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Greymouth Evening Star, 17 March 1934, Page 7

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WELLINGTON—SECOND DAY

PLUNKET TO CORONILLA [pee peess association.] WELLINGTON, March 17. For the second day of th’e Wellington Racing Club’s Autumn meeting, today, the weather is fine, the track fast, , and there is a large attendance. Results: — NGAIO HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP, one mile—-(s-6) Ruri .. .. .. 1 (10-10) Drum Fire .. ..2 (13-13) Windward .. -- -I Ser. —Calydon and Linoleum. Won by li lengths; three lengths. Time 1.39. PLUNKET NURSERY, 5 furlongs.— Coronilla .. -. * ‘ 1 Morbury • • .. 2 Scr. —Limulus. CHEVIOT MEETING. CHEVIOT, March 17. The annual meeting of the Cheviot Trotting Club is being held to-day, in fine weather. There is a good attendance, and the track is in good order. Result: — TRIAL HANDICAP, one. mile and a-quarter. Lone Derby 1 Sky Wink • • 2 Scr.: Argolis, Portlight, Sardonyx. HORSES AND STABLES BURNT. HASTINGS, March 17. Fire in W. C. Griffiths’ stables at 2.30 this morning destroyed the racehorses Mana Gift and White Fang. Three other horses in the building were removed to safety, but two of them, Tareha and Limbohm, were slightly injured. Griffiths was slightly burnt in trying to save his charges. There was no insurance on the horses nor the building. TRAINER’S APPEAL UPHELD. (Recd. March 17, 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, March 17. S. W. Biggins, a prominent trainer, appealed to the A.J.C. against the life disqualification imposed at Cootamundra in January last, in connection with the Erbie case.

The A.J.C. allowed the appeal, but the disqualification on the others is not affected.