Wellington Steeplechase Meeting.
TO-DAY'S RACES. [By Telegraph.] [From Our Own Correspondent.] Hutt Racecourse, July 27. The weather to-day is fine, and the attendance moderate. The course is in fair order considering the recent rain, but rather heavy round the back stretch. The following are the results : j Hutt Flying, six furlongs. Solitaire... ... ... 1 Dummy ... ... ... 2 Bona Fide 3 Div., £7 Is. Wellington Steeplechase, 3 miles. Nat 'l Dromedary ... ... 2 Chris 8 Nat led all the way, and the result was never in doubt, although the race was a good one. Dromedary was twenty lengths away at the finish. Div., £l3 14s. Hunters' Steeplechase, 3£ miles. Black Dust 1 Pescador ... ... 2 Pastime ... ... ... 3 The jumps were taken in great style, Black Dust lasting long enough to catch the judge's eye. Div., £3 3s. Winter Oats, 1 mile. Seabreeze 1 Moonraker 2 Dummy... ... ... 3 A good race resulted in the outsider beating Mr Siddell's nomination by half a length. Div., £l4 6s. Trial Steeplechase, 2 miles. Narrate ... ... ... 1 Rangipunehu ... ... 2 Conscript ... ... 3 Ladies' Bracelet, 2 miles. Cyrus II 1 Forty Winks 2 Makomako 3 Div., £l2 9s.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 78, 27 July 1896, Page 2
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185Wellington Steeplechase Meeting. Hastings Standard, Issue 78, 27 July 1896, Page 2
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