WANGANNUI J.C. AUTUMN MEETING,
(special to "the press.") ... , . . WAXajkA-Ul, lUrofc 4. , a lot of interesting work was done oa tlu ■track this inornintr. Wind-whistle rea fly.-' furlongs, -the last half mile of which, too* S2eee. Achilles, by himself, went six furlongu in Imin l&&sec. Hardwork, Dexterity and Handsome Rose ran a mile in ltnin 46mix The last-named had the beet of the gallop. Regs and Eclair went a, railej finishing to-' get her in Imin. 4Ssec. Machine Gun u& Auratus ran five furlongs in linin Siec, the former having the best of the gallop. Th*. * Shannon and Halberdier covered one and fe quarter miles, the latter pleasing most. Black-' whig went five furlong* in Imin 6s*c Or-C IoS and Hinetaura. did a. sound gallop o{ • mile; the former finishing in front. Advance Tan one Tound steady, and was thea' picked up by Ostiak. Both Tan a mile, Advanoi" being in front at six furlongs, left behind Imin lGsec. Ostiak was then eased up, b«( Advance went on, end finished the mile eaij in Imin 44eec—a> sterling gallop. The following ere tibe starters and theit riders in the Wianganui Cup:'—Advance list ' •3lb (C. Jenkins), Halberdier 9st (Davis), Orloff Bst 101b (Hewitt), Hinetaura, Bst 3lb (Lindsay). The Shannon 7st 81b (\YY Price), iiaii* 7st 71b (Ryan), Fakir 6st 101b (O. Prioe), Anchorito Gat, 71b (Gomer), and Heroism 6«t 7H> (Carmont). The Autumn Meeting of the "Wangiotl. Jockey Club has very jproperly earned the reputation of being one of the most-interesting meetings of this eeason of the-year The Wanganui Course is & boauUful one, and the sport there is well managed. 0»r sporting ( contributor's selections for the first day «r»:—■ • Stewards' Stakes—Oingo or Queen's Quudl First Handicap Hurdles—Waiwere or Boytl .Conqueror. First Hack Hurdles—Romuy - Lad or Old Gun.' W*nganui Cup—Orlof ot Halberdier. Petre Welter—Field Battery or. "Bardwork. Wirdtoa Hack B*ce—Prisoner or Glencoe. Flying Handicap—Scotty or Wwt--guard. . f
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11524, 5 March 1903, Page 8
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