SPORTING.
AVINTON RACES. The AVinton Jockey Club brought its spring meeting to a conclusion yesterday, when, despite the unfavorable weather conditions, the attendance was large. As on the first day the management was rather lax in the matter of starting tho races to time, but the fields wore good and the racing was quite up to tho usual stautlard. Results:— Hurdlo Race Handicap.—Magical 1, Wonderful 2, Tirolo 3. AA'on by two lengths. Stewards' Purse Handicap.—Mango L, Loftus 2, Sacha 3. Won by .half a length, Sacha a good third. Awarua Hack Race.—Allside 1, Ngaivere 2, AA'aiju 3. AVon by half a length, after a good finish. Oreti Trot Handicap.—Silverton 1, vtargod 2, Hindoo 3. AA'on easily by four lengths. Time, smin 16sec. Birthday Stakes Handicap.—Coo-eo 1, Spinning Flight 2, Tstraklian 3. AVon >y two lengths, Astrakhan six lengths away. County Hack Race Handicap.—AVaiju I, Allside 2, Dunkenny 3. Inside the distance AA'aiju got to the front and won by a. length, Dunkenny a fair third. Dash Trot Handicap.—Duncan McGregor 1, Bluoboy 2, Kit Kelly 3. Duncan McGregor and Blueboy troffted right away from the field, the former winning by ten yards, Kit Kelly two hundred yards away. Time, 2min 87J sec. Farewell Handicap.—Spinning Flight I, Linda 2, Rifle Range 3. AVon by two lengths. Rifle Range a good third.
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Mataura Ensign, 10 November 1908, Page 3
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219SPORTING. Mataura Ensign, 10 November 1908, Page 3
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