EXTRA EDITION. LATE SPORTING.
. • DANNEVIRKE RACES. fBX TELEGHAPH — PEESS ASSOCIATION.] DANNEVIRKE, This Day. Heavy rain commenced to fall at 12 o'clock. The attendance at tho races is very fair, and the going fairly good. Thirteen bookmakers were licensed. Results : — Raumati Hurdles; one mile and threequarters — Commander, 10.9, 1 ; Scenery, 9.0, 2; Master Douglas, 11.12, 3. Time, 3min £02-ssec. Won by a head. Umutaoroa. Hack Handicap ; six furlongs — Pluck, 7.11, 1 ; Merrivonia, 7.9, 2; Effort, 8.8, 3. Won by a neck. Scratched — Miss Vera, Osiris, Cockatoo, Sir Possible, Thaler. Time, lmin 16 2-ssec. j Dannevirke Handicap, one mile and a quarter. — Moral, 9.9, 1 ; Truganini, 7.10, 2; Mahuta, 8.5, 3. Won by half a- length. All started. Time, 2miu 11 2-ssec. CHRISTCHURCH RACING CLUB. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. For the Christchurch Racing Club's second day the weather is fine but cold. Results: — Kindergarten Handicap ; five f urlongs—Boutade, 9.9, 1; Aisy, 6.13, 2; Margaret, 7.1, 3. Won easily. Time, lmin 7sec. Tcmpleton Hack; seven furlongs — Vologda, 8.9, 1; Montreal, 8.4, 2; Rescued, 7.9, 3. Eaglestone also started. Won by three lengths. Time, lmin 35 4-ssec. Midland Welter, of 70 soys; seven furlongs. — Hilarity, 9.5, 1 ; Monkey Puzzle, 8.3, 2; Golden Cairn, 9.0, 3. All started. Won comfortably. Time, lmin 35sec.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 143, 16 December 1908, Page 8
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207EXTRA EDITION. LATE SPORTING. Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 143, 16 December 1908, Page 8
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