SPORTING. THE RANGITIKEI RACES. [By TeIeGRAPH.] [ UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Bulls This Day
The weather waß fine, but cold, for the first day's Eangitikei races. The amount put through the machine was .£3802. Besults : — Grandstand Handicap, one mile and a quarter. — Torpedo. 1 ; Fortune, 2 ; Dingo, 3. Time, 2min 18 l-sth aeo. Dividend, .£2 18s. First Handicap Hurdles, two miles. — Glenelg, 1 ; Songster, 2 ; Hiamoe, 3. Time, 4min Bsec. Dividend, £2 10s. Firet Handioap Hack Hurdles, U miles. — Defence, 1. Time, about smin. Dividend, .£1 19s. Shan ran off at the first hurdle, and Hargraves, the rider, was fined £2 and disqualified during the pleasure of the stewards for bringing his horse on to the oourse and finishing in front of Dofence. Eangitikei Handicap, If miles. — Eangipuhi, 7st 41b, 1 ; Cordelia, 7st 21b, 2 ; Paradox, 7st 3lb, 3. Magnificent raco from start to finish. Rangipuhi won by a length. Time, 3min 11 4-5 sec. Dividend, £3 15s. First Handicap Hack Eace. — War Cry, 1 ; Lo Grand, 2 ; Eve, 3. Time, Imin 47seo. Dividend, .£5 10s. Shorts Eace. five furlongs.— Westmere, 1 ; Weatoe, 2. Time, Imin 12 4-ssec. Dividend, £1 6s. Flying Stakes, six furlongs. — Ngatioma, 1 ; Sivordbelt» 2 ; Poinsettia, 3. Time, Imin 18 1-5 sec. Dividend, £1 4s. Second Pat. The weather is splendid. Clifton Handicap.— Torpedo, 1; Variety, 2 ; Bay King, 8. Time, 2nu'n 16Jsec. Dividend, £6 18a. Hurdles.— Glenelg, 1 ; Songster, 2 ; Hiamoe, 3. Time. 3mm 32 4-sth sec. Dividend, £2 15s.
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Evening Post, Volume XLV, Issue 1, 3 January 1893, Page 3
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243SPORTING. THE RANGITIKEI RACES. [By TeIeGRAPH.] [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Bulls This Day Evening Post, Volume XLV, Issue 1, 3 January 1893, Page 3
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