ 1 Mr Hichardson's England a Pride, 7st Sb .. 2 Mr Claughessoy's Homo Rule, 7st sib .. 3 Won from the start. Three others started. Time, ltnin 20 3-sth sec. Totalisator, £417. Dividend, £1 Us. GR-Tmodth Cup, of 200 soys. A mile and a half. Mr Harris' Goodwood, 6 yrs (61b penalty), JtoMlb .. ~ .. .. .. 1 Mr Walker's Geraint (51b penalty). Bat 61b .. 2 Mr O'Neill's JohnnyF«a, Bst6lb.. .. ..3 Beau Nash and Banner also ran.
A splendid race. Time. 2min 46_ec. Totalisator, £718. Dividend, £1189.
Hurdle Handicap, of 60 soys. One mile and three-quarters.
Raven, 9st 81b .. .. .«. .. i Minerva. 10<-t 101b .. .. .. ..2 yiywheel, lO.t 3>b .. .. .. ..3 Time, 3tnin 37sec. Totalisator, £631; dividend, £2155.
Hack Race. Ahaura - - « 1 Brunner Handicap. Doubtful, Bst lib .. .. .. «. i .epilogue. Sat 2lb _, 2 __.ve-R.se, tot7lb .. .. .. .. 3 Crawley broke down badly. Time.lmin _Bs#c Totalisator, £587; dividend, £2 Is.
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Press, Volume LII, Issue 8990, 1 January 1895, Page 6
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